(September 11, 2014 at 5:10 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: You've been telling us what 'we' as atheists believe and insisting that we kowtow to your narrow understanding and belief.
I don't mind if you've got a persecution complex, but telling us what we believe and then systematically knocking it down is actually insulting to those who you're trying to talk to.
How would you like it if someone just made up what you (don't) believe in and carried on touting that as factual when they hadn't even bothered to ask you what it was you actually (didnt) believe? I find it hard to believe someone with apparently so much education would fail to understand this. You also need to recognise and understand that when you combine the above with the fact you didn't introduce yourself and started thread after thread immediately after registering it marks you at as a troll. If you've been on the internet, anywhere, you'd understand this.
Meh. Whatever.Welcome to the forum all the same. You'll find you're given as much respect as is due; that is to say respect has to be gained and is not automatically given. g'day.
God vs Big Bang- Are either correct?- Assumed nothing, only shared my thoughts and asked for others to share theirs.
Darwin Proven Wrong?- Assumed nothing, only shared my thoughts and asked for others to share theirs.
Are We Living In God's "Matrix"?- Assumed nothing, only shared my thoughts and asked others to share theirs.
Playing Reality like a Video Game?- Assumed nothing, only shared my thoughts and asked others to share theirs.
Atheistic Dogma- Scientific Fundamentalism- Here, I did make an assumption, but it's based on my honest observations. Many times I find that atheist friends respond to challenges with claims that science explains things well enough that they're not questioning the possibility of a different perspective. I personally don't find that to be the case based on my explorations into many of the sciences I have studied. This thread was specifically asking for atheists to address the connection between atheist beliefs and scientific fundamentalism. I assume this is relevant considering each science has it's own category within the forum. I apologize to those that are atheists and not scientific fundamentalists. I didn't mean to insult you. If you are skeptical that science has offered good justification for your perspective, what else goes into your reasoning? I'm honestly interested.
