Philosophy of Religion Begins Here

Is there a God? If so, what is She like?

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Hobbes' Choice wrote: Impossible.
First you cannot turn back time, and you cannot consciously forget something.
Try this. Think of a pink teddy bear, with a bow tie for 20 seconds.
NOW.
Forget that bear!
That's not the same thing. Counter-culture has an element of unlearning in it.
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Jaded Sage wrote:
Hobbes' Choice wrote: Impossible.
First you cannot turn back time, and you cannot consciously forget something.
Try this. Think of a pink teddy bear, with a bow tie for 20 seconds.
NOW.
Forget that bear!
That's not the same thing. Counter-culture has an element of unlearning in it.
Nah. It is a system of denial, and counter learning. not un-learning.
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Re: Philosophy of Religion Begins Here

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Hobbes' Choice wrote:
Jaded Sage wrote:
Hobbes' Choice wrote: Impossible.
First you cannot turn back time, and you cannot consciously forget something.
Try this. Think of a pink teddy bear, with a bow tie for 20 seconds.
NOW.
Forget that bear!
That's not the same thing. Counter-culture has an element of unlearning in it.
Nah. It is a system of denial, and counter learning. not un-learning.
I think they might be the same thing from where I am. Suppose you have an accent, and then you learn not to. That is what I mean by learning. I mean getting closer to being a cosmopolitan, here meaning a citizen of nowhere in particular instead of a citizen of everywhere.
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Whether it exists or not shouldn't matter. God, whatever, if ever, doesn't deserve worship. It may punish me for it, but I don't and won't worship mysterious tyrants.
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Jaded Sage wrote:
Hobbes' Choice wrote:
Jaded Sage wrote:
That's not the same thing. Counter-culture has an element of unlearning in it.
Nah. It is a system of denial, and counter learning. not un-learning.
I think they might be the same thing from where I am. Suppose you have an accent, and then you learn not to. That is what I mean by learning. I mean getting closer to being a cosmopolitan, here meaning a citizen of nowhere in particular instead of a citizen of everywhere.
Learning is about growing. I can still do my accent from childhood, I do posh, and I do American. Learning is additive and progressive. Part might be pruned for new growth buy the the tree accumulates wood nonetheless.
You can't unbreak a vase, and you can't un-learn. It's just an abuse of language to say other wise.
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Hobbes' Choice wrote:
Jaded Sage wrote:
I think they might be the same thing from where I am. Suppose you have an accent, and then you learn not to. That is what I mean by learning. I mean getting closer to being a cosmopolitan, here meaning a citizen of nowhere in particular instead of a citizen of everywhere.
Learning is about growing. I can still do my accent from childhood, I do posh, and I do American. Learning is additive and progressive. Part might be pruned for new growth buy the the tree accumulates wood nonetheless.
You can't unbreak a vase, and you can't un-learn. It's just an abuse of language to say other wise.
Would you be satisfied with "relearn"?
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