god is a genesis of stupidity

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

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[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

I'm not defending the epistemological possibility of a God; I'm critiquing the epistemological flaws in your own position. This is what so many atheists don't get. Your own knowledge claims have precisely fuck all to do with the position of other people. When criticised for calling their belief "knowledge" they come back with comments about religious people. Those comments are all completely irrelevant. The only thing that matters is what *you* are claiming to know, and I'm saying that I don't think that you have sound reasons for claiming knowledge of a fact that cannot be even close to be proven. You have a belief, not knowledge. Claiming you have knowledge of a lack of a deity undermines all of the knowledge we have gained from the scientific method. "Evolution is just a theory", uh yeah, but you're misunderstanding the word "theory". It's the same thing.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

I'm critiquing the epistemological flaws in your own position

But that's just it. I don't have a position to critique. I don't have a belief to assert. None.

I'm not claiming to know anything other than the assertion that God exists isn't supported by any demonstrable evidence and therefore not a useful assertion. Its as useful as the flying teapot, which is to say not useful. And often harmful.

I'm failing to see the harm in this position that concerns you.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

You've jumped into a conversation about whether or not atheism requires belief. I'm sorry if I've applied that to you, I didn't notice that the person I was talking to changed.

I agree with your position as stated above completely.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Cool. I'm still curious of the harm of other position. Perhaps there was an example you had in mind of what can happen. Sincerely curious.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

It's pseudoscience. I'm sure you're well aware of the harm that can cause.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Ill be measuring results and suddendly Ill realize I forgot to consider that magic is real.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

My experience is that the Dawkins school of atheism usually sits more on the right than the left.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

How does that relate?

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

It's what I've been talking about the entire time...