RE: Meliorism - The rise of neo-atheism and the fall of reason
April 11, 2013 at 7:03 am
(This post was last modified: April 11, 2013 at 7:20 am by ManMachine.)
(April 11, 2013 at 6:31 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: The good thing, mister machine, is that the scientific method and technology will continue to reveal facts and be useful whether you believe it or not...unlike religion.
'mister machine', goodness no one calls me mister unless it's my mother and I'm in trouble.
It is not a question of wether ro not somethig is 'useful' (although there is a debate to be had there) it's wether or not it's should be considered progress.
MM
(April 11, 2013 at 6:52 am)frz Wrote: Another one calling atheists religious. Again. Bah! Whatever!
I guess this is their way of trying to figure out how to be friends with us, like alcoholics always trying to offer the person next to them a little drink.
An atheist calling other atheists religious. Actually, no.
I'm an atheist pointing out the religious nature of some modern atheism (or neo-atheism) through exploration of the origin of the notion that human action leads to the illusion of progress.
Your use of division to identify yourself as part of the 'us' that you have decided that I am excluded from comes across to me as a rather questionable way of discrediting my debate. Try engaging with me, you might find it interesting, probably infuriating but isn't that part of the fun?
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
