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- From: nightsng@anarky.tch.org (Nightsong)
- Newsgroups: alt.atheism
- Subject: Re: A little food for thought (pizza?)
- Message-ID: <3PXqwB10w165w@anarky.tch.org>
- Date: Sat, 02 Jan 93 02:59:37 PST
- References: <1993Jan1.000312.3027@cnsvax.uwec.edu>
- Organization: The Canned Ham, San Jose, CA.
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- > When I was going through my adolescent angst or existential crisis or
- > whatever you want to call it, my main concern was to define myself. I
- > had previously beendefined by my parents and dependant on them for
- > everything. Assuming responsibility for oneself is scary. So we look
- > for the "meaning of life" to tell us what to do, how to behave, how to
- > handle this big shift. I wanted to know what God's rules were, just as
- > children are happier when they know their boundaries.
-
- I have myself defined pretty clearly; it is just who to believe (or if
- to believe anyone) that I wonder about. Such as --
-
- 1. Is there a way to prove the people who believe in a God right or
- wrong?
- 2. Is there a way to prove the people who believe in many gods right or
- wrong?
- 3. Is there a way to prove the people who believe in no gods right or
- wrong?
- 4. Is there a way to prove the people who believe in reality right or
- wrong?
- 5. Is there a way to prove the people who do NOT believe in reality
- right or wrong?
- 6. Is there a way to prove ANYTHING is right or wrong?
-
- All these questions assuming that you do not know for sure that this is
- reality. Although some of them are about this.
-
- The answer to all of them is no and I cannot believe all of them at once
- to be yes without doublethink (triplethink? quadruplethink?) so I am
- *EXTREMELY* confused.
-
- -Nightsong
-
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- "I am so used to confusing people that being confused confuses me and I
- am currently confused"
- -me
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