Crazymann said:
Agreed, it is far too easy to get drawn into these threads, and (I must admit) I have been drawn into threads here that are quite a bit less potentially philosophical on these boards, and I have not always thought enough about my words before posting. As far as the viewpoint I mentioned (searching for truth in commonality), I agree with you there as well... in that there are amazing aspects of this world that can be seen if they are not intentionally ignored - be it due to conflicting idealogy or not. |
I rather dislike getting very passionate about anything because it's inherently contradictory to what I'm trying to say usually. It kind of defeats the purpose if I say that atheists should try to look for the merits of religions and be open-minded about them while claiming that all atheists are inherently morons (I've done this at least a couple of times, :P).
Also, I personally find it very interesting to look for similarities in general moral outlook, in existential ideas and even in the details of myths. Things that everyone sems to think about to some extent can hardly be devoid of meaning or reason.
“These are my principles; if you don’t like them, I have others.” – Groucho Marx