RE: What is on my mind at the moment
February 22, 2012 at 9:07 pm
(This post was last modified: February 22, 2012 at 9:10 pm by NoMoreFaith.)
I would broadly agree with everything there, except the statement "all superstitions". Some superstitions are entirely harmless, and are part of what makes humans quirky and interesting.
I think there is definitely an argument that absolute logic and rationalism takes away some of the essential ingredients of what makes us human. The ability to be irrational, is part of what makes us love, and be creative in my opinion. Superstition is very much part of that, intrinsic to it.
EDIT: However, when superstition becomes self-authenticating private fact, when inflicted on the rights of others, becomes a curse, plague and deserves to be wiped out.
In terms of some skeptics, its a well known comment, that the greatest danger to christianity and islam, are the fundamentalist christians and muslims themselves. Likewise with skepticism, utter, overly aggresive skepticism which actually seeks to humiliate and degrade anyone with even an ounce of superstitious belief, simply doesn't do us any favours I feel.
I think there is definitely an argument that absolute logic and rationalism takes away some of the essential ingredients of what makes us human. The ability to be irrational, is part of what makes us love, and be creative in my opinion. Superstition is very much part of that, intrinsic to it.
EDIT: However, when superstition becomes self-authenticating private fact, when inflicted on the rights of others, becomes a curse, plague and deserves to be wiped out.
In terms of some skeptics, its a well known comment, that the greatest danger to christianity and islam, are the fundamentalist christians and muslims themselves. Likewise with skepticism, utter, overly aggresive skepticism which actually seeks to humiliate and degrade anyone with even an ounce of superstitious belief, simply doesn't do us any favours I feel.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
