tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post2452856361851588673..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: Theism, atheism, knowledge and ethicsLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-72002126009796964592009-06-19T07:40:17.833-06:002009-06-19T07:40:17.833-06:00We can also make an evidentiary case:
We can inde...We can also make an evidentiary case:<br /><br />We can independently determine whether one is a theist/atheist (content of belief) and an honest seeker after the truth (epistemic methodology). We find almost zero correlation between theists and honest seekers after the truth, at least about God.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-84576461909158102312009-06-19T07:34:17.836-06:002009-06-19T07:34:17.836-06:00No god exists. We know no god exists. Therefore an...No god exists. We <i>know</i> no god exists. Therefore an honest seeker after knowledge will become an atheist.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-42122952260528256052009-06-19T07:06:06.598-06:002009-06-19T07:06:06.598-06:00"If you are an honest seeker after knowledge,..."If you are an honest seeker after knowledge, you will become an atheist."<br /><br />How would one demonstrate/prove this assertion?Fred N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-23802220221836938222009-06-15T05:57:50.670-06:002009-06-15T05:57:50.670-06:00like murder is rong- cos everyone knoes evry well ...like murder is rong- cos everyone knoes evry well its wrong, so we don't actually need god to tell us.<br /> objective measurement is like human values of civilzation, the will of the people, it can be like the standard we have.<br /> So they got god-allah.<br /> we got- the will of the people.<br /> it's like that.The Robot Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-55836927939173024582009-06-15T04:09:19.864-06:002009-06-15T04:09:19.864-06:00There are a lot of different ways to talk about et...There are a lot of different ways to talk about ethics without a god. God is a true "rubber stamp": it's not at all independent of the original evaluation. There are ways of "rubber stamping" ethical beliefs under atheism, but most atheist ethical systems have some sort of independent or objective consideration.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-91035785947884866222009-06-15T01:17:45.555-06:002009-06-15T01:17:45.555-06:00So believers think murder is wrong- and to prove i...So believers think murder is wrong- and to prove its wrong, they invent god, who rubber stamps this.<br /> This stuff is very very very hard for me to follow (just being honest and stuff, larry).<br /> Ok then, here's me question.....<br /> As atheists who believe murder is rong, why can't we use 'the will of the people'- to stamp this, instead of god?The Robot Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-73311918974128393852009-06-13T15:59:38.612-06:002009-06-13T15:59:38.612-06:00UnBeguiled: This guy seems to disagree.
That guy ...UnBeguiled: <i>This guy seems to disagree.</i><br /><br />That guy is completely full of shit. His argument boils down to God is by definition not understandable, we don't understand God, therefore God exists.<br /><br />Makarios: Did you actually take the time and trouble to post a comment that tells us nothing more than that you're a fucktard?Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-41636231396703916472009-06-13T15:35:40.277-06:002009-06-13T15:35:40.277-06:00"infantile mentality of moderate theism: I do..."infantile mentality of moderate theism: I don't like it, therefore God doesn't likes it, therefore it's wrong." <br /><br />In the blogging world your interpretations are about as infantile as it gets.Thesauroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-24261606075301058152009-06-13T10:02:49.456-06:002009-06-13T10:02:49.456-06:00This guy seems to disagree.<a href="http://veniaminov.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">This guy</a> seems to disagree.GarageDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399828220100913111noreply@blogger.com