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Fortunately there's a lot more to it, the linked article discusses the difference between believing in something and thinking it's true, juxtaposing that with q
by chownie 5y ago
Fortunately there's a lot more to it, the linked article discusses the difference between believing in something and thinking it's true, juxtaposing that with questions of what offers us most comfort in the face of existential dread.
I've just read the entirety of the article looking for the culture war flamebait invective you've described and I'm not really finding it, what in particular is an issue? Conflation of belief in the supernatural with belief in magic?
- torstenvl 5y agoYou can't bring me existentiality on a plate or show me its molecular structure under an electron microscope. It is just as supernatural as anything else. Which means that the "magic" talk is not about drawing a line between things that are subject to the natural laws and things that are beyond natural laws, it is solely about looking down on another group of people. I happen to be of the opinion that looking down on people shouldn't set the tone around here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯