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Originally Posted by willravel
I don't want anyone's world-view to die.
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Oh, I don't know, there are a lot of world views that really ought to be phased out. Radical Islam. Fundamentalist Christianity. Thinking that there is any relevance whatsoever to Amy Winehouse. Political Graft culture. Corporate Greed Culture. And so on and so on and so on.
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Originally Posted by pig
See, I would argue that using the term 'religious', although i think i understand what you're saying, is a problematic assertion. That requires certain tenets of being a religion.
Once again, I return to blind dogma.
The best scientists I know will readily admit when they don't know something. If religious people would say "I don't know" more often, then that would diffuse a lot of the debate. If they would say "I can't reconcile the differences in my text or teaching and these findings from science" I think that would go a long way. If people would recognize the difficulties involved in the debate, that would go a long way. It's the assertions of unassailable knowledge and certainty in things that none of us can truly be certain of which causes the problems, I think.
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You've nailed it, piggy my friend. Dogmatic is the word I wanted and you came up with it. Danke. Rooted in faith unexamined.
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Last edited by Tophat665; 01-11-2008 at 07:22 PM..
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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