(September 26, 2017 at 3:29 pm)BlindedWantsToSee Wrote:(September 26, 2017 at 10:29 am)Whateverist Wrote: So do you believe there is a significant universal set of thoughts only shared by atheists which are holding them back? I'd be interested to hear what those are. I don't think of atheism as informing any of my thoughts. Rather, I am called an atheist simply because one kind of belief is missing from mine that is present for theists.
No, I don't believe that. theists and atheists are affected. I think it is because of early childhood indoctrination. every society does the same. children and adult members of the society are repeatedly told what things mean, what they are, what they should be, what to think, what to believe, over since over. nobody is allowed to disagree with the indoctrination. As a consequence, most people cannot see certain possibilities.
Congrats on not buying the theist nonsense there is out three. I did, for a long time, and i regret it. It was a waste of my youth.
Also, i just want to thank everybody for reading my post, for your comments and questions. even the harsh ones. They keep me sharp. I never meant to make any of you uncomfortable.
No worries. It is just an oddly long OP to begin a dialogue with. Still haven't read it but now that there is real dialogue going on it is easier to get interested in some parts. Presumably it is about ideas and not your treatise as a whole.
