RE: Meliorism - The rise of neo-atheism and the fall of reason
April 18, 2013 at 11:05 am
(This post was last modified: April 18, 2013 at 11:08 am by ManMachine.)
(April 18, 2013 at 9:11 am)Rhythm Wrote: Reads thread-wonders if any large quantities of fertilizer have been purchased lately......
It didn't smell like this 'till you walked in.
MM
(April 18, 2013 at 11:03 am)Rhythm Wrote:(April 18, 2013 at 10:52 am)ManMachine Wrote: In essence, yes.That is patently absurd.
I'd imagine in isolation stripped of it's context it is. But then what sort of fool would do that?
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)