(June 13, 2011 at 3:01 pm)duck101 Wrote: Environment:1. Dunno for sure, I never ask. Some are still Roman Catholic, some are protestant, some don't believe in any gods at all.
1. What is the predominate belief of your family and friends?
Ex- my family consists of mainly atheists while my friends tend to be mainly theists.
2. What is your general location? (If U.S. please use northwest, northeast, etc.)
3. Have you changed your beliefs in the past?
Ex- I used to be a theist then I became an atheist at age 15.
4. What is your highest level of education?
2 Netherlands
3 Not really, though I was in church a lot in my childhood.
4 Secondary agricultural and horticultural school.
Quote:Cosmology/Physics:
5. Many people have argued that the “big bang” implies a finite universe. Some people (myself included) believe that a finite universe tends to have more theistic leanings. How would you respond to this?
Ex- I believe that we are one of many universes.
Ex- I do not believe in the “big bang”.
6. If you have not already answered above- do you believe in a finite or eternal universe?
7. How would you respond to the fine tuning argument?
5 I don't know, and have no opinion on it. It doesn't interest me at all.
6 see 5
7 Silly argument, look up the puddle argument.
Quote:Biology:
8. Do you believe in IDT (Intelligent Design Theory), TOE (Theory of Evolution), or other? (Seems like a weird question but there are some atheists that believe that we were designed by aliens)
Ex- I believe in neo- Darwinism.
9. Based on the question above, what would you say are the general points that back up your belief in this?
Ex- Fossil record, embryology, etc.
10. How does a belief in [response above] relate to an atheist/agnostic belief?
Ex- If our origins can be explained in a naturalistic way then I believe the origins of the universe can be explained in a naturalistic way too.
Ex- My belief in [response above] is not related to my atheist/ agnostic beliefs.
8 I "believe" in ToE as much as I "believe" in magnetism and electricity. It has been demonstrated time and time again to be a viable scientific theory, so I have no problem accepting it as the best possible explanation of speciation.
9 "belief" is really the wrong phrase, see 8
10 Not at all.
Quote:Other:
11. Do you believe that morals are relative/preference? Please Explain
12. Is your belief partly due to something that you may not be able to explain to others?
Ex- I have had numerous events occur in my life that are partly responsible for my belief.
Ex- I don’t know how to explain it. It seems almost as if it’s instinct… it just seems right to me.
11 Morals are subjective, therefore relative.
12 What belief?
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
