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"Brian Westley" |
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13 Nov 2007 07:54:12 PM |
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Dark Ages dept: "6 myths of atheism" |
The usual claptrap from the Nat'l Catholic Register, with a
few real gaffs:
http://ncregister.com/site/article/7279/
Usual claptrap:
Myth: Science makes God obsolete.
Myth: Religion and science are incompatible.
Gaffs:
Myth: Atheists are more logical than believers.
Myth: The burden of proof is on the religious.
INCREDIBLE gaffs:
Myth: Religion has led to violent intolerance.
Myth: Science is a reliable guide for us.
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Merlyn LeRoy
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| User: "Tokay Pino Gris" |
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| Title: Re: Dark Ages dept: "6 myths of atheism" |
13 Nov 2007 10:41:22 PM |
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Brian Westley wrote:
The usual claptrap from the Nat'l Catholic Register, with a
few real gaffs:
http://ncregister.com/site/article/7279/
Usual claptrap:
Myth: Science makes God obsolete.
No. Science shows there is no need to invoke a god to explain anything.
Myth: Religion and science are incompatible.
Not really a myth. Actually true.
Gaffs:
Myth: Atheists are more logical than believers.
Not as such, but generally, yes. True.
Myth: The burden of proof is on the religious.
That is how science works. The claim that differs from the null has
burden of proof.
INCREDIBLE gaffs:
Myth: Religion has led to violent intolerance.
That is a fact.
Myth: Science is a reliable guide for us.
It isn't even supposed to be a "guide".
Tokay
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"I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work."
Ben Franklin
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| User: "sleepykit" |
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| Title: Re: Dark Ages dept: "6 myths of atheism" |
14 Nov 2007 08:47:04 PM |
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Brian Westley wrote:
The usual claptrap from the Nat'l Catholic Register, with a
few real gaffs:
http://ncregister.com/site/article/7279/
Usual claptrap:
Myth: Science makes God obsolete.
Myth: Religion and science are incompatible.
Gaffs:
Myth: Atheists are more logical than believers.
Myth: The burden of proof is on the religious.
INCREDIBLE gaffs:
Myth: Religion has led to violent intolerance.
Myth: Science is a reliable guide for us.
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Merlyn LeRoy
This must be some definition of "myth" I haven't previously heard of...
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sleepykit
"Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is
serious." - Brendan Gill
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| User: "Virgil" |
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| Title: Re: Dark Ages dept: "6 myths of atheism" |
14 Nov 2007 10:19:53 PM |
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In article <473bb21c$0$1762$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.com>,
sleepykit <sleepykit@gmail.com> wrote:
Brian Westley wrote:
The usual claptrap from the Nat'l Catholic Register, with a
few real gaffs:
http://ncregister.com/site/article/7279/
Usual claptrap:
Myth: Science makes God obsolete.
Myth: Religion and science are incompatible.
Gaffs:
Myth: Atheists are more logical than believers.
Myth: The burden of proof is on the religious.
INCREDIBLE gaffs:
Myth: Religion has led to violent intolerance.
Myth: Science is a reliable guide for us.
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Merlyn LeRoy
This must be some definition of "myth" I haven't previously heard of...
Didn't you know: "Myth" is Xtain for "Truth". And vice versa.
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| User: "Virgil" |
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| Title: Re: Dark Ages dept: "6 myths of atheism" |
13 Nov 2007 09:42:12 PM |
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In article <13jkla4s9k8eo03@corp.supernews.com>,
Brian Westley <westley@visi.com> wrote:
The usual claptrap from the Nat'l Catholic Register, with a
few real gaffs:
http://ncregister.com/site/article/7279/
Usual claptrap:
Myth: Science makes God obsolete.
Myth: Religion and science are incompatible.
Gaffs:
Myth: Atheists are more logical than believers.
Myth: The burden of proof is on the religious.
INCREDIBLE gaffs:
Myth: Religion has led to violent intolerance.
Myth: Science is a reliable guide for us.
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Merlyn LeRoy
How stupid to call such things myths when one has put one's faith in
myths.
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| User: "Richo" |
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| Title: Re: Dark Ages dept: "6 myths of atheism" |
13 Nov 2007 08:52:39 PM |
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On Nov 14, 12:54 pm, Brian Westley <west...@visi.com> wrote:
The usual claptrap from the Nat'l Catholic Register, with a
few real gaffs:http://ncregister.com/site/article/7279/
OH boy!
Reading this you don't know whether to laugh or cry (or vomit).
Usual claptrap:
Myth: Science makes God obsolete.
Myth: Religion and science are incompatible.
Gaffs:
Myth: Atheists are more logical than believers.
I particularly enjoyed the fantastic irony in this one:
"Logic is brought in to comfort the atheist with rationalizations."
Is he trying to be funny??
Mark.
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| User: "satyr" |
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| Title: Re: Dark Ages dept: "6 myths of atheism" |
13 Nov 2007 11:31:07 PM |
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:54:12 -0000, Brian Westley <westley@visi.com>
wrote:
The usual claptrap from the Nat'l Catholic Register, with a
few real gaffs:
http://ncregister.com/site/article/7279/
Usual claptrap:
Myth: Science makes God obsolete.
Reality: Science makes God unnecessary.
Myth: Religion and science are incompatible.
Reality: Religion and reality are incompatible.
Gaffs:
Myth: Atheists are more logical than believers.
Reality: Atheists are more sane than believers.
Myth: The burden of proof is on the religious.
Reality: The burden of proof of sanity is on the religious.
INCREDIBLE gaffs:
Myth: Religion has led to violent intolerance.
Reality: Religion is the basis of violent intolerance.
Myth: Science is a reliable guide for us.
Reality: GPS is a reliable guide for us.
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Merlyn LeRoy
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satyr #1953
Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab
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