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Originally Posted by Boogster
A hindrance? What does belief in a God obstruct?
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Emotional balance for one (see that episode of South Park where Stan's dad drink-drives for a parody of this). Stem cell research for another - "hindrances" don't have to be individual.
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Originally Posted by Boogster
Progress? Towards what?
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You implied here that I said "progress", when I did not. In any case, the persuit of knowledge is its own reward.
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Originally Posted by Boogster
What do you believe in? What's your raison d'etre?
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If I could be said to believe in anything, it would be the ingenuity and skill of man. This can vary from large scales to trivial - the latter end being represented by something like faith in the ability of Tim Shafer or Chris Avallone to make good computer games.