By some need to appear intellectual, non-thinkers will instantly and without question subscribe to the opinions of those they feel other people think are educated.
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Our big mistake in modern intellectualism is first and foremost its lack of nuance. We have made science synonymous with atheism - a presupposed conception and yet, another means to non sequiturs - and therefore, to a number of enthusiasts determined to go the further, anti-theism. Hereby let us observe that science has long served best and should be, if none other, the one discipline, if at all possible, free of potential ideology, pro-religious or anti-religious, and/or biased presupposition in order to maintain the true authenticity and the full reliability of its nature.
Tags: theism, science, intellectualism, ideology, education, atheism, apologetics
The poorly sophisticated, since many of us are, as presumed to be, lacking in good arguments, we are then prone to being well-versed in insults.
Tags: unsophisticated, insults, humor, funny-but-true, funny, fallacies, education, argumentation, ad-hominem
For God to prove himself on demand, physically, would be a grave disappointment, and the strongest Christians should be considerably grateful that he chooses not to do so. The skeptic endlessly demands proof, yet God refuses to insult the true intelligence of man, the '6th sense', the chief quality, the acumen which distinguishes man from the rest of creation, faith.
Tags: theism, supernatural, strength-of-spirit, strength, spiritual-realm, spiritual, skepticism, sixth-sense, senses, scientific-method, science, refusal, quality, proof, physical, philosophy, perception, intelligence, insult, grave, gratefulness, god, faith, existence-of-god, existence, evidence, disappointment, demanding, creation, comprehension, christianity, christian, burden-of-proof, atheist, atheism, apologist, apologetics, agnosticism, acumen, 6th-sense
If you don't like the solution, change the problem.
Tags: solution, situational-awareness, situational, science, progress, problem, fix, discovery, change, awareness-and-attitude, awareness, attitude, answers
It's much easier on the emotions when one sees life as an experiment rather than a struggle for popularity.
Tags: training, science, pride, popularity, peace, life, learning, improvement, humility, growth, fame, experiment, emotions, development, arrogance
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