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To: TangoLimaSierra

Sorry.

But, I must stand by my observation.

I expect a higher level of intellectual rigor from those who wear the mantle of rationality and adherence to science etc...

But it is so often not forthcoming.

My observation is not only from this thread. I’ve noticed self proclaimed proselytizing atheists often are rather weak when in comes to reasoned argument or understanding of science.

I think they do trend to being slightly more intelligent than average and having some knowledge on scientific or technical areas.

But that actually becomes a stumbling block to them in that they think they know more than they do and are smarter than they are.

I think it is common among those with narrow dogmatic beliefs.


230 posted on 05/05/2014 12:26:07 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: ifinnegan
I expect a higher level of intellectual rigor from those who wear the mantle of rationality and adherence to science etc...

And yet you expect no level of intellectual rigor from the religionists.

Just say "morality comes from God", and that's all that's needed (even though you can't expound on how this system of morality is documented).

I will admit that it is quite a bit more difficult to build a coherent system of morality without appealing to the supernatural, but then again anything worth doing requires actually doing a little bit of work.

236 posted on 05/05/2014 12:45:47 PM PDT by GunRunner
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