Cyber Rat Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 A lot of physics professors I've met were all religious men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 And religious people can certainly be good scientists. It's a theoretical thing, more than a practical problem. It's intellectually inconsistent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R__ Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Maybe it's easier to focus on science if you let Christianity fill an information void for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Agreed that being religious and being a scientist aren't mutually exclusive. However more Mathematicians and Physicists particularly the popular ones do tend to lean towards atheism in the current era. Not all scientists of course, just more in those two categories. Chemists (based on personal encounter, so this isn't the truth but rather from my sampleset) rarely tend to be deeply irreligious. It was different in Renaissance era. I mean Newton's even got papers saying how the world will end in 2060 and that it will be the Kingdom of God after that period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirandello Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 On 3/10/2011 at 11:39 PM, Cyber Rat said: A lot of physics professors I've met were all religious men. Rule of thumb for physics professors is that they have to be mentally unstable in one form or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindo Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 My physics professor quit NASA because they don't work at a quick enough pace for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Not to mention the pay is shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Someone needs to post the icp "miracles" video asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Dang, a discussion on religion and I missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enervation Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 On 3/11/2011 at 1:31 AM, Sindo said: My physics professor quit NASA because they don't work at a quick enough pace for her. With their lack of funding I'm amazed they even still run their current programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 I think George W. Bush's plans for NASA were like the only things I ever agreed with him on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 On 3/11/2011 at 3:22 PM, TheMightyEthan said: I think George W. Bush's plans for NASA were like the only things I ever agreed with him on. According to the current administration NASA is a Muslim outreach program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 ... I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/obama-s-new-mission-nasa-reach-out-muslim-world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) On 3/10/2011 at 10:40 PM, R__ said: Reveal hidden contents Cult by Slayer Quote Oppression is the holy lawin god i distrust in time his monuments will fall like ashes to dust is war and greed the master plan? the bibles where it all began its propaganda sells despair and spreads the virus everywhere religion is hate religion is fear religion is war religion is rape religions obscene religions a whore the pestilence is jesus christ there never was a sacrifice no man upon the crucifix beware the cult of purity infectious imbecility ive made my choice. 666 corruption breeds the pedophile dont pray for the priest confession finds the lonely child god preys on the weak you think your soul can still be saved i think your fucking miles away scream out loud heres where you begin forgive me father for i have sinned religion is hate religion is fear religion is war religion is rape religions obscene religions a whore the targets fucking jesus christ i would've lead the sacrifice and nailed him to the crucifix beware the cult of purity infectious imbecility ive made my choice. 666 jesus is pain jesus is gore jesus is the blood thats spilled in war hes everything hes all things dead hes pulling on the trigger pointed at your head through fear your sold into the fraud revelation revolution i see through your christ illusion the war on terror just drags along my war with god is growing strong his propaganda sells despair and spreads the virus everywhere religion is hate religion is fear religion is war religion is rape religions obscene religions a whore there is no fucking jesus christ there never was a sacrifice no man upon the crucifix beware the cult of purity infectious imbecility ive made my choice. 666 I know I'm late (PC was sent for repairs and I was trying to work on my games backlog ), let me say about this, Tom Araya, vocalist and bassist for Slayer is a religious individual: Reveal hidden contents "Slayer's singer, Tom Araya, was raised Catholic, as was drummer Dave Lombardo. And since Slayer's inception in 1982 to Tuesday's show at the Shaw Conference Centre, "It's all about the cool factor - that's the main point..." But according to Araya, there are really no issues between his Catholic faith and the band's subject matter. "Kerry's written some really far out s---," admits Araya. "If it's a good song, I'm not one that's going to go, 'This sucks because it's contrary to my beliefs.' To me it's more like, 'This is really good stuff. You're going to piss people off with this.' "People have these heavy issues and ask, 'Isn't this a problem for you?' and no. I'm well-rounded, I have a really strong belief system and these are just words and they'll never interfere with what I believe and how I feel," he continues. "People are not in good shape to where they have to question their own belief system because of a book or a story somebody wrote, or a Slayer song." Taken from: http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Slayer/2006/07/09/1675183.html As for actually contributing to this thread (and to be honest, after reading what you guys have posted, I feel way too stupid to participate here ): I was raised by a Catholic father and a Christian mother, while the rest of the family takes each of their traditions and whatnot very seriously, I stopped believing in god a while ago. I like the philosophies of some religions and stuff, and recently I began reading the Poetic Edda, which contains stuff from Norse traditions and stuff, from that, what I really liked is the Hávamál that contains "phrases" or "sayings" cool stuff really, if you can I suggest reading it. Here, part of it: Cattle die, kinsmen die the self must also die; I know one thing which never dies: the reputation of each dead man So yeah, I still feel like most of you are way too smart for me (Edit: Which may or may not be obvious... ), but I also felt like just posting that bit about Slayer wasn't enough... Edited March 12, 2011 by MetalCaveman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masonvrocks Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I hope I'm not being a dick bringing this back to the OP but I can't read through 6 pages right now and something bugged me in the OP, stop reading now if this as already been discussed. "Let me put it in gaming terms. One man creates a game that requires you to navigate a treacherous path filled with challenge and mystery. The other man creates a game where you simply have to turn it on, and you are suddenly the winner without any actions required. What would you care about more?" I'm sorry but this is stupid on so many levels. The difference between a game and life is that one is designed for fun, the other...is life. You don't want to turn on a game and instantly win because you want a challenge but you want a challenge in an environment where failure is OK. Life on the other hand is FUCKING LIFE. Failing in life can equal death, game over, permanently. Comparing an environment designed for fun and with consequence free failure to REAL FUCKING LIFE is silly, they're not similar in the least. Again, sorry if this has been posted already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 PSA: It's not a "leap of faith" to not believe in something for which there is no proof. A "leap of faith" is in fact the opposite: believing in something for which there is no proof to base your belief on. AKA "Gut instinct*" and "a move from Assassin Creed series" *though a gut instinct tends to be based upon experience too, for example my gut tells me that everyone else will be late to the pub. Again. edit: Yeah I'm aware this post probably makes little sense now battra edited his comment and I only quoted part of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Did you just revive a thread that was dead for nearly a year? XD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) Heh, looking back on this I'm a much different person now. Man, in less than a year, I've discovered that I'm gay, and dropped my ties with religion altogether. Time sure does fly by... Edited February 10, 2012 by DukeOfPwn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I was very confused when I saw you were the creator of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixTwoSixFour Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 On 2/10/2012 at 9:01 PM, Yantelope V2 said: I was very confused when I saw you were the creator of this thread. The journey of life takes men to strange places, where mysteries abound and darkness reigns. What was once apparent truth can become inconsolable gibberish. Religion, most of all, is a journey. I know few men that believe the same things they did as a child, and I think that's important. How can you respect someone whose beliefs have not evolved with their knowledge and experience? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Then again, life may be like the SAT. Your first instinct is usually correct but you can easily talk yourself out of the right answer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixTwoSixFour Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 On 2/10/2012 at 10:20 PM, Yantelope V2 said: Then again, life may be like the SAT. Your first instinct is usually correct but you can easily talk yourself out of the right answer. My first instinct, as a child, was "fire truck." I'm pretty sure that's wrong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Whatever man, fire trucks are awesome. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 On 2/10/2012 at 10:30 PM, Yantelope V2 said: Whatever man, fire trucks are awesome. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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