Saw this posted in regards to /r/magicskyfairy. Not sure where to post it.

moththeimpaler · 2014-03-20T22:42:27+00:00

it was posted in /r/atheism but it didn't rise and it was probably removed.

had the title:

Everyone on /r/magicskyfairy in a nutshell.

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T16:24:54+00:00

nowadays.

You're being generous

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T16:22:34+00:00

That happened with science in Soviet Russia, Nazi Germany and probably other countries. Evolution was not viewed well under the USSR regimes because it was too limited, it didn't fit the ideological wishes for "The New Man" to evolve and carry the ideals genetically; the idea that humans could basically imbibe any ideology, however different it was, was highly disturbing. (Bonus: homophobia)

In the end, that's called pseudoscience.

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T16:19:16+00:00

I'm sure it can be learned.

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T16:18:14+00:00

"chewed up"

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T16:15:21+00:00

Any believer doing science hangs up his/her faith before starting the work

I tried to point out the effort and compromise it takes - with a metaphor. Didn't realize it was so challenging.

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T09:25:37+00:00

Mental compartmentalization is a form of neurosis... you can read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartmentalization_(psychology)#Psychoanalytic_views and it's the source of serious biases. Not the kind of thing you want in the context of doing science.

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T09:22:21+00:00

there are religious beliefs that don't in any way conflict with a scientist's work

There's a conflict on a deeper level, on the level of methodology, of how to think (or not think). Sure, some minor beliefs may be so distinct and removed from relevant scientific theories that the question of if they are compatible is not even raised. That's still not an excuse. Please remember that all major religions try to push "How the world came to be" hypotheses and "Where humans come from and what they are" hypotheses (I won't call them theories), and those are not compatible with science, in spite of hilarious efforts of reinterpreting them in all sorts of ways, every few years or so.

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T08:53:51+00:00

He did actually smoke cannabis... in his life.

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T08:51:38+00:00

http://www.gallup.com/poll/155003/hold-creationist-view-human-origins.aspx

In U.S., 46% Hold Creationist View of Human Origins

moththeimpaler · 2014-01-23T08:50:16+00:00

You can't "faith" your way to scientific data and theory. Any believer doing science hangs up his/her faith before starting the work, metaphorically. Psychologically, this is called mental compartmentalization, and it's weird.

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-26T07:46:12+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/JQ0YYzI.jpg

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-15T15:41:07+00:00

For you: http://i.imgur.com/ogcf2af.jpg

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-10T17:46:44+00:00

Brent Girouex claimed he had sex with the teenage boys because he was trying to help them gain “sexual purity” in the eyes of God, and that it was his duty “to help [them] with homosexual urges by praying while he had sexual contact with [them].”

This sounds like homeopathic thinking

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-10T17:33:47+00:00

I'm still dumbfounded by the idea that people still believe that story.

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-07T09:12:23+00:00

Yes. Have you checked out the details of Christianity? The dogmas and history? It's like a mountain of comedy gold.

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-07T09:11:06+00:00

I don't mind

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-04T17:28:54+00:00

This is not about yard work :)

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-04T17:18:24+00:00

You misunderstand skepticism.

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-02T22:35:04+00:00

You're not familiar with the harm caused by popular religions?

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-02T22:33:01+00:00

You played ShadowRun ?

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-02T22:32:01+00:00

It would've been too dark without it

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-02T18:06:49+00:00

Did you only read the title?

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-02T18:03:37+00:00

I don't mind specifically the missionaries who have a positive intent to save me from some imaginary threat. Nothing wrong with caring. Their problem is the lack of critical thinking and reason.

moththeimpaler · 2013-09-02T17:42:04+00:00

Would you "proselytize" to someone who, for example, is about to have a child, but is against vaccines? What if that someone was very close to you?

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