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humanity does not currently possess the requisite knowledge and/or reason to provide sufficient rational grounds to justify the belief that deities either do or do not exist.
Originally posted by SisyphusRide
does it matter? this just means a think tank was on it...
atheism has a history which hasn't gone anywhere
some even claim it is older than most religions but i digress, I say it rose from the advent thereof.
Law is what matters in this world we currently occupy
there need be no experts on anything such as philosophy and theology when making Law.
from a historical perspective looking at the gene pool as a whole, using my natural gestalt psyche technology it easily appears that atheism is a disease, a curable corruption of otherwise normal healthy cells. Considering of course that 98% of the rest of the planet do not think like atheists do.
humanity does not currently possess the requisite knowledge and/or reason to provide sufficient rational grounds to justify the belief that deities either do or do not exist.
Originally posted by Cogito, Ergo Sum
reply to post by SisyphusRide
Depends on your perspective, I suppose. I think deGrasse-Tyson's but-kissing type comments and other observations got rightfully and completely pwned at the end there.
Originally posted by Lucid Lunacy
reply to post by SisyphusRide
there is no reason to have fear of God all in the name of looking cool amongst your peers..
Looking cool is why people pickup smoking not why they become atheists
Let's give what you said some credence though, and say some people claim atheism to look cool amongst peers.. Considering there is much much much more community in religion, it would make sense a lot more religious people would be doing it just to be cool and fit in
Originally posted by Lucid Lunacy
Originally posted by SisyphusRide
does it matter? this just means a think tank was on it...
It absolutely matters. A think tank? How many think tanks can we introduce here for comparison!?
Originally posted by SisyphusRide
Originally posted by Cogito, Ergo Sum
reply to post by SisyphusRide
Depends on your perspective, I suppose. I think deGrasse-Tyson's but-kissing type comments and other observations got rightfully and completely pwned at the end there.
yes a very professional response... that coming from this seemingly intelligent rock-man?
it was very rude actually, his face was beet red and being he is a zoologist I am sure he grasps the concept of "preservation of the favored races" Dawkins is a racist on top f it all and you can tell by his demeanor.
poor little man...
Originally posted by Grimpachi
reply to post by SisyphusRide
Strange that is kind of how I think about religion. I do believe it was once useful and was necessary for mankind’s survival in history but I now view it as the restraint on humanity from becoming united and prosperous the cure has become the disease.
atheism has obviously infringed on others freedom of thought, not just their freedom of speech.
live and let live a concept atheist cannot seem to grasp.
Originally posted by lifeform11
all atheism is, is a belief there is no god, they don't attend mass and have some sort of practice they must do everyday or at weekends.
Originally posted by SisyphusRide
reply to post by undo
you should know a little history about Dawkins...
He is a failure at being a father, his wife left him and took away custody of his daughter and then she schooled her daughter in a Catholic school.
hence his angst...
Originally posted by undo
so do you think taking a word and assigning it its correct definition is an example of filling in gaps?edit on 4-12-2012 by undo because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Lucid Lunacy
Pot calling the kettle black times 9000.