RE: Is the Atheism/Theism belief/disbelief a false dichotomy? are there other options?
October 2, 2015 at 9:11 am
(October 2, 2015 at 8:41 am)ChadWooters Wrote: I see possible points of crossover on in the spectral range that includes panpsychism to panentheism. I would add that various degrees of neoplatonism and Kantian notions also bridge that gap.
That said I have found that although the AF party line is that atheism is only the lack of belief the dominant philosophy is materialistic.
Holy shit, I just witnessed a secular miracle. Chad actually defined us correctly!
Sure, there's an undertone of derision in there, but it's correct and accurate.
*swoons*
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
