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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2019, 2:44 am
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kraftiekortie wrote: There is the Jungian notion that "culture" is "passed down" through generations.
I believe Nietzche was big on this point also. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2019, 2:38 am
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| "Agnostics" are atheists without Kahoonas. 8) I choose to remain unlabeled. An ethereal philosophical position, as it were? ethereal adjective Definition of ethereal 2a : lacking material substance : immaterial, intangible https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethereal Hmmm. :mrgreen... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
| Pepe |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2019, 2:20 am
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| "Agnostics" are atheists without Kahoonas. 8) I choose to remain unlabeled. An ethereal philosophical position, as it were? ethereal adjective Definition of ethereal 2a : lacking material substance : immaterial, intangible https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethereal Hmmm. :mrgreen... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
| Pepe |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2019, 6:15 pm
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| "Agnostics" are atheists without Kahoonas. 8) I choose to remain unlabeled. An ethereal philosophical position, as it were? ethereal adjective Definition of ethereal 2a : lacking material substance : immaterial, intangible https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethereal Hmmm. :mrgreen: |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
| Pepe |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2019, 5:58 pm
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| I would argue ignostic atheism would be the most inherently neutral position, not believing while simultaneously not ever considering why one has never considered the question. All other positions, whether agnostic, materialist and atheistic, atheistic but not materialist, mono/pan/poly-theistic, e... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2019, 12:20 am
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| And these?: My choice which intellectual construct I embrace. I choose to believe in the non-existence of a god. Apparently concessions that Atheism is both choice (as opposed to logical or reasonable conclusion) and an "intellectual construct", the same description you used earlier for T... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2019, 11:06 pm
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| That is why I circumnavigate Mikah. I don't really want to do this anymore. I've seen your response. After two apparent "concessions", you have again taken a step backwards in the argument. This only makes sense to me in one way. You typed those concessions only because some respectable a... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2019, 10:31 pm
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| The three Abrahamic religions share so much---perhaps this knowledge is why they are at each other's throats constantly-----it's almost like they're siblings squabblng amongst each other. From an outsider's perspective, it is like them looking in a mirror. So many similarities. It is perplexing why... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2019, 10:06 pm
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| I believe the "true agnostic" would be the closest to my position. I leave the questions open and explore freely multiple possibilities - with the most (for me) interesting possibilities being: You are young. You might get there eventually. If you do, give me a call and I will meet you wi... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2019, 8:25 pm
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| He has a closed mind in regards to his faith. (I guess it could be said the same about me). I do believe we've actually gotten somewhere Pepe. Ok time for phase II of Operation mindf**k Pepe. I knew we were friends, But I didn't know we were "intimates". :mrgreen: I hope you aren't going ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2019, 7:00 pm
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| I know what you mean. The “nicer” atheist would be an “agnostic atheist”—which is me, who doesn’t believe in a Supreme Being, but doesn’t preclude the possibility of one. A true agnostic would be one who doesn’t take a position either way. Who says there might be gods.....or there might not be gods... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Australia's hidden shame |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2019, 2:01 am
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| It was a long video but well worth watching. A lot of food for thought. Quite an eye-opener. Made in 2013, if I understand Roman Numerals. Glad to hear it :) Yes 2013. All his films are worth watching. I don't really see him as left wing just against injustice and corruption. As I am I but I'm not ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019, 10:03 pm
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| Theist: God exists. Atheist: Prove it! Theist: God exists because God exists. It's obvious. Atheist: Your proof doesn't hold! God doesn't exist! Theist: Prove it! Atheist: God doesn't exist because God doesn't exist. It's obvious. Theist: See? Your proof doesn't hold! God exists. OK. You gott [sic]... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019, 8:48 pm
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| The fallacy is: take his reasoning, replace the word "God" with the word "mathematics" and... tadam, everything holds perfectly :D I believe you actually mean: "Tada" or "ta da". My spelling preference is "Ta dah", btw. :wink: <me: always focusing o... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How is it that some atheists are good people? |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019, 8:40 pm
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| tl;dr You sound like a teenager petulantly stomping their foot and shouting 'you just don't get it', and you're right. I don't get why you insist that anyone who doesn't accept that your perfect imaginary friend is real is ignorant, but the circular logic and constant 'well, what do you know compar... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Chinese spy spills secrets to expose Communist espionage |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019, 8:21 pm
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| WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Chinese spy spills secrets to expose Communist espionage | 60 Minutes Australia A Chinese spy defects to Australia. His shocking revelations are guaranteed to infuriate Beijing. How China conducts questionable activities around the world, including its attempts to infiltrate the Au... |
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