nazgulnarsil comments on Positive Thinking - Less Wrong

20 Post author: Swimmer963 07 March 2011 01:03AM

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Comment author: nazgulnarsil 07 March 2011 06:42:07PM 1 point [-]

I prefer condeming them on fun theory grounds. Even if they're right, it would still be boring.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 07 March 2011 06:51:09PM 4 points [-]

Well a theist could just as easily condemn atheism on fun theoretic grounds for being to depressing, or for removing the wonder from the world.

Comment author: nazgulnarsil 07 March 2011 08:52:54PM 0 points [-]

which i regard as valid.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 07 March 2011 07:18:25PM 0 points [-]

I'd be interested in discussing the matter with anyone who did so. It doesn't seem to me that either depression nor a lack of wonder follow from atheism, so I'd be curious about their inferential path.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 08 March 2011 12:00:48AM 0 points [-]

I'd be interested in discussing the matter with anyone who did so. It doesn't seem to me that either depression nor a lack of wonder follow from atheism, so I'd be curious about their inferential path.

Well a lot of people have that impression of atheism, not entirely without justification as the OP demonstrates.

Religion is also not necessarily boring, although a lot of people have that impression.