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Rather than accept that Christians can do bad things, those who argue that Hitler was an atheist are using the No True Scotsman fallacy. "Yeah, maybe he said stuff about God, but no TRUE Christian would…"
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Kyle Bates replied to Unseen's discussion 'We Do Have To Take Some Things On Faith'"There are definitely situations when belief is superior to knowledge.
I believe the real toxic scenarios are when people confuse belief with knowledge as well as the situations in which each should be applied.
The example I like to use is within the…"
Kyle Bates commented on maruli marulaki's blog post 'An Interpretation Of The Myth Of Eve And Adam'"... except the "landlord" doesn't exist and the concept of "owning" land is irrelevant outside of the context of agriculture. Start thinking of these stories as being written by humans trying to tell a story about…"
Kyle Bates commented on maruli marulaki's blog post 'An Interpretation Of The Myth Of Eve And Adam'"Or 'instinct' isn't at all what the story is about.
Why would they have "owned" the garden for it to be paradise? That doesn't make any sense at all. You can't praise the lack of hierarchy and then…"
Kyle Bates commented on David Conrad's blog post 'Bible Review: Genesis 1-2'"I'd sooner assume incompetence over conspiracy though your point is well taken.
Of course, when a story was written isn't necessarily when the story was conceived of. Surely many of these stories -- or at least elements of the…"
Kyle Bates commented on David Conrad's blog post 'Bible Review: Genesis 1-2'"There is some very interesting information here so I'd like to thank everyone who has added to the discussion.
My own interest in the first couple chapters in Genesis is from a different perspective. I see most of the OT as a diary of the…"
Kyle Bates replied to Rich's discussion 'THE END! Shouldn't we be discussing how the world needs to change?'"I was with you completely until you mentioned Zeitgeist.
If that movie franchise (lets call a spade a spade) is what drew your attention to how screwed up we're making things, then I guess that is good. If it is popularizing (in some…"
Kyle Bates replied to Cesar's discussion 'Question About A Religious Arguments Regarding Sex'"Actually that just shows how little you know of what objectification means. The objectification of women is an important issue in feminism (and indeed 'mainstream culture' in general, especially for a male ally like me.)…"
Kyle Bates replied to Cesar's discussion 'Question About A Religious Arguments Regarding Sex'"I've never met a feminist who has articulated anything even remotely like the attitude you have described.
Look into the controversy that lead to the first "Slut Walk" a couple years ago. Hopefully the difference between…"
Kyle Bates replied to Cesar's discussion 'Question About A Religious Arguments Regarding Sex'"First of all, there is absolutely nothing wrong with masturbation. Masturbation, itself, does not objectify women. Fantasizing about having sex with a person does not objectify them. Sex is an important and perfectly natural part…"
John Kelly commented on Kyle Bates's blog post 'Straight White Male: The lowest difficulty setting there is.'"One of the books I am going through with my multicultural counseling class lays out a format with an acronym ADDRESSING.
Age and GenerationalInfluences …"
archaeopteryx commented on Kyle Bates's blog post 'Straight White Male: The lowest difficulty setting there is.'"The pathetic part Karen, is that we Humans feel so badly about ourselves we must put down others to build ourselves up. I was reading an article today on Hinduism, that said the first thing a Hindu mother does, is whisper into her baby's ear,…"
Karen Lollis commented on Kyle Bates's blog post 'Straight White Male: The lowest difficulty setting there is.'"@Arch, Isn't it just startling that these things are still happening? A couple of years ago, a mile or two from my house, a cross was burned on the lawn of a mixed race couple. Around the same time, just down the street, I saw a guy…"
archaeopteryx commented on Kyle Bates's blog post 'Straight White Male: The lowest difficulty setting there is.'"@Karen - RE: "A black male acquaintance was 12 years old and traveling with a white family when they were refused service at a restaurant specifically because he was with them."
That actually happened to me and a friend of mine as we were…"
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- I was heavily involved in my church. I was an altar boy for 9 years, a Sacristan for 5 years and towards the end I was actively being groomed for the priesthood. Fortunately, by that time I didn't really believe any of it any more. Spending so much time behind the curtain gave me quite a bit of insight into the religious experience.
These were some ideas that I came up with that broke the spell:
"We call their stories myth and ours creed."
"Supernaturalizing the human experience makes it impossible to understand and value humanity's place in the natural environment."
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Straight White Male: The lowest difficulty setting there is.
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:56am 13 Comments 1 Like
This article, Straight White Male: The lowest difficulty there is has been passed around in the Twitterverse for the past week or so. I think it does a very good job explaining the concept of 'privilege.' If life was a video game, being a straight white male would be the lowest difficulty setting, the easiest way to play the game with all else being equal.…
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- At 6:36pm on May 21, 2012,
Ashley Bryant said… - It's on my to read list! I need to finish the Earths Children series and then that one will be next.
- At 6:09pm on May 21, 2012, Ashley Bryant said…
- Earth First, which Abbey belonged to. He inspired that environmental group and then joined them.
- At 4:34pm on May 21, 2012, Ashley Bryant said…
- Thanks for sharing those videos! I really like him. Edward Abbey is definitely not a pacifist either and he's a beautiful writer. He's very blunt and brilliant. I know you will enjoy him!
- At 12:14pm on May 21, 2012, Ashley Bryant said…
- Yes, he is worth reading! He's my favorite author and soul mate if he were still alive. Lol. But read The Monkey Wrench Gang and Desert Solitaire, then move onto others :)
Not sure about Derrick Jensen though.
- At 11:26am on May 21, 2012, Ashley Bryant said…
- I will definitely put that on my to read list, thanks! I'm a huge Edward Abbey fan... I'm sure you've heard of him, but if not I highly recommend!
- At 10:39am on May 21, 2012, Ashley Bryant said…
- I'm not familiar with Daniel Quinn. I'll have to look him up. Something in my "about me" make you think of him?
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