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Originally posted by luciddream
reply to post by MentorsRiddle
at the end it should have said "hey all you theist , prove me wrong!"
Another emotional post i see.
There is a book of facts and there are book of experiments and observed facts.... no one is saying "i hope bacterias are alive, i have faith in it".. we see bacterias are alive thru test and microscopes.
Antimatter is not nothing.
Failed attempted at ridiculing science while using a a science invention!edit on 6/15/2012 by luciddream because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by RicoMarston
reply to post by MentorsRiddle
As an atheist, I take great offense when people assume they know my stance on the big bang theory. You said you're religious; you would no doubt be offended if I assumed you hated gay people and stoned people to death, right? So, to assume that an atheist "has faith" in the big bang theory makes an @$$ of u. whether or not an atheist accepts the theory as truth is irrelevant; we do or do not accept the theory based on FACTS and EVIDENCE, not faith.
Originally posted by RicoMarston
reply to post by MentorsRiddle
also, to call atheism a religion is so utterly ridiculous, i question whether or not you're serious. atheism is a word which describes a person who has no belief in a deity. THATS IT. The disparities between beliefs and morals and lifestyles and viewpoints among the "atheist community" is huge because THERE IS NO ATHEIST COMMUNITY. there are a few fringe groups who want to organize and "spread the word" but they in no way speak for all of us. i don't belong to a group the same way a christian belongs to their church.
This is completely amazing to me – especially considering that the elementary laws of science claim that matter cannot be created or destroyed.
Originally posted by MentorsRiddle
Originally posted by luciddream
reply to post by MentorsRiddle
at the end it should have said "hey all you theist , prove me wrong!"
Another emotional post i see.
There is a book of facts and there are book of experiments and observed facts.... no one is saying "i hope bacterias are alive, i have faith in it".. we see bacterias are alive thru test and microscopes.
Antimatter is not nothing.
Failed attempted at ridiculing science while using a a science invention!edit on 6/15/2012 by luciddream because: (no reason given)
You have missed the point of this post....
And I am having a hard time understanding how anything you just said relates to my post...edit on 15-6-2012 by MentorsRiddle because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by MentorsRiddle
Originally posted by luciddream
reply to post by MentorsRiddle
at the end it should have said "hey all you theist , prove me wrong!"
Another emotional post i see.
There is a book of facts and there are book of experiments and observed facts.... no one is saying "i hope bacterias are alive, i have faith in it".. we see bacterias are alive thru test and microscopes.
Antimatter is not nothing.
Failed attempted at ridiculing science while using a a science invention!edit on 6/15/2012 by luciddream because: (no reason given)
You have missed the point of this post....
And I am having a hard time understanding how anything you just said relates to my post...edit on 15-6-2012 by MentorsRiddle because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by RicoMarston
reply to post by MentorsRiddle
As an atheist, I take great offense when people assume they know my stance on the big bang theory. You said you're religious; you would no doubt be offended if I assumed you hated gay people and stoned people to death, right? So, to assume that an atheist "has faith" in the big bang theory makes an @$$ of u. whether or not an atheist accepts the theory as truth is irrelevant; we do or do not accept the theory based on FACTS and EVIDENCE, not faith.
Originally posted by trysts
Originally posted by RicoMarston
reply to post by MentorsRiddle
As an atheist, I take great offense when people assume they know my stance on the big bang theory. You said you're religious; you would no doubt be offended if I assumed you hated gay people and stoned people to death, right? So, to assume that an atheist "has faith" in the big bang theory makes an @$$ of u. whether or not an atheist accepts the theory as truth is irrelevant; we do or do not accept the theory based on FACTS and EVIDENCE, not faith.
True. Religions seem silly and dangerous to me, while the big-bang theory doesn't make sense to me. In fact, a beginning, or an end to energy seems very strange to contemplate. So, to characterize people who don't believe in gods as having to believe in some other "beginning", is clearly flawed.
Originally posted by trysts
Originally posted by RicoMarston
reply to post by MentorsRiddle
As an atheist, I take great offense when people assume they know my stance on the big bang theory. You said you're religious; you would no doubt be offended if I assumed you hated gay people and stoned people to death, right? So, to assume that an atheist "has faith" in the big bang theory makes an @$$ of u. whether or not an atheist accepts the theory as truth is irrelevant; we do or do not accept the theory based on FACTS and EVIDENCE, not faith.
True. Religions seem silly and dangerous to me, while the big-bang theory doesn't make sense to me. In fact, a beginning, or an end to energy seems very strange to contemplate. So, to characterize people who don't believe in gods as having to believe in some other "beginning", is clearly flawed.