One more time, a hormone just doesn’t occur because you don’t pay her, Festus.
Physical materialism
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Dutch Uncle
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Dutch Uncle
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Throwing out a word that you don't understand at the basic level of chemistry and physics is not an explanation.
Hormones and everything about us is based on chemistry and physics. You still haven't explained how love, imagination, and consciousness emerge and manifest out of fundamental chemistry. Science is reductionist. If you can't explain it at the level of chemistry and physics then you haven't really given an adequate explanation.
anonymoose
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I wouldn’t say never, but rarely.
But where?
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I don’t think accordion lessons cost much. Look into it.
Are they out of tinfoil, Mr. Whipple?
Remember, don’t squeeze the Charmin. Just wipe a few more times.
You still seem highly reticent to admit your wife's love is nothing more than a chemical reaction involving inanimate electrons. There is nothing any deeper or more profound about it.
That means her love was never freely given, it's determined by chemical reactions and the cold calculation of biological evolution.
That's a really sad and cynical view of love and free will.
Angry atheists either had a traumatic experience being dragged to a fundy church by their parents, or they never actually went to any churches and their opinion on religion comes from the confirmation bias of just reading what they already know they agree will with.
Domer was very coy when I asked him how many different Christian denominations he has actually attended. Which makes me think the answer is either zero or one.
When love turns to hate, Jethro, why is that? Does Cupid fly away and get replaced with some God of War?
Inquiring minds want to know.
^^ Still no explanation at the fundamental level of chemistry and physics, despite having claimed the mantle of arrogant certainty dozens of posts ago.
Atheists that are smarter than Cypress and Dutch Uncle.
Sam Harris - neuroscientist
Hitchens - journalist and author
Dawkins - evolutionary biologist
Domer76 - chemist and philosopher
That’s the short list. Many Biblical scholars in that list.
^^ Still no explanation at the fundamental level of chemistry and physics, despite having claimed the mantle of arrogant certainty dozens of posts ago.
I could rattle of a list of Nobel physicists who are religious, but that would encourage you to keep avoiding answering the question I asked.
Dutch Uncle
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Soooo....you've got nuthin' to alter the hypothesis except more anger? Interesting.
Dutch Uncle
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Trauma seems to be the most common reason for so much hate and angst.
It's seen in the misogyny of MAGAts; most blame their ex's for dumping them and now they hate all women. Instead of facing their trauma, they turn it into hate and call all women cunts, bitches, cum-holes, etc just like militant atheists sling names at anyone who isn't a militant atheist. Weird!
Those who hate Christianity have a reason for doing so. Usually trauma. I think the answer is "one" and it goes back to his parents. Again, like MAGAts, and as noted by your lil' stalker, militant atheists are immature and too cowardly to face their trauma.
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
I think he gets these topics from Jack Hardy’s book of Deep Thoughts then googles and wikis the topics.
Getting !??!? He’s been this way for years.
Dutch Uncle
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Anger and angst are the operative words.
This thread demonstrates the theory I had that there are very few genuine atheists who are atheist to the bone.
Domer can't live out his atheism to its logical conclusion. Despite having carried the flag of physical materialism in this thread, he is extremely reticent to admit his wife's love is nothing more than a chemical reaction between electrons, and there is nothing deeper and more profound about her love than just chemical reactions.
Dutch Uncle
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Agreed on "very few genuine atheists".
Agreed. Wife? His beard? True he can't follow his beliefs to a logical conclusion. IMO, it's because his beliefs are emotionally-based. Specifically hate due to past trauma. There is no logic to hate. It's pure emotion.
I think that's right. Most angry atheists are just reacting emotionally to religion, rather than actually logically thinking out what a life and belief system based on strict physical materialism would actually entail.