Me again. Just one small point — simpler is a tad misleading. Occam was actually talking more of not bringing in extra sub-explanations (much as Christian apologetics must) rather than mere simplicity. The simplest, and least useful, pseudoexplanation of all is goddidit.
TERRIBLE, have Atheism, Christianity and Science… and all the branches of science… this is such a bastardization of occam’s razor that this poster should be printed out and burned….
Brian, having science in there would make no sense!! The poster depicts two theories of the same thing: God.
Science is theory of nature (including the universe), not whether God exists or not – however studying the universe definitely undermines most religious dogma… You see, atheism is just the natural way to go.
Being an atheist, I still find this poster wrong. Either the theory/explanation is the plain existance of god, and atheism as the simple denial of his existance is not what I would call a theory. Or the subject of the theory is not only wether or not god exists, but also his influences on the creation of earth. And since atheists should believe in the scientific explanations, and there are several theories, it’s hard to determine on of the views as “the simpler one”.
Don’t go all “fundie” out there. Ain’t y’all got no sense of humor. It’s meant to be funny, not illuminating. Stop with the literal interpretations already!
I’ve never seen the branching heresies depicted so well. I’m downloading to save in my Atheism file.
Great poster! However, the actual situation (about the upper part) is much more complex, with a great deal of fragmentation (and inter-faith cannibalization) in the last 300 years…where do Mormons, Baptists, Methodists, Seventh Day Adventists, Pentecostals, Jehovah’s Witnesses and other cults figure in this?
I think I ended up laughing harder at the serious, uptight people, then the picture itself. :D Thanky ou, all, for amusing me! I shall be nice and not name names, though. :P
with the vast amout of information and facts about the earth and space through such fields as archaeology, biology, astronomy, geology, genetics, anthropology, and paleontology, just to name a few of the fields of science, which disprove nearly all modern creationist theories it is really hard for me to fathom that 53% of americans believe in creationism. with the wealth of knowledge that is available to people today how can someone believe that “one little carbon organism [humans] in the backwaters of the milky way galaxy, can betray god”. to open your mind and accept knowledge over belief is the only path to true enlightenment and oneness with your life, knowledge is something that is known, belief is something that you imagine to be true.
I think Occams Razor applies well to Atheism.
Not for the resons in the pic, but because.
I truly believe the simplest explination that requires the fewist assumtions is usually the right one.
The thought of an all knowing being or God, that conjures up incredibly complex systems involving miracles with the snap of a finger, is way more complex and requires many more assumptions than evolution.
To be more accurate, the atheist side should have just 2 brances. Old atheism, and neo-atheism. One who simply disbelieves in God, and one that almost makes it a religion to disbelieve.
Good one, and that’s only Christianity! There wouldn’t be room for all the other mythologies or all the creationisms.
Me again. Just one small point — simpler is a tad misleading. Occam was actually talking more of not bringing in extra sub-explanations (much as Christian apologetics must) rather than mere simplicity. The simplest, and least useful, pseudoexplanation of all is goddidit.
TERRIBLE, have Atheism, Christianity and Science… and all the branches of science… this is such a bastardization of occam’s razor that this poster should be printed out and burned….
Brian, having science in there would make no sense!! The poster depicts two theories of the same thing: God.
Science is theory of nature (including the universe), not whether God exists or not – however studying the universe definitely undermines most religious dogma… You see, atheism is just the natural way to go.
Being an atheist, I still find this poster wrong. Either the theory/explanation is the plain existance of god, and atheism as the simple denial of his existance is not what I would call a theory. Or the subject of the theory is not only wether or not god exists, but also his influences on the creation of earth. And since atheists should believe in the scientific explanations, and there are several theories, it’s hard to determine on of the views as “the simpler one”.
Don’t go all “fundie” out there. Ain’t y’all got no sense of humor. It’s meant to be funny, not illuminating. Stop with the literal interpretations already!
I’ve never seen the branching heresies depicted so well. I’m downloading to save in my Atheism file.
Thanks, bipolar2
There’s no need to go all fundie-crazy on this picture. It is meant to be humorous, but we all know fundies don’t have a sense of humor.
All in all, I’ve been goin’ the simple lifestyle for 11 years (ex-catholic) and I’m damn proud.
Great poster! However, the actual situation (about the upper part) is much more complex, with a great deal of fragmentation (and inter-faith cannibalization) in the last 300 years…where do Mormons, Baptists, Methodists, Seventh Day Adventists, Pentecostals, Jehovah’s Witnesses and other cults figure in this?
SierraBravo, I’d say that Mormon, Baptists, etc. all count under Protestantism, since they’re all splinter groups.
I think I ended up laughing harder at the serious, uptight people, then the picture itself. :D Thanky ou, all, for amusing me! I shall be nice and not name names, though. :P
with the vast amout of information and facts about the earth and space through such fields as archaeology, biology, astronomy, geology, genetics, anthropology, and paleontology, just to name a few of the fields of science, which disprove nearly all modern creationist theories it is really hard for me to fathom that 53% of americans believe in creationism. with the wealth of knowledge that is available to people today how can someone believe that “one little carbon organism [humans] in the backwaters of the milky way galaxy, can betray god”. to open your mind and accept knowledge over belief is the only path to true enlightenment and oneness with your life, knowledge is something that is known, belief is something that you imagine to be true.
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I think Occams Razor applies well to Atheism.
Not for the resons in the pic, but because.
I truly believe the simplest explination that requires the fewist assumtions is usually the right one.
The thought of an all knowing being or God, that conjures up incredibly complex systems involving miracles with the snap of a finger, is way more complex and requires many more assumptions than evolution.
OK let the bible thumping begin.
Wow I need to start using spell check :-(
To be more accurate, the atheist side should have just 2 brances. Old atheism, and neo-atheism. One who simply disbelieves in God, and one that almost makes it a religion to disbelieve.