Clearsky

Read both parts of what Hubble said and you’ll know which part the a-centrists chose.

No, still don’t understand. I dug a little more but no cigar. No references to Hubble in the article you linked to, either.

Btw, you skipped my most interesting question about what EU research you might favor.

Both those are beautiful, @unseen.  And I read your ghoulish lullaby to my wife last night, she of the horror genre film adherents, and she loved it!

Asma gives too much present-tense justification for religion. Religion, just like tribalism in general, did enhance cultural cohesion especially in times of cultural challenges and cultural advancement. Various scriptures were invented in those culturally formative years, for better and worse. Yeah, religion used to be a useful and desired tool…[Read more]

tom sarbeck wrote:
Yeah, cosmology’s Standard Model is anthropocentrism’s last hurrah.

Where does anthropocentrism come in? (That’s Deepak Chopra et al’s forte.)

Anyway, I think NASA and mainstream science has a pretty good track record these days. You say you don’t like the research driven by big-banger interests, but can you suggest any res…[Read more]

why not uncle bod?

@simonpaynton So the stick is more potent than the carrot.  If you’re a donkey. No big surprise then.  Moral:- don’t be a donkey.

@unseen That ‘fear of death’ is probably the most duplicitous in terms of the religious solution. When something scares you, you can either come to terms with it, or believe a pretty fairy tale.  The problem with the pretty fairy tale, is that it doesn’t enable the believer to actually come to terms with their fear, and move forward ac…[Read more]

private, I’ve favorited your post (for myself) because I think it’s so iconic and relevant to what we (who might call ourselves) atheists are up against. The prejudice you’re up against comes from the same place in the human heart as that manufactured by extreme Islamists and cultists who can’t live without belonging to a tribe that’s in…[Read more]

@unseen, thanks for capturing my point so succinctly.

Years ago, I used to be quite a popular beta-tester on various computer programs. The idea was that you’d try to crash or otherwise break the new program. I beta-tested for the early google site.  Programmers love good beta testers as it enables them to fine tune their work.

The same applies to new scientific theories. The proponents of the th…[Read more]