I have to disagree Cap'n. I think personal experiences can close our minds in some areas and open them in others. Could it be pain avoidance? for whatever reasoning flaw, some things I can apply logic to and others, emotion plays so much interference I can't think:) Where the logic/emotion switch is...I can only make a vulgar guess..
though I would guess that some people overall are less likely to think logically of anything and hide their heads in the sand.... On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi y'all - I'm interested in your claim that we can be "freethinkers > in some areas of life." Do I take that to mean that some people that > we mutually know can think freely about sport or politics but not > about religion? If we assume, and Aaron and I both do, that > Freethought is a process, then you propose that we have the abiltiy to > turn on and off this process. That means we have partial or part time > freethinkers. Personally, I can't go along with that. I've talked to > many christians who seem like freethinkers until we get onto the > subject of religion. I don't think they are turning off their > freethought process, I think they just haven't got it, and my > assumption that they are freethinkers when discussing politics etc. is > erroneous. > > On Oct 29, 12:04 pm, stem cell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree with the point made about coming to a conclusion based on > > evidence (and/or lack of such). In some sense we are all closed > > minded...on certain topics. However, "Freethought" in Memphis > > Freethought Alliance (MFA) is not just about "Freethought" on god(s). > > For instance, there are things like certain evolutionary processes and > > adaptations, quantum mechanics, neurosciences, etc. where freethought > > is a good thing. It is a process...free to think in various areas. > > MFA is not just composed of atheist who are certain there is no > > god...or however you want to define that term. I deny the holy > > spirit. How's that for closed minded? It is not a bad thing. Sagan > > said that one should not be so open minded that your brains fall out. > > Good advice. But that implies that there are areas in which haveing a > > closed mind on certain things is a good thing. We are all > > freethinkers in some areas of life...no matter who you are. Just some > > of us go one god further. :-) > > > > stemcell > > > > On Oct 29, 10:02 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > Though I call myself a freethinker I may no longer actually be a > > > freethinker. I have been so completely atheist for so long that if I > were presented > > > with conclusive evidence of the existence of a god I would not likely > accept it. > > > I would find it to be more likely that someone had dropped LSD in my > beer > > > or that I had developed a severe brain chemical imbalance or > something. That > > > would be far more likely than proof of a supernatural god. I think > Aaron is > > > a freethinker because he seems open to new evidence. I think I have > become > > > about as closed minded as the xians. I clearly was a freethinker and > I did > > > arrive at my conclusions as a freethinker but now that they are > conclusions I > > > don't know that I can truly call myself a freethinker. What do you > all think? > > > > > J. > > > **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out > Today's Hot > > > 5 Travel Deals! > > > (http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001)-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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
