[MD] Faith/Skepticism

[Michael Poloukhine]

> Arlo to Michael:
> I'm really not sure what your desperation is with faith and theism,
> and some
> need to get them to apply to everything, but its way off the MOQ.
> And as
> such there is little reason to go on.
> 
> Andre:
> 'You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence
> in. No
> one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow.
> They *
> know* it's going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically
> dedicated to
> political or religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals,
> it's
> always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt.
> The militancy of the Jesuits he somewhat resembled is a case in
> point.
> Historically their zeal stems not from the strength of the Catholic
> Church
> but from its weakness in the face of the Reformation. It was
> Phaedrus' *lack
> * of faith in reason that made him such a fanatic teacher. That
> makes more
> sense.' (ZMM p146)

MP: Thanks Andre, that quote explains a lot to me about the fanatic responses I 
see here to my rather mildly heretical suggestions about MoQ.

(Clue: I'm not arguing *for* theism or *against* MoQ in all this, so why the 
fanatic reactions from MoQers?)

MP
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"Don't believe everything you think."