[MD] Theism

[Michael Poloukhine]

> I've not been concentrating on this whole series of theism vs the rest
> threads ...
> So I don't know if people spotted this recent Harris / Pinker dialogue
> at The Edge - Reality Club ?
> 
> http://www.edge.org/documents/archive/edge274.html#rc
> (It's a very large, slow to load page, but the article at that
> bookmark should interest.)
> 
> Ian

MP: Thanks Ian... some very intriguing essays in there.

It got me thinking, and again back to the topic of "theism" and the fuss I have 
been making of it...

To All,

It is interesting to me that while there are at least three words to describe 
positions that are somehow opposed or contrary to theism: "atheistic", 
"antitheistic" and "agnostic", there is only *one* word for theistic. There is no 
word "protheistic" for instance as a word to mean actively supportive or 
constructive about theism, (as contrasted to "antitheistic")

Why is that? Why are there no similarly nuanced variations on "theistic"? Does 
this not imply "theism" inherently has different layers of meaning, that it can be 
understood on different levels, each with a distinct set of "values" to it?


MP
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"Don't believe everything you think."