Religion

Lordquinton

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13. You keep saying it, but that doesn't make it so

Thu Aug 4, 2016, 06:00 PM

Aug 2016

You put belief in God in the same category as belief in leprechauns, or Santa, or the tooth fairy, or that two women can't marry.

It seems like the last gasps of a beaten system. You can't torture and kill non-believers anymore so you just write your own rules and act like they mean anything.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] guillaumeb Aug 2016 OP

There are a lot of consequences to coming out as a full on atheist Warpy Aug 2016 #1

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What the hell does that have to do with anyything? Warpy Aug 2016 #72

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You mean like the pope and all those preachers? Warpy Aug 2016 #76

This sounds silly to me, 'closet athiests?' elleng Aug 2016 #3

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Gotcha. elleng Aug 2016 #7

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The confusion arises from the fact that the terms "atheist" and "agnostic" aren't mutually exclusive trotsky Aug 2016 #4

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From Dictionary.com: trotsky Aug 2016 #8

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Still doesn't mean "hidden." Sorry. trotsky Aug 2016 #20

Why in the hell do you think he suggested atheist and agnostic are synonyms? AtheistCrusader Aug 2016 #14

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I honestly have no freaking clue how you processed that post to conclude... trotsky Aug 2016 #22

I refer you back to Psyduck. AtheistCrusader Aug 2016 #94

We're not speaking Greek. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #21

"Faith obviously implies belief, and belief does not require proof." Lordquinton Aug 2016 #11

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You keep saying it, but that doesn't make it so Lordquinton Aug 2016 #13

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Utter nonsense. AtheistCrusader Aug 2016 #15

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The fact that science keeps finding better answers is a sign of its strength. trotsky Aug 2016 #23

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Answer my questions first. n/t trotsky Aug 2016 #26

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Fundamentalism works for a whole hell of a lot of people. trotsky Aug 2016 #37

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You're the one validating religion as truth. trotsky Aug 2016 #40

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What if someone believes they can fly? trotsky Aug 2016 #45

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Doesn't address my point. trotsky Aug 2016 #48

What is proof? Proof is usually a form of belief, as it often involves having a belief in what one Doodley Aug 2016 #105

Um, wow no. Just no Lordquinton Aug 2016 #113

You say the idea that God cares about people's lives is a 'fairy story' muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #19

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Tyson said he sees no evidence for a God that cares about humans muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #29

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His talk about asteroid strikes is about why he cannot see evidence for a god that cares muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #32

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Tyson didn't talk about "good not existing" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #36

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Tyson was replying to a person who said they thought there must be a god muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #50

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Do you believe women should dress more modestly? n/t trotsky Aug 2016 #95

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Some people believe Satan is real. trotsky Aug 2016 #109

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Free will my ass Cartoonist Aug 2016 #97

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Definition Cartoonist Aug 2016 #101

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I smoke pot Cartoonist Aug 2016 #103

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I spent some time with Dawkins. He is an atheist. immoderate Aug 2016 #28

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It's part of the game. How it's worded determines who has 'burden of proof.' immoderate Aug 2016 #34

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I think Noam Chomsky already did that. immoderate Aug 2016 #41

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In that sense God is like Big Foot, fairies, and Loch Ness Monster. immoderate Aug 2016 #51

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I admire your dedication to the undetectable, undiscoverable being. immoderate Aug 2016 #63

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Creator does not answer. As you say, he is undetectable. immoderate Aug 2016 #77

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Or quantum mechanics. immoderate Aug 2016 #91

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It's called imagination. immoderate Aug 2016 #108

Or unless you believe in god. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2016 #106

Does a single-celled organism worship humans? cpwm17 Aug 2016 #62

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Unless you strip all meaning from the definition of a god, cpwm17 Aug 2016 #79

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It's the burden of the theists to demonstrate the signatures of god in nature, cpwm17 Aug 2016 #93

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Your god pushes the question of the beginning infinitely back in time with a magical being, cpwm17 Aug 2016 #107

... trotsky Aug 2016 #110

It seems that it's common for theists to be more amazed by the existence of a rock than cpwm17 Aug 2016 #111

LMAO! trotsky Aug 2016 #38

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Your sig line is what's called begging the question. trotsky Aug 2016 #49

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Considering how dishonestly you've had to misstate his position (as many people have pointed out)... trotsky Aug 2016 #66

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What they are defending is the truth. trotsky Aug 2016 #70

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Alright, your agenda is clear. Thanks. n/t trotsky Aug 2016 #75

Because bad things exist in the world good cannot also exist? Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #52

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yes Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #61

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What I hear you saying is Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #69

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I was baptized Catholic and later became a Christian underthematrix Aug 2016 #53

Math actually exists. immoderate Aug 2016 #56

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I think the laws already exists and we simply discover the truth underthematrix Aug 2016 #78

So God can't impetuously change them, as opposed to killing all living things. immoderate Aug 2016 #82

I think once a human comes into existence they are what they are in terms of underthematrix Aug 2016 #87

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Well I assume it's intelligent which makes it divine in my estimation underthematrix Aug 2016 #81

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Uhm, first there was nothing, then -- there was something. Genius! immoderate Aug 2016 #92

Dawkins accepted that it's impossible to know MynameisBlarney Aug 2016 #83

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Perhaps. MynameisBlarney Aug 2016 #90

My take LynnTTT Aug 2016 #86

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