RE: Atheism isn't a worldview, but
September 12, 2011 at 6:50 pm
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2011 at 7:07 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Dont get pissy just because your little helmet turned out to be made of thin air. You should have checked it out yourself. One would expect the internet to contain mention of this device, somewhere, anywhere, that doesn't lead back to his article. It does not. Deal with it. (you know you can find technical specs for the Millennium Falcon online right? So, a fictional starship, but not your little gadget. Spare me.)
Moving forward, the reaction to this sort of proposal has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not one believes in fairy tales or science. As I have already pointed out, it has to do with our societies reactions to being presumed guilty before you have committed a crime. Pick up Minority Report by Philip K. Dick and take a look at this issue again. People are divided, but not along your arbitrary lines. I'm not arguing against science, I'm arguing against the conclusions you draw from it without being able to offer up much more than "because that's the way I say it is". Exemplified in the case of the magic helmet above. Let me illustrate how this looks from the outside.
Step 1: Swallow the Kool-Aid
Step 2: Find some dubious source that you think people will accept at face value
Step 3: Make conclusions based upon the Kool-Aid and your "source"
Step 4: Complain that no one else will swallow the Kool-Aid
Step 5: Make a new thread.
Moving forward, the reaction to this sort of proposal has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not one believes in fairy tales or science. As I have already pointed out, it has to do with our societies reactions to being presumed guilty before you have committed a crime. Pick up Minority Report by Philip K. Dick and take a look at this issue again. People are divided, but not along your arbitrary lines. I'm not arguing against science, I'm arguing against the conclusions you draw from it without being able to offer up much more than "because that's the way I say it is". Exemplified in the case of the magic helmet above. Let me illustrate how this looks from the outside.
Step 1: Swallow the Kool-Aid
Step 2: Find some dubious source that you think people will accept at face value
Step 3: Make conclusions based upon the Kool-Aid and your "source"
Step 4: Complain that no one else will swallow the Kool-Aid
Step 5: Make a new thread.
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