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Brettongarcia

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19. Science is brainwashing?

Reply to jonno99 (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:21 PM

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Are you an atheist wanting to talk faith with a believer? There's an app for that. [View all] rug Aug 2016 OP

I am too biased Lunabell Aug 2016 #1

I look at it more like brainwashing Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #2

"said the pot to the kettle"... jonno99 Aug 2016 #5

???????? Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #7

Science is brainwashing? Brettongarcia Aug 2016 #19

I call propagating this sort of thinking "brainwashing": jonno99 Aug 2016 #21

You're not biased, you're reality-based, and since religion isn't based in reality... cleanhippie Aug 2016 #3

Hmmm...Do you not take it "on faith" that eventually we'll figure out jonno99 Aug 2016 #4

No, it's taken that science will find the answers to those questions. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #8

So we are in agreement then, your faith in science is strong...nt jonno99 Aug 2016 #9

You are equivocating on the meaning of 'faith.' immoderate Aug 2016 #10

Faith: jonno99 Aug 2016 #11

Yes I do. AAMOF, I think it's pretty much in the bag. immoderate Aug 2016 #12

In the bag? Not really. jonno99 Aug 2016 #15

That's why I avoid using 'faith' that way. Fundies equivocate. immoderate Aug 2016 #16

Chuckles. Plausible? jonno99 Aug 2016 #22

You are right. I don't act out of faith. It's totally useless. immoderate Aug 2016 #23

And yet there is no actual evidence that life formed naturally - only your "feeling" jonno99 Aug 2016 #25

Of course there's lots of evidence. OTOH "the Creator" is a feeling. immoderate Aug 2016 #27

No. Belief in something "for which there is no proof" Brettongarcia Aug 2016 #17

"Faith". Lol. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #13

"science will find the answers to those questions." rug Aug 2016 #14

The proven record of science to date is incredible. Brettongarcia Aug 2016 #18

No, what I am putting down is starry-eyed expectations. rug Aug 2016 #20

You have determined the limits of science? How? By revelation? immoderate Aug 2016 #24

I have determined that science, like all known things is limited. rug Aug 2016 #26

Are the limits of science known? How do you know? immoderate Aug 2016 #28

Naturally. rug Aug 2016 #29

How will we know when we reach the limits of science? immoderate Aug 2016 #30

You assume our ability to learn is greater that what there is to learn. rug Aug 2016 #31

Can you characterize the kinds of things that cannot be known? immoderate Aug 2016 #32

By science, I presume. rug Aug 2016 #33

My bad! I left you that loophole. immoderate Aug 2016 #34

The blobfish will never be explained. rug Aug 2016 #36

Sure. It's pointless. Leastways, I don't detect one. immoderate Aug 2016 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author cleanhippie Aug 2016 #38

Given the incredible successes of science to date? Brettongarcia Aug 2016 #40

The question is whether there iare limits to what science can explain. rug Aug 2016 #42

Trying to focus just on the inanimate-to-animate moment... Brettongarcia Aug 2016 #43

Actually, that's the stronger pro-science argument. rug Aug 2016 #44

Meeting intolerance with intolerance? guillaumeb Aug 2016 #35

No, more like meeting ignorance and bigotry with intolerance. Lunabell Aug 2016 #39

Which of these three qualities is more desirable? guillaumeb Aug 2016 #41

Too namby pamby for me. Lunabell Aug 2016 #45

Dialogue does not equate to surrender. eom guillaumeb Aug 2016 #46

"I don't like talking to real people -- but an app I can handle!" struggle4progress Aug 2016 #6