Caltrops - Biohazard: Code Veronica





	[quote name="blimp"][quote name="Senor Barborito MetaFilter Post"]Entire religions can be thrown out regardless of faith if firm contradictions can be found in their basic epistemological foundations. Let's use the Christian faith as an example, because that's the one I know the best. One of the tenants of the Bible is that if part of it were false, the entire thing would be false, but even beyond that the concept of the soul and spirit - and the influence they have on you as you 'make choices' are fundamental to the religion. If it can be demonstrated that there is no such thing as the soul, nor spirit, nor free will, the entire Christian faith collapses in on itself like a house of cards- I think Konolia will back me up on that statement. The central act of Christianity is the choice to accept Christ as savior, and thus a mind devoid of choice is in conflict with the very underpinnings of all Christian faith. Not to mention many other faiths (scientology, islam, Buddhism all make frequent use of the concept of choice in their doctrine). To falsify these religions, then, by their own admission via their core texts, all one has to do is prove that there is nothing more than chemical clockwork occuring between the sodium ion pulses coming from your senses, and those outgoing to your motor system. That is why this work is important - because it has the potential to tear gigantic holes in nearly every major established religion. posted by Ryvar at 9:14 AM PST on July 10 [/quote] Don't you think posting everything he has ever written is sort of over reacting?[/quote]