tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post6570788480115941129..comments2024-03-27T21:43:02.451-04:00Comments on NEW SAVANNA: Thinking About the Cosmos is StrangeBill Benzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-39176602396010183082014-02-28T15:36:37.029-05:002014-02-28T15:36:37.029-05:00Sure, but more interesting to me are atheists and ...Sure, but more interesting to me are atheists and theists who share a sense of the unknowability of the cosmos rather than try to escape from it. Feynman was pretty clear about how he felt about this: "I'm not afraid of not knowing." ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MmpUWEW6Is ) <br /><br />My own sense of how unknowable the cosmos is leads me to reject most formulations of god Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426451216207914627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-17742854223427183182014-02-28T15:14:27.506-05:002014-02-28T15:14:27.506-05:00You're right, Rich. So, under what conditions ...You're right, Rich. So, under what conditions does one turn to atheism to deny the incomprehensibility of the universe and under what conditions does one turn to religious belief to the same end? Perhaps its a matter of cognitive rank.Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-63021364947905331942014-02-28T13:54:54.099-05:002014-02-28T13:54:54.099-05:00> What I’m wondering is if atheism is a refusal...> What I’m wondering is if atheism is a refusal to recognize and entertain that desire.<br /><br />Well, sometimes it is. But I don't know if that distinguishes it from theism.<br /><br />Some atheists might not want to consider that the universe is incomprehensible but many forms of theism are just outright denial of the same thing. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426451216207914627noreply@blogger.com