XPost: sci.skeptic, alt.philosophy, sci.logic   
   XPost: alt.talk.creationism, alt.atheism   
   From: Esque"@gmail.com   
      
   On 3/31/2016 10:08 AM, Bob Officer wrote:   
   > Sylvia Else  wrote:   
   >> On 31/03/2016 3:08 PM, Wm. Esque wrote:   
   >>> On 3/28/2016 11:24 PM, Sylvia Else wrote:   
   >>>> On 28/03/2016 12:44 PM, mur@. wrote:   
   >>>>> On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 20:25:56 -0400, Dale  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> Do we abstract or do we just infer around unknowns or something like   
   >>>>>> that?   
   >>>>>> Blind Faith?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Do only theists utilize blind faith?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Strong atheism is more faith dependant than any other religious   
   >>>>> belief.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> How do you quantify faith dependency?   
   >>>>   
   >>> It's obvious, atheist have not falsified the hypothesis that God exist   
   >>> and Created the universe and life.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Sylvia.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> And than theists have not falsified the hypothesis that God does not   
   >> exist and did no create the universe and life.   
   >>   
   >> To the extent that these can be quantified at all, they appear to be equal.   
   >>   
   >   
   > That could be true but isn't.   
   >   
   > A theist looks at the world and when asked how this came to be, in the end   
   > the theist invents a force the theist calls god. When asked where did god   
   > come form, rather than seeing god is an excuse for ignorance, starts   
   > creating a tale.   
    >   
   Where did you get this idea from? You did not justify this opinion.   
   Furthermore, it's nothing any theist would agree with. Therefore, one   
   can only conclude you are deliberately misrepresenting theists.   
   >   
   > An atheist looks at the world, and in the end, will say We do not know what   
   > caused the Big Bang, but continues to look for the cause.   
    >   
   Good!   
   >   
   > The two are not equal, but are opposite.   
   >   
   > An atheist works at gaining knowledge and through knowledge gains an   
   > understanding. The atheist is not afraid of the unknown, and studies a   
   > problem seeking to fix it, using his knowledge.   
    >   
   Okay!   
   >   
   > The theist is acceptance of ignorance, and in his ignorance is afraid of   
   > the unknown. The theist allows their fear to rule their actions, triggering   
   > a fight or flight reaction.   
    >   
   Again a personal opinion about something you know virtually nothing   
   about, since you have done no research unless it's just scanning   
   anti-theist websites.   
   >   
   > No theist and atheism do not appear to be equal at all.   
   >   
   I see atheist and religious fundamentalist as opposite side of the   
   same coin. Neither knows anything, but both are equally cock-sure they   
   are totally right.   
      
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