10-11-2017, 05:24 PM
Reading anagogy's reply, I realized I didn't really address the heart of your post, IGW.
I wouldn't even start there. I would start by becoming a skeptic of their chosen belief system, to get you both on neutral ground. Read some Ran Prieur or Robert Anton Wilson's The New Inquisition for ideas on the weak points of consensus fundamentalist materialism.
It didn't occur to me that you wanted to actually challenge the skeptic, because you just don't strike me as a debater. You call it being "flighty" but an open mind that can achieve stability is such a rare and needed commodity these days.
IGW Wrote:How could you talk to a skeptic or an atheist about how the universe is like a fractal?
I wouldn't even start there. I would start by becoming a skeptic of their chosen belief system, to get you both on neutral ground. Read some Ran Prieur or Robert Anton Wilson's The New Inquisition for ideas on the weak points of consensus fundamentalist materialism.
It didn't occur to me that you wanted to actually challenge the skeptic, because you just don't strike me as a debater. You call it being "flighty" but an open mind that can achieve stability is such a rare and needed commodity these days.