@Tobeasone,
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I am sorry to hear this! ... I can't even imagine what you would be like if you learned to meditate..
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Honestly I tried meditation everal times and I find I get the same results by losing myself in my art work. When I sai that "we" are interested in finding out how Go did it, I was being a bit facetious (Sorta like Einstein and his God dont shoot craps). Ive been a pretty "devout atheist" for many decades but have a special interest in learning about how many of my colleagues are able to compartmentalize their lives. Science is a pretty tough lady, theres no way we can know that whatever weve spent a career on will even survive another generation. It happens very frequently. Science is littered with memories of workrs who pursued many (what later became) dead ends. We dont write many books about these guys, it can often be tragic.
Ive got one for you . A book by Ken Miller called "Finding Darwin's God". Its a personal tour through how many devout scientists accomplish that "compartmentalization" I spoke of up-top.
When you gave me a compliment saying that I dont start dismissing you . Thats really not true. I hve fairly strong worldviews and Ive had many arguments herein with those who usually start out by trying to convert me. I try to have patience but Im not gifted with an unending supply. When I see that my correspondent begins to accuse my atheism as "just another religion" or is trying to convert me, or merely wants to ridicule my work as a target of my worlview, they often find that I become rather sardonic and will spend hours and hours trading low blows. I really dont like that but believe me, Im nowhere above it.
Many atheists herein dont believe that religious people deserve respect, that i probably the main place where I break ranks because, as weve been going here, I detect a sense of respect for my ways (although you dont share them). Thats totally a fair and proper way to "meet by the river".
PS, Im gonna be 67 in early December. I still work as a contract employee for a few mining and gas drilling concerns. I also serve on severl environmental boards and a River Basin Commish. I was part of a science panel that developed the science ed policies for the state of P back bout almost 15 years ago (GODDAM does time fly). Ive served as a non testifying expert in several cases involving teaching Creation and intelligent design as science in public and charter schools(a series of tasks that I loved).
I just wanted you to know that Im probably (maybe) older than you, Thats totally immaterial though, Ive had some jaw droppin note taking(I was the one taking the notes) conversations with kids 15 years old whove really thought out their positions, so age again, is just a way to "keep score"
