jules
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Post by jules on Mar 22, 2007 11:21:05 GMT -5
For God's sake, can someone just start their own Global Warming forum? Prob half the threads on this forum have the same argument from the same people.
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Post by blondie on Mar 22, 2007 11:47:38 GMT -5
For God's sake, can someone just start their own Global Warming forum? Prob half the threads on this forum have the same argument from the same people. What can you do? I can't get anyone to argue with me about religion
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Post by brandon on Mar 22, 2007 11:59:30 GMT -5
I can't get anyone to argue with me about religion Why would an atheist care to argue about religion? What point does it serve if you don't believe in God?
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Post by blondie on Mar 22, 2007 12:03:31 GMT -5
When I was a kid I believed in the Christian god. I grew out of it about the time I stopped believing in Santa Clause. I find it infinitely fascinating that adults continue to believe.
It seems so obviously untrue to me.
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Post by brandon on Mar 22, 2007 12:33:37 GMT -5
When I was a kid I believed in the Christian god. I grew out of it about the time I stopped believing in Santa Clause. I find it infinitely fascinating that adults continue to believe. It seems so obviously untrue to me. Are you wanting someone to convince you that God is real, or do you want to convince the rest of us that He's not?
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jules
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Post by jules on Mar 22, 2007 13:08:09 GMT -5
Making people look like dumb hicks makes her feel wise and wordly. Just a hunch.
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Post by blondie on Mar 22, 2007 13:10:32 GMT -5
When I was a kid I believed in the Christian god. I grew out of it about the time I stopped believing in Santa Clause. I find it infinitely fascinating that adults continue to believe. It seems so obviously untrue to me. Are you wanting someone to convince you that God is real, or do you want to convince the rest of us that He's not? Why do you ask?
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Post by brandon on Mar 22, 2007 13:14:15 GMT -5
Are you wanting someone to convince you that God is real, or do you want to convince the rest of us that He's not? Why do you ask? Just wondering why you wish to have a debate about religion if you're not religious.
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Post by blondie on Mar 22, 2007 13:30:50 GMT -5
Just wondering why you wish to have a debate about religion if you're not religious. I'm curious why people believe what they believe. I particularly find it interesting how religious people can so quickly dismiss other religions. One of the first questions people ask atheist is how we can not believe in god. The standard answer is to tell the theist that they're atheists too regarding all the other gods. We just disagree on one.
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Post by bamagatr on Mar 22, 2007 17:28:07 GMT -5
I'm curious why people believe what they believe. Well...here's an answer from your lunatic fringe buddy... People believe what they believe to be TRUTH... You have stated many things very dogmatically that you BELIEVE to be TRUE, so you should be able to answer your question as to why you believe what you believe, and figure that same reasoning applies to all of us... I believe that atheism involves faith just as much as religion does...which makes atheism....a religion....
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Post by bamagatr on Mar 22, 2007 17:39:34 GMT -5
The standard answer is to tell the theist that they're atheists too regarding all the other gods. We just disagree on one. That's like saying that red is really green, they are only unlike in color....
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Post by dixiepixie on Mar 22, 2007 18:32:14 GMT -5
Just wondering why you wish to have a debate about religion if you're not religious. Brandon, blondie made a comment about having religion forced on him, and that when you go to someone's church you have to participate. I asked why an Atheist would go to church if they didn't believe and I got NO ANSWER. Good Luck talking to this one....
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Post by bamagatr on Mar 22, 2007 18:53:53 GMT -5
Blondie talks to me...
let's see...
I am ignorant, lunatic fringe, lying to kids, have philosophical issues, faulty psychological make-up, I line up with crackpots, I do not understand the world around me...
I'm sure I left out some....
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Post by brandon on Mar 22, 2007 19:25:53 GMT -5
I'm curious why people believe what they believe. I particularly find it interesting how religious people can so quickly dismiss other religions. Start another thread related to the topic and I'll answer you, Blondie.
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Post by blondie on Mar 22, 2007 20:54:45 GMT -5
Just wondering why you wish to have a debate about religion if you're not religious. Brandon, blondie made a comment about having religion forced on him, and that when you go to someone's church you have to participate. I asked why an Atheist would go to church if they didn't believe and I got NO ANSWER. Good Luck talking to this one.... I think the last time I went to church was to see some famous creationist speak. It was free and entertaining. I was very polite, as usual.
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Post by blondie on Mar 22, 2007 20:58:09 GMT -5
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