[ExI] "What is your dangerous Idea?" {Compatibilism?}
citta437 at aol.com
citta437 at aol.com
Sun Mar 16 16:42:03 UTC 2008
Dangerous is in the eye of the beholder so to speak. Perceptions of
what is dangerous again is using a map to navigate reality/truth. The
seven social sins arise from a mind believing in free will and a
permanent being.
In science, investigating and discovering the fabric of reality{
brain/mind} for instance is a continuous process. Theists believed some
scientific discoveries are dangerous, meaning contrary to theistic
beliefs of a permanent universal truth.
Conflicting thoughts i.e. science vs. religion, beliefs vs. facts
persist today in some society of minds. Atheists are seen as dangerous
by theists and some atheists see religious beliefs are dangerous if
imposed in educational institution so that we have the separation of
church and state. People who believed in compatibility wanted peace but
beliefs paradoxically caused chaos within the society of minds. In
science there are no beliefs just skepticism/inquiry via objective
observation and hands on experience/testing.
Believing in unbeliefs is also a belief i.e. believing in compatibilism
without actual facts to back it up.
So science and religion is not compatible in nature for the latter is
against nature itself.
Terry
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