Trouble is: knowledge of the unknown comes at a glacial pace, whether we have to learn from existing texts, or gather genuinely new never-before-seen evidence. While we wait, we indulge in fantasy. It's the fantasy that gives meaning to most people. They imagine that it is real, or could be, and as long as it doesn't collide catastrophically into reality, people will accept fantasy as a substitute for reality. And you will see people assert rather affirmatively that they believe this, and this, and this. And they don't believe that, or that.
Myself, I have lots of ideas, often taking the form of an absolutely ingenious concept. It's such a good idea I would almost call it an epiphany! Then within a few months I usually learn enough to file it under "G". This is a neverending process, during which I consume vast quantities of snack foods and bury myself in back-of-the-envelope calculations. It's a helluva lot of fun! :-)
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There is always the unknown, and the hope that it will provide greater meaning
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- Discovered this week the main benefit of atheism
- I would flame you, but to do so would go against the tenants Islam
- To some, you're an "infidel". That's not a benefit.
- To the majority of Americans, in fact. But in America it's not supposed to be a detriment, either. (n/t)
- re: To some, you're an "infidel". That's not a benefit.
- Fortunately, the US isn't Iran and has separation of church and state
- The reason the US has separation of church and state is because we argue about it incessantly.
- re: Fortunately, the US isn't Iran and has separation of church and state
- "I don't see a threat from a New World Order of neo-con born-again Christians as much as from the likes of the "Mad Mullahs" of Iran"
- Fortunately, the US isn't Iran and has separation of church and state
- It takes alot of education to completely reject all the different theologies out there.
- Your preoccupation with atheism....
- re: benefit of atheism
- If "nothing bothers you" how can you be an atheist? ;-) (n/t)
- Did you say something? (n/t)
- No, it was nothing. (n/t)
- Did you say something? (n/t)