"...I wouldn't want to misunderstand your use of the word void..." - Clog
I meant it in the way it was used in the 'short read' you shared above. On Oct 3, 8:50 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi y'all - I wouldn't want to misunderstand your use of the word void > - I've been reading about it in Buddhism lately. > I think atheism is a misnomer. We should not need to label a non > belief in anything. I have a non belief in flying teapots, (unless my > wife throws them) but I'm not labelled as an ateapoter. A non belief > in a god (atheism) is not an idea. Unfortunately, owing to the > preponderence of religiosity in this country it is becoming > fashionable to label those who do not conform to the outrageous as a > minority of weirdos, and the term commonly chosen is atheist. I'm not > ashamed of it and I'm forced to use it to define my difference from > the mainstream. If there were no religions, there would be no > atheists. > > On Oct 3, 10:36 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > "...Is atheism just an idea? I think not. Theism is the idea - and an > > irrational one at that." - Clog > > > Do you believe that atheism is void? > > > On Oct 3, 7:49 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi y'all - this paper is relevant to the book club read, but I also > > > found it interesting to compare with your brief description of > > > rationality. Based on this paper, I would consider myself 99.3% > > > rational. I'm sure Isparklaria will enjoy it. > > > It is a short read;http://yudkowsky.net/virtues/ > > > > "Certainly some ideas are more rational than others. My best > > > > > judgment tells me that atheism is more rational than theism" > > > > Is atheism just an idea? I think not. Theism is the idea - and an > > > irrational one at that. > > > > On Oct 1, 4:32 pm, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Thank you, Taylor. That is a truth not repeated often enough. In > > > > fact, I would go a step further and say that there is no such thing as > > > > a "rational person" excpet in the most qualified, relative sense. > > > > > Human brains may have the most rational brains on the planet, but is > > > > that saying much? I think people are basically irrational, but we do > > > > have the ability to behave rationally on occasion - if we practice at > > > > it. Certainly some ideas are more rational than others. My best > > > > judgment tells me that atheism is more rational than theism, but if > > > > that were to change, so would my "atheism." > > > > > Aaron > > > > > On Oct 1, 11:47 am, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > A person who defines himself primarily by "atheism" rather > > > > > than "rationality" seems to be as likely as any theist to pick up > > > > > silly beliefs...- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
