tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599722177679860131.post3818725675974295706..comments2024-01-03T10:01:29.738+01:00Comments on Chemical Quantum Images: The God DelusionFelixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05138335803929997277noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599722177679860131.post-77961294572162846622009-02-10T23:51:00.000+01:002009-02-10T23:51:00.000+01:00The greatest danger to mankind is religion. Have n...The greatest danger to mankind is religion. Have no idea what high school taught you such a fundamentally flawed concept of philosophy.... Socrates was NOT a quality thinker - Abundant flaws in thought and reasoning. I strongly suggest Aristotle. If you think you know nothing (note your own logical contradiction) then you do. If your a religious zealot or an atheist you miss the point - You are arguing over nothing, why not debate Santa Claus or the possibility of an honest politician - either is as based in reality as any religionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599722177679860131.post-9789369047968330972008-02-27T10:08:00.000+01:002008-02-27T10:08:00.000+01:00first thanks to you two for agreeing :)shawn: I do...first thanks to you two for agreeing :)<BR/><BR/>shawn: I don't know what the main concern is. but does actively attack the non-overlapping magisteria approach, through that he is saying that science and religion should not be separatedFelixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05138335803929997277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599722177679860131.post-10082575638007093842008-02-27T02:36:00.000+01:002008-02-27T02:36:00.000+01:00I admit it's been many moons since I've read the G...I admit it's been many moons since I've read the God Delusion, and I've <B>always</B> enjoyed Dawkins' ability to ridicule and show the absurdity of certain belief structures.<BR/><BR/>I got the impression that Dawkins desired a support group of some sort for atheists. One which functioned simultaneously as an attempt to protect the necessary civil liberty of religious freedom and a forum for discussion morality, ethics, aesthetics, and everything else which is typically "pre-defined" by religious tenents.<BR/><BR/>To me, he wanted to dislodge god disbelief from being primarily an academic concern into a pragmatic concern.<BR/><BR/>That's what it sounded like to me. I don't disagree with him, but I don't follow him exactly either. A support group could easily survive, but their brand of atheism would be similar to a brand of theism. It wouldn't encompass everything the term atheism would imply. For a case example, there is a significant difference between a Scientologist, who views gods and religion as implanted viruses meant to hamper and harm our thetan, versus Feynman's atheism, who viewed religion having pragmatic applications in ethical decision making but inadequate to explain anything useful.<BR/><BR/>Before I rant any longer, I do agree with your sentiments concerning the great isms. They tend to form a slippery slope of evil.Shawn Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308205724057373941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599722177679860131.post-80153035544907578662008-02-20T00:40:00.000+01:002008-02-20T00:40:00.000+01:00To me the problem with religion is not that people...<I>To me the problem with religion is not that people have wrong beliefs (we just don't know that). It's that groups are formed that hate and kill each other.</I><BR/>Couldn't agree more. I'm an atheist, but my favorite people are those who are personally (though not publicly) religious. It's obvious that faith brings them a sense of peace. And they're never the ones who use religion as an excuse to discriminate and hate.<BR/>I'm really kinda sick of religious conflicts. An organized group of atheists isn't the solution, though. It would probably help to <I>dis</I>organize the major churches, though...maybe people would think twice before saying/doing something stupid in the name of faith if they didn't have a large, like-minded group to stand behind.Ψ*Ψhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089754859676425655noreply@blogger.com