[FoRK] Terms - Practicing Science: Secular vs. Religious Ideology

[Jeff Bone]

On Jan 11, 2008, at 9:08 PM, Sat N wrote:

> Like other atheists, you are very consistent Jeff.........not!!!!!

Oh, really?

Point out my inconsistency that I might rectify my error.

I wholeheartedly subscribe to that particular hobgoblin of little  
minds.  In fact, I insist on it.  If I fail in that regard, please  
help me correct.

> On Jan 11, 2008 2:40 PM, Jeff Bone <jbone at place.org> wrote:
>>
>> If god popped into my office right now, I for one would quite
> happily apologize to everyone involved, and convert post haste.
>
>> On Jan 11, 2008, at 3:40 PM, Jeff Bone wrote:
>>
>>  If some god chose to appear tomorrow, and "vindicated" some
>> group of believers, my contempt for those believers would in no way
>> lessen;

This is not in any way an inconsistency.

On the one hand, if god manifested Herself, I would happily stipulate  
to my error;  but it would not undermine my previous commitment to  
that error.  I am on firm ground in my insistence now, regardless of  
any future evidence.  Such is the benefit of my epistemological process.

jb