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1 year ago
in Why Scott Adams is Wrong about Atheism on danielmiessler.com | grep understanding
I've always seen being a "100% atheist", or a religious extremist as unintelligent. I don't mean that every person who believes in a religion is stupid; I have major respect for those who keep their minds open. Those who learn - from non-bias sources - about many different belief systems and then choose the one that's right for them. These people are intelligent (or are making an intelligent decision in that respect), no matter what they believe in (if any). Simply accepting the religion you're born into and only viewing other belief systems through that religion's (often very bias) lens shows me that you're not intelligent.
When asked what I believe in, I usually explain that I don't believe in Gods and I don't follow any particular religion; That I am too inexperienced to come up with a conclusion on whether God exists or not, and that self-transcendence is a lifelong process, not something you attain by praying five times a day or going to Church every Sunday. I keep my mind open to new ideas and experiences.
Remain cautious not to use words like agnostic or atheist, which simply place a generic label on your belief system. It's like being 100% democratic or republican. Extremes are impractical in practice.
When asked what I believe in, I usually explain that I don't believe in Gods and I don't follow any particular religion; That I am too inexperienced to come up with a conclusion on whether God exists or not, and that self-transcendence is a lifelong process, not something you attain by praying five times a day or going to Church every Sunday. I keep my mind open to new ideas and experiences.
Remain cautious not to use words like agnostic or atheist, which simply place a generic label on your belief system. It's like being 100% democratic or republican. Extremes are impractical in practice.
1 year ago
in Why Scott Adams is Wrong about Atheism on dmiessler.com | grep understanding
I've always seen being a "100% atheist", or a religious extremist as unintelligent. I don't mean that every person who believes in a religion is stupid; I have major respect for those who keep their minds open. Those who learn - from non-bias sources - about many different belief systems and then choose the one that's right for them. These people are intelligent (or are making an intelligent decision in that respect), no matter what they believe in (if any). Simply accepting the religion you're born into and only viewing other belief systems through that religion's (often very bias) lens shows me that you're not intelligent.
When asked what I believe in, I usually explain that I don't believe in Gods and I don't follow any particular religion; That I am too inexperienced to come up with a conclusion on whether God exists or not, and that self-transcendence is a lifelong process, not something you attain by praying five times a day or going to Church every Sunday. I keep my mind open to new ideas and experiences.
Remain cautious not to use words like agnostic or atheist, which simply place a generic label on your belief system. It's like being 100% democratic or republican. Extremes are impractical in practice.
When asked what I believe in, I usually explain that I don't believe in Gods and I don't follow any particular religion; That I am too inexperienced to come up with a conclusion on whether God exists or not, and that self-transcendence is a lifelong process, not something you attain by praying five times a day or going to Church every Sunday. I keep my mind open to new ideas and experiences.
Remain cautious not to use words like agnostic or atheist, which simply place a generic label on your belief system. It's like being 100% democratic or republican. Extremes are impractical in practice.
1 year ago
in Instant Messaging Kills Babies on dmiessler.com | grep understanding
I keep my phone on silent at all times, and I keep AIM and MSN open but my status is always "unavailable," which allows me to ignore any message with the excuse "I wasn't at the PC." Nowadays.
1 year ago
in Instant Messaging Kills Babies on danielmiessler.com | grep understanding
I keep my phone on silent at all times, and I keep AIM and MSN open but my status is always "unavailable," which allows me to ignore any message with the excuse "I wasn't at the PC." Nowadays.
