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The relationship between education and religion | by Egaeus | 2003-04-17 14:10:37 |
| This is why |
by Illiad |
2003-04-17 14:19:43 |
| Faith, belief, religion, spirituality, whatever you want to call it is unmeasurable by scientific methods today. This doesn't mean that one can't insist that there must be scientific proof of a Higher Power before believing in it -- you'd be either an atheist or an agnostic humanist depending on your particular worldview. It also doesn't mean that one can't insist that their inuition is what leads them to believe what they do. Science as it is today can't answer all of our questions, and so spirituality is what fills some of the gaps.
Most people would consider me rational, fairly analytical and possessed of a reasonable grasp of critical thinking; I'm also someone you wouldn't call an atheist or agnostic either. Far above me in the food chain of accomplishment and genius are other highly educated people who profess a faith in a Higher Power, including Einstein and Hawking.
The best kind of education teaches you to think for yourself as opposed to what you should think. If part of your personal experience includes reasons to believe in a Higher Power, and you used your ability to think for yourself to arrive at that conclusion, who can tell you you're "wrong"? |
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Thank you Illiad | by slacktime | 2003-04-17 14:26:07 |
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Fanatic atheists | by Egaeus | 2003-04-17 15:03:31 |
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I dunno, I've never had an atheist.. | by BlurOfSerenity | 2003-04-17 15:06:41 |
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Now, surely by now you've encountered enough of | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-17 15:09:26 |
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Heh heh heh | by mortaine | 2003-04-17 15:13:07 |
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Well a "weak atheist" is normally called an | by Spisefisken | 2003-04-17 15:10:22 |
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They're a bit different | by Egaeus | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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"if logic and reality disagree, reality wins" | by IByte | 2003-04-17 15:31:35 |
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Yeah, quite different from the concept | by Egaeus | 2003-04-17 15:47:21 |
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Oooh! An article on Easter! | by EvilLionsPhil | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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Damned atheist druid! (n/t) | by Kickstart | 2003-04-17 14:32:17 |
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*BZZZNT* | by Illiad | 2003-04-17 14:33:31 |
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yer not a Baptist, so you might as well be one! | by BlurOfSerenity | 2003-04-17 14:35:36 |
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Damn right! | by Arcanum | 2003-04-17 14:36:32 |
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From Die Fledermaus | by slacktime | 2003-04-17 14:44:01 |
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Author: Johann Strauss | by slacktime | 2003-04-17 14:45:06 |
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With kinky vampire bisexual goth babes? | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-17 15:07:43 |
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n/t I could go for that... | by DireEyez | 2003-04-17 20:21:45 |
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woohaa - let the irrationality commence! :) (n/t) | by themadkansan | 2003-04-17 14:36:37 |
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Bwahahahaha!!! | by Illiad | 2003-04-17 14:39:32 |
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10...9...8... | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-17 15:05:15 |
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I've done it before :) | by Nea | 2003-04-17 15:24:05 |
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We're going to | by skadi | 2003-04-17 14:41:22 |
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I love it. | by Vetitice | 2003-04-17 14:43:50 |
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*ba-dum-CH!* (n/t) | by BlurOfSerenity | 2003-04-17 14:46:58 |
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Thankyou | by Vetitice | 2003-04-17 16:05:38 |
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On the bright (incandescent) side | by Vetitice | 2003-04-17 14:43:11 |
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all people are going to hell... | by defdood | 2003-04-17 14:52:51 |
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Darnit. You beat me to it. | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-17 15:03:58 |
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I also posted it... | by defdood | 2003-04-17 15:05:36 |
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Everyone is going to there, apparently. | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-17 15:02:49 |
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Oh how very much I want to call you racist names | by Kickstart | 2003-04-17 16:30:50 |
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Heh. Most people don't know you, then. | by Naruki | 2003-04-17 14:44:05 |
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Oh YEAH?!?! Well... | by Illiad | 2003-04-17 14:45:23 |
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Wow, that was enlightening... | by slacktime | 2003-04-17 14:46:52 |
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uhm.... | by defdood | 2003-04-17 14:59:18 |
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Miranda: "You're stuuuuupid." | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-17 15:00:38 |
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heh... | by defdood | 2003-04-17 15:04:33 |
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Weak Atheist in my case | by Egaeus | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
