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originally posted by: seventhinline
I do not believe that you do not believe. Your belief is that there is no gods. But what about aliens, evolution, time travel? How do you believe you came to be? and what will become of you when you die? Everyone seeks answers to these questions some never find them.
We can see the advancement we have made on creating aircraft over the years, absolutely, but we don't assume that it's done in any way other than from a factory, which we also designed ourselves, because we know, for a fact, that we designed the factories.
originally posted by: seventhinline
I do not believe that you do not believe. Your belief is that there is no gods. But what about aliens, evolution, time travel? How do you believe you came to be? and what will become of you when you die? Everyone seeks answers to these questions some never find them.
originally posted by: Hazardous1408
a reply to: Ghost147
Who said "most"???
I certainly didn't.
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
Sounds like agnosticism.
originally posted by: Ghost147
originally posted by: Hazardous1408
a reply to: Ghost147
Who said "most"???
I certainly didn't.
You said "You know yourself, percentage wise, that atheists are just as indoctrinated as the worshippers of a god/gods."
Since those who worship gods are all indoctrinated into their own religions, then when you said "percentage wise" it would imply that all (or most) atheists are just as indoctrinated.
Perhaps you misspoke?
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: Ghost147
We can see the advancement we have made on creating aircraft over the years, absolutely, but we don't assume that it's done in any way other than from a factory, which we also designed ourselves, because we know, for a fact, that we designed the factories.
Tell that to the natives in the jungle in South America, or the cargo cults of WWII. They don't see the factories or people inside the aircraft in flight overhead. They have however, over generations looked up and seen the aircraft become more advanced, as if by magic.
originally posted by: intrptr
Aircraft development vs. evolution is analogous on my part. (the point you know I'm making).
originally posted by: Hazardous1408
Oh I get it, you think "most" religious people are indoctrinated and decided to project that onto my statement.
No thanks.
You misread.
originally posted by: DocScurlock1774
a reply to: Ghost147
havn't you done 20-30 anti religious threads already,(that's just what i remember)
we get it dude your evangelical atheist.
originally posted by: Ghost147
originally posted by: Hazardous1408
Oh I get it, you think "most" religious people are indoctrinated and decided to project that onto my statement.
No thanks.
You misread.
Perhaps you could explain how a religious person cannot be indoctrinated?
Indoctrinate:
~ to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
Religions have doctrines, and they are ideologies. So in order to become part of a religion, you need to be indoctrinated into one.
Am I incorrect about this?
the natural state of a child born today is no knowledge of any god claims
it is obvious
originally posted by: zosimov
a reply to: Ghost147
I'm pretty sure that none of the US educational systems prescribe to a Christian point of view. God has been expressly forbidden from most secular schools, to the point even of changing the words of our own National Anthem. I agree with teaching a secular curriculum.