Care to explain?
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Just to make it clear I meant also books beyond school subjects. Science is important but one's mind cannot thrive on textbooks alone.
How did I know you would say that? No thanks. Not worth it
Yes you need to read peer reviewed papers as well.SCIENCCE IS LIFE!
I was quite biased against Karl before I read his works because um...school, but yeah, though I might not agree with his ideas I sympathize with him. He sounded like a really nice guy. Please read his works, you probably have more in common with him than you think. ....Except for the religious bits >.> <.<
He was a brilliant economist. Whether one accepts his ideals does not change that fact.
But for Pen I would recommend starting with something less revolutionary.
Oh yeah he was an economist too. LOLI've only read his philosophical stuff. I know they intertwine with each other but I didn't really focus on that. I've tried studying economy back in high school but man it's just way too brutally boring...sorry
What's scary about death really? Things end and while it kinda sucks, it's nothing to be scared about.
Yup. and that's what scares me, you'll be unable to experience all of the things we are experiencing right now.
I missed this post. I was so caught up with the discussions.Why aren't you scared? When you die you won't be able too feel everything that's happening to you. There's not even a guarantee that you'll get revived or reincarnated. And there's really no guarantee if there's heaven nor hell or anything. Your mind will just rot away and you'll be forgotten forever. Just another piece of sand on the ground.
Jesus said to give to the poor, the sick, and the downtrodden.Seems like a good social safety net and universal health care would fit into this.Also, "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle (a mountainous pass known for killing camels due to dehydration) than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Matthew 19:24
Many people seem to avoid expanding their knowledge and understanding in fear for risking their existing beliefs. But fear not, one rarely becomes a communist just from reading "Das Kapital" no more than one becomes a Christian simply by reading the bible. The existing structures in the mind will largely determine how one reacts to such material.
I read plenty of Dawkins and I find it quite amusing that he states that he isn't sure if his theories are correct, and that if no new evidence is found (e.g. transitional fossils) then scrap his theory. What happened? No new evidence found! OOPS!
You are probably misquoting him.
My biggest fear is facing God at the end, and Him saying that I was a hypocrite.
I do try to remember to be glad I have managed to stay alive this long, considering how insecure life really is. I am well aware that I may be dead tomorrow.
My biggest fear? That the stupid will take of the world (and I am not quite sure I should put that in future tense, actually...).All best,gep