Are atheists less imaginative about the unknown? (page 7)

sabastious

I didn't get mad. I laughed. Then asked him to give details about his ideals.

Was it an evil cackle, though?

-Sab

tec

I didn't get mad. I laughed. Then asked him to give details about his ideals. Just clearing that up.

I know.

Perhaps I was being too general ;)

Tammy

sabastious

Perhaps I was being too general ;)

I've noticed that being general generally pisses people off.

-Sab

VampireDCLXV

I've noticed that being general generally pisses people off.

It pisses off a certain type of people, the type of which I won't get into here......... Aw hell, why not? I'll go there. They're called hypocrites...

V665 V665

sabastious

It pisses off a certain type of people, the type of which I won't get into here......... Aw hell, why not? I'll go there. They're called hypocrites...

Everyone generalizes. So using the "your generalizing" argument and leaving it at that makes for poor discussion. That said, prejudice and hate are the extremes of generalization and have an ugly past and present.

-Sab

unshackled

Atheists generalize about theists. Theists generalize about atheists. Both sides get mad at the other side for doing what they, themselves, do.

And we know it doesn't end there. That can be extended to any form of group, be it race, nationality, political leanings, even products we use. Negative aspect of human nature.

NomadSoul

Was it an evil cackle, though?
-Sab

No, it was a genuine laugh.

jay88

Sab - believers are like land-based telescopes. - requires error-correction from earth's atmosphere

Non-believers are more like orbiting telescopes. -can focus more of their time on the unknown(without the error-correction that ground telescopes have to deal with)

believers are equal to galileo in his youth with a looking glass the power of your average reading glasses

non-believers the hubble telescope

sabastious

And we know it doesn't end there. That can be extended to any form of group, be it race, nationality, political leanings, even products we use. Negative aspect of human nature.

I think that when our evolutionary ancestor's brains were devloping their tribal mentalities and pack instincts still effect our daily lives today.

-Sab

sabastious

jay, if I didn't know better I would think that sounds like an agreement.

-Sab

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