Recent content by 2Dbunk1

Golly ... I guess that makes me one.

What, may I ask, is a 'weak atheist?' Maybe you are referring to those who, when in college, claimed to be atheist as an act of rebellion against the Establishment or a faddish thing to do, then later returned to their original fold. They are not Athiests but are confused children who unable...

Morals are not restricted to just religion. In fact, morals may have been the catalyst for the innovation of religion -- the invention of gods! Back in caveman days (or before) there were basic morals for the well-being and survival of the tribe, even before the notion of gods. How else...

It is political now! 1. Yes, there is one true religion! That is: Know Thyself, Love Thyself, and all good things will flow therefrom. 2. Of due diligence to good books, sincere friends, the Cosmos, and listening to the truths of Nature (for truth is the conscience of Nature).

Scientists and historians are not in the business of ignoring potential facts or probable events. The present UFO situation is being studied with serious consideration -- what with the nanotechnology frontier in the immediate future if not now. As for historians, my experience says to me that...

What if we attain the ability to unravel the mystery of consciousness--what then? Would we be opening a huge can of worms that would eventually get into the hands of the nefarious? bbyrd says correctly that "Your next door neighbor almost surely inhabits an entire world that you are unfamiliar...

I am trained as an engineer but I love philosophy! History, memoirs and biographies make up my reading time. As a civil engineer I worked in twenty-some countries and received an education on multiple cultures. Philosophies differ from culture to culture, and let's face it, we all are...

I looked it up and, WOW, if scientists and philosophers ever get a handle on neurophilosophy, that science might make great progress toward treating a host of brain malfunctions like epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease! However, it seems to me that its development is still a whim in Patricia...

AB asks: Are humans who feel this way, correct in their understanding of the source and reason for feeling this way? Truth is the essence -- the conscience of Nature. The laws of nature are inviolable. Scientists seek out those truths; others should not be offended by their efforts. Yes...

Russia is the country with the most nuclear weapons in the world. According to the Federation of American Scientists, Russia possesses approximately 5,977 nuclear warheads, including both deployed and non-deployed weapons. This represents almost 50% of the world's total nuclear weapons...

A lot of people have been compared to Hitler, including our prior president. But Saddam was a two-bit dictator with no grandiose plans to conquer the world -- nothing in comparison to Putin who has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons on the world stage. There is no exit strategy needed...

I agree with M. L. Our's is a good strategy -- Hardly ideal -- but it resonates with history. Great Britain used that strategy, funding European nations allied against Napoleon. And we did the same thing in WW2, funding Russia to keep the Germans tied up on the Eastern Front (Roosevelt's lend...

"Theocracy is that study of the unknown, with the most infinitesimal exactitude?" is a favorite quote that I thought was attributed to Anatole France but now I'm not sure of. Anyway, it pretty much sums up theocracy. Another favorite: a bumper sticker that said "My Karma ran over your dogma"

There are over 30,000 different X-tian sects in the world last I checked. That was ten years ago; there may be 40,000 now, for all I know. Anti-rationalists are indeed a major problem; conspiracy theories abound from people who choose to be stupid.

Very entertaining! Thank you for that.