RE: What is wrong with theistic beliefs?
November 17, 2018 at 5:18 pm
(This post was last modified: November 17, 2018 at 5:47 pm by Whateverist.)
Okay lets close the polls. The results were off because the choices were felt to be a bad fit by many of us. Any how the results at this time, before revealing the reason for the set up, are:
Delusional = 6
Imaginary = 2
Crazy = 0
Other = 3
So I noticed recently that TackAttack was hanging around and that got me looking to see if he'd started any new threads. That is how I noticed this poll which he conducted back in 2011: tack attack's poll Now he allowed people to choose more than one category as I often do but I wanted to pin it down more. Boy, no one appreciated that I don't think. Anyhow, his results then (bearing in mind some people chose multiple options and the poll ran 2 days which was similar):
Delusional = 15
Imaginary = 6
Crazy = 4
Other = 12
From most to least popular both poll's results were the same:
1- Delusional
2- Other
3- Imaginary
4 - Crazy
The tougher part would be to interpret in which era the attitudes toward theists were harshest. To my way of thinking you almost have to ditch the "Other" category since whereas the three categories TackAttack had come up with were descriptive of mind state, in all the cases I can recall "Other" was used to provide a cause instead. A more useful fourth category might have been "Normal Range". Perhaps that is what those who chose "Other" had in mind was to say there was nothing deranged about their thinking, they were merely responding to different challenges than some who don't grow up in religious homes.
For the other three categories I think "Crazy" is the harshest, "Delusional" would be second and "Imaginary" would be the closest to normal. With "Delusional" you are persistently seeing as real something which may not even be there at all. With "Imaginary" you at least are acknowledging that they are perceiving something that is there, but just misinterpreting what that is.
Results? Inconclusive I'd say. I really don't know whether things have gotten better, worse or remained the same. It feels different because the individual have changed. I'm inclined toward "remained the same". I'd be interested in how you think the climate here has changed toward theists from when you first joined our forum if you're willing to say. Don't worry, no poll this time.
Delusional = 6
Imaginary = 2
Crazy = 0
Other = 3
So I noticed recently that TackAttack was hanging around and that got me looking to see if he'd started any new threads. That is how I noticed this poll which he conducted back in 2011: tack attack's poll Now he allowed people to choose more than one category as I often do but I wanted to pin it down more. Boy, no one appreciated that I don't think. Anyhow, his results then (bearing in mind some people chose multiple options and the poll ran 2 days which was similar):
Delusional = 15
Imaginary = 6
Crazy = 4
Other = 12
From most to least popular both poll's results were the same:
1- Delusional
2- Other
3- Imaginary
4 - Crazy
The tougher part would be to interpret in which era the attitudes toward theists were harshest. To my way of thinking you almost have to ditch the "Other" category since whereas the three categories TackAttack had come up with were descriptive of mind state, in all the cases I can recall "Other" was used to provide a cause instead. A more useful fourth category might have been "Normal Range". Perhaps that is what those who chose "Other" had in mind was to say there was nothing deranged about their thinking, they were merely responding to different challenges than some who don't grow up in religious homes.
For the other three categories I think "Crazy" is the harshest, "Delusional" would be second and "Imaginary" would be the closest to normal. With "Delusional" you are persistently seeing as real something which may not even be there at all. With "Imaginary" you at least are acknowledging that they are perceiving something that is there, but just misinterpreting what that is.
Results? Inconclusive I'd say. I really don't know whether things have gotten better, worse or remained the same. It feels different because the individual have changed. I'm inclined toward "remained the same". I'd be interested in how you think the climate here has changed toward theists from when you first joined our forum if you're willing to say. Don't worry, no poll this time.
