[Vision2020] About Evidence

[Joe Campbell]

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On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Chasuk <chasuk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
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