GOOD LORD the cheeky devil WROTE IT IN WHITE. |
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Strongly religious.
Indifferently religious.
I'm on the fence.
No.
GOOD LORD the cheeky devil WROTE IT IN WHITE. |
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"If I claim to know my God, or his thoughts and try to explain them, it not my God I worship but my idea of him.
So please don't ask me to explain God to you."
The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended. - Frédéric Bastiat
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. - Christopher Hitchens
Formerly known as BLUELINE976
If you think about this properly you'll realise it doesn't make sense. You're assuming God is a given which people must use scepticism to actively reject, whereas reincarnation is something you have to actively believe. Obviously this is because you're a Christian and you're seeing things from a skewed perspective. |
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The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended. - Frédéric Bastiat
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. - Christopher Hitchens
Formerly known as BLUELINE976
So you misspoke? |
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The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended. - Frédéric Bastiat
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. - Christopher Hitchens
Formerly known as BLUELINE976
Oh, so by specifically you meant 'only'? I was reading it as 'especially'. Okay. |
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The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended. - Frédéric Bastiat
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. - Christopher Hitchens
Formerly known as BLUELINE976
Yes, although most would say that the word 'denies' is loaded. "Denying the existence of teapots orbiting the sun" is a weird sentence if you think about it. A more neutral definition is 'does not believe in God'. |
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Last edited by Xei; 12-21-2010 at 02:50 AM.
I'm not sure the term "denies" is correct, since it leads one to think atheists say "there is no god" as if it were a fact. I prefer the definition I gave earlier: an atheist is a person who lacks a belief or does not believe in a god. I think that's a bit different from saying "there is no god." I'm sure there are those who outright claim "there is no god," but it's not very scientific of them. Either way, they lack a belief in god, so it doesn't really matter I suppose. |
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The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended. - Frédéric Bastiat
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. - Christopher Hitchens
Formerly known as BLUELINE976
Mental resonance high five. |
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@Xei: Well this entire conversation is void/debunk simply by definition. Well I can say learn something new. |
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"If I claim to know my God, or his thoughts and try to explain them, it not my God I worship but my idea of him.
So please don't ask me to explain God to you."
Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks for the knowledge |
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A lot of people have never been presented with a world view outside of their rather limited religious one. Arguing about religion allows them to think outside the box. |
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I like arguing because I like working out what is true. If you value truth then you should value discussion. |
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I makes me incredibly sad and somewhat enraged by the fact that this thread managed to lead here...again. |
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"you will not transform this house of prayer into a house of thieves"
Back on topic. |
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If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
I think this poll would be better if the answers were broken down into specific religions, or at least types of religion eg, dharmic, monotheistic, east asian etc. |
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