Comments on: My Arrogance – Sat 2nd Jun 07 http://ellis14.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/my-arrogance-sat-2nd-jun-07/ philosophy, politics, science, atheism, religion, ethics, life, objectivism Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Garry Valibesoff http://ellis14.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/my-arrogance-sat-2nd-jun-07/#comment-349 Garry Valibesoff Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:32:54 +0000 http://ellis14.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/my-arrogance-sat-2nd-jun-07/#comment-349 Hi! Your site is goodest! Congratulation! I'll be back ;) Hi! Your site is goodest! Congratulation! I’ll be back ;)

]]> By: Naomi http://ellis14.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/my-arrogance-sat-2nd-jun-07/#comment-152 Naomi Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:47:13 +0000 http://ellis14.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/my-arrogance-sat-2nd-jun-07/#comment-152 Here's a quote we can all use, to answer even the worst rhetoric: Science knows a lot. What it DOESN’T know, it does not fake an answer for. Martian.Anthropologist Great post! Here’s a quote we can all use, to answer even the worst rhetoric:

Science knows a lot. What it DOESN’T know, it does not fake an answer for. Martian.Anthropologist

Great post!

]]> By: evanescent http://ellis14.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/my-arrogance-sat-2nd-jun-07/#comment-117 evanescent Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:10:14 +0000 http://ellis14.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/my-arrogance-sat-2nd-jun-07/#comment-117 No one is a scientist about though God. Being a scientist doesn’t necessarily mean that one rejects the supernatural and therefore gods. Similarly, an atheist could believe in the supernatural, just not god(s), although this doesn’t happen very often for obvious reasons. Like I said in the article, being a scientist and believing in the gods of the major monotheist religions takes some mental contortions but there is no necessary contradiction. For instance, one might believe that there is a God who functions through purely natural means. Also, one could believe that God allowed evolution to take place. One could also believe in a deistic God. I personally believe that if you extend the scientific mentality (such as critical thinking and demand for evidence) to all aspects of life, that precludes theism. So you’re right there. However, just being a scientist in one field doesn’t necessitate you applying it to all areas of your life. No one is a scientist about though God.
Being a scientist doesn’t necessarily mean that one rejects the supernatural and therefore gods. Similarly, an atheist could believe in the supernatural, just not god(s), although this doesn’t happen very often for obvious reasons.
Like I said in the article, being a scientist and believing in the gods of the major monotheist religions takes some mental contortions but there is no necessary contradiction.
For instance, one might believe that there is a God who functions through purely natural means. Also, one could believe that God allowed evolution to take place. One could also believe in a deistic God.
I personally believe that if you extend the scientific mentality (such as critical thinking and demand for evidence) to all aspects of life, that precludes theism. So you’re right there. However, just being a scientist in one field doesn’t necessitate you applying it to all areas of your life.

]]> By: Max http://ellis14.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/my-arrogance-sat-2nd-jun-07/#comment-116 Max Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:10:47 +0000 http://ellis14.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/my-arrogance-sat-2nd-jun-07/#comment-116 I never understood how one can be a scientist and still believe in a god. Isn't science about evidence? There is no evidence for a god. Science is about evidence while believing in god is about faith. The two are opposite. Faith is believing something that has no evidence for it (I don't mean faith as in hope or anything like that). So science requires evidence while belief in god requires no evidence. How can a scientist believe in god then? The two ideas just collide in my mind. I never understood how one can be a scientist and still believe in a god. Isn’t science about evidence? There is no evidence for a god. Science is about evidence while believing in god is about faith. The two are opposite. Faith is believing something that has no evidence for it (I don’t mean faith as in hope or anything like that). So science requires evidence while belief in god requires no evidence. How can a scientist believe in god then? The two ideas just collide in my mind.

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