Comments on: Atheists are not the skeptics they think they are http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/ > yours truly. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ed Statue http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Ed Statue Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:52:45 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-587 I often thought of atheism as being as ridiculously absolute as theism...and though the author was right about that, I have to agree with Jeff that the article as a whole wasn't dense but insubstantial fluff. The author doesn't say anything of any consequence until the very end, though he does a good job of selecting some of the shakier Dawkins quotes. Bah humbug. I often thought of atheism as being as ridiculously absolute as theism…and though the author was right about that, I have to agree with Jeff that the article as a whole wasn’t dense but insubstantial fluff.

The author doesn’t say anything of any consequence until the very end, though he does a good job of selecting some of the shakier Dawkins quotes.

Bah humbug.

]]> By: Ed Statue http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 Ed Statue Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:52:00 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-2211 I often thought of atheism as being as ridiculously absolute as theism...and though the author was right about that, I have to agree with Jeff that the article as a whole wasn't dense but insubstantial fluff. The author doesn't say anything of any consequence until the very end, though he does a good job of selecting some of the shakier Dawkins quotes. Bah humbug. I often thought of atheism as being as ridiculously absolute as theism…and though the author was right about that, I have to agree with Jeff that the article as a whole wasn’t dense but insubstantial fluff.

The author doesn’t say anything of any consequence until the very end, though he does a good job of selecting some of the shakier Dawkins quotes.

Bah humbug.

]]> By: Jeffrey Shallit http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Jeffrey Shallit Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:37:14 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-590 Actually, I found Tingley's article to be embarrassingly bad. You can read my response here: http://tinyurl.com/4l7xfl Actually, I found Tingley’s article to be embarrassingly bad. You can read my response here:

http://tinyurl.com/4l7xfl

]]> By: Jeffrey Shallit http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-2214 Jeffrey Shallit Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:37:00 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-2214 Actually, I found Tingley's article to be embarrassingly bad. You can read my response here: http://tinyurl.com/4l7xfl Actually, I found Tingley’s article to be embarrassingly bad. You can read my response here:

http://tinyurl.com/4l7xfl

]]> By: 抱朴 http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-589 抱朴 Wed, 28 May 2008 19:43:51 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-589 That is a very practical attitude to adopt toward humanity, and it is quite similiar to my own stance. I don't think it's contradictory at all---as you say, humans can act with great compassion and intelligence but we can also be destructive and ignorant. The potential for both is always present. That is a very practical attitude to adopt toward humanity, and it is quite similiar to my own stance. I don’t think it’s contradictory at all—as you say, humans can act with great compassion and intelligence but we can also be destructive and ignorant. The potential for both is always present.

]]> By: 抱朴 http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 抱朴 Wed, 28 May 2008 19:43:00 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-2213 That is a very practical attitude to adopt toward humanity, and it is quite similiar to my own stance. I don't think it's contradictory at all---as you say, humans can act with great compassion and intelligence but we can also be destructive and ignorant. The potential for both is always present. That is a very practical attitude to adopt toward humanity, and it is quite similiar to my own stance. I don’t think it’s contradictory at all—as you say, humans can act with great compassion and intelligence but we can also be destructive and ignorant. The potential for both is always present.

]]> By: Sandip Bhattacharya http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Sandip Bhattacharya Wed, 28 May 2008 19:19:03 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-588 I am not sure I can say I have faith in humanity. Yes, I am of the view that there are more good people than bad in this world. Yes, I know that man is capable of great things. And yes, in most circumstances, I would trust an unknown person before he/she gives me a reason not to. But saying "I have a faith in humanity" to me is saying that I trust the judgment of the human kind to do good or to inspire good in others. Sadly, I do not have this trust as much as I want to. Humanity has shown itself time and again to be capable of enormous bad as well as good. At the risk of sounding somewhat contradictory, I believe in being a humanitarian, and at the same time looking up to humanity and expecting it to break my heart from time to time. I am not sure I can say I have faith in humanity. Yes, I am of the view that there are more good people than bad in this world. Yes, I know that man is capable of great things. And yes, in most circumstances, I would trust an unknown person before he/she gives me a reason not to.

But saying “I have a faith in humanity” to me is saying that I trust the judgment of the human kind to do good or to inspire good in others. Sadly, I do not have this trust as much as I want to. Humanity has shown itself time and again to be capable of enormous bad as well as good.

At the risk of sounding somewhat contradictory, I believe in being a humanitarian, and at the same time looking up to humanity and expecting it to break my heart from time to time.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 Anonymous Wed, 28 May 2008 19:19:00 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-2212 I am not sure I can say I have faith in humanity. Yes, I am of the view that there are more good people than bad in this world. Yes, I know that man is capable of great things. And yes, in most circumstances, I would trust an unknown person before he/she gives me a reason not to. But saying "I have a faith in humanity" to me is saying that I trust the judgment of the human kind to do good or to inspire good in others. Sadly, I do not have this trust as much as I want to. Humanity has shown itself time and again to be capable of enormous bad as well as good. At the risk of sounding somewhat contradictory, I believe in being a humanitarian, and at the same time looking up to humanity and expecting it to break my heart from time to time. I am not sure I can say I have faith in humanity. Yes, I am of the view that there are more good people than bad in this world. Yes, I know that man is capable of great things. And yes, in most circumstances, I would trust an unknown person before he/she gives me a reason not to.

But saying “I have a faith in humanity” to me is saying that I trust the judgment of the human kind to do good or to inspire good in others. Sadly, I do not have this trust as much as I want to. Humanity has shown itself time and again to be capable of enormous bad as well as good.

At the risk of sounding somewhat contradictory, I believe in being a humanitarian, and at the same time looking up to humanity and expecting it to break my heart from time to time.

]]> By: Sandip Bhattacharya http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Sandip Bhattacharya Wed, 28 May 2008 18:36:15 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-582 Thanks Baopu, for pointing that out. My mistaken assumption from the way the article was written. Thanks Baopu, for pointing that out. My mistaken assumption from the way the article was written.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.sandipb.net/2008/05/27/atheists-are-not-the-skeptics-they-think-they-are/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Anonymous Wed, 28 May 2008 18:36:00 +0000 http://sandipb.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-2206 Thanks Baopu, for pointing that out. My mistaken assumption from the way the article was written. Thanks Baopu, for pointing that out. My mistaken assumption from the way the article was written.

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