I make disparaging comments about all faiths...just ask my wife.
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Quoted from fisherdaman:Never seen someone ejected that quickly. It's almost like religion is a touchy subject.
I mean in that case shouldn't this whole thread be ejected? Whysnow's post was no more "religious" than any other in this thread. If it was I missed it.
Quoted from tacshose:I know I wanna get to pearly gates multi-ball, destroy the devil, obtain God's approval, and ascent into Wizard mode.
I don't.
Quoted from Azmodeus:I know a Pin like this might catch my eye. I would drop a quarter in for sure.
I wouldn't.
Quoted from Azmodeus:my beliefs are very different than most people's. But similar.
I know I'm going too regret this...but explain?
Quoted from Azmodeus:I have a very strong background in religion on this planet. It is unique because of my whole life. I was a catholic school student when my mother got a divorce in 1976. I began to see the chinks.
I attended and paid attention at a megachurch for more than fifteen years. This was saddle back church.
It leaves pinball and becomes a taboo subject here now.
I am an open book, but I hate to close down a good thread. My input on religion in this world. Is a work in progress. Thanks for asking.
I also have a strong background in religion...but only as a child. Attended church every Sunday and even "Sunday School" in my younger days. By the time I reached High School I was already well on my way to becoming an atheist. Just the way my mind works I guess. I always had a heavy slant towards science...and unlike others I could never reconcile the two...one had to go and it wasn't going to be science.
Today I consider myself (If I must use a label) an "Evidentialist". More specifically William K Clifford's 1877 - "The Ethics of Belief" http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/Clifford_ethics.pdf
(Clifford's Principle) “It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone to believe anything on insufficient evidence.”
(Clifford's Other Principle) “It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone to ignore evidence that is relevant to his beliefs, or to dismiss relevant evidence in a facile way.”
Clifford's big controversy is that he attributes a "moral duty" to believing things only upon the weight of the evidence to support that belief. AKA...it is immoral to hold a belief without sufficient evidence.
Now one can always get into a debate on what constitutes sufficient evidence? Obviously I personally follow the rules of evidence as governed by science.
Quoted from Azmodeus:I struggled and struggled with belief. I still do. Like all of us, on this planet.
Being an "evidentialist" I really don't struggle with belief. I believe things to the degree that there is scientific evidence to hold that belief. Which means my belifs are never set in stone. As new evidence arises my beliefs adjust. It also means that I believe nothing 100% (falsifiability). So my range is roughly 0-99% (God to Gravity).
Quoted from Azmodeus:I simply prepare for the worst and hope for the best, now.
It is not simple
I've heard this a lot. I do not do this. Preparing for the worst is too much stress / work. Just bring it... and I'll do my best to handle it. But I'm not going to worry about it ahead of time.
Quoted from navajas:People don't get it. Look, this theme does not have to pick sides. It doesn't have to be reverential OR satirical. Watch, Ben just described Noah's mode: Alright, at the end of the mode, regardless of how well you've done, the dinosaurs miss the boat and kangaroos are shown hopping their way from Mt. Ararat across SE Asia and off to Australia. This is an, "Ahh... Poor dinosaurs. Go you plucky marsupials!" faith affirming mystery moment for the devout, and a hilarious joke to atheists. All in one. It doesn't have to mock anyone.
The stories that affirm the faith of appolgetics are the same exact things that atheists find ridiculous, even if you just treat the material literally.
Oh I get it... I'm just not interested. Not saying I wouldn't play it...I would, I just wouldn't own it.
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