Comments on: The Digg Effect http://atheistblogger.com/2008/08/25/the-digg-effect/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:02:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ben Abbott http://atheistblogger.com/2008/08/25/the-digg-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-3241 Ben Abbott Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:48:30 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=476#comment-3241 <blockquote>Martin: How do I know I exist? Maybe I’m a jellyfish on some distant planet, and the earth, the people, the history and current events I see and believe in, are all just a figment of my imagination. You live by faith just like the rest of us.</blockquote> Very cute. Regarding the jellyfish, you're correct its your imagination. Regarding the rest, we have <i>evidence</i>. No need for faith. The evidence may be used to determine what is most likely. It is very likely that you exist. History is recorded in a manner consistent with various perspectives and sources. It is much more likely to be accurate than those claims that have lesser or no such substantive foundations.

Martin: How do I know I exist? Maybe I’m a jellyfish on some distant planet, and the earth, the people, the history and current events I see and believe in, are all just a figment of my imagination.

You live by faith just like the rest of us.

Very cute.

Regarding the jellyfish, you’re correct its your imagination.

Regarding the rest, we have evidence. No need for faith.

The evidence may be used to determine what is most likely. It is very likely that you exist.

History is recorded in a manner consistent with various perspectives and sources. It is much more likely to be accurate than those claims that have lesser or no such substantive foundations.

]]> By: Keil http://atheistblogger.com/2008/08/25/the-digg-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-3229 Keil Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:34:57 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=476#comment-3229 Your article is also in the main page of meneame the Spanish Diggs version. Good work! Your article is also in the main page of meneame the Spanish Diggs version.
Good work!

]]> By: Martin23 http://atheistblogger.com/2008/08/25/the-digg-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-3224 Martin23 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:45:42 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=476#comment-3224 How about: How do I know I exist? Maybe I'm a jellyfish on some distant planet, and the earth, the people, the history and current events I see and believe in, are all just a figment of my imagination. You live by faith just like the rest of us. How about:

How do I know I exist? Maybe I’m a jellyfish on some distant planet, and the earth, the people, the history and current events I see and believe in, are all just a figment of my imagination.

You live by faith just like the rest of us.

]]> By: A chain reaction of popularity » A Division by Zer0 http://atheistblogger.com/2008/08/25/the-digg-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-3174 A chain reaction of popularity » A Division by Zer0 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:19:39 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=476#comment-3174 [...] It seems that someone noticed what I wrote about reddit:atheism and decided to submit all his posts to reddit 1 which led to one of them being resubmitted to digg which ended with their server going b0nkers. [...] [...] It seems that someone noticed what I wrote about reddit:atheism and decided to submit all his posts to reddit 1 which led to one of them being resubmitted to digg which ended with their server going b0nkers. [...]

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