Fundamentalist atheist? Interesting. Not believing in anything without evidence. Cool! J. In a message dated 10/27/2008 12:34:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm just trying to be diplomatic. One of the things I've noticed in all the groups I've joined is that some members seem very dogmatic. Everyone has a reason for believing what they believe, but to believe that one has somehow reached the very pinnacle of thought just by rejecting relgious thoughts or ideas and adopting scientific thought as the only valid form of reasoning seems to me to be very similar to the "fundamentalist" rigidity they decry. So, another question. Is it possible to be a "fundamentalist atheist"? On Oct 27, 11:51 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "...to suggest that there is no possibilty that something might exist > that could provide more insight into our lives other than just using > our minds in their conscious state might be too dogmatic." - Rick > > I would remove the term 'might be' here and replace it with 'is'. > > On Oct 27, 9:31 am, Rick S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm sure there are thousands or maybe millions of twins that would > > disagree with your assessment. No being a twin myself, I can never > > know for sure. As for going beyond logic, I saw a very interesting > > video on TED http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_strok... > > where a brain scientist reveals what happenned to her during her > > stroke. She calls it a powerful stroke of insight. My point is not > > that we should not use logic and rationality. Of course we should. > > But to suggest that there is no possibilty that something might exist > > that could provide more insight into our lives other than just using > > our minds in their conscious state might be too dogmatic. > > > Rick S > > > On Oct 27, 10:58 am, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > << And there's intuition, like when twins separated by some > > > distance know the other is hurt. >> > > > > No, they don't. > > > > <<Anyone who has studied Quantum physics even a little will realize > > > that there are things in the universe that seem to defy logic. And >> > > > > You're misusing the term "logic" here. Quantum physics may have > > > propositions which contradict the propositions you use in everyday > > > life, but the logic that manipulates those propositions remains the > > > same.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - **************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1211202682x1200689022/aol?redir= http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
