From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Tue Dec 18 2001 - 12:29:31 MST
> > That's a good analysis, IMO. "Spirituality" is just another
> > dishonest and cowardly euphemism to hide superstitious
> > nonsense. It's a surreptitious attempt to oppose science.
>
> sure - there is only one reality... but it can be viewed from
> many points.
That's correct, viewing the one reality from many points helps to confirm the
knowledge that there is only one reality. In opposition to this,
"spirituality" proposes separate realities, and that's why it's bunk.
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Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values, scientific relinquishment, malevolent AI,
non-sensory experience, SETI
We move into a better future in proportion as science displaces superstition.
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