“Some find [me] overly reductionistic, but often provocative.” https://laeastsidermindful.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/mindfulness-2-0-the-next-wave-of-meditation-teachers/ … Suspect someone is using “reductionistic” wrongly?
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Replying to @Meaningness
Guessing “reductionism” here means “pointing out that attractive religiously-motivated ideas are factually wrong.” Scientism vs. Romanticism
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Replying to @Meaningness
“Reductionism” is a sacred word that plays a major part in fringe ideologies, pro or con, but refers to nothing in the real world.
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Replying to @Meaningness
“Moral relativism” is another example. Some people are passionately for or against it, but no one can actually explain what it means.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness the tough thing for many to grasp is that there is a rational humanist morality that is not rooted in scriptural dogma.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@embodiedsacred Indeed! Although I’d argue that it’s not rooted, period; and that is not a huge problem.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness of course it is rooted: in human experience, biology and psychology —our capacity for empathy.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @embodiedsacred
@Meaningness eschewing religious source doesn't make it a completely random fabrication.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@embodiedsacred Oh, yes, I strongly agree!
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