(May 4, 2014 at 5:25 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:(May 4, 2014 at 2:07 pm)Esquilax Wrote: I'm kinda wondering what the point of these bombshells is? What Darwin, Dawkins or what have you said has no bearing on the truth of the matter; they aren't prophets and we're not honor bound to follow their words to the letter. What was your intended reaction to these things, OP?
Well, it looks like the idea that who says something is ultimately second to what someone is actually saying is going to be as big a bombshell on this guy than he thought these 5 would be.
I don't consider them 'bombshells' at all, that is a trope.
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)
