> On 13 Jun 2019, at 20:12, Philip Thrift <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 6:27:30 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> On 12 Jun 2019, at 05:09, spudboy100 via Everything List >> <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> iI like the Pastafatians. However I am not against religion, just the >> mentality of the fanatic. >> Fanaticism usually means If you don't obey us, we will kill you >> This mentality is not just hugely, seen, among the Islamists. >> But also, their political chums, the Progressives (socialists & communists >> who are funded by billionaires) >> There is also, surprisingly to myself, great self-righteousness expressed by >> this lot, in excess, of the Christian fundamentalist. >> Beyond this, if Atheism works for you? Spectacular. If doing religious craps >> allow one to enjoy some psycho-social activity? Splendid. >> I do love Outre' observations by some physicists, because it permits our >> species to break free. I mean it's physics, it's either going to work or >> not, right? On the other hand, a gigantic budget would be required to test >> some conjectures. > > Yes, the problem is not any domain per se, but the fanaticism of those who > claim to know the truth, again, that works for any domain. > > But sometimes, a political authoritative regime choose some domain to make > truth claim, like Lyssenko in USSR genetics, or like with the frequent use of > religion by unscrupulous manipulators. > > People who claim not having a religion are usually people not aware of their > hypotheses. They take something fro granted, unconsciously. It is normal, as > we have plausibly been “programmed” in that way, for survival purposes. > > Bruno > > > Feyerabend wrote of scientific fundamentalism, being indoctrinated into a > particular theory as being TRUTH.
People seriously claiming truth are con artist only. It is scientism or outright crackpotery. Bruno > > @philipthrift > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/df8fdb28-723d-4c56-9b6d-c91c212a5049%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/df8fdb28-723d-4c56-9b6d-c91c212a5049%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/2F63BAD1-0AFC-4260-ACDB-F16CC3727797%40ulb.ac.be.
