Dude, one of the main problems is that you sound like a robot. You appear to be a fundamentalist atheist, yes. That's a common outcome for someone who...
In between insanity and insincerity is self-deceptive fundamentalism, which I think is where our OP is situated. It's the inability to question one's ...
Ha. The bleakness is definitely rough. I love the surreal and mystical elements of his later stuff though; sounds like you read some early ones. VALIS...
Damn, why didn't I think of that? Luxury and a beautiful view at my fingertips, and I'm over here working by the hour and living in Bay Ridge (basical...
No problem. But I feel like I "know" you in some sense, and I always am biased towards the creative output of people I know; I just listened to my for...
Well, I'd love to read a fantasy novel written by you, given your style in that review. And I can see why you prefer what you describe here over LOTR....
No issues on my end; again, I find it entertaining. But if you mods find it irksome, as I just mentioned to dog, I'm probably partly responsible for t...
Ah, well, I think I disagree because I think there's some great characters in LOTR. But they're archetypes more so; they're not realistic characters; ...
Purely out of curiosity, moderators, what exactly connotes "evangelism"? I have no interest in anyone being warned or banned; the more bullshit evange...
Are you really using flat-earthers as fodder for your argument that belief should be abolished? Try for some higher-hanging fruit; the stuff everyone ...
Yeah, I get it. I had the same experience with Lord Of The Rings, except my parents read the books to me as a kid, so I was only like 11 when the firs...
Fair enough; I'm a youngster, so it's a generational difference I guess. I will say Gary Oldman is not at all what Smiley should look like, physically...
Also, going by your internet search of "belief", we can easily analyze your own beliefs and compare them against those definitions: 1. "An acceptance ...
That's probably the genesis of your issues here, then. And you still have not responded to my arguments, and you've barely responded to anyone else's ...
Did you see the recent "Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy" film with Gary Oldman? I'm a sucker for a great spy drama; they're hard to come by, and that one...
You continue to use exact phrases in your arguments. Using single words consistently is a good way to make a clearer argument, but using entire phrase...
1. Your words: "I don't detect any cognitive science papers that show that belief is unavoidable. Science generally occurs on evidence, belief permits...
Again, it underlies all forms of thought; it underlies "scientific thinking" (whatever that is), in evidence, rational arguments. There's no rational ...
Two days in a row now I've had a two hour commute home from work (vs. the 1 hour norm). The public transit here in NYC totally implodes in inclement w...
No, I gave my argument in steps of increasing detail, as responses to your responses. Belief underlies all forms of thought. There have been a lot of ...
If you're going to bring an argument to the table, you ned to engage in a detailed defense, instead of just rehashing talking points. Show us why you ...
It's not probable, it's definite. The issue is who is using the account, and do you know that it's the person who normally uses it. You don't, but it ...
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