[MD] Theism/epistemology

[Michael Poloukhine]

> > > Ron:
> > > It simply comes down to a matter of opinion, You and Michael need
> > > a god in your lives, pure and simple. Thats fine, I respect that.
> > > I however do not. And thats pretty much the end of it.
> > 
> > MP: Well, no. Its not "the end of it" if "your" way demands "our" way to step 
> > aside in the interest of overall greater Quality. Atheists, reading Pirsig state 
> > MoQ is "anti-theistic", inspite of all their well-developed intellectual capacities 
> > leap right over the concept that MoQ being anti-theistic does not demand the 
> > non-existence of theism for reality to function or even thrive in an MoQ 
> > understanding of reality.
> 
> Ron:
> My way demands nothing

MP: Sorry Ron. I did not mean to imply that, but sure see how you could take it 
so.

English is a poor language when it comes to pronouns. 

My comment was meant to indicate, that in a generalized sense (hence my 
quoting "your" way, v. "our" way and by positing "if") that when an atheistic 
position becomes antitheistic, it is no longer the scenario you described of "you 
have your way and I have mine." It becomes an active attempt by one "way" to 
abridge, destroy, dismantle, usurp, etc. another "way." And then, it is distinctly 
*not* "the end of it" to say its just two different opinions, or beliefs. That's all I 
was trying to say.

MP
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"Don't believe everything you think."