[[[From: David Kristján Simpson <ssimpson1@...> Subject: Time to Stand Up ... Submitting Religion to the Same Scutriny as Any Other Idea. Reflections...
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, at 04:39 AM, Brian van der Spuy ... There must be some more over-arching term that grasps religion and religion-like dogma....
Thanks for the thoughtful response Brian. But this is line is simply wrong! : "since Tim McVeigh was an agnostic, it is clear that lack of religion causes...
Michael, Wendy Kaminer has written on your point. http://www.salon.com/books/review/1999/11/17/kaminer/ http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/97sep/annoy.htm etc. ...
I regret to inform this list of the death of fellow list member, Marcello Truzzi. Marcello Truzzi was a co-founder of the Committee for the Scientific...
... ======================================================== Dean A. Batha "Humanity's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe." ...
[[[ From: Michael Rohaly <mrohaly@...> Subject: Re: Re: Time to Stand Up There must be some more over-arching term that grasps religion and religion-like...
... Why shouldn't an agnostic accept last rights? After all, an agnostic doesn't know whether God exists or not so it's better to cover all the bases as one...
... I agree, in fact I call such communism (as well as Objectivism) a religion. Also, Buddhism is usually considered a religion. What makes a way of thinking ...
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin received an e-mail Saturday after the shuttle Columbia tragedy. While reading its contents (what we reported to be a poem...
... Bullshit! Atheism is as bad as fundamentalism and just a rude. The only thing worse than "knowing" there is a god is "knowing" there is no god. "True...
On Sunday, February 2, 2003, at 10:44 PM, Brian van der Spuy ... Or zealotry. Dogmatic people simply sound like assholes, while the willfully blind are...
... It's only one base. Pascal's wager isn't a 50/50 deal, it's a wheel of fortune, and the odds on those suck. -- Michael Nothing is more conducive to peace...
... Compared to what? Regards, Joe Needham AIM: JoeNeedham YM: jneedham www.internet-skeptics.com | www.joeneedham.com ... "No one's life, liberty or property...
... Very few atheists believe that there are no gods. Btw, why would the latter be _more_ rude? We've been over this before. You're just repeating old xian...
... fish. ... Hi Joe, Love your generalizations. One doesn't "know" there isn't a god any more than one doesn't "know" there isn't an ether. All one can say...
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... Oh, then they are not atheists then, are they? ... I would call anyone who starts an atheist rant, or contributes to one, on a skeptic list a fanatic and...
... I thought I was being specific. Most vocal atheists behave like assholes. ... So? What's your point? That the existence of God is unproven? I'll agree ...
... The only ... fish...smelly fish. ... Seems like you're the one being rude. I don't believe in ghosts, goblins, spirits or gods. That makes me an atheist....
In a message dated 02/05/2003 7:58:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Hey, Joe - I am a fully employed member of Mensa. I own a large house, two cars, have money...
... If you are willing to change your opinion concerning ghosts, goblins, spirits or gods in light of new evidence then you are not an atheist but rather an...
... Good for you, sorry you have to put up with some of the loonies in Mensa though. I guess that means you don't qualify as a vocal atheists, do you? OK,...
... "Not proven" is my position too. That's why I'm an atheist. Not proven means that there's no reason to believe it, therefore I don't believe it. If I don't...
... You, obviously, think that, based on our present knowledge, knowing whether god exists or not is possible. I take the position that, based on our present...
... No. That's your favorite strawman. As I said, "not proved" means there is no reason to believe it. ... If there is not enough evidence to know if god...
I stopped reading Joe Needham's post and replying to it, because I realized that he must be having a really bad week or smthg. I hope he'll get his reason back...
... I never claimed you should believe in any god or gods. I only claimed that we can never really know whether any gods exist. Regards, Joe Needham AIM:...
... Snip ... goblins, ... atheist but ... being no ... Snip A very reasonable reply Joe. For the most part, I have found that using one word labels for people...
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