Hehe.* Even though it's more or less dead as a pure
[1]#philosophy - [2]#verificationism lives on in many forums on
the Internet, whenever you see the [3]#atheist and the
[4]#theist fighting. Created by the [5]#logical [6]#positivists
- a movement which will seem very familiar if you've ever
watched [7]#startrek (Gene Roddenberry was a logical positivist
and "the philosophy of Star Trek" inspired many science fiction
writers to follow which, in turn, inspired millions of people -
and has continued the logical positivist movement.
Verificationism isn't a requirement as a logical positivist but
it's often found in the beliefs of some:* It is a rather
obsessive need for "verifiable proof". I tend towards a logical
positivist outlook in a lot of ways (although not exclusively)
but the verificationism spinoff isn't one of them. Arguments
abound online that attempt to refute claims of believers using
ideas that were, in the end, not considered reflections of
Reality by philosophers.* I'm not saying anybody is right or
wrong; I honestly don't know. But it's rather fun to see old
ideas coming up over and over again and understanding better
"where they came from"; you can find yourself thinking and
talking a certain way without realizing that you are following a
formula that others came up with a long time ago. As for me,
I've said it before and I'll say it again; I'm not an atheist
and I'm not a theist.* I'm both and neither; the whole argument
to me is like "Coke vs Pepsi"; they're both sodas.* I prefer
7-up.
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