There seem to be two kinds of atheists. Those who know that they don't know there's a god, and who do not believe in Him because they see a lack...
I'm pretty sure most religions are pretty clear on this one. Believing in a god just because you're afraid of the consequences of not believing...
As a homo who is unwilling to limit who he's attracted to by practical constraints, about 90% of people I get hardons over turn out to be...
Well it's more that, if he's going to differentiate memes based on their origins, he might want to say why he's against the ones he is. I don't...
Actually, now I think, I seem to remember one of the popes saying something about relativism. He wasn't a fan. Thing is, post-modernism should...
See, I believe he presents all norms as "memes" in his books. What I dislike about the man is that he does not posit these ideas in his more high...
It's interesting that you mention social norms. He seems to argue that those are bad, but seems to leave non-religious ones alone. I can't see...
Having taken modules in post modernism at university, I can honestly say that if that's what's going to save the world I'd rather watch it burn....
Yeah. To me, the possibility of alien life falls squarely into the "unknown" category; belief in the aliens described by abduction stories seems...
If we believe in evolution we know that it's highly improbable. We'll never know exactly because that would involve knowing precisely how many...
Couldn't be further from the truth. I'm defending religion, which means defending fundamentalism (if not its consequences) as well as the more...
Well yeah, for a start there's a hell of a lot of atheists dragging down the average.
That's not actually what I was saying. Ideological assumptions needn't be right or wrong, since we either base an argument on them or we don't....
How can you assert that "there are no ghosts so why believe in them" and yet believe in aliens that you have never seen nor have any factual...
You're right that we work to assumptions. But I don't think you're aware of many of the assumptions that you work to.
You're living breathing typing proof that it isn't that easy. You've made a similar comment before. I don't see how anything can be "bad for...
"It's turtles all the way down"? :D If you're interested in this stuff, Levi-Strauss has addressed it in The Raw And The Cooked among other...
Awww, so when you can't prove your point you make like you're a martyr under fire? No-one, as far as I can see, is arguing whether magic is real...
No, not at all. I just don't think that a religion should be punished (or praised, for that matter) for the positive or negative actions of...
To which "actions" are you referring? If you mean the act of belief, I defend it because those who attack the right to believe what one wishes...
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