(November 21, 2012 at 4:16 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote:(November 21, 2012 at 7:56 am)whateverist Wrote: Is there anything rational about fears and desires? What motivates is what motivates. You can't figure that out from scratch. Whatever premises you may choose to begin with in attempting to reason your way to a set of values, there must at the foundational level be desires which are served. What is rational is always in the service of some valuation which itself is not rational. It isn't rational to think otherwise.(November 21, 2012 at 1:40 pm)whateverist Wrote: It sure appears that Vinny likes to portray positions which cast the atheist character he plays on these forums in stereotypically despised ways. But why?
I guessing the answer lies behind one of these three doors:
Door 1: Vinny is a theist looking to make atheists look bad.
Door 2: Vinny is a self loathing atheist.
Door 3: Vinny is no theist but harbors the same low opinion of atheists who are vociferous about atheism.
I suspect the correct answer lies behind door 3. Anyone else have a theory? What would you say, Vin? Tell you what, you answer and then I'll tell you whether you're saying it straight or if you're still in character.
It sure appears that "whateverist" likes to cast aspersions on people he disagrees with. But why?
1. Because he's wrong and he doesn't want to admit it.
2. Because he doesn't care about being right and wrong.
3. Because he likes doing shady, unethical things to other people.
I suspect the current answer lies behind....well, I'll let you decide.
Bravo. That was completely in character. Truly you are one disagreeable atheist as, by association, must we all be.
