tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post8355247021455597901..comments2024-03-28T08:57:53.180+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: Darwin Does Not Love YouLarry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-14950101834016568162011-10-11T05:23:58.980+01:002011-10-11T05:23:58.980+01:00At least Nietzsche and other nihilists were consis...At least Nietzsche and other nihilists were consistent by losing their sanity in the face of cosmic non-meaning. <br /><br />You are a sentimental atheist, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-18045236918859706502011-09-16T03:34:33.764+01:002011-09-16T03:34:33.764+01:00You say, " But because of the natural desire ...You say, " But because of the natural desire for religious understanding, very few human beings can live this kind of life. And nothing said by the scientific skeptic can refute the claims of the religious life."<br /><br />I think this premise is refuted by Zuckerman's review of the sociology of atheism, especially by the data on nations with high levels of unbelief. The data simply doesn't fit your conclusion.<br /><br />Zuckerman's piece can be found here:<br />www.pitzer.edu/academics/faculty/zuckerman/Zuckerman_on_Atheism.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-30276440077631805622011-09-07T17:34:19.960+01:002011-09-07T17:34:19.960+01:00Indeed, it would be impossible to prove. It is the...Indeed, it would be impossible to prove. It is the ultimate in subjective experiences. But just because something is subjective, that doesn't mean it's not true.Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-25953947414094169592011-09-06T17:38:07.503+01:002011-09-06T17:38:07.503+01:00Although there are many reasons to be skeptical ab...<i>Although there are many reasons to be skeptical about religious faith, I have never seen a rational demonstration that revelation must be false.</i><br /><br /> And you probably never will. Indeed, what would such a thing look like?CJColuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691840821795365920noreply@blogger.com