RE: agnostic atheism is oxymoronic
July 23, 2013 at 11:03 am
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2013 at 11:11 am by ManMachine.)
(July 22, 2013 at 3:28 pm)whateverist Wrote: I think a world in which all such groups acquire heartfelt respect and tolerance for every cultural formulation which doesn't endanger you or the planet would be a good one.
I would suggest we do not know enough about human behaviour to know what would happen to our social structures or cultural formations should we develop such heartfelt respect and tolerance.
Sounds like a recipe for trouble if you ask me. We would be adrift on a sea of unspent libidinal energy. Imagine the mess if that lot goes off!
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)
