[Vision2020] About Evidence

[Chasuk]

You either believe in the supernatural, or you don't. If you believe
in the supernatural, you either believe that it is part of the the
"whole show," or you don't. You might be a pantheist, or you might
not. Maybe you believe in a personal god or Gods, or maybe you don't.
Maybe you are a deist. Maybe you believe that everything is an
illusion. I don't know what you specifically believe, and -- no
offense -- I'm not interested. However, outside of a few categories --
and I'm not claiming to have included every category -- human belief
systems are only unique in the same sense that Ben &
Jerry's/Dreyer's/Baskin-Robbins/Häagen-Dazs each produce "unique"
flavors of vanilla ice cream.

Chas


On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> In my opinion, each person has their own unique belief system which is how
> came to the 7 billion plus number.  If you want to whittle that down to
> something fewer for some reason, then be my guest.  Can you give me even a
> shot in the dark guess of where my belief system might be categorized?
> Atheist?  Agnostic?  Christian?  Evolving?  Wiccan?  Does it really matter
> one wit?  Other?  Scientologist?  Complete Mystery?  Satanic?
>
>> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:28:06 -0700
>
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] About Evidence
>> From: chasuk at gmail.com
>> To: lfalen at turbonet.com
>> CC: scooterd408 at hotmail.com; art.deco.studios at gmail.com;
>> vision2020 at moscow.com
>
>>
>> There are not 7 billion different belief systems, or anywhere near
>> that number. At best, there are a half dozen, regurgitated and
>> recapitulated into a fistful of semi-unique varieties. And some
>> beliefs are harmful. Some beliefs provide motivation to fly jets into
>> tall buildings, and some convince parents to withhold medication to
>> sick children. Some beliefs promote misogyny, racism, and homophobia.
>> Not all beliefs are equal.