Comments on: 02/06/16 – Arguing Belief

By: Edward Welbourne

Edward Welbourne — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 01:30:53 +0000

Agnostic isn’t “against” an idea; it admits “I don’t know and I’m not going to pretend to, either”. Often enough, the question warranting that answer isn’t half so well-posed as those presenting it would have you suppose; in which case the answer is really “I don’t even pretend to know what you mean by the question you think you just posed.” Many such questions are shibboleths, in any case – the question doesn’t need a meaning, the point of asking is for the answer to be a declaration of (or of lack of) allegiance to some group of people.

By: Pete Rogan

Pete Rogan — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 01:35:55 +0000

Such has been my commitment since the 1960s. Holding my own, I would say.

By: xheralt

xheralt — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 17:56:21 +0000

“I reject your reality and substitute my own” used to be a joke on Mythbusters…now, it’s a way of life for many. Maybe it always has been…