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Originally Posted by Maru
I'm not religious either. I'm more of an open mind and have come to my beliefs in a different manner. I am heavy into Astronomy and Geology subjects and read texts as a hobby so I can talk just as much about either subject as the other.
Hey, people have differing views and POV's with the subject of the supernatural, but that is what makes it so interesting.
People can detest religion all people want (I'm not religious either), but there are people going so far as to murder and die for their beliefs. It might be good to sit down, listen and try to really understand the people behind those beliefs. It doesn't mean a person has to drink the Koolaid.
I am a Astronomy buff myself. I like Geology as well and studying things like the formation of the Earth. I can pretty much read on non-fiction subjects all day long, especially languages and the design of things. I am self-taught and have taught myself a language and several computer languages in my spare time. My point is there doesn't necessarily have to be a competition between the two, but maybe view it as a continuous learning experience. Science is fairly well proven in it's area but there's no reason to be completely closed to other contexts of what we see and physically experience.
Relax, we are here for the long haul. Education is a life-long thing so there is no reason to close off to other people's POV. It may not change your belief system and really who cares if it does. The point is you may learn something about your fellow man and that is why it doesn't really bother me.
In the context of BB, I didn't hear Sam's ghost story but I wouldn't put it past most people to be putting on for the cameras...
It's a shame if Andy writes off people so easily. I actually want to like him. I would like to hear more on what he thinks about things because he's supposedly studied, but he seems to like to open his mouth too much in the DR . I don't know that he is really the listening type.
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It's funny that in your opening sentence you describe yourself as "open minded". That's exactly what someone accused Andy of NOT being on the show, just because he questioned some obviously bs story with no evidence to back it up.
Being "open minded" isn't about being willing to give credence to any old bag of nonsense that a lump of wood says is true. Why don't people realise that being "open minded" is about considering evidence and seeing what conclusions can be reached...if any?
Also, saying as you did that "science is fairly well proven in its area" shows that you do not have th faintest inkling of what science is. Science is having a hypothesis of what might be true, and then trying to prove the hypothesis by gaining evidence from observation and experiment.
So, carry on your "life long education", and continue to be an "Astronomy and Geology buff", but don't make up your own idea of what science is.
And by the way, Andy did nothing to suggest he wrote anyone off like you claim.
Alex,
I liked that Andy said his piece he was just a little bit too superior in his view though and didn't put his point across well which was a shame, I think Se are seeing little snippets of bitchy Andy..opening the oven door as well
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