Meta-study shows religious people are less intelligent

[Moscow Mule]

What about the Hindus who are 1/5th of the population?

Allright, mostly it's the same God (amongst the monotheists).

That said, the Hindus have got some awesome deities. 4 arms? How cool would that be?

[Board Game Geek]

I am asking for you to accept my beliefs.

That's the crunch point.

Having your own belief is fine. None of my business.

Asking me to "accept" that you have a belief is fine as well. That's still your businees.

Asking me to "accept the validity" of your belief is a completely different matter of course.

Because I have my own criteria for analysing evidence, based on scientific empirical methodology. I would naturally want to apply that if I wanted to examine something for my own business.

As for Jesus existing, there is empiral evidence isn't there of that fact ?

If so, it just confirms he existed. It doesn't confirm anything else.

[sasguru]

However the atheists do like to pretend they are some kind of radical, intellectual chic. But when pressed most of them haven't really got much of anything to back up their claims..

Simple question:
Please point me to some evidence that the, presumably, supernatural being called God exists.

[Moscow Mule]

Simple question:
Please point me to some evidence that the, presumably, supernatural being called God exists.

Do you want credible evidence, or will the Bible do?

[sasguru]

Do you want credible evidence, or will the Bible do?

The Bible was written by some (relative to now) ignorant people thousands of years ago, so no.
In other words it's a human artefact and we know how wrong humans can be.

[cailin maith]

That's the crunch point.

Having your own belief is fine. None of my business.

Asking me to "accept" that you have a belief is fine as well. That's still your businees.

Asking me to "accept the validity" of your belief is a completely different matter of course.

Because I have my own criteria for analysing evidence, based on scientific empirical methodology. I would naturally want to apply that if I wanted to examine something for my own business.

As for Jesus existing, there is empiral evidence isn't there of that fact ?

If so, it just confirms he existed. It doesn't confirm anything else.

Ok, I'm not doing a great job of explaining myself.

I don't care if you think my beliefs are valid, I don't care if you believe what I believe. I just want you to accept that my beliefs are my own and not (**** I hate this yanks-ism!) disrespect them.

does that make sense?

[contractor79]

http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-thinkingchristians.htm

No surprise there then.

nonsense
nothing clever about ending up in hell

[sasguru]

nonsense
nothing clever about ending up in hell

Where is hell?

[cailin maith]

Where is hell?

Next stop after purgatory...

HTH

[sasguru]

Are all hindus, muslims, atheists, buddhists, and Jedists going to hell?
Damn, I know some really nice ones