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Originally Posted by paulgiamatti
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That's not even worth responding to. Complete misconstrual of anything I've written, and if the only person that can subscribe to your fundamentally flawed line of thinking is RobotElvis, then I have nothing else to say.
But sure, yeah, you happen to know that there is a creator of the universe because you thought long and hard about it while taking a shit one morning. It just happened to occur to you based on no evidence and no rationality that that is the way things are. Never mind science and observation and experimentation and physics and cosmology, we don't need any of that nonsense. Let's just imagine things are the way they are, because it sounds nice to us, and then accuse anyone else who doesn't subscribe to the same notions as being close-minded.
Never mind actually admitting to the things we don't know, we can just pretend we know things! Then we'll try to convince others to do the same, but get this - instead of calling it willful ignorance, let's call it confidence!
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You can be dismissive all you want. It doesn't sway my beliefs one bit. My belief isn't based on a sudden feeling or emotional revelation. I've studied long and hard on many different subjects including science, philosophy, religion (not just my own, but as many as I can find time for), history, mythology. I try very hard not to be dismissive of others beliefs or points of view, something you obviously struggle with. I also am not opposed to reading or listening material that is juxtaposed to my own beliefs, something you have shown you are unwilling to do by mentally shutting off anything you view as an ignorant or misinformed. You're stance seems to be one of predetermined rigidity. Its actually pretty sad. Its the very antithesis of open mindedness and critical thinking.
I'm sure my viewpoint doesn't change your beliefs either. And I can live with that. I would never want to force anyone to believe a certain way about anything. Something you seem to be fairly comfortable with.