(January 7, 2017 at 6:23 pm)Autolite Wrote:Quote:I don't view theists as mentally screwed up.
I just can't see it any other way. I mean, maybe a few hundred years ago Theism might have been justifiable but not in this day and age. We don't know everything, and probably never will, but today we know enough to know that there's no rational reason to think that there is any sort of god or gods.
OTOH, I don't buy into anything supernatural at all. My brain is just unable to accept anything like ghosts, gods, demons or spirits...
Quote: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.
I assumed from the very start that it would be impossible for a Theist to understand what I'm talking about. That's why I specifically targeted "Fellow Atheists" with my questions. I'm only looking for answers from folks who can acknowledge reality...
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.
"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
