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  1. Mickdrew

    Opinion: Why Lovecraft is Right

    I've been reading this anthology of his work: https://www.amazon.ca/Complete-Fiction-H-P-Lovecraft/dp/1631060015 Couldn't find it on the US Amazon website. Seems to only be available on the Canadian site. As to what order, I just read from beginning to end in the order they were supposedly...
  2. Mickdrew

    Opinion: Why Lovecraft is Right

    To borrow from the Wikipedia article on the Cthulhu mythos: "Lovecraft believed in a purposeless, mechanical, and uncaring universe. Human beings, with their limited faculties, can never fully understand this universe, and the cognitive dissonance caused by this revelation leads to insanity, in...
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    • cosmos horror lovecraft universe
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Literature
  3. Mickdrew

    Did you make that video in your status? If so, nice job :)

    Did you make that video in your status? If so, nice job :)
  4. Mickdrew

    Hope in Trump

    What kind of position is this? Vote Trump and then pray he lied about literally everything? You are pretty much agreeing that he is a sociopath who will say anything to further his own interests. That'll be why things get worse than we thought, if anything. Look at who h's thinking of choosing...
  5. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    Only if you're intent on interpreting motives in the worst possible way. Wait, isn't that what you were berating in an earlier post?
  6. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    When I see evidence of a more likely interpretation, I will acknowledge it
  7. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    No actually. I was just going to point out how rather than using strong skepticism to question a claim, you have instead used it to question the judgement of that claim. If you accept the claim (that God has talked to people), then this irony is even more pronounced. Are you saying theism is...
  8. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    Cute. But you seem to be very selective in your skepticism.
  9. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    I literally addressed this exact point in my original reply to you. How did you not see this?
  10. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    There are of course ways to blur the distinction, but in essence deism vs theism is used to answer a simple question: Will the natural always remain constant, or can they be broken? If someone thinks a God has intervened or will intervene, then they are a theist. A deist would be someone who...
  11. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    If they have ruled out a certain position, and you bring the same arguments that they've considered, then do not be surprised when your views are not readily accepted. The elegant razor of Occam cuts through this effortlessly.
  12. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    I think we're both operating under different understanding of theism and deism. From my understanding, deism holds the belief in a supreme being and creator that does not intervene in how universe operates (whether for human interests or otherwise) Theism is the belief that a supreme creator...
  13. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    There is no hijacking. There is a widespread view that Atheist materialism is the most appropriate position for a skeptic to take. It certainly seems to have the most justification as far as I can see. Again, you are judging it to not be "true" skepticism because most people don't reach the...
  14. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    Yes, I think I know where you're coming from, GA I don't disagree :)
  15. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    If I've equated skeptics with atheists, then the title of this thread is a curious choice. I would argue that disbelief in a God is a natural result of skepticism, but there are plenty of atheists who disbelieve for a different reason.
  16. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    Well hey, if both of ya'll are already skeptics, then this doesn't apply to you :)
  17. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    Unless you're saying that faith and obedience is not a major part of your religion, then I don't understand what your meaning is.
  18. Mickdrew

    Reasons to be a Skeptic – Not an Atheist

    I have never much cared for the label “atheism”. This is not just because of the baggage and connotations that come with it, but also because, as many have argued, it is a label that describes a negative. If we labelled ourselves just on what we did not believe, we’d be weighed down with having...
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    • Thread
    • atheism faith obedience religion skeptic submission
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: Non-theism
  19. Mickdrew

    Could you creat a fly ?

    This is a silly question. If we could genetically engineer animals of our own, scientists would be doing so. We are in the early stages of this field of biochemistry. If this is supposed to prove some absurd point about creationism, then allow me to defer to Orgel's Second Rule: "Evolution is...
  20. Mickdrew

    2/3 Vertebrate Wildlife Gone by 2020

    Sigh Oh internet, you never change...
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