RDFRS US:
The mission of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science is to support scientific education, critical thinking and evidence-based understanding of the natural world in the quest to overcome religious fundamentalism, superstition, intolerance and suffering.
The Magic of Reality
for the iPad
Sean Faircloth:
Attack of the Theocrats!
J. Anderson Thomson Jr. MD:
why we believe in god(s)
RSS Feeds
He seems to be arguing that placebo consciousness is not always violent and not always fueling more ill intent than alternative states of mind. But essentially his position is one of distraction - deferring the argument about religious consciousness being a placebo state of mind and one which conceals magnified evil (hell fire et al) in order to deter its followers from doubting its authenticity and get them to risk life if necessary in fending off any more rational opposers.
His argument in effect is creating a placebo 'flurry' about a placebos value.
Permalink Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:31:52 UTC | #596919