Posted by Tammy on June 18, 1998 at 13:55:19:
In Reply to: Popular Agnosticism as Stopping Place (Problem with following up rpcman post -- so I put posted here) posted by Matt Berry on June 17, 1998 at 16:37:26:
::... However, this is a pickup point for A, who perhaps as a Theist, does not believe in God so much as he believes in his Grammar and his Word designations ... but a starting point exists here. For the theist, as with the Boy Scouts, as long as you can use the word "God" you are OK.
Your characterization of theists is so narrow & self-serving that I can only wonder if you are serious or perhaps speaking in jest.
: However, beginning with the word, "Atheist" or "Huxley's Agnostic," would be as if someone had set the door afire and then asked the Theist to enter ... since the Theist still has superstitious beliefs surrounding words, and the word, "atheist," is the gateway to Hell. (We only need ask blue to confirm this.) Words are magical incantations.
I can see why theists might back away from further conversations with you. Your arrogance is astounding.
: The atheist, pantheist and agnostic look beyond words (and other aspects of cultural inheritance) for confirmation in reality.
So please explain to me how pantheism corresponds with reality. How can I verify the reality of the god of nature?