"...It is unworthy of an atheist, IMO." - Taylor Yes Taylor, that too is a common view of many atheists. However, atheism itself is not a monolith. Some atheists who can see shades of gray and nuance do not ascribe to a strict black/white, is/isn’t doctrine…me included.
This does not mean that I do not understand and have sympathy for your view. On the contrary, similar to those here who wish to help educate the theologically fanatical about science, the same can be said about and done for those who hold radical atheistic views too. Of course, the result in both cases almost always is the same….rejection of any other possibility. On Sep 24, 12:45 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<I think we need to separate soul and consciousness here.>> > > Why? The only reason to separate them is to protect the "soul" from > the scientific discovery that is happening in the neurological > sciences. The definition of 'soul' is becoming 'anything that can't > be discovered by science'. This is special pleading. The only reason > for believing that a soul exists is that we wish it to be true. It is > unworthy of an atheist, IMO. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
