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Goblinmonger

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22. Sounds like reading James Joyce.

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 11:12 AM

Dec 2011

Every summer I read Ulysses and I get done reading some pages and think "there is no way Joyce even knew what that just meant."

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Is it Rude to Suggest that Religious Folks May Be Ignorant? [View all] LAGC Dec 2011 OP

Rude, no. Stupid, yes. rug Dec 2011 #1

Religion is the intermediate step between ignorance and knowledge. immoderate Dec 2011 #2

Great point. n/t trotsky Dec 2011 #17

It is far better skepticscott Dec 2011 #29

Yes, I was pointing out the irony of certain types of compromise. immoderate Dec 2011 #31

+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2011 #50

the real question is, why is E.B. Tylor's rubric still being used, where religion is only an early, MisterP Dec 2011 #3

There's way more wonder in thinking about things as they are. laconicsax Dec 2011 #4

Is it rude to suggest that brown-skinned, Spanish-speaking people in America might be illegals? n/t TygrBright Dec 2011 #5

Yes... considering the US has a very large population of NATIVE latinos. JustFiveMoreMinutes Dec 2011 #6

Instead of answering your question TlalocW Dec 2011 #7

Not rude. rrneck Dec 2011 #8

No, and I will say everybody is ignorant about something.... Humanist_Activist Dec 2011 #9

Very well said. LAGC Dec 2011 #10

I think this leads to much misunderstanding between religious people and... Humanist_Activist Dec 2011 #11

It may be rude but the truth often is....... nt bowens43 Dec 2011 #12

The word 'ignorant' is a dangerous one to use muriel_volestrangler Dec 2011 #13

'Ignorant' was my word, not his. LAGC Dec 2011 #14

It is both ignorant and arrogant to say it. Jim__ Dec 2011 #15

I would have an extemely difficult surviving in a jungle without modern supplies. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #16

Excellent point tama Dec 2011 #33

Uhm, its not like people living in a jungle didn't learn how to live there... Humanist_Activist Dec 2011 #34

Vegetalista shamans tama Dec 2011 #38

Its a psychoactive substance, what would we be testing, its affects on humans? Humanist_Activist Dec 2011 #48

What's the hypothesis? tama Dec 2011 #49

I was just trying to say different people have different knowledge. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #35

Birds and other wild animals have the intelligence to get out of the way lindysalsagal Dec 2011 #52

Doesn't sound like a blanket "ignorant about everything" statement. Goblinmonger Dec 2011 #18

*psst* laconicsax Dec 2011 #19

Everything I know about string theory Goblinmonger Dec 2011 #20

It's fun to read books by string theorists. laconicsax Dec 2011 #21

Sounds like reading James Joyce. Goblinmonger Dec 2011 #22

Let me investigate your question by the comparative method struggle4progress Dec 2011 #23

I wasn't aware that any of those groups made blanket claims about natural phenomena... LAGC Dec 2011 #25

Oh SNAP! What a great response to the false equivalencies provided to you. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #30

Boom goes the dynamite. Well done. darkstar3 Dec 2011 #37

Is it Rude to Suggest that String Theorists May Be Ignorant? nt tama Dec 2011 #39

Here? Yes. Iggo Dec 2011 #24

perhaps a little, when put in direct terms deacon_sephiroth Dec 2011 #26

If you ran across a group of people who worshipped Zeus, and prepared burnt offerings.... PassingFair Dec 2011 #27

They would probably be really fun. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #36

Hellenism, of course they exist tama Dec 2011 #40

I think the point of the post uriel1972 Dec 2011 #44

Benevolent interpretation tama Dec 2011 #45

Ignorance is not a crime - we're all ignorant of many things. mr blur Dec 2011 #28

One should distinguish between religious individuals and religious bodies FarCenter Dec 2011 #32

I'm sorry, where in there did Dawkins call religious people ignorant? ChadwickHenryWard Dec 2011 #41

It is rude to call all religious people ignorant, uriel1972 Dec 2011 #42

What is the difference between "ignorance" and "magical thinking". darkstar3 Dec 2011 #43

I take your point nt uriel1972 Dec 2011 #46

To base your tama Dec 2011 #47

Most of us who reject magical thinking grew up practicing it in good faith. iris27 Dec 2011 #54

Praying? tama Dec 2011 #55

I use magical thinking lazarus Dec 2011 #56

Yes, exactly. Not a slur, but a description. n/t iris27 Dec 2011 #57

lol! lindysalsagal Dec 2011 #53

It's not rude to tell the truth Eliminator Dec 2011 #51