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patrice

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9. All knowledge is contextual, so knowing includes the precise traits of the relevant context, this is

Reply to DreamGypsy (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 01:49 PM

Dec 2012

what makes knowing useful; those contexts are selected facets of the physical world, part of what we call reality.

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I'm not sure I understand what you are saying about religion. More people identifying as _________________ (whatever) means what? other than more people identifying as whatever . . . more people filled in a certain circle on somekind of instrument. What validity is there beyond that fact?

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Surveying religious belief needs social science not hard science [View all] cbayer Dec 2012 OP

are you suggesting that religious moralists cannot be relied upon... mike_c Dec 2012 #1

What's a religious moralist? cbayer Dec 2012 #4

someone who accepts and spreads moral precepts founded upon religious dogma... mike_c Dec 2012 #8

The point of the article, imo, is that answers from both religious and non-religious people cbayer Dec 2012 #10

Yes, the think tank Theos Goblinmonger Dec 2012 #2

Isn't it a great thing we have believers who are so willing (and able) to tell us what we, trotsky Dec 2012 #12

I usually have trouble with the word "religion" and I don't find "spirituality" much better. patrice Dec 2012 #3

I think more and more people are feeling just as you do. cbayer Dec 2012 #5

Would you support removing the religion clause from the US 1st amendment? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #13

I don't expect perfection from anything & The Constitution is an excellent example of imperfection, patrice Dec 2012 #15

Yeah, yeah, yeah. DreamGypsy Dec 2012 #6

Agree. The *reassignment* noted could be highly subjective. cbayer Dec 2012 #7

All knowledge is contextual, so knowing includes the precise traits of the relevant context, this is patrice Dec 2012 #9

Yes, the church attendance figures have long been known to have a "halo bias." trotsky Dec 2012 #11

The British Humanist Association asked the census question, and others, in a poll muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #14