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Colbert has stated he's a Catholic because he doesn't believe there's any other reasonable explanation for the existence of joy. I'm sure there's a little bit
by thelettere 13y ago
Colbert has stated he's a Catholic because he doesn't believe there's any other reasonable explanation for the existence of joy.
I'm sure there's a little bit more to it - but perhaps not much more. His take on the Bible is literal enough that he believes in the existence of hell.
- dalke 13y agoAnd how is that blind adherence? More specifically, please characterize what makes something "blind adherence" vs. "adherence" in general. When can I say that someone blindly adheres to vegetarianism? When can I say that someone blindly adheres to a support of representational democracy? Going back to the topic, how does that blind adherence prevent someone from being an out-of-the-box thinker of any sort?
- rosser 13y agohow does that blind adherence prevent someone from being an out-of-the-box thinker of any sort? It doesn't, at least not necessarily. That is to say, they may (and often probably do) correlate, but as we all know, correlation != causation. What you're seeing here is just another flavor of blind adherence — namely to the dogma of atheism which dictates that people of faith are by definition delusional.
- dalke 13y agoIf no one is willing to define what "blind adherence" means then it's hard to determine if there's a correlation, as you suggest. Based on the conversation so far, I interpret it to mean "someone who believes something other than what I believe, and for reasons I don't agree with." Perhaps the best solution might be to invert things, but I have been unable to find a list of out-of-the-box thinkers. Mostly I find people claiming to be so, without providing any external evidence.