tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038763738803791808.post2239491747564742576..comments2023-10-26T08:58:30.552-05:00Comments on ClosetAtheist: Recent StrugglesHarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10434155256347020690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038763738803791808.post-26199574159949924692010-08-10T10:58:34.257-05:002010-08-10T10:58:34.257-05:00The Progressive Revelation nonsense has another pr...The Progressive Revelation nonsense has another problem. While god was authorizing and approving the wholesale destruction of entire tribes, in another part of the world, people like the Buddha was finding completely peaceful and compassionate ways of living. Funny that.Lazarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002628037154288374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038763738803791808.post-70463833345683370012010-07-30T17:22:47.517-05:002010-07-30T17:22:47.517-05:00I need a WWMS bracelet when I go into battle with ...I need a WWMS bracelet when I go into battle with these religious philosophers. Stands for "What Would Mike Say".<br /><br />He kept on with the shifting the burden of proof fallacy, and I kept feeding into it because I was taking the bait for the whole "Progressive Revelation" idea.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434155256347020690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038763738803791808.post-3897136140812970242010-07-30T15:40:24.840-05:002010-07-30T15:40:24.840-05:00Argh... I hate that whole notion that because supe...Argh... I hate that whole notion that because supernatural belief is ubiquitous, it's evidence of a supernatural reality. The utter lack of homogeneity among supernatural beliefs is a glaring issue. Many indigenous cultures don't even worship "gods" the way we understand them, but nature and/or ancestral spirits. We're pattern-seeking animals, and we impose patterns of intent on the randomness of nature. Religion is a by-product of evolutionarily favorable traits... nothing more. <br /><br />I'm encouraged by your last paragraph. You're right to call this clown out on the special pleading. It's utterly comical to suggest that you have to "prove" god could have done a better job. That presumes god actually, y'know, EXISTS. All you have to do is posit a logically cogent alternative. <br /><br />And I totally hear you on the emotional attachment to religion. It was hard for me too. It passes. And when it does, you're a million times happier for being free of those shackles.Mike Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097261108461657167noreply@blogger.com