Shunyadragon, you should really consider abandoning all notions of rhetoric. You consistently misrepresent reality with such statements.
Of course you can prove a negative. If I say, "I was not at the scene of the crime when the murder occurred." Then by demonstrating the fact that I was in...
Re: religion and war
I know this is a side topic, so feel free to ignore this, but I feel clarity is often lacking on this issue.
It is popular to say religion is not only a significant cause of war throughout time but, that it is in fact the top of the ideological food chain in this regard...
No, I'm asking how the atomic weight of carbon causes us to be oppositional. The significance of the number is beside the point. In truth, the atomic number corresponds to the protons, neutrons and electrons which in turn cause carbon to have the highest number of bonds as well as the strongest...
No, that isn't what I asked. I asked how it is determined by the atomic weight of carbon.
Useless semantics, but why not? Opposition it is. Explain how the atomic weight of carbon determines or oppositionalness.
Not climbing in any boxes today. Opposition is too broad to accept the above...
Alright then, indulge me. Why do you suppose the atomic weight of carbon has any bearing on our relative 'adversarialness' ? Specifically how it results in our carbon-baseness further leading to our adversarialness. If you wouldn't mind connecting those dots. While you're at it, feel free to...
I can appreciate the nuance of the situation, and I am being very black and white in my explanation but this is an issue of freedom. I do understand how it may seem appropriate to protect the baker's religious freedom on this issue. However, the customer's is equally important. It is...
I've decided to start a religion that believes God wishes me to round up to the nearest dollar on every credit or debit transaction. The universal sign for agreeance with this principle will be handing me a plastic rectangle roughly 1mm thick with cryptic symbols stamped into it. Thus, I will...
Further, let's not forget that granting unilateral discrimination based on religious preference sets precedent to do so secularly, as well. Thus, it would become crucial to carry your voter registration denoting your party affiliation if you wish to eat at this Denny's or that.
For my part, no one should have to carry a special list of goods and services they're allowed to have and from where. That's essentially what will have to happen if we take the baker's side in this. Either that or we subject the average consumer to surprise humiliation as they are denied service...
Thank you for providing direct proof of my point.
There's a tiny line between righteousness and self-righteousness. It's called a hyphen.
I leave you now to wallow in the latter.
Including a doubt for my own internal honesty.
Case in point of my previous statement. I feel exactly the way you describe here. But, I cannot determine if this is really a product of honesty with myself so much as an unwillingness to completely abandon what may provide existential surety in...
Your arguments indicate otherwise. I believe your personal idea of what qualifies as religion is limited to:
A: Those religions which generally agree with your personal definition of God.
B: Those religions which fail to accurately describe the interaction of that God with humanity per your...
Etymologically, the word means 'that which is revered' and more modern usage now encompasses the method by which one does that as well. It's intentionally broad because the range of 'reverement' in this world from past to present is in fact even more broad than that term can even capture...