Reply to: What god looks like

[thunderlizard]

It's rated somewhat more highly than, e.g. media studies. At least, among people who think a degree in Classics is better than one in, e.g. Physics.

would that be people who think that having a command of the history, art, language, philosophy and literature of two millennia-old civilisations is harder than re-doing your A Level maths in a different order?

[NotAllThere]

There's no reason why ethics and morals can't be studied scientifically, and indeed no doubt many branches of science do so. .

Christianity can also be studied scientifically. It's called "Theology". You can get a degree in it. It's rated somewhat more highly than, e.g. media studies. At least, among people who think a degree in Classics is better than one in, e.g. Physics.

[minestrone]

I suspect a lot of comments on here are originally tongue in cheak, get taken far too seriously and it escalates into a holy/unholy war. Pitfalls of a forum, must go against my religious convictions and use smileys although I hate the little barstewards.

The nuns did get us to spell correctly.

[xoggoth]

I suspect a lot of comments on here are originally tongue in cheak, get taken far too seriously and it escalates into a holy/unholy war. Pitfalls of a forum, must go against my religious convictions and use smileys although I hate the little barstewards.

[RichardCranium]

If God made animals in his own image, chances are he looks like a beetle, as there are more species of beetles than all other insects combined.

Or an ant. There is a greater mass of ants on the planet than all other animals combined.

[Doggy Styles]

I was just making an observation.

If you feel insulted it lies more in your defensive interpretation.

And you must admit that being a faithful believer in a religion cuts down on the unanswered questions and on the issues where you have to figure out your own moral standpoint since many answers are found in "the book".

Ctrf-F is easier than internal argumentation.

Right?

Firstly, I didn't say I was religious. I'm not. It's not about me.

Secondly, you did insult them, no wriggling out of it. Here it is again:

I am not surprised to see that a religious person has large areas of the brain showing no activity.

So I ask again, what do YOU get out of insulting religious people?

Is it an enjoyment of putting people down? Intolerance of those who are different to you? Or is it a wish to spoil the positive things a lot of people get from something that you don't?

[OwlHoot]

If God made animals in his own image, chances are he looks like a beetle, as there are more species of beetles than all other insects combined.

[minestrone]

He is simply pointing out that there is nothing in there to support what you say.

You said it.

[xoggoth]

He is simply pointing out that there is nothing in there to support what you say.

[minestrone]

You interpret it wrong.

The pictures are of the same person.

It shows that at the baseline, assume total relaxation, there is a certain amount of brain activity in some regions of the brain.

In the picture to the left it show the same person when he is meditating, ie. thinking as hard as possible about his religious beliefs. A little more activity is spotted. But it is still very far from using a lot of the brain.

There is no indication of this test person being anywhere near "smart".

Congratulations on getting a Medical degree, where did you study? Where are you pratcing now?

[ThomasSoerensen]

None of the atheists picked that up.

Xog rides in on a chariot and makes a buffoon of himself.

I think it means that religious people are smarter.

You interpret it wrong.

The pictures are of the same person.

It shows that at the baseline, assume total relaxation, there is a certain amount of brain activity in some regions of the brain.

In the picture to the left it show the same person when he is meditating, ie. thinking as hard as possible about his religious beliefs. A little more activity is spotted. But it is still very far from using a lot of the brain.

There is no indication of this test person being anywhere near "smart".

[minestrone]

There are no trolls on CUK. Only those with a different view.

I just have a different point of view.

[minestrone]

I think it means that religious people are smarter.

None of the atheists picked that up.

Xog rides in on a chariot and makes a buffoon of himself.

[MarillionFan]

You really have to get some lessons in trolling.

There are no trolls on CUK. Only those with a different view.

[minestrone]

Darn right. Punishable by death, about time us atheists had some fun.

You really have to get some lessons in trolling.