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Re:The Folly of Scientism by mattgreenrocks on Saturday December 08, 2012 @05:47PM (#4892972)
Hehe, I'm not trying to convince you. I suppose I shouldn't be posting, then.

Really, I'm not certain you would be convinced even if I did a better job, though. All I'm really looking for is less of a skeptical "explain it to me in terms of science" viewpoint, and more of a "huh, interesting" response. I've never seen someone even try to work with me when discussing these things. It's always shut down so they can claim their Internet points.

Not intellectually engaging in the slightest.

Re:The Folly of Scientism by inavat on Saturday December 08, 2012 @06:29PM (#4893106)
Do you really have nothing to offer about how intuition is useful or legitimate as a "way of knowing"? You want to just say the word "intuition" and have us respond, "huh, interesting"? Talk about intellectually engaging.
Re:The Folly of Scientism by rohern on Saturday December 08, 2012 @08:22PM (#4893390)
You just wrote

> Your inability to fit it into your belief system is not my problem.

and

> I'm not trying to convince you.

And now you are complaining that people fail to engage with you meaningfully. You are drowning in a pool you filled yourself.

Re:The Folly of Scientism by socialist_coder on Saturday December 08, 2012 @06:28PM (#4893100)
People who believe in science don't want to argue with someone who believes in something based on faith? Huh, interesting.
Re:The Folly of Scientism by derleth on Saturday December 08, 2012 @06:12PM (#4893057)
This purely dismissive attitude is why philosophers are mocked and ignored.