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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:21 pm
by krampus
Even though I don't really like the analogy, I thought I would correct it
Religion = top-roping
agnosticism = leading
atheism = soloing
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:42 pm
by Saxman
Religion = inability to question or scared of the possible answers
Agnosticism = know the answers but don't have the balls to admit it to yourself or anyone else
Atheism = know and accept the answers
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:08 pm
by krampus
I don't know, atheism and religion both seem too definitive. I expect not to know the answers until I die (religion), and even then I probably won't (atheism).
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:19 pm
by discojett
this thread...
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:58 pm
by ynot
Damn Krampus. You win the beers. I couldn't have said it better.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:04 pm
by caribe
The analogy is thought-provoking; here is my take:
We are all Soloing.
Theism/ Spiritualism = climbing with a rope that you can't see or feel or sense in anyway, a rope that is untested, but you know it has to be there because the holds seem to be designed for your hands. You need the reassurance that said rope provides or you can't climb. At the crux you yell take! You think you feel the minutest tug but you hang on for dear life anyway.
agnosticism = They are telling there is a rope but I don't see it man! Gotta climb anyway! I wonder what happens if I fall?
atheism = I am free soloing. There is no one around. I f I peel my ass is grass.
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P.S. 1
I don't free solo by the way. I am way too candy ass to solo.
P.S. 2
I was watching Castaway last night and it occurred to me that Tom Hanks talked to everything even a volley ball with a painted face that he called Wilson. He did not talk to god.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:09 pm
by ynot
I watched part of it again too. I did not notice. I did notice he was sad and alone even at the end. wandering through life. Still its a great movie.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:21 pm
by heidiramma
caribe - I never thought about castaway like that. good find!
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:44 pm
by ynot
Holes ,Saturday at 9 another great movie and theres free soloing the Thumb with nothing but a shovel
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:16 pm
by anticlmber
religion = free solo. you have cast off all other possibilities be them right or wrong because of your faith.
atheism = bouldering. too scared to commit to a higher calling you are proud to stay here with the monkeys not to evolv to your true calling of something better in order to feel that YOU are a god.