tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805598745857310223.post2071603300922157785..comments2023-06-17T11:43:08.226+02:00Comments on Catastrophic forgetting: Religion hurts more than it heals -let's get rid of it.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09431124962798545107noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805598745857310223.post-46361298374848170052012-04-05T16:25:34.027+02:002012-04-05T16:25:34.027+02:00@Anonymous: thanks. One shouldn't be preaching...@Anonymous: thanks. One shouldn't be preaching and threatening like the church has been, but one can hopefully still argue with people who have faith in a god. Arguing is quite different from forcing our way. <br /><br />Even if we were forcing our way though (which we are not, how can you force someone to think for himself?) I think evidence-based belief/atheism would still be different from religion. In our view there is no other authority than evidence and logic, and one's own thinking is paramount. Compare this to holy scriptures, infaillible authorities (popes and prophets), and the idea that blind faith is a virtue. Quite another beast.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09431124962798545107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805598745857310223.post-9128388208365319552012-03-05T05:16:48.289+01:002012-03-05T05:16:48.289+01:00I agree with you. But if we force our way of think...I agree with you. But if we force our way of thinking on to the people who still believe in a god, what makes Atheism any better than any other religion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805598745857310223.post-28355308708807304552010-02-01T12:14:11.259+01:002010-02-01T12:14:11.259+01:00Maybe your worst enemy is the one you would need t...Maybe your worst enemy is the one you would need the most.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805598745857310223.post-46456008808286020722009-12-13T04:05:33.465+01:002009-12-13T04:05:33.465+01:00I can't .... quite get to where you are, frank...I can't .... quite get to where you are, frankly. Here's why:<br /><br />Hypotheses are the second step in the Scientific method. Testing is the third. Without testing, there can be no evidence.<br /><br />Anyway, I really liked your rant. Go to http://tetrahedral.blogspot.com/ and see how I fleshed out my response above into it's own blogpost. I have you to thank for it. I hope you enjoy it.<br /><br />Plkus, your pic reminds me I have to practice my guitar. Hello, Epiphone, here I come.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805598745857310223.post-59150793244649566182009-12-13T04:03:29.862+01:002009-12-13T04:03:29.862+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805598745857310223.post-28222542867951446872009-12-12T20:23:11.496+01:002009-12-12T20:23:11.496+01:00Hi Steve, thx for the comment. Did I came out angr...Hi Steve, thx for the comment. Did I came out angry? I'm not ^_^<br />I think we can agree that atheism is a belief (every human interpertation of the world is). But this is not the point.<br /><br />The point is to distiguish between belief which is based on evidence (or in this case, lack theroff) and belief which is not. Science is of the former, religion of the latter.<br /><br />The god hypothesis has no evidence for it, so IMHO if you are scientifically minded, instead of choosing not to comment on it you should believe that it is false. <br /><br />best,T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09431124962798545107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805598745857310223.post-25938589117576055632009-12-12T17:06:19.671+01:002009-12-12T17:06:19.671+01:00Atheism is also a faith, the belief in no higher p...Atheism is also a faith, the belief in no higher power, without proof. <br /><br />I'm a faithless agnostic, because I'm Scientifically minded. I "believe" in the Scientific Method (Observe, Hypothesize, Test, Conclude), because it's the only logical system I know of to answer questions.<br /><br />There is NO "proof" in any established Religion, or Atheism. Therefore I am skeptical of all of them.<br /><br />I understand your anger though. I believe it should be aimed at the Politicians who USE Religion as a means to an end, that end more often than not benefiting the greed of their sponsors. <br /><br />My 2 cents.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.com