I would implore people to learn how to think critically when considering the opinions and arguments posted on this here thread.
I have often observed that religion tells us 'what' to think whereas science & philosophy teaches 'how' to think. IMO religion is about beliefs, science about inquiry - we should not think that the two are interchangeable or equivalent in what they can offer us.
Before I go off and explore other threads that appear more interesting and useful to me, I want to share some food for thought, quotes from thinkers past and present.
“I’ve never responded well to entrenched negative thinking.” — David Bowie
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” — William James
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
"The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend." - Henri Bergson
"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - JFK
“Doubt is not a pleasant state of mind, but certainty is absurd.” — Voltaire
“Believing is easier than thinking. Hence so many more believers than thinkers.” — Bruce Calvert
"No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof." - Henry David Thoreau
“Belief is when someone else does the thinking.” — Buckminster Fuller
"Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts." - Nikki Giovanni
"No problem can be solved by the same consciousness that created it. We need to see the world anew." - Albert Einstein
"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too" - Voltaire
“What we think, we become.” — Buddha
“Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.” — Edward de Bono
“Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.” — Ambrose Bierce
