...says the man who cannot see the sincere ones.
And running through the bushes in one's birthday suit with a spear or bow and arrow is considered acceptable in other societies.
sincerity does not equate to knowledge....says the man who cannot see the sincere ones.
And running through the bushes in one's birthday suit with a spear or bow and arrow is considered acceptable in other societies.
Doesn't change the fact that murder, theft, robbery, sexual immorality, deceit, etc are frowned on even in those societies.
Knowledge can be a hindrance to experience.
"Enemies," outsiders, "not us." A lot of more primitive cultures haven't learned the larger concept of "neighbor," and are still focused on tribe / family.Yeah, there are all kinds of societies in the world. In one society, the man and his wife are always fighting except in night. During the day, the wife does not stay with the husband. Read this decades ago in Kinsey's book. Polynesian tribe.
Not in all. Some put the skulls of their enemies on mantle shelves with pride.
Community hut, Nagas.
Experience alone does not suffice as evidence. It is subjective.
Yes, I know but have never needed to do that. Saw a villager do it when on a hike. Easier to do with a convex lens or a concave mirror than with wooden sticks. Except for my morning tea (I get up earlier than the family being an old person), I have never lighted the gas stove. My wife (May Allah bless her) would be very angry if I did that. She does not allow me in the kitchen, because I have new suggestions for whatever she might be doing (Why not do it this way, why not do it in that way).
That is not knowledge. Until you can perform that task - experience - you do not actually / truthfully "know."
I am perfectly happy in my experience of God-lessness and soul-lessness. I have never felt their need (after becoming an atheist).
Nice use of logic!
Aliens exist. What is meant by this? Some thing like ET? Something like humans? No evidence.
Maybe. Maybe not. Looks like another faith based presumption.
You, who? Not me. My friends in the forum have not accused me of disrespect. I have an open mind. But if there is no evidence, the open mind does not see anything. I understand the complexities of scientific research but do not put any limitation on human understanding. There are people with sharper minds.
I do not think we will go farther than Mars. Universe is indescribably huge and possibly did not take much time to expand.
Many times I have debated with people who claimed that their beliefs are specifically based on facts and science. They only believe in something if there is concrete measurable evidence. And then they make a statement like the one about aliens. There is zero empirical evidence that any life originated outside of our planet. But if one really really really wants to believe in something, they will use their own logic to defend it.
Very true. But there is ample evidence of organic compounds floating around in the universe, perhaps seeds of life.