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| From | Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. |
| Date | 2014-02-12 23:44 -0800 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <ldht57$224$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 2014-02-13 07:24:51 +0000, Marko Rauhamaa said: > Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com>: > >> I am happy to let people believe what they want these days, > > Superstition is an innate human instinct that has served our species > well during the millennia. You will not be able to eradicate it any more > than you can eradicate love, humor or music. Since it is an instinct, it > has nothing to do with how smart or educated you are. With education > (including organized religion), you may be able to bridle it. > > You may not get superstition, but similarly there are people who can't > get love, humor, music, art, friends, kids, sports, pity, curiosity, > ambition, fashion etc. > > > Marko Who says I don't get superstition? My main point was that I don't think it's useful to judge people as unsound based upon their having beliefs in the supernatural or other aspects of humanity that may not be explainable by science, conversely I will not condemn a person for holding a belief they believe to be scientific yet haven't proved to their own satisfaction through their own efforts. Freedom of thought is a basic human right regardless of others' opinions on a given belief. I think you misunderstood my point, which might be my fault.
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More than half of kids think astrology is a science. Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-12 20:11 +0000
Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. Koen Lefever <koen.lefever@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 13:18 -0800
Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-12 14:10 -0800
Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. cykros@devio.us - 2014-02-13 05:42 +0000
Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-12 22:39 -0800
Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-13 09:24 +0200
Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-12 23:44 -0800
Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. Koen Lefever <koen.lefever@gmail.com> - 2014-02-14 12:29 -0800
Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-15 09:22 -0500
Re: More than half of kids think astrology is a science. Vince Mulhollon <vincemulhollon@gmail.com> - 2014-02-16 05:32 -0800
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