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*Like* as well. No offense taken of course. At most I think my belief system is <decline to state>. I think it should really just not matter to anyone other than myself even though this frustrates to no end some now rifted friends that I have who are hell bent on 'saving souls'.<br><br>Are we done with this whole thread of 'your religion is better than mine'? If not, can I simply just concede that Atheism is better than Theism? Otherwise, I just get the sinking feeling that we'll go round and around in circles with no end in sight on this topic.<br><br>-Scott<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:35:58 -0700<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] About Evidence<br>> From: philosopher.joe@gmail.com<br>> To: chasuk@gmail.com<br>> CC: scooterd408@hotmail.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> <br>> *Like*<br>> <br>> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Chasuk <chasuk@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> > You either believe in the supernatural, or you don't. If you believe<br>> > in the supernatural, you either believe that it is part of the the<br>> > "whole show," or you don't. You might be a pantheist, or you might<br>> > not. Maybe you believe in a personal god or Gods, or maybe you don't.<br>> > Maybe you are a deist. Maybe you believe that everything is an<br>> > illusion. I don't know what you specifically believe, and -- no<br>> > offense -- I'm not interested. However, outside of a few categories --<br>> > and I'm not claiming to have included every category -- human belief<br>> > systems are only unique in the same sense that Ben &<br>> > Jerry's/Dreyer's/Baskin-Robbins/Häagen-Dazs each produce "unique"<br>> > flavors of vanilla ice cream.<br>> ><br>> > Chas<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408@hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> >> In my opinion, each person has their own unique belief system which is how<br>> >> came to the 7 billion plus number. If you want to whittle that down to<br>> >> something fewer for some reason, then be my guest. Can you give me even a<br>> >> shot in the dark guess of where my belief system might be categorized?<br>> >> Atheist? Agnostic? Christian? Evolving? Wiccan? Does it really matter<br>> >> one wit? Other? Scientologist? Complete Mystery? Satanic?<br>> >><br>> >>> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:28:06 -0700<br>> >><br>> >>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] About Evidence<br>> >>> From: chasuk@gmail.com<br>> >>> To: lfalen@turbonet.com<br>> >>> CC: scooterd408@hotmail.com; art.deco.studios@gmail.com;<br>> >>> vision2020@moscow.com<br>> >><br>> >>><br>> >>> There are not 7 billion different belief systems, or anywhere near<br>> >>> that number. At best, there are a half dozen, regurgitated and<br>> >>> recapitulated into a fistful of semi-unique varieties. And some<br>> >>> beliefs are harmful. Some beliefs provide motivation to fly jets into<br>> >>> tall buildings, and some convince parents to withhold medication to<br>> >>> sick children. Some beliefs promote misogyny, racism, and homophobia.<br>> >>> Not all beliefs are equal.<br>> ><br>> > =======================================================<br>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> > http://www.fsr.net<br>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > =======================================================<br></div> </div></body>
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