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Is there anything more weak-minded and meaningless than having "faith"?
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostThe Apologetics I did was drivelling. It was aimed at 15-16 year olds I suppose, are there any better online sources?
Only vaguely on topic but there's a good thing here on evolution, answers some of the "logical" objections by creationists:
Qualiasoup: Irreducible complexity cut down to size « The Skepticalist
It was an interesting video, nicely objective, until the guy went off on one at the end.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Why are no ones prayers ever answered?bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by kandr View PostYeah, you see it all the time, Scientist blowing each other up in the name of furthering knowledge.
I'll give you a clue... it wasn't the pope
Come to think of it, blowing each other up has done wonders for science in the past 100 yearsCoffee's for closersComment
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Is there anything more weak-minded and meaningless than having "faith"?.
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostQ. who brought you such wonders as the Atom Bomb, biological weapons and the Drone bombers?
I'll give you a clue... it wasn't the pope
Come to think of it, blowing each other up has done wonders for science in the past 100 yearsComment
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Originally posted by kandr View PostSo designing something is equivalent to using it? The guy who invented the knife is the biggest mass murderer of all time then. Were not saying there would be no conflicts without religion just 90% less.Coffee's for closersComment
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Religion is an impediment to acheiving sensible law in my view but this constantly repeated idea that religion is behind most of the world's problems is barking. We do have a problem with Islamic terrorism at the moment but in terms of numbers killed it is very small beer. Where did religion figure in any of the major wars or massacres in the last 150 years?
Even when religion is invoked, eg the NI combatants or the Hindu Nationalists in India, it is not so much their religious principles they are defending, rather their national culture and autonomy, of which the religion is only a part.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by kandr View PostThis is the kind of thinking of a typical religious person, making statements that no rational, logical person would ever utter.
Originally posted by Cliphead View PostI couldn't care less whether you believe in a god or not. I object to the notion that without religion there would be no moral code.- In a random universe, right and wrong don't exist as absolutes
- Morality exists because it was created by God, whose existence isn't determined by your opinion on the matter
Atheists really don't like it when you tell them their ethics and morality are from God.
Originally posted by kandr View Post7. Why are no ones prayers ever answered?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post79 is as much a troll as you.
I don't think anyone claims this is the case (well OK I'm sure someone does). The two common claims, which are great for winding up atheists, are:- In a random universe, right and wrong don't exist as absolutes
- Morality exists because it was created by God, whose existence isn't determined by your opinion on the matter
Atheists really don't like it when you tell them their ethics and morality are from God.
Apart from the fact your list is about the stupidest ever - do you base your knowledge of world religions purely on newspaper headlines? - what makes you think this one is true? It's a bit of a bold claim. In fact it's a stupid claim since millions of people will tell you their prayers have been answered. Pure random chance would mean at least some prayers get answered. If I prayed for you to get banned, there's a reasonable chance that prayer could be answeredComment
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