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Originally Posted by Thor
I honestly can sympathize, my sister, a long time Atheist says the same thigns all the time, destiny, 'meant to be' stuff.... She even believes in ghosts.
I'm at a early point in my learning of neuroscience, but already I've seen that there may eventually be something to explain why women are way more likely to believe in these things, besides the obvious, religion, spirituality, alternative medicine, psychics, mediums, etc...
Sam Harris is currently doing lots of great fMRI research on belief/non belief and is part of the many researching why we believe what we believe.
Either way, what you believe, its really no big deal. I know during these debates we sometimes get a bit 'mean' but really its nothing personal, everything I've debated here on a website I've said to friends and family. Its just that online words seem more mean than they are intended to be.
I bet this reply was 'meant to be'  |
Yes, i've noticed these debates can get a bit mean, however, i'm really impressed with this thread so far. No one has cut anyone down for anything. Everyone just has an interesting opinion, and it's cool to read them.
These just happen to be my beliefs....and i don't know about the whole "meant to be" thing, i just think everything has a purpose.
Anywho...heading to banff now. Have a good day all!