[lbo-talk] A time of doubt for atheists

[Mycos]

Autoplectic wrote:
> On 7/30/05, Mycos <mycos at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
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>>But surely the facts of a matter speak to truth better than some
>>"mere mortal" saying that they've had an experience wherein they are
>>certain that they now know religion X, y or Z  is the true religion, no?
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> By your own argument a Catholic receiving communion is *in fact*
> merely eating a wafer and some mildly fermented grape juice. Surely
> there is a problem with using the term *in fact* when it comes to
> religious experiences.
> 
> Ian
> 
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Well. Not to push the obvious, but yeah. That's precisely what they 
are drinking and that is "all" they are eating.

The thing is, we can keep throwing the works of different 
philosophers or existentialists back and forth, but at some point 
you need to draw a line in order to live a life of practical 
existence.We cannot live entirely in our heads and keep our bodies 
functioning.   In any case, I have drawn it. And that line is one 
where I accept that which is generally recognized by science. I 
state this with the caveat* that science (and man) do not know all, 
likely never will and are at this moment almost certainly wrong 
about a number of things accepted as "givens".

Indeed, in the end the human brain... as it physically exists.... 
may be entirely incapable of comprehending the "truth" about 
existence. Just as a fruit fly cannot "do" philosophy, perhaps we 
cannot "do" a complete understanding of existence. As such, I am 
going to make the best of it and cling to that understanding of 
existence which shows the best promise for enabling myself and the 
species to survive. And yes, I'm going to assume that surviving is 
somehow important, for some reason that is not really clear to me as 
yet (not being entirely facetious).

*not really even a caveat, but actually just good science.

-- 

Gary Williams

Prohibition Funds Terrorism
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  http://mycos.blogspot.com

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