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51. In that sense God is like Big Foot, fairies, and Loch Ness Monster.
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 02:15 PM
Aug 2016

They also have a desire to remain hidden.

--imm

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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