You should be able to relate to that, not to speak of the people you hang out with. Famous statements like "I am right and you are wrong." Or "You have no basis for this." What wold you call that?
Well, you know the old adage: You're entitled to your own opinion — but you're not entitled to your own facts.
Really? Coming from someone who claims her belief is "factual"? Who entitled you to yours?
I have an "opinion," too: I regard true "fishers of men" as being in the business, not of arranging for their next dinner, but of casting out lifelines, to rescue drowning men.
And I have an "opinion" too: some people are selling hot air and promising castles in the sky and making tons of money with these tales.
Plus to me, religion is not about fear, especially fear of my own death. To me, religion points me to the Source of life more abundantly — not just in the hereafter, but in the actual here and now
You are entitled to your opinion, bb. :)
Where is the "love" in your view? Do you think love is not important in the world of nature and the world of men? I think the love in this case is in the money the fishers of men make fishing men. :) You know, a little Kool Aid helps too.
Do you suppose it is even possible for us to "get on the same page" when we are so very far apart in basic world and moral views?
Sure, on some issues, bb, don;t you think?
Oh, leave Steven Hawking out of it. He's handicapped you know.
As for the cited "famous statements" that you here attribute to me: I have never, ever claimed the first. I have never said "I am right and you are wrong." Or ever have even tried to imply as much. If you disagree, post any relevant cite.
As for the second "famous statement" that you here attribute to me: When I say "You have no basis for that," that only means I do not see the basic premise on which your argument (such as it is) is logically constructed. I am merely asking for your further help, that I may understand what, exactly, you are driving at.
This is getting very tiresome, dear kosta....