RE: atheism, philosophy and emotional immaturity
March 28, 2013 at 10:25 pm
(This post was last modified: March 28, 2013 at 10:27 pm by jstrodel.)
Thanks for being a good example of what I am saying Mr Infidel. I can see from your profile that you are under 20. You posted an image of propaganda telling people to think for yourself, but you didn't argue why, you just repeated what they told you.
Do you see how this is contradictory to the message? If you thought for yourself, wouldn't you defend your ideas clearly and not repeat a trite slogan?
I am not trying to be insulting, I think that you should consider what I am saying. When I was young, I used to do crazy things and rebel against people and think I was thinking for myself and this and that. Really, I was just following the trends of the counterculture which was using all these ideas to try and mold me into the atheist/socialist they wanted me to become.
If you feel the need to question authority, do you also question the application of questioning authority? Do you question the relevance of questioning authority to the message I posted? Do you think you should question the authority of the people who say the argument from authority is fallacious? To do this requires an analysis.
I am not against questioning authority, but I think the principle should be applied with wisdom. It is not good to question the authority of doctors and say "If you have cancer, don't go to the doctor, I am questioning authority". Authority is a good thing. That is how the world works, there are authorities because some know more than others.
Than the people who think the argument from authority is fallacious, yes. There are plenty of people who know more about many things, that is not relevant to the question of whether a lot of people have basic reasoning skills.
Do you see how this is contradictory to the message? If you thought for yourself, wouldn't you defend your ideas clearly and not repeat a trite slogan?
I am not trying to be insulting, I think that you should consider what I am saying. When I was young, I used to do crazy things and rebel against people and think I was thinking for myself and this and that. Really, I was just following the trends of the counterculture which was using all these ideas to try and mold me into the atheist/socialist they wanted me to become.
If you feel the need to question authority, do you also question the application of questioning authority? Do you question the relevance of questioning authority to the message I posted? Do you think you should question the authority of the people who say the argument from authority is fallacious? To do this requires an analysis.
I am not against questioning authority, but I think the principle should be applied with wisdom. It is not good to question the authority of doctors and say "If you have cancer, don't go to the doctor, I am questioning authority". Authority is a good thing. That is how the world works, there are authorities because some know more than others.
(March 28, 2013 at 10:20 pm)festive1 Wrote: So what you're basically saying is you're older, smarter, wiser, and humbler than everyone else on the boards?
Seems legit.
Than the people who think the argument from authority is fallacious, yes. There are plenty of people who know more about many things, that is not relevant to the question of whether a lot of people have basic reasoning skills.
