Saerules,
What does belief in a soul and reincarnation have to do with belief in god or gods? I'm an atheist; you don't get to redefine me so that I fit into your philosophy. I understand why you "think" certain things but unless they are proven to be true through scientific study they are just raw assertions (Yes, much like my assertion that we have a soul and are reincarnated, neither of which I proselytize for). None of us sample the population without bias so our own observations are not valid evidence and what might sound like nonsense to one individual makes perfect sense to other individuals.
My idea of reincarnation is a pointless one because it posits that almost no memory crosses over, so for all intents and purposes the "me" that I am will cease to exist even though some of me will pass forward to experience life in a new body.
My point was that even atheists hold kooktastic beliefs so there might not be such a correlation between rationality and atheists as we might all like to believe.
EvF,
Yeah man, I get what you are saying and my belief stands firm. I have heard that there is a quick but minimal decrease in body weight right after death that is thought to be the soul but this is a discussion to have in another topic I have yet to start.
Rhizo
What does belief in a soul and reincarnation have to do with belief in god or gods? I'm an atheist; you don't get to redefine me so that I fit into your philosophy. I understand why you "think" certain things but unless they are proven to be true through scientific study they are just raw assertions (Yes, much like my assertion that we have a soul and are reincarnated, neither of which I proselytize for). None of us sample the population without bias so our own observations are not valid evidence and what might sound like nonsense to one individual makes perfect sense to other individuals.
My idea of reincarnation is a pointless one because it posits that almost no memory crosses over, so for all intents and purposes the "me" that I am will cease to exist even though some of me will pass forward to experience life in a new body.
My point was that even atheists hold kooktastic beliefs so there might not be such a correlation between rationality and atheists as we might all like to believe.
EvF,
Yeah man, I get what you are saying and my belief stands firm. I have heard that there is a quick but minimal decrease in body weight right after death that is thought to be the soul but this is a discussion to have in another topic I have yet to start.
Rhizo
