RE: Theism and Western atheism are on the same continuum. Both are realist.
November 28, 2012 at 5:15 pm
(This post was last modified: November 28, 2012 at 5:19 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 28, 2012 at 5:10 pm)alwayson Wrote:Concrete? Well I dont know about that.."concrete" things seem to be, to my mind, things that we can claim exist....(November 28, 2012 at 5:01 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Buddhists seem to like making that claim, they have trouble substantiating it though....
I just gave you 2 concrete examples.
Dawkins is always drawn into a losing argument about the beginning of the universe. Dawkins just says scientists are working on it, which makes western atheists look weak.
Nevertheless, what's weak about saying "we're working on it"? Sounds like a personal value judgement to me...and it's a value judgement I disagree with. "We're working on it" is honesty...honesty is a strong position.
Quote:Secondly, Dawkins is never able to outright negate God.And?
Whether or not theres a creation has little do do with whether or not anything exists. The word "creation" implies an act...just because I don't believe that the act occurred doesn't automatically mean I have to default to nothing. "No creation" is my position as well btw, I didn't have to resort to nihilism or buddhism to get there though. I like to put the cart -behind the horse-. No creator and thusly no creation, you are clearly free to reverse these if you like.
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