tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post8627432145378093366..comments2024-03-14T08:15:15.207-07:00Comments on CADRE Comments: Miracles and skepticismBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-19994668230731439972007-05-21T07:32:00.000-07:002007-05-21T07:32:00.000-07:00{shrug} "They managed to get _those_ things right ...{shrug} "They managed to get _those_ things right at least, even if they did so on mistaken grounds."<BR/><BR/>Doesn't take much to make that observation. Anyone can do it, us or them. If we can do it, they can do it. Especially when it comes to acknowledging moral choices. The sheep in the parable evidently haven't heard about the parable of the sheep and the goats, and are surprised they are Jason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1453351398182026192007-05-20T18:43:00.000-07:002007-05-20T18:43:00.000-07:00Thought you might like thisDo Atheists Exist?http:...Thought you might like this<BR/><BR/>Do Atheists Exist?<BR/><BR/>http://polemos.net/Do%20Atheists%20Exist.htmljkbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08770068795624970670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-65924121117091916422007-05-19T22:05:00.000-07:002007-05-19T22:05:00.000-07:00Well, the point I was getting at was that from an ...Well, the point I was getting at was that from an atheist point of view, religious believers can't even be 'partly right' about responding to a supernatural reality, because there is none period. How they choose to articulate this fundamental tenet of their worldview certainly runs a gamut from outright accusation of deception to a gentle frustration that we continue to cling to comforting (if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1332285344142620242007-05-19T16:05:00.000-07:002007-05-19T16:05:00.000-07:00Excellent post and quotes, JD.My only caveat, is t...Excellent post and quotes, JD.<BR/><BR/>My only caveat, is that "atheist skeptics" are not always necessarily obligated to believe that any theistic belief whether generally or particularly, is either delusion or irrationality (at least in some senses of that word). Granted, it is very popular for atheists to play the delusion card--it makes for an effective (though merely) rhetorical appeal Jason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.com