tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post7168544855390801977..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: A Special Way of KnowingAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-623602172481446652011-03-03T13:46:02.500-07:002011-03-03T13:46:02.500-07:00Your "special way of knowing" is a delus...Your "special way of knowing" is a delusion. My special way of knowing, which is the only true one, tells me so.<br /><br />Seriously, you've perfectly summed up the thought processes of many people I've known, from the fundamentalist right to the P.C. left.The Heterodox Homosexualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857478402897833464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-35824758405635283842011-03-03T09:09:55.465-07:002011-03-03T09:09:55.465-07:00My special way of knowing is 'chemical imbalan...My special way of knowing is 'chemical imbalance!'<br /><br />My special way of knowing is<br />'my dog talks to me!'<br /><br />My special way of knowing is<br />'aliens probed me!'<br /><br />My special way of knowing is<br />'peyote!'<br /><br />My special way of knowing is<br />'Jesus!'<br /><br />My special way of knowing is<br />'pyrotechnics and shrubbery!'<br /><br />My special way of knowing is<br />'inductive reasoning forms a hypothesis, followed by exhaustive observation and experimentation to generate data which is analyzed to form a theory, and then peer review!'<br /><br />One of these things is not like the others...dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-66253550875115302392011-03-02T15:17:41.354-07:002011-03-02T15:17:41.354-07:00NAL
How does one determine that their "speci...<b>NAL</b><br /><br /><i>How does one determine that their "special way of knowing" isn't a product of their imagination?</i><br /><br />Obviously, their special way of knowing tells them this.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-23709921272452707202011-03-02T13:46:00.481-07:002011-03-02T13:46:00.481-07:00How does one determine that their "special wa...How does one determine that their "special way of knowing" isn't a product of their imagination?NALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244370945682162312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-67135549486387500172011-03-02T13:22:05.686-07:002011-03-02T13:22:05.686-07:00Nice...
This is all that I can add to such a wonde...Nice...<br />This is all that I can add to such a wonderful presentation.<br />I cannot, at this point, imagine a counter to it; I certainly do not.<br /><br />As to the Nobel 'reward', if I were to offer a counter of any kind, I would do so in my heart... Where, perhaps all battles should be fought.<br /><br />My special way suggests You give me the Prize... Or else!<br />(Only joking, of course. This presentation is, again, wonderful).Michaelhttp://www.youtube.com/myklmusicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-34856753160188042872011-03-02T07:55:13.139-07:002011-03-02T07:55:13.139-07:00Nobel Peace Prize to anyone who can figure out how...Nobel Peace Prize to anyone who can figure out how to reliably counter the 'special way of knowing' without violence.dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-9661932491139882772011-03-01T10:05:45.313-07:002011-03-01T10:05:45.313-07:00Perhaps also:
* I demand that you respect my spe...Perhaps also:<br /><br />* I demand that you respect my special way of knowing. And questioning the rational basis of my special way knowing demonstrates the height of disrespect.<br /><br />* I demand that my special way of knowing is to be respected so much by society that not only should it be Constitutionally protected, but that, when I practice my special way of knowing for financial gain, I should be exempt from reporting or paying taxes on properties or certain profits to local, State, or Federal governments.<br /><br />* I demand that my special way of knowing entitles me to exemption from local, State, and Federal laws that constrain citizens from criminally mistreating other persons.Gingerbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-12179575382616386182011-03-01T09:38:14.220-07:002011-03-01T09:38:14.220-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.NeilEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335346160258354039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-80302239241511402962011-03-01T09:37:16.742-07:002011-03-01T09:37:16.742-07:00This special way of knowing is embodied in what Ge...This special way of knowing is embodied in what George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, in Philosophy in the Flesh, call 'The Strict Father' metaphor. People who live by this metaphor see God, and themselves, as a Strict Father who is doing it 'for your own good'.<br /><br />The alternative is the Nurturing Parent metaphor. People who live by this metaphor are the ones believe God is a loving presence, and who take their nurturing responsibilities seriously.<br /><br />Personally, I can't see a role for the God concept. I guess those who do are the people still need a father figure, i.e. those who haven't grown up yet.NeilEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335346160258354039noreply@blogger.com