I just do not believe you, I would like some statistics that support what you say. Because in all of those ive seen here. Abstinence did not work well at all. As we can see many times in links of this topic.
By "Im not a philosopher" I was saying that I am not savant enough about philosophical basis to consider myself a philosopher. Im just a random person trying to think about stuff.
Anyway.
I lept to the extreme, for the simple reason that i wanted to understand your point of view. For me the...
False.
Personnal annecdote: LeNorman's Familly, by the time of my Great, great, great grandmother which leads us to the middle of the 19th century (1850). A very rich and religious familly living in a mansion in the north of france. They were no secular people. YET, my great great great...
If I understand well you think that any given reality is entirely subjective therefore studying it is an entire waste of time ?
Im no philosopher, Im a freethinker and a reasonist, if you contest reality itself we have no point to start. If you consider it entirely subjective and that it...
I have to disagree here: Memory does take a lot of neurons, as well as beliefs, actually what we call "memories" are construction of synaptic links between neurons, when you think of god, beliefs or anything in your memory. You fire thousands of neurons. The network of neurons is of course...
The default position I described NEVER occurs. It is an hypothetical position for argument's sake. Debating on it is sterile.
What I mean is that the default position would be absoulte agnosticism (Allias: Ignorance of the existence of the concept of a god, and lack of any reflection about our...
Oh no, this rhinoceros is well alive and charging trust me, but let's discuss it anyway.
Already you face a huge problem, your definition of something that is "by default" is false.
What is by default, is what amongst a mess of options doesnt change without any external/internal actions.
Then...
I think you shall keep in mind that many religious people think abstinence is a thing that works. Many of them think a couple can resists it sexual urges.
We know that to be false but still that is the way they think.
So for them no reason for killing a foetus if you dont want a kid because if...
Yup, I can understand why the denomination would be seen negatively... those names are really associated with communism more than philosophy which, let's say it, is not the best kind of political regimes. So especially if you live in the US, I understand how you dont feel good with that title...
Et bien, Bonjour ^^.
Well first, thank you for your warm welcome ^^
Good to know, I'm not the only one who's mother tongue is not english around here ^^.
Candy store you say ? Well, just back from work and already this forum is mouth-watering. Anywho... Marxist-Leninist Atheist as your...
I guess that's how things are done around here, so let me introduce myself.
Im Diderot, of course not the real one (or I would be 302 years old and that'd be silly), and I am eager to discuss religion and any related topic with members of all Faith/Non-Faith/Anti-Faith/Para-Faith etc, etc.. But...