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16. The idea is ancient

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 05:40 AM

Dec 2011

and it's called (philosophical) skepticism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skepticism#Philosophical_skepticism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhonism

Ancient skeptics also used the word 'dogmatism' similarly to you.

PS: philosophical skepticism has little to do with with modern "skeptic" movement and scientism.

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A MUST read: An Atheist’s Sermon to All Souls Unitarian Church on December 11th, 2011 [View all] cleanhippie Dec 2011 OP

Thanks for this link! Reading it fully. MarkCharles Dec 2011 #1

Interesting man with an interesting history. cbayer Dec 2011 #2

Link seems to work just fine. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #5

Dogmatic? cleanhippie Dec 2011 #4

GliderGuider isn't an atheist, not by our definition. beam me up scottie Dec 2011 #6

Could be he doesn't understand what the term means beam me up scottie Dec 2011 #8

Either way... cleanhippie Dec 2011 #9

At least you try. beam me up scottie Dec 2011 #12

I get it, it's a journey, not a destination. beam me up scottie Dec 2011 #13

And please, continue. I'm not trying to knock that down. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #14

To me unbeliever and non-believer have somewhat different meanings. GliderGuider Dec 2011 #10

Fair enough. Thanks for the explanation. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #15

The idea is ancient tama Dec 2011 #16

Those ancient Greeks are forever post-modern! GliderGuider Dec 2011 #17