RE: New theistic chew toys wanted!
August 26, 2021 at 1:35 pm
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2021 at 1:38 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(August 25, 2021 at 7:10 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(August 25, 2021 at 1:35 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Well, I for one would like to see better representation of atheists with richer understanding of atheism's intellectual history. I mean seriously...I quote more Nietzsche than any atheist here.
Gee, that's really impressive.
If only everyone would just quote other people.
Fuxake what a pompous remark.
You are right that does sound elitist. I have nothing against more light-hearted threads where people make pithy comments, discuss topical issues, and/or build a sense of community.
I was expressing a preference for discussions where the participants share the common nomenclature of the Western philosophy. I simply get more out of being reminded of an objection by Hume, for example, and forced to reckon with it than I get from clever irreverences. IMHO, there are more than enough atheist members noting the problems with fundamentalist doctrines in the section devoted to religion and too few pondering the ramifications of the death of god in the philosophy section.
That said, the religious trolls tend to keep the atheist trolls occupied and out of my hair, which is just fine with me.
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