tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post113112244694873838..comments2023-07-21T09:30:47.335-07:00Comments on MoBlo: Modern ReligionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133894150986504052005-12-06T10:35:00.000-08:002005-12-06T10:35:00.000-08:00I think one other similiarity is the extent to whi...I think one other similiarity is the extent to which non-scientific ideas are given scientific weighting. Religion tends to try and make a logically consistent world from supernatural assumptions. I think modern humanism does the same. While base beliefs are arguably more communal in content, the extent to which non-scientific based are justified from reasonable foundational pillars seems chris ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058031349104748778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133819659617360752005-12-05T13:54:00.000-08:002005-12-05T13:54:00.000-08:00I think falsifiability is another important point....I think falsifiability is another important point. Religions tend to be based on non-falsifiable beliefs. While I tend to think that religion can be as pragmatic as any other scientific exercise (at least on an individual basis), it tends to take much more effort than similar everyday scientific enquiries.<BR/><BR/>Another point at <A HREF="http://fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/2005/12/chris ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058031349104748778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1131987437804215192005-11-14T08:57:00.000-08:002005-11-14T08:57:00.000-08:00The interview with Bushman up at M* had another po...The interview with Bushman up at M* had another point. Some versions of liberalism need an enemy to fight against. <BR/><BR/> " It is part of the liberal mind to require adequate enemies who wish to crush all the liberal virtues of free speech and individual choice. The religious fanatic has served that purpose for hundreds of years and still does." - Richard Bushman<BR/><BR/>I think this gets chris ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058031349104748778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1131379135288000992005-11-07T07:58:00.000-08:002005-11-07T07:58:00.000-08:00That is similar take I am getting as I go through ...That is similar take I am getting as I go through "In Gods we trust". The big difference is an appeal to the supernatural. However, I don't know if your dichotomy is as clear cut as it may appear.<BR/><BR/>Human reason may be used as justification, but in practice many followers don't use it. They tend to follow other people they can trust. Usually it is experts in a field . The depth to chris ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058031349104748778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1131137966129860122005-11-04T12:59:00.000-08:002005-11-04T12:59:00.000-08:00Isn't ideally the big difference the reasons for t...Isn't ideally the big difference the reasons for the beliefs? Religion presupposes revelation, typically to some past figure, as the source for beliefs. Liberals often appeal to human reason as the source for beliefs. That seems a rather large difference.Clark Goblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876620613578404474noreply@blogger.com