Yes that's very true, but hardly supprising when you consider the job that the concept of God does for theists.
Imagine having no emotional attachment to the idea of good or bad parenting. On 30 July, 14:48, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/7/30 deripsni <[email protected]> > > > > > I have to say I'm relieved that the site is a joke. I have absolutely > > nothing against atheism as long as a "believer" is willing to state > > that they could potentially change their mind. Many of the atheists I > > have met carry their stance like a badge of honour, something that > > they seem to be proud of. This is surely not conducive to the > > possibility of change. > > Of course there's always the possibility of changing one's mind. > > One difference I often see between atheists and theists who are both seeking > "truth" (whatever that is), is that theists very often have an emotional > investment in there being a God. The ideas of an afterlife or a divine order > or purpose to the universe is often very important to them. A lot of > atheists would probably shrug there shoulders at these concepts; they just > don't matter. > > Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
