(June 25, 2012 at 4:36 am)hoppimike Wrote: Do people still think I'm some kind of undercover theist?
If I was a theist then I would have simply stated it in my religious views, not lied!
The reality is I'm just open-minded and curious - 'tis no crime!
Undercover theist, no. Disingenuous theist, yes.
You initially claimed to have been an atheist for ten years, yet after only a few weeks on AF you became agnostic. Some form of theistic label will likely follow as a result of your open mind.
You constantly invoke open mindedness as a means to justify your faux skepticism and to encourage others to accept bullshit as plausible reality. This is the reason I cannot accept your contribution as genuine.
When I was much younger, I went through an Ayn Rand phase. Although I vehemently disagree with much of her later work I agree when she said not to have an open nor a closed mind, but an active mind (knowing Rand she probably hijacked this from someone else). Open mindedness here means that you accept everything that enters as plausible without critical thought. Closed mindedness means that you reject new information in favor of your biases. Active mindedness means that you consider all new information, but it must be accepted or rejected based on its merit in terms of validity based on all available information.
