I have officially made a new Christian branch. :D

Discussion in 'General Philosophy' started by GeneralofCarthage, Mar 21, 2012.

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  1. LampRevolt Well-Known Member

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    Hey GoC before you post again watch that video posted. If you have an argument that's not addressed there I'll be entirely surprised.

    Yeah man there's more in common with a religion if you're a sports fan then if you're an Atheist. You idolize people and have rituals.
    LampRevolt, Mar 27, 2012
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  2. TheEmperorAugustus Well-Known Member

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    Dogma is a set of beliefs or principles that are held to be incontrovertably true. I'd say it was more redundancy than misuse.
    TheEmperorAugustus, Mar 28, 2012
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  3. CoExIsTeNcE LeonTrotsky in Disguse

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    I understood what you meant, but the misuse of that word is just one of my pet peeves.
    CoExIsTeNcE, Mar 28, 2012
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  4. TheEmperorAugustus Well-Known Member

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    I know, but I don't think I misused it, i'll admit the grammar was redundant as I used it and "faith" in the same phrase when the two words are somewhat similar. What definition do you give it?
    TheEmperorAugustus, Mar 29, 2012
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  5. CoExIsTeNcE LeonTrotsky in Disguse

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    While many religions call their beliefs dogma, the actual definition is a set of beliefs that are incontrovertibly true.
    CoExIsTeNcE, Mar 29, 2012
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  6. TheEmperorAugustus Well-Known Member

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    Ah I see what your getting at. Though if I'm right that means nothing is dogma, as nothing can be completely proven.
    TheEmperorAugustus, Mar 30, 2012
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  7. LampRevolt Well-Known Member

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    You're missing the point. Dogma is for morons. What you think is the only reasonable opinion as we can't prove shit.
    LampRevolt, Mar 30, 2012
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  8. TheEmperorAugustus Well-Known Member

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    But from what I gather, by coex's restriction on the use of "dogma" it is an entirely useless word, applicable only in a very limited philosophical sense.

    I had always used dogma more generally to explain a set of principles that adherents believed without evidence to be absolutely true: which gives the word a wider useability.
    TheEmperorAugustus, Mar 30, 2012
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  9. Karakoran Well-Known Member

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    So last 1500s bro.
    Karakoran, Mar 30, 2012
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  10. CoExIsTeNcE LeonTrotsky in Disguse

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    No, more like everything is dogma. As I see it, every belief system, opinion, or movement holds that some aspect of their cause or idea that is true no matter what.
    CoExIsTeNcE, Mar 30, 2012
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  11. LampRevolt Well-Known Member

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    I just pick the course of action I feel is most likely to be correct based on my experience in life and what I want to do and then do it. Crazy thoughts I know, it's almost like people can act without ideological backing .
    LampRevolt, Mar 30, 2012
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  12. CoExIsTeNcE LeonTrotsky in Disguse

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    But most people make decisions based on some sort of criteria that they believe to be true.
    CoExIsTeNcE, Mar 31, 2012
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  13. LampRevolt Well-Known Member

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    I would disagree. I think most people make decisions based on what they want or what they are afraid of. Outside of a philosophical debate I don't think abstract notions of truth mean anything to humans just living our lives.
    LampRevolt, Apr 2, 2012
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