Aspergers and religious beliefs.
http://www.scienceandreligiontoday.com/ ... agnostics/
What do you think?
A hyperlogical Aspie could conceivably fall for the Argument by Design which is the only argument for the existence of a Creator that has the least resemblence to logic and reason. It is an invalid argument, but it is not utter nonsense. No logical person could really take any of the current major religions seriously. They are fairy tales, just-so stories and fiction. They may have a social or political use but they do not hold up logically.
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There is also the prime mover god entity, that holds up semi well to logical scrutiny. Some random fringe concepts as well that are not widely believed. But most interesting to me is that the more logical and rational the god belief is, the less impact it has in the understanding of every day life, ie the world we live in. Or so it seems in my experience.
But you are quite right Ruv, there are a number of aspies who are hyperlogical, and that tends to steer them away from many of the mainline belief systems.
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I am Ignostic.
Go ahead and define god, with universal acceptance of said definition.
I'll wait.
The demon they say you have inside of you is an allegory. What if the religious didn't believe in god as a deity either? What would all of that mean?
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The demon they say you have inside of you is an allegory. What if the religious didn't believe in god as a deity either? What would all of that mean?
Knowing evangelicals, they're probably quite literal in believing that androbot is possessed. They actually believe in such things.
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I definitely think we would be more prone to atheism. After all, there isn't really any way to prove any religion is true. I don't follow any religion, but I find taoism's philosophies very true. That does not make me religious, just able to accept another philosophical viewpoint...which raises the question why those with religion can't generally.
The symbolism would also likely be lost on us. I always liked the understandable poetics of Socrates and Plato over the messes that are religious texts...they seem to love using vague and spooky language to obscure reason.
We also think very critically. Most faiths depise that. Faith, by definition, is blind obediance, something we never (or almost never) do.
However, some psychological research has shown that those with faith live longer and are elss prone to mental health issues. I think we just don't diagnose some religious lunatics as "disabled" though, we just call them "gifted."
Overall I will always be an atheist. This is because I was forced into Christianity as a child, but later saw how hypocritical Christians are in politics. And since religion is the opiate of the masses, it dsturbed me greatly. I didn't want to be like that so I made my own philosophy. Religion is for those that aren't ready to do that.
I know I diverged from the original question, but I had some insights in writing this.
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Knowing evangelicals, they're probably quite literal in believing that androbot is possessed. They actually believe in such things.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
And they worship the same hypothetical deity as you. Does this ever give you pause?
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Not really, because I'm doing it right.
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Knowing evangelicals, they're probably quite literal in believing that androbot is possessed. They actually believe in such things.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
And they worship the same hypothetical deity as you. Does this ever give you pause?
ruveyn
Not really, because I'm doing it right.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
As am I
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Knowing evangelicals, they're probably quite literal in believing that androbot is possessed. They actually believe in such things.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
And they worship the same hypothetical deity as you. Does this ever give you pause?
ruveyn
Not really, because I'm doing it right.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
As am I
Hey, we've got a mutual admiration society going!
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
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Knowing evangelicals, they're probably quite literal in believing that androbot is possessed. They actually believe in such things.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
And they worship the same hypothetical deity as you. Does this ever give you pause?
ruveyn
Not really, because I'm doing it right.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
As am I
Hey, we've got a mutual admiration society going!
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
Ja we really do it's kinda awesome
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