RE: Question For Fellow Atheists...
January 7, 2017 at 7:07 pm
(This post was last modified: January 7, 2017 at 7:08 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(January 7, 2017 at 6:45 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(January 7, 2017 at 6:21 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: So everyone who doesn't think like you cannot possibly be anything other than mentally screwed up? That's an extremely narrow minded view point.
CL you ARE a nice person, and you DO take alot of heat here and still know we wont stab you to death.
It isn't a matter of someone not thinking like you. It is your logic that mentally screws you up, not your mental health. Belief in the supernatural is an unfortunate side affect of antiquity that most people simply pass down to their kids, most people adapt the faith of their parents and most keep it their entire lives.
You are not mentally ill in the context we are afraid you are going to go on a killing spree. You do mentally box yourself in because of someone introducing you to the concept you ended up buying into. When someone confronts you with the flaws in your logic, you mentally resort to defending it because you have conditioned yourself to defend it, not prove it. There is a difference between defending something with facts, and testing and falsification as a form of quality control, and what you did, which was buying first.
Most people in the world are still stuck in the past and in that context living by antiquated claims from or viewpoint IS mentally screwing oneself out of the opportunity of opening their eyes to reality.
You'd rightfully look at the theocracies of the middle east, or worship of the state like North Korea and think to yourself, "I wish they had the opportunity to see what I see". You'd rightfully like I do look at Iran or Saudi Arabia and say, "They have a messed up mentality".
Well we think the same of you, not your empathy, but your thought process. Liberals and conservatives still have a mentality of circling the wagon and also do not understand under the same labels, even Catholics have conservatives, so do Jews and so do Muslims.
Your logic is what he is talking about, not your evolutionary empathy.
I appreciate the kind words, my friend.
However, I must still disagree that anyone is mentally screwed up (in any sense of the word) for being either atheist or theist, conservative or liberal, etc, simply bc you have a different opinion and cant fathom how they came to their conclussions. Thinking otherwise is the epitome of narrow mindedness and bigotry.
(January 7, 2017 at 7:05 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(January 7, 2017 at 6:57 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Why would it be impossible? Atheists are not the only ones who encounter ppl who don't think like them. We all do. And when we do, we have the choice of either looking down on them and assuming they're mental for not having the same view points, or accepting that different minds think differently and that doesn't make them mentally ill. I suppose the former might give the person a sense of superiority though.
Have you gone off your medication again young lady?
LOL that must be it.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh