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In reply to the discussion: How is religion any different than creative speculation??? [View all]NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)46. No, in some peoples' worlds they don't. Sucks to be them.
There are mysteries and there are wonders, for atheists and believers and scientists and scholars, and these sometimes have "scientific" explanations.
But these explanations often are developed to satisfy some urgent need to "explain", as if the unexplainable is uncomfortable for them.
So, they pour hours and hours writing treatises about how observable evidence exists to explain every phenomenon that can be named.
Now am I talking about science, or could it be something else?
What is it with people that everything needs an explanation?
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I find it incredible that people do not understand a positive reason for spirituality
uppityperson
Jan 2015
#4
In my opinion, it goes both ways and I see these as defensive attacks at this point.
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
#7
Breaking it down to Us vs Them continues to make the world a more difficult place
uppityperson
Jan 2015
#11
I do not see how that relates to my post. Maybe you relied to the wrong person. nt
uppityperson
Jan 2015
#23
Well, to start with, scientific provable stuff is provable. And it changes as we
genwah
Jan 2015
#52
This one has spent the time since the paris massacre seeing just out outrageous he can be.
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2015
#56
When our kid was about 7, I asked if he could prove we weren't all just brains in jars
MannyGoldstein
Jan 2015
#24
because there is a solid evidentiary basis for all of our assertions regarding those things.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2015
#14
You are apparently unaware of how many assumptions are required to reach your conclusions.
NYC_SKP
Jan 2015
#58
Science is always open to new information. Seems to be the biggest difference.
Major Nikon
Jan 2015
#67
Since this is a Democratic board where people presumably hope to see Democrats elected
onenote
Jan 2015
#31
Well because in the long run, ending a reliance on religion for All Americans
el_bryanto
Jan 2015
#41
I would ask if religion could be considered, in some instances... the same as meditation.
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2015
#32
Mocking/questioning/disagreeing with the latter is (mostly) deemed acceptable.
Behind the Aegis
Jan 2015
#33