ForEverAfter
Ex-Bluelighter
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I have taken sides in the absence of evidence, indeed.
Why?
the many functions suggested by all types of religion
Which are? (I think they're all essentially in agreement with each other, aren't they?)
which have generally poor proof backing up their claims
They (religions) don't attempt to prove anything.
However if I were to go undecided about the function of the universe, I would then have to consider someone or something responsible for this function, the one who placed it and then I would have to search for who created this and I will be lost, just like in my original post, in the same sort of the unproven religious beliefs.
Perhaps, then, we are limited to our understanding based on our expectation that proof is the only evidence of reality and that, when something cannot be proved, it - otherwise - does not exist. (As willow paraphrased more eloquently than I can phrase in my current state.... [15 shots of tequila and one joint.])
Your last statement makes absolutely no sense to me, honestly.
Well, it does make sense... So, maybe, you should read it again... I often, due to my preconceptions of what makes sense and what doesn't, fail to see sense in perfectly sensible statements.
I've reread my last statement(s), and I fail to see the lapse in logic/reason.
In the end, I would like to point out, that you and I mostly share lots of common ideas, but we have been misunderstanding each other.
I know, man.
I'm not being adversarial or antagonistic with you. I'm just a very a strange, blunt person.
And, I suppose, I focus on differences rather than commonalities.
Not because I like conflict, but because I think it (conflict) has a function.
It is futile, as everything is, but I enjoy trying - regardless - to push people in one direction or another.
In your case, I'd like you to be less certain that one day we will know everything.
It's not something I'm particularly invested in... I just think it will do you good.
I think a lot of what you've said is spot on, for the record, and - more than that - well articulated.... Sometimes, people assume that I only see the different paths we take (the negative, if you like) and not the one's we share... But, I assure you: that is not the case.
-FEA
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