Alright, I've been thinking about this for a while...how to
approach the subject.
Before I do, let me throw a few things at you, so you know
where I'm coming from:
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I'm not an atheist but believe on realistic approach towards the issue , but you knew that right? I
don't like being linked with atheists because saying you're an atheist creates
all sorts of connotations, the most obvious being "You're stupid for
believing in god". But, many people admit that mainstream atheism (or at
least the perception of it) is that it's combative and evangelical.
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Science and reason is a starting point, and a
means. It is not the endpoint, or an end in itself. So I tend not to get hung
up on it, or get in arguments with people over science vs. religion.
Particularly if the spiritual/atheistic person isn't intelligent enough to
understand the argument. Fundamentalism, either scientific or religious, is a
problem. The left has the same problem, identifying anyone on the right as
stupid, uncaring, and wrong-headed.
Funny thing is that all these people are convinced that
they're right, and that their way of understanding the world is the one true
way.
Problem is the world is full of people, with all these
different knowledge systems. And those systems guide their behavior. If you
want to understand why someone does something, you need to understand their
motivation, and how they look at the world. Unfortunately, not many people are
doing this. And for those who CAN do this, seldom have they weighed the pros
and cons of the other knowledge system. They’ve only looked at it from their
own knowledge system, to find the holes to attack, so they can feel confident
and secure in their belief that their own knowledge system is the best
knowledge system.
