[extropy-chat] Faculty X

[Samantha Atkins]

On Mar 4, 2005, at 6:02 AM, Dirk Bruere wrote:

> Samantha Atkins wrote:
>
>> Yep.  The notion that atheists are missing some faculty is pretty 
>> lame.  Personally I am by nature contemplative and mystical AND 
>> logical and rational.  I deeply appreciate things on the religious 
>> side.  I have had to learn to consciously chose my stance from all 
>> these aspects.  I possess more of "faculty x" than many who are 
>> active adherents of some religion or other.
>>
> That may be true, but I'm just using 'atheist' for a catchall to 
> describe those who lack any tendency to the mystical or any hint of 
> the experience itself.

Then you are being intellectually lazy and as sloppy and accusatory as 
those who upset you.  How about setting a bit better example?

- samantha