Faramir
July 15th 2003, 08:11 PM
Originally posted (http://theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=149251&action=showthread) by LakeGeorgeMan in the thread What exactly is a skeptic? (http://theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=7245)
Today @ 01:39 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=149230#post149230)
Jinx72:
Are skeptics just people who don't believe in God? Can someone who believes in ghosts but not God be considered a skeptic? How about someone who believes in healing from magnets? Or someone who believes in Bigfoot, the Yeti and the Loch Ness Monster? UFOs and aliens? Do skeptics have to disbelieve everything beyond the natural or is there some wiggle room for those who don't believe in God but believe in other things?
Jinx:
You obviously need to attend a service at the Universal Church of Skeptic, where all the Tweb non-faithful worship. There you will recite the "skeptics creed", that lists in great detail all the things you can't believe in. Your list is but a small subset. Afterwards we sing hymns to Charles Darwin, and then we share a communal loaf of bread that we pretend was baked by James Randi. :teeth:
...but seriously folks, a skeptic is someone who does not believe in extraordinary claims without extraordinary evidence. Almost all adult humans are skeptical about many extraordinary claims (like the ones you list). In fact people have been skeptical about things that do have extraordinary evidence (ie. evolution, the holocaust, or say the heliocentric solar system 400 years ago.) So being a skeptic doesn't always mean you are right, it may mean you don't have the capacity or ability to examine the evidence, or you are severely prejudiced against the evidence because it conflicts with another treasured belief or their cultural background. (ie. the reason you are skeptical of Islam).
Aren't I a skeptic for not believing in UFOs, aliens, psychics, mediums, healing magnets, Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, ghosts, etc.? Or does the fact that I believe in God disqualify me?
You are what we call a "liberal" skeptic. You can still find some liberal skeptic churches (mostly Methodist), that might accept you. You probably will not be allowed to teach skeptic Sunday school however, till you are completely reformed.
-skeptically yours,
LGM
Very Funny LGM.
:thumb:
Today @ 01:39 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=149230#post149230)
Jinx72:
Are skeptics just people who don't believe in God? Can someone who believes in ghosts but not God be considered a skeptic? How about someone who believes in healing from magnets? Or someone who believes in Bigfoot, the Yeti and the Loch Ness Monster? UFOs and aliens? Do skeptics have to disbelieve everything beyond the natural or is there some wiggle room for those who don't believe in God but believe in other things?
Jinx:
You obviously need to attend a service at the Universal Church of Skeptic, where all the Tweb non-faithful worship. There you will recite the "skeptics creed", that lists in great detail all the things you can't believe in. Your list is but a small subset. Afterwards we sing hymns to Charles Darwin, and then we share a communal loaf of bread that we pretend was baked by James Randi. :teeth:
...but seriously folks, a skeptic is someone who does not believe in extraordinary claims without extraordinary evidence. Almost all adult humans are skeptical about many extraordinary claims (like the ones you list). In fact people have been skeptical about things that do have extraordinary evidence (ie. evolution, the holocaust, or say the heliocentric solar system 400 years ago.) So being a skeptic doesn't always mean you are right, it may mean you don't have the capacity or ability to examine the evidence, or you are severely prejudiced against the evidence because it conflicts with another treasured belief or their cultural background. (ie. the reason you are skeptical of Islam).
Aren't I a skeptic for not believing in UFOs, aliens, psychics, mediums, healing magnets, Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, ghosts, etc.? Or does the fact that I believe in God disqualify me?
You are what we call a "liberal" skeptic. You can still find some liberal skeptic churches (mostly Methodist), that might accept you. You probably will not be allowed to teach skeptic Sunday school however, till you are completely reformed.
-skeptically yours,
LGM
Very Funny LGM.
:thumb: