Deepak Chopra v. Michael Shermer

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Given that I personally know several people who have Ph.D.'s in religion and they are very intelligent, creative, and educated people, your "laugh" is your loss.

Now I know that you would not ignorantly dismiss Ph.D.'s in religion out-of-hand. So please tell me, what is it that people study to get a Ph.D. in religion?

And of course it may be argued that your anti-intellectual bias goes hand-in-hand with kids who can't read, write, or think, therefore ushering in the "decline of the modern world" which you claim to decry.

It's one thing to study religion as a sociological construct, quite another to espouse belief. I'm as atheist as they come and I've taken quite a few religion courses... mainly as a means to understanding the craziness that comes out of people's mouths.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

It's one thing to study religion as a sociological construct, quite another to espouse belief. I'm as atheist as they come and I've taken quite a few religion courses... mainly as a means to understanding the craziness that comes out of people's mouths.

I thought you were an avid believer a while back...so much so that you wanted to quite the site. What happened?

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by saden1

I thought you were an avid believer a while back...so much so that you wanted to quite the site. What happened?

I was never a believer, in any way shape or form. When I was tempted to quit it was because I felt there wasn't exactly equal footing as far as discussion was concerned, specifically in the off-topic forum. I was wrong, end of story, so I came back. And that's really it.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by saden1

I thought you were an avid believer a while back...so much so that you wanted to quite the site. What happened?

I remember that, but I don't think it was BB. Can't think of who it was though.