tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057848876106210255.post8557855665983517734..comments2023-07-03T11:58:26.947+01:00Comments on Friendly Humanist: Troubling thoughts about superstitionTimothy Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373801153623991221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057848876106210255.post-32381676279923042602007-11-10T11:27:00.000+00:002007-11-10T11:27:00.000+00:00Thanks. I was afraid I was getting a bit wordy - ...Thanks. I was afraid I was getting a bit wordy - my posts have been rather long lately. I'm glad you enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>When it comes to responding to a statement like that - that science is bad because it eliminates the prospect of "God" - it's hard to know where to start. So many things wrong with it.<BR/><BR/>I recently succumbed to the unproductive temptation to debate scientific minutia with a Christian creationist. Afterwards, I realized that this was a situation where not participating in the conversation, or changing the subject, would certainly have been the more worthy response. But it is difficult to hold back my gut reaction (to argue and debate) when someone spouts such utter and complete nonsense as though it were obvious fact.<BR/><BR/>Sigh.Timothy Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373801153623991221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057848876106210255.post-6438883848813751232007-10-31T15:06:00.000+00:002007-10-31T15:06:00.000+00:00This is just such a thoughtful post. I had recentl...This is just such a thoughtful post. <BR/>I had recently read someone discrediting science totally, on the basis that it eliminated the prospect of "God". I found myself becoming angry at the shallowness of the statement, but couldn't succeed in constructing a non-threatening response to calm my rection. This post has worked wonders for me! <BR/>I tend to react to things in a black or white way, and wholly forget all the shades of grey...<BR/>May your headphones work forever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com