Profpointy
Legendary Member
and as for free market economics....
Once it is treated as a moral imperetive rather than merely a way of structuring finance and trade.
Neo-liberalism maybe a stronger case
and as for free market economics....
No they don't....by concocting a new set of religions.
. Even atheists feel moved to recreate some of the artefacts of religion in their own form.
Really? Such as?Even atheists feel moved to recreate some of the artefacts of religion in their own form.
Noooo!
Chewing gum is an essential part of my working-life! After a day in the lab or factory it's a life-saver, freshening the breath, cleaning the mouth, removing the residues of that fried food taste. Nothing else cuts-it like chewing gum.
Then this song would never have been sungI have decided, on one thing that could be safely removed without negative consequences, and obvious benefits. Chewing gum.
No they don't.
Really? Such as?
Never. Always disposed of responsibly.Do you gob it out on the pavement? If not, you can have some on prescription.
Mint Imperials whilst lovely (along with many other mints), just lack the cleansing ability of gum.Couldn't you make do with a mint imperial? For the good of the planet after all
That sounds like the sort of response I'd have got from a Jehovah's Witness I used to work with.The most obvious: https://cosmicshambles.com/ninelessons and https://www.sundayassembly.com/story. Explicit attempts to recreate "church" without God.
Going away from the obvious (for those of us who live in a country with a Christian-based culture) - most religions have prophets and holy texts, and a priesthood who are the only people with the arcane knowledge necessary to interpret those texts - and usually ways for the ordinary person to attain that knowledge. They often also have founding figures who had the initial revelation, a shared set of stories - often ones about the founding figures which the founding figures might find a little surprising, and foundations and institutions set up to spread the word. All of this contributes towards a sense of community, either expressed through regular meetings or through self-definition as different from other groups of believers.
Prophets: Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchins, Daniel Dennett
Holy Texts: The Origin of Species, The Blind Watchmaker, The God Delusion, God is not Great, Why God does not Exist
Priesthood: Anyone with a PhD in a science-based subject who is willing to stand up and talk about religion, often without a great deal of knowledge of the subject.
Ways to attain that knowledge: degrees in science
Founding figures: Galileo Galilei, Charles Darwin
Stories: "Eppur si muove", Darwin delaying publication of Origin of Species, supposed silencing of atheists, "Religion is the source of all evil", "Religious wars have been deadly"
Foundations: Dawkins foundation, Humanist associations, Rationalist association, Secular Society
Self-definition as different: I refer the honourable members to the refrain throughout the thread...
I hope your response to him had rather more content than "that sounds like the sort of response I'd have got from a bloke off the internet."That sounds like the sort of response I'd have got from a Jehovah's Witness I used to work with.
I just laughed at him and shook my head.I hope your response to him had rather more content than "that sounds like the sort of response I'd have got from a bloke off the internet."
I just laughed at him and shook my head.
Feel free to provide a substantive answer.
That was all the answer he warranted.Feel free to provide a substantive answer.
I have decided, on one thing that could be safely removed without negative consequences, and obvious benefits. Chewing gum.
Remind me never to let you have a go in my time machine. Too dangerous.
Graham