tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post140258188807208108..comments2023-10-10T09:50:34.565-07:00Comments on Find and Ye Shall Seek: The "everyone knows" argumentMystical Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-39892129671476803712009-06-26T09:00:52.902-07:002009-06-26T09:00:52.902-07:00Sherry,
"Sounds like another guy whose only ...Sherry,<br /><br />"Sounds like another guy whose only exposure to religion is fundamentalist explanations."<br /><br />Yes, he does. There seem to be a lot of people who fall into that category, and maybe the next big question is how can this popular misconception about religion be corrected?<br /><br />Prickliest,<br /><br />"I think it's funny when people speak confidently about things they know little about."<br /><br />I do too, but what's also funny is that some people seem to think that they don't NEED to know anything about the subject because the subject is self-evident.Mystical Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-47957174762469588972009-06-25T20:41:18.898-07:002009-06-25T20:41:18.898-07:00I love his sentence, which appears just before the...I love his sentence, which appears just before the passage you quoted: "It’s worth noting that this incompatibility is <b>perfectly evident</b> to any fair-minded person who cares to look." (emphasis in original)<br /><br />I think it's funny when people speak confidently about things they no little about.<br /><br />"A little learning is a dangerous thing."PrickliestPearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07606660660913560540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-24841262782278028842009-06-25T11:15:38.032-07:002009-06-25T11:15:38.032-07:00I think you have made a telling argument here. I f...I think you have made a telling argument here. I fully agree. Moreover, science doesn't say "no" to supernatural occurances. By definition it doesn't address them, since they aren't by definition susceptible to the scientific method. It's simply ludicrous to suggest that there is not compatibility between science and religion, unless of course, our view of religion is exceedingly narrow. Sounds like another guy whose only exposure to religion is fundamentalist explanations.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503657383929273550noreply@blogger.com