You are the queen of putting words where they were never spoken. Tom's training you well.
When I speak of what you perceive as black and white it's not a belief Jody. It's the rules of the scientific method. They are not an ideology and those rules actually hold black and white thought in disdain.
They require continual experimentation and refinement. Science exists in a constant state of gray.
However science also has no room for anything that is immeasurable and a component of pure faith such as a value of prayer. If it feels good for you or anyone else to blur that line than all the more power to you but I will steadfastly challenge you if you take that personal blurring and try to convince others that science should factor in "magic". It cannot and not because Art the Bully doesn't want it to. It's how it's defined Jody.
As I said, you have every right to tear into me here in Flame but, if you're going to put words in my mouth that weren't there, you'll have your ass handed to you.
Art
Flame » in reply to Sir Art The Perfect Arrogant
Who said anything about right and just?
The whole thread (91 posts)
- Another reason I'm an atheist
- You *do* realize...
- Prayer v. begging. One reason I'm not an atheist.
- re: Another reason I'm an atheist
- Prayer works.
- Dear Eri and Reb,
- May I cut in for a moment?
- re: Dear Eri and Reb,
- There's the thing
- I don't think our fates are predetermined.
- re: I don't think our fates are predetermined.
- Then why...
- I don't know what religion you were indoctrinated into but it sounds like it had some severe failings.
- re: Then why...
- I don't think our fates are predetermined.
- Dear Eri and Reb,
- REB, I'm not upset with praying. It's scientifically analyzing it that makes me crazy.
- To be fair...
- Fair enough (n/t)
- Prayer works.
