tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post1552740408608087815..comments2023-12-03T03:00:17.598-06:00Comments on Atheism & Philosophy: Quiz Mar1Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-14414035799519866922016-03-01T14:29:24.299-06:002016-03-01T14:29:24.299-06:00"Science is not only compatible with spiritua... "Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality." Carl Sagan<br /><br />Spirituality is tied to concepts such as meaningfulnes or personal growth. I think part of developing one's meaning is having greater knowledge about one's place in the universe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311526122552265874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-51834362743866406622016-03-01T13:25:32.010-06:002016-03-01T13:25:32.010-06:00"Does God's answer to Job really work? Sh..."Does God's answer to Job really work? Should he have been mollified with the divine evasion?"<br /><br />The idea that God's response is sufficient seems, to me, condescending and overly paternalistic. "Why is this happening to me?" should be a valid question when misfortune occurs, even if there might not be a comprehensible answer. Particularly because in the story of Job, there was an active agent actually causing the misfortune to happen! Beyond that point, I don't like the implication of fatalism inherent in the accepting of an incomprehensible universe causing inexplicable misfortune being something that we need to learn to accept. Progress is hard to come by if people just accept what happens rather than seeking to understand and/or overcome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074833329564539998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-59781405470690833152016-03-01T13:18:23.980-06:002016-03-01T13:18:23.980-06:00"Would you use an electronic wailing wall?&qu..."Would you use an electronic wailing wall?"<br /><br />No, I don't think that I would. I have close friends that are willing to commiserate with me, and if that fails my medical insurance has psychiatric coverage to pay for counseling.<br /><br />From a more practical standpoint, though, I would point out that there is absolutely no way that an electronic wailing wall that broadcasts messages does not get trolled and abused.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074833329564539998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-12401367268095807142016-03-01T09:56:39.826-06:002016-03-01T09:56:39.826-06:00Comment: "Science is not only compatible with...Comment: "Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality." Carl Sagan<br /><br />Similar to Spinoza's outlook, I agree that the stars, the vastness of the universe in which we live, is so extraordinary that we cannot help but procure a sense of wonder from it. This wonder, awe, reverence, whatever you want to call it negotiates its own kind of spirituality. It is, as de Botton asserts, our most direct and distant connection to the transcendent.Alexandria Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092644261490716101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-10198260949429171312016-03-01T09:51:56.488-06:002016-03-01T09:51:56.488-06:00Quiz Question
How are museums like churches?Quiz Question<br /><br />How are museums like churches?Alexandria Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092644261490716101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-53062798542122073812016-02-29T21:33:30.150-06:002016-02-29T21:33:30.150-06:00"Does God's answer to Job really work? Sh..."Does God's answer to Job really work? Should he have been mollified with the divine evasion?" Response:<br /><br />God's answer doesn't work in the actual context of the book of Job. In his explanation, deB misrepresents the story. He says that it "refuses to offer up simple, faith-based answers (189)." However, the story does offer an explanation. God is seemingly influenced by Satan, or at least takes his bet. Thus, God's angry invocations of his own greatness do not come across as invitations to be in awe of our own insignificance, but rather, the story simply portrays God as a sadistic bully.Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-91828112497200053992016-02-29T20:34:56.563-06:002016-02-29T20:34:56.563-06:00Question for Discussion -
"Secular arguments...Question for Discussion -<br /><br />"Secular arguments are majorly based off of the question of wondering why human beings cannot be more perfect, which was stated on page 186 of the text. Are you in agreeance that humans are merely "imperfect" beings or do you believe that we can continue becoming more and more 'perfect'?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839921904390680791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-32658445868433557662016-02-29T20:28:58.711-06:002016-02-29T20:28:58.711-06:00Discussion Question - "Do pessimists have a g...Discussion Question - "Do pessimists have a greater capacity for joy?"<br /><br />I agree with de Botton in the fact that pessimists have a greater capacity for joy in the same perspective. Personally, I am very pessimistic, because I am constantly thinking about how something will go wrong and never expect anything from anyone, just because I have been surrounded by individuals who are not men/women of their word. However, the appreciation I feel whenever someone does something I would not have expected, it can turn my whole day around. Where as, if someone is an optimist, they are constantly trying to see how everything will work out, and it can create disappoint over time and finally end up just turning them into pessimists themselves, but there's nothing wrong with that, in my opinion. We all need to have the realization that life just kind of sucks at times, so that way we can appreciate the beauty we get to witness or share with others whenever we receive it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839921904390680791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-19222361637811501782016-02-29T11:54:21.905-06:002016-02-29T11:54:21.905-06:00Quiz question:
According to deB, in chapter VII, r...Quiz question:<br />According to deB, in chapter VII, religion is a symbol of what?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267919853006982562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-23898273892208923172016-02-29T11:30:10.298-06:002016-02-29T11:30:10.298-06:00Here is a clip from Gurren Lagann that I find that...Here is a clip from Gurren Lagann that I find that sums up the pessimism v optimism debate<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQMB3w8IhCMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267919853006982562noreply@blogger.com