(August 17, 2019 at 4:02 am)Peebo-Thuhlu Wrote: Hey Belaqua.
I think I grok what you're posting/aying.
However, just something about the phrasing you've used seems... for want of a better description... a 'Tad off' to me.
Now, I'm admiting upfront, I can't quite yet put my finger on it or explain well what that said 'Twitch' is but.... yeah.
Again I am pretty sure I understand that you're saying people think about new things/some thingd and then depending on other things they think is whether they accept the new things/ some things or not.
Cheers.
Not at work.
Thank you, I appreciate this. I've been surprised at the resistance this brings when I've typed it out before. It's as if some people want to claim that they have no good reasons to be atheists.
For example, suppose we hear the claim "God is love." You can think about that -- I know what the word "God" means, more or less. That guy in the Bible. And I know what "love" means, more or less. It's the way I feel about my family. And "is" should be easy enough. And I also know that in the Old Testament, God does all kinds of things that aren't loving. So I reject the claim that God is love, for those reasons.
My atheism, then, is not simply a lack but a lack derived from knowledge and reasons.
If you figure out what seems "off" to you please let me know.
