Comments on: Woohoo! Advance notice! http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice A Blog of Atheist Thought Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:59:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rothbard42 http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62388 rothbard42 Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62388 Good stuff! I'm not real familiar with Zahn since I don't watch much CNN. Anyone know if Johnson is likely to get fair treatment on her show? Good stuff! I’m not real familiar with Zahn since I don’t watch much CNN. Anyone know if Johnson is likely to get fair treatment on her show?

]]> By: TXatheist http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62393 TXatheist Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62393 Wow, 48 hours notice and thanks again for the heads up Dave. Wow, 48 hours notice and thanks again for the heads up Dave.

]]> By: Boise Jim http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62394 Boise Jim Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62394 nocoercion-<br /> Unfortunately, most of the time I've seen her she doesn't get much fair treatment, although she does a pretty decent job.<br /> This is great- now I have plenty of time to set the DVR! nocoercion-
Unfortunately, most of the time I’ve seen her she doesn’t get much fair treatment, although she does a pretty decent job.
This is great- now I have plenty of time to set the DVR!

]]> By: Apple_Christmas http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62398 Apple_Christmas Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62398 I just hope she doesn't go on again about how atheism makes you a better person. Ugh. I just hope she doesn’t go on again about how atheism makes you a better person. Ugh.

]]> By: tomath http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62409 tomath Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62409 I would say that atheism doesn't "make you a better person", but If critical beliefs affect the way you behave so that false ones tend to make you do things with bad consequences, then it's not such a stretch to suggest that better persons tend to have truer beliefs. Then, since atheism and theism are logically opposed as critical assertions/beliefs, then people shouldn't be criticized for thinking that their critical beliefs lead to better results than those of people whose beliefs are logically opposed, and therefore to behavior that is better. I would say that atheism doesn’t “make you a better person”, but If critical beliefs affect the way you behave so that false ones tend to make you do things with bad consequences, then it’s not such a stretch to suggest that better persons tend to have truer beliefs. Then, since atheism and theism are logically opposed as critical assertions/beliefs, then people shouldn’t be criticized for thinking that their critical beliefs lead to better results than those of people whose beliefs are logically opposed, and therefore to behavior that is better.

]]> By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62422 what Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62422 Go Ellen!<br /> <br /> Go Ellen!

]]> By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62423 what Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62423 Tomath<br /> <br /> Huh? Could you restate that? Tomath

Huh? Could you restate that?

]]> By: tomath http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62489 tomath Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62489 What,<br /> I'm essentially saying that theists and atheists alike should be expected to believe that their theistic/atheistic belief leads to better behavior, just given a simple principle I believe in and believe most who think about these issues do also, namely that true beliefs lead to better behavior than false ones. (Of course, some/most false beliefs are trivial matters, so the principle applies mostly to 'critical' beliefs, ones that have important effects in the world.). What,
I’m essentially saying that theists and atheists alike should be expected to believe that their theistic/atheistic belief leads to better behavior, just given a simple principle I believe in and believe most who think about these issues do also, namely that true beliefs lead to better behavior than false ones. (Of course, some/most false beliefs are trivial matters, so the principle applies mostly to ‘critical’ beliefs, ones that have important effects in the world.).

]]> By: tarma http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62491 tarma Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62491 <blockquote><br /> true beliefs lead to better behavior than false ones<br /> </blockquote><br /> <br /> Huh?

true beliefs lead to better behavior than false ones

Huh?

]]> By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2007/07/17/woohoo_advance_notice/comment-page-1#comment-62509 what Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-62509 tomath<br /> <br /> What does belief have to do with it? tomath

What does belief have to do with it?

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