Good question about infinite intelligence. Try to even frame a reference for answering that one.
Sent from Android. On Mar 23, 2012 12:14 PM, "Robert J. Cordingley" <rob...@cirrillian.com> wrote: > I'm told many find comfort in the teachings of <insert your spiritual > leader here>. I thought it odd/insightful that Joseph > Cambell<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_campbell>found the same core > message in the world's major religious teachings. I > can believe moral atheists share the same core teachings. Then there are > those from all persuasions that hijack a religion for their own purposes: > political or financial power - they can all burn in hell! :) But hey if it > works even as a social phenomenon, i.e. allows one to enjoy life and live > longer and die in peace, can we knock it? > > Otherwise I must congratulate Father Doug in becoming a man of the cloth > at the CotFSM <http://www.venganza.org/> and following in a long line of > inspired spiritual teachers. I liked the bit about *'* *we are > anti-crazy nonsense done in the name of religion.*' (see the About > page). Noodle on. > > Thanks, > Robert C > PS What would you believe if you had infinite intelligence? R > > On 3/22/12 11:31 PM, Russ Abbott wrote: > > Doug, I don't want to pick on you, but your certificate strikes me as > indirect bullying. > > I'm as atheistic as they come, but I know a number of people who (for > reasons that I don't understand) take religion quite seriously. They are > intelligent, pleasant people, not the sort to rub their beliefs in anyone's > face. Most are politically left of center. One has a bumper sticker that > reads "A proud member of the religious left". > > Why pick on them? I'm sure you don't intend to. I'm sure you are making > fun of the Rick Santorums of the world. It's just that by casting as wide a > net as the Flying Spaghetti Monster does, it also makes fun of everyone > with religious feelings. > > The answer someone like Sam Harris would give is that what they say is > either false or without any shred of objective support. But the people I'm > thinking of don't go around proclaiming their beliefs as The Truth. They go > about their business simply wanting to experience the world through a > different lens. The fact that I don't understand it -- and I don't; I'm > completely mystified by their way of thinking about certain things -- > doesn't give me the right to ridicule it. > > Sorry for the rant. > > *-- Russ* > > > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Douglas Roberts <d...@parrot-farm.net>wrote: > >> Don't want my FRIAM friends and acquaintances to be the last to know: >> >> If you feel like getting married, I can now conduct the ceremony. >> >> "With this rigatoni, I thee wed, etc." >> >> -Father Doug >> >> -- >> Doug Roberts >> drobe...@rti.org >> d...@parrot-farm.net >> http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins >> >> 505-455-7333 - Office >> 505-670-8195 - Cell >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >> > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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