(April 30, 2018 at 1:20 pm)Aegon Wrote:(April 30, 2018 at 11:07 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: That cuts both ways. Wanting to escape feelings of shame in this world and the prospect of judgement in the next could also be considered a kind of crutch.
The anecdote to shame is humility, and there's nothing less humble about believing that this great universe, that has a diameter of 91 billion light-years and has existed for almost 14 billion years, was created explicitly for us.
I feel there is no doubt life in other planets as well.
"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
