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Swiss Toni
User ID: 78709048 United Kingdom 10/12/2021 08:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The atheist debate is retarded. Any idiot can disregard God, it takes intelligence to acknowledge him. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80826731 I agree. When I was 13 i thought I was all clever reading the god delusion and the blind watchmaker.. Now i see the error of my ways. It was too easy to dismiss it. |
Swiss Toni
User ID: 78709048 United Kingdom 10/12/2021 08:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The universe oscillates over vast periods of time. Quoting: Justme C'est Moi Sections of it will collapse into a black hole, where density and gravity get ramped up to extremely high levels. Then a point is reached where some internal force develops, like a million superNovas, that hurls it all back out into another expanding Big Bang. Overall, it has all existed forever and will continue forever. several big bangs and mega black holes out there doing its thing. Gravity is a particle. And you know all of this how? |
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OldChap
User ID: 76731271 Canada 10/12/2021 08:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | At the end of the day we can debate till we're blue in the face. I'm not going to convince you and you're not going to convince me. I just know I have this deep seeded intuition that tells me we were created and that there is a massive spiritual element to what's happening in this world that science could never ever even begin to explain. Cheers. That's the beauty of being an atheist! We are always trying to believe as many truth things as possible and as fewer false things as possible. And the key is evidence. With evidence, most atheists can believe anything. Which is not the case for "intuition". Intuition, feelings, faith, none of these are pathways to truth. One can justify anything through faith. One can just say "I believe it so". But contrary to what most people think, belief is not a choice. Belief is the state of being convinced something to be true or as close as possible to true. And having faith, although it is being convinced, lacks evidence, therefore, being convinced without evidence. If I tell you "I have a pet dragon", would just believe me without asking for any evidence at all? So if you have evidence of this "massive spiritual element", show us! We are more than glad to analyze it! Truly feel what you are saying. We are all on a spiritual path. Even not believing in spirituality is part of the spiritual path. And being at different points along that path, we each will have our personal level of awareness and will naturally develop our own personal truths. As we move further along and uncover more knowledge, the truths that we used to hold so dearly with absolute certainty will be revised or updated accordingly. Ask a color blind person to pick out the red pepper among the green ones. Being not aware of his perception issue yet, he will say there is no red pepper and this is all just a big joke. Others with good vision tell him this is no joke. And so the man using his intellectual logic demands evidence to proof what he believes to be the mythical red pepper. The red pepper was there all along, he just could not see it. Later on, new technology helped cured the man's color blindness, and he now can see there really was a red pepper among the green ones, and the others were telling him the truth. Ponder on where our intuition really comes from. Could it be from the multi-dimensional part of our DNA that, among many other things, stores all the human experiences we had from every one of our lifetimes here? Why little three year old Johnny goes into a violent temper tantrum every time his Mom takes him to an ocean beach to play and swim. Perhaps little Johnny in his previous life was a teenager who died from a violent drowning in an ocean. Now, his intuition tells him to stay away from any ocean to avoid another incident of drowning. Was little Johnny's intuition and gut feelings fake and make believe. Not to little Johnny. All the best! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77468553 Netherlands 10/12/2021 09:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Did your home appear out of no where or did someone build it? What about your car? Did it magically appear out of thin air or did someone build it? What about a tree, river or snowflake? Did someone build it? Or was it created by natural processes? And what exactly is a "natural process"? Do you genuinely know what "nature" is or is it just your interpretation based on your limited empirical understanding of reality? The proof of god ie ultimate reality is your own existence. You are the ultimate reality, because you can't go further than yourself. Don't think of god as an entity, it is not. God is an abstract concept, fixed in language for the vague desire of covering the ontological truth, when you say god, you are not really talking about god, you are talking about your idea of god. Keep in mind that existence is nothing other than infinity limiting itself. How would you know something is limited, if you-yourself weren't capable of imagining the unlimited? That very possibility of imagination is the same as the potential energy that keeps creating and becoming the cosmos. Just think about it. |
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Oliver Winchester
User ID: 80434726 United States 10/12/2021 09:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Simply put, if I'm wrong I've spent a lifetime living a full life believing in something that has made me a better person. I die, you die. That's the end. If you're wrong may God have mercy on your soul. I always find it interesting that Atheists always want to debate. Why? If you believe there is nothing then spread that message. But deep down are you debating hoping to find a "crayon answer" to deep down what you already know is true. Jesus is the way. Does this mean we're not friends anymore? You know, if I thought you weren't my friend, I just don't think I could bear it. |
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Swiss Toni
User ID: 78709048 United Kingdom 10/12/2021 09:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Jesus is a way, not the way. You can't equate truth with Christian beliefs, most people in the history of mankind never even knew about Jesus, and even now, but they still try to do what is right for them and beneficial for others. Yeah that's my biggest issue with christianity. I dont like the idea that I live in a world with a god who will punish you for not knowing about his son. Can't go with that I'm afraid.. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80785510 Australia 10/12/2021 09:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Did your home appear out of no where or did someone build it? What about your car? Did it magically appear out of thin air or did someone build it? What about a tree, river or snowflake? Did someone build it? Or was it created by natural processes? And what exactly is a "natural process"? Do you genuinely know what "nature" is or is it just your interpretation based on your limited empirical understanding of reality? The proof of god ie ultimate reality is your own existence. You are the ultimate reality, because you can't go further than yourself. Don't think of god as an entity, it is not. God is an abstract concept, fixed in language for the vague desire of covering the ontological truth, when you say god, you are not really talking about god, you are talking about your idea of god. Keep in mind that existence is nothing other than infinity limiting itself. How would you know something is limited, if you-yourself weren't capable of imagining the unlimited? That very possibility of imagination is the same as the potential energy that keeps creating and becoming the cosmos. Just think about it. If you're going with a looser definition of God, that would include a primordial force, such as described by unified field theory, that through its nature created and/or sustains the laws of physics, I find that concept easier to grasp than a personal, intelligent god that has a personality, intentions, and has always existed for no reason. Most theists advocate for a personal god, or entity as you put it. |
OldChap
User ID: 76731271 Canada 10/12/2021 09:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In the face of M theory being completely untestable , due to the only proofs existing at Planc scales, or viewing a superstring at the edge of our Universe -within a Multiverse. Quoting: Nibiru*is*flat Is the belief string theory is possibly the correct answer more rational than the idea God might exist ? Is it more rational? I don't know. I'd say that there is more mathematical support for string theory than the existence of a god... but that's not the only kind of justification. Are we getting close to an argument for God yet? Indian mathematician Ramanujan whose complex advance equations were not understood until 50 years later, said they all came to him from his Indian Goddess diety while asleep. He is not alone, as other prominent scientists, physicists, mathematicians, music composers, and many others have said similar. Who or what send those thoughts into their heads? Who or what created us to be biological energy receivers and transmitters? And who or what are we in energy communications with? God perhaps? Not the man in a white holy robe behind pearly gates up in the sky, but the confluence of intelligent benevolent multi-dimensional energy of unconditional love, compassion, and joy that exists in the smallest of small and the biggest of big. It is the Creative Source. Our magnificent bodies are a marvel of advance engineering that evolution simply can never achieve. And we have far more abilities than what we have been told or conditioned to believe. Abilities that we now call extraordinary, but would be ordinary when humans move towards higher consciousness. Some scientists are discovering that consciousness is energy. What then is this fascinating energy. This is not fantasy. There have always been some who are in a higher state of consciousness, with abilities that defy current accepted physics. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80785510 Australia 10/12/2021 09:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Simply put, if I'm wrong I've spent a lifetime living a full life believing in something that has made me a better person. I die, you die. That's the end. Quoting: Oliver Winchester If you're wrong may God have mercy on your soul. I always find it interesting that Atheists always want to debate. Why? If you believe there is nothing then spread that message. But deep down are you debating hoping to find a "crayon answer" to deep down what you already know is true. Jesus is the way. If Muslims are right, you're not scott free either. It's blasphemy to say Allah had a son, or took human form. If Valhalla is real, you won't go there unless you die in battle. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80785510 Australia 10/12/2021 09:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In the face of M theory being completely untestable , due to the only proofs existing at Planc scales, or viewing a superstring at the edge of our Universe -within a Multiverse. Quoting: Nibiru*is*flat Is the belief string theory is possibly the correct answer more rational than the idea God might exist ? Is it more rational? I don't know. I'd say that there is more mathematical support for string theory than the existence of a god... but that's not the only kind of justification. Are we getting close to an argument for God yet? Indian mathematician Ramanujan whose complex advance equations were not understood until 50 years later, said they all came to him from his Indian Goddess diety while asleep. He is not alone, as other prominent scientists, physicists, mathematicians, music composers, and many others have said similar. Who or what send those thoughts into their heads? Who or what created us to be biological energy receivers and transmitters? And who or what are we in energy communications with? God perhaps? Not the man in a white holy robe behind pearly gates up in the sky, but the confluence of intelligent benevolent multi-dimensional energy of unconditional love, compassion, and joy that exists in the smallest of small and the biggest of big. It is the Creative Source. Our magnificent bodies are a marvel of advance engineering that evolution simply can never achieve. And we have far more abilities than what we have been told or conditioned to believe. Abilities that we now call extraordinary, but would be ordinary when humans move towards higher consciousness. Some scientists are discovering that consciousness is energy. What then is this fascinating energy. This is not fantasy. There have always been some who are in a higher state of consciousness, with abilities that defy current accepted physics. It wouldn't be hard to improve the human body if I was all powerful. We choke to death constantly because we have one tube that leads to our lungs and stomach. I don't think it's impossible for evolution to produce us. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78658444 United States 10/12/2021 10:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OK, I'm game for a bit... Answer these for me... 1. Do you really believe that science is the only answer to all of life's questions? 2. Why do atheists care if people worship God? 3. Can nothing create something? 4. How do you know God doesn't exist? 5. What is the origin of life? 6. Where does our morality come from? 7. If you had evidence of God, would you become a Christian? 8. If evolution is real, why are there no transitional forms in the present? 9. Do you live according to what you believe or do you live according to what you lack in belief? 10. If God exists, will you not lose your soul when you die? 10. If God exists, will you not lose your soul when you die? "you" can not lose "your" soul, the spirit soul is the self. The body will die. |
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Oliver Winchester
User ID: 80400214 United States 10/12/2021 10:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Simply put, if I'm wrong I've spent a lifetime living a full life believing in something that has made me a better person. I die, you die. That's the end. Quoting: Oliver Winchester If you're wrong may God have mercy on your soul. I always find it interesting that Atheists always want to debate. Why? If you believe there is nothing then spread that message. But deep down are you debating hoping to find a "crayon answer" to deep down what you already know is true. Jesus is the way. If Muslims are right, you're not scott free either. It's blasphemy to say Allah had a son, or took human form. If Valhalla is real, you won't go there unless you die in battle. You're correct. I didn't mention, Muslims, or Valhalla or any of the others because this post was about Atheists. Someone is right. Someone is wrong. I personally chose to believe Christianity is right. And yes, I do try to advance the gospel as it's our biblical mission to do so (most will consider this "having religion shoved down your throat". Does this mean we're not friends anymore? You know, if I thought you weren't my friend, I just don't think I could bear it. |
Justme C'est Moi
User ID: 80193276 United States 10/12/2021 10:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The universe oscillates over vast periods of time. Quoting: Justme C'est Moi Sections of it will collapse into a black hole, where density and gravity get ramped up to extremely high levels. Then a point is reached where some internal force develops, like a million superNovas, that hurls it all back out into another expanding Big Bang. Overall, it has all existed forever and will continue forever. several big bangs and mega black holes out there doing its thing. Gravity is a particle. And you know all of this how? When I was in college a long time ago and taking physics, I read Dr. Feynman's Lectures on Physics while destroying the grading curve for the rest of the class. In his lectures, he described all of the current theories on gravity and how each one would fail in some way. I closed my eyes for a few minutes and tried to think of a way to explain gravity that would stand up to all of the tests he had applied. I came up with my own theory. Thinking about it over the years, It explains everything, including the little bit I disclosed. I won the Physics award at that large university (which has conferred approx 900,000 degrees since it was founded), and was told that I had a better understanding of physics than anyone that had been in that school before. I went to one of the physics profs that was there at the time with the simple bit of theory that I had developed and he was kind of a jerk and said, "prove it". My reply was, "Dr. Feynman explained all of the theories and said that they were all readily disproven. So you disprove my theory". He didn't take me up on that. Well, I wasn't majoring in Physics, just taking the required courses for my Chem E degree, and I make no apologies for being sort of lazy. Since then, I continued to think about all of the unexplained phenomena and it explains everything I have thrown at it. I explained it in detail to a couple of work colleagues over the years that had ongoing physics interests and they pretty much agreed and said I needed to write it up and present it. I am lazy, but if a group of the world'd top physicists, (if we even have anyone of Feynman's caliber anymore), want to get together for a day in front of a white board I would be happy to explain it all to them. But people basically suck, especially when you explain some new idea to them, so not really going out of my way to disclose it. The best way to explain the universe, is to imagine a huge, deep vat of jello. Now imagine that the jello is a compressible substance, rather than a mostly water in-compressible water based jell. Now put some masses in the jello model sort of like bits of fruit in a fancy jello creation. those are the planets etc. Now make them extremely dense compared to the jello. Start that big mess to shimmying and watch the bits of fruit move around in their own way. Certain areas expand, others contract. It all just sits there oscillating internally. Last Edited by JustmeTX on 10/12/2021 11:06 AM Justme |
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Oliver Winchester
User ID: 80400214 United States 10/12/2021 11:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Jesus is a way, not the way. You can't equate truth with Christian beliefs, most people in the history of mankind never even knew about Jesus, and even now, but they still try to do what is right for them and beneficial for others. You are correct there is a large population that lived before Jesus that didn't know him. And yes, I too even sometimes wonder how that works into the big picture. Does this mean we're not friends anymore? You know, if I thought you weren't my friend, I just don't think I could bear it. |
Oliver Winchester
User ID: 80400214 United States 10/12/2021 11:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Jesus is a way, not the way. You can't equate truth with Christian beliefs, most people in the history of mankind never even knew about Jesus, and even now, but they still try to do what is right for them and beneficial for others. You are correct there is a large population that lived before Jesus that didn't know him. And yes, I too even sometimes wonder how that works into the big picture. Does this mean we're not friends anymore? You know, if I thought you weren't my friend, I just don't think I could bear it. |
Nibiru*is*flat
User ID: 80994559 United States 10/12/2021 11:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Nibiru*is*flat When I studied this we called it rational agnosticism . It came from Kant I guess times change Regardless of what label you choose. I lack belief in a god. The absence of a belief does not require rational justification. Only beliefs do. I firmly disagree with this Is it irrational for you to assume innocence before guilt ? And why? The null equation H-nought”, "H-null", "H-oh", or "H-zero This is just an onus game. The theist can argue the universe existing is sufficient proof for the null equation to suggest belief in a God is rational You just demonstrated my point for me. Innocence (or rather not-guilty)is the null. Theists are charging god with the crime of existing. I have not seen sufficient evidence, so my verdict is not guilty. I'm not saying innocent, but I'm saying not-guilty. The theist can argue that, but they'd be wrong. How have they eliminated alternate explanations for the universe? If they simply can't conceive of an alternative, that would be an argument from ignorance fallacy. Sorry I had to sleep itand charge my iPad. Right at the point of my conclusion versus yours. I think you misunderstand my point. A theist argument would not assume that the defacto position in the null hypothesis from an atheist point of view is correct BECAU SE of the existence of the universe. Hence my point... It's now been reduced to an onus game So the question is .... Is PURE atheism as irrational as Theism ..... As you already demonstrated in your own words. It is So is Atheism any less a belief then Theism ? I believe You demonstrated it is not Fish in a bowl ....in a basement are not equipped to discuss astronomy without some belief .. The atheist fish has its belief The theist fish has his By excepting the null hypothesis as valid in theistic debate , as rationale for FOUNDATIONAL arguments i.e. epistemological Justification , you actually prove my point. It's been reduced to equal irrationality to both sides of the extremes , based on an onus game. Please reconcile if, why , and how omnitheism is less rational than atheism ? Last Edited by Nibiru*is*flat on 10/12/2021 11:48 AM |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80821651 United States 10/12/2021 11:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I was an atheist. I found proof of God myself. Or more accurately God led me to the understanding. I can't explain the miraculous events to you because you would not believe them. How do you understand the word Faith? Probably the way I did: blind trust with no proof. Now I understand the word Faith as optimism or confidence. You can't achieve anything without faith* I went through all of the new age beliefs and am very into the law of attraction. It's too much to explain but God told me to go into a church to observe a service. When I did I understood the message as simply: have faith or optimism and things work out. This is how you can be "saved". It doesn't matter what happens, I always have a positive outlook. I am blessed by the grace of God. You must have this Faith because we are basically avatars for God (infinite energy) to experience life here on Earth. God is not separate from you even if you don't believe it. |
A Jackson
User ID: 80925742 United States 10/12/2021 11:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As C.S. Lewis said in "Mere Christianity" - Quoting: Seventh son In order to disbelieve something, you must first acknowledge that it exists. Or something like that... So Santa and the Easter Bunny exist? "In order to disbelieve something, you must first acknowledge that it exists." I have been waiting for someone to state this. Bravo. That one sentence alone dispels any and all atheist's claims. The statement is absurd. Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast. If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. — Plato “AI is kind of a fancy thing, first of all it’s two letters. It means artificial intelligence.” Kamala Harris VPOTUS |