RE: Food for thought
July 13, 2009 at 7:55 pm
(This post was last modified: July 13, 2009 at 8:07 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:You are mistaken and misinformed.
Not so much much misinformed as bloody minded,and a little irrational;
The clue is a classic argument from incredulity. viz:
Quote:I don't really see the afterlife-heaven connection myself. I've never seen anything that would lend to the theory that the ancients believed that we became stars after we died.
"I've seen no evidence " is a perfectly reasonable position to take,IF one is willing to then consider new evidence presented. To dismiss new evidence because it doesn't fit one's preconceived ideas is a definition of the closed mind,albeit very common,especially amongst dogmatic theists.
Ledo, I'm sure you're aware the explanation [of SOME cultural beliefs] you've given is in no way esoteric,but pretty widely known,at least by scholars.
