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Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label.
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RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label.
(January 29, 2013 at 5:24 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: That's intersubjective, and quite literally so Tongue

As I said, I'm not really interested in such debates. I'm well aware of the idea of intersubjectivity, and that some people like to apply it to just about everything in our world. If it's useful for you to analyze the world in that way, then by all means do so.

Quote:Of course... it would be wrong to state that personal belief doesn't enter into it, because as long as there are people involved there will always be belief, and it will always be personal, even if it looks like the same belief another has.

I personally find it simpler and more enjoyable to operate on the assumption that people are usually capable of perceiving an objective reality. If my eyes see something, and your eyes see the same thing, then I'm comfortable believing in the existence of that thing.

Quote:That would explain why you propose retarded things, then Thinking.

Charming.

Quote:From a practical viewpoint: nothing is supported by objective observation or experimentation, and if it was: theism might well be one of them.

I don't find that to be a practical viewpoint at all. I find it to be rather convoluted and unnecessarily frivolous. It would be practical to accept our ability to perceive reality through, at the very least, our basic senses. It's impractical to try and bury everything in a layer of never-ending doubt by slapping a label like "intersubjective" on everything a person sees, smells, hears, or touches.
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Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 19, 2013 at 7:56 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by pocaracas - January 19, 2013 at 8:32 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Ace Otana - January 20, 2013 at 7:29 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 19, 2013 at 8:41 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by pocaracas - January 19, 2013 at 9:26 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Aardverk - January 24, 2013 at 5:32 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by genkaus - January 24, 2013 at 5:57 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Aardverk - January 24, 2013 at 1:00 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Aardverk - January 24, 2013 at 2:24 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 12:00 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by paulpablo - January 25, 2013 at 12:04 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 19, 2013 at 8:54 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 19, 2013 at 9:37 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Angrboda - January 20, 2013 at 12:50 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 20, 2013 at 1:04 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Kayenneh - January 20, 2013 at 2:01 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 20, 2013 at 2:09 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 20, 2013 at 2:14 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by TaraJo - January 20, 2013 at 11:55 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 23, 2013 at 8:35 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 23, 2013 at 8:43 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Gilgamesh - January 23, 2013 at 10:15 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 23, 2013 at 9:09 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 24, 2013 at 1:31 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Ben Davis - January 24, 2013 at 1:22 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 25, 2013 at 2:45 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Ben Davis - January 25, 2013 at 11:39 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 12:11 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by paulpablo - January 25, 2013 at 12:22 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 12:24 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by naimless - January 25, 2013 at 1:52 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 1:57 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by naimless - January 25, 2013 at 2:05 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 2:20 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by naimless - January 25, 2013 at 2:25 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 2:36 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 1:43 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 2:43 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 6:43 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 25, 2013 at 8:04 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 25, 2013 at 8:53 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 26, 2013 at 9:04 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 26, 2013 at 2:06 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 26, 2013 at 8:19 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 27, 2013 at 3:10 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by paulpablo - January 26, 2013 at 3:41 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Aardverk - January 26, 2013 at 7:54 am
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 27, 2013 at 3:53 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 29, 2013 at 4:55 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 29, 2013 at 8:30 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 27, 2013 at 5:19 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Zone - January 27, 2013 at 6:54 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 29, 2013 at 5:11 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 29, 2013 at 5:24 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by NonStampCollector - January 29, 2013 at 5:51 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 29, 2013 at 6:00 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 29, 2013 at 6:48 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 29, 2013 at 7:38 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 29, 2013 at 9:05 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 31, 2013 at 7:01 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 31, 2013 at 7:13 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 31, 2013 at 7:25 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 31, 2013 at 7:56 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Golbez - January 31, 2013 at 8:32 pm
RE: Accepting/Rejecting "Atheism" as a label. - by Violet - January 31, 2013 at 8:42 pm

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