Are you sure. — 3017amen
For a relatively long period of time (several hundred thousand years) we were hunter gatherers, doing much the same thing that other animals do. So, where do the higher cognitive skills come into play? — Bitter Crank
Whats an example of an atheist trying to impose their views? — DingoJones
In order to impose your views onto others, you need to grab control over the government in one way or another, and get them to do it for you. — alcontali
So, the atheists have managed to wholesale destroy the nuclear families in the West, and hence, the entire social structure, but hey, their views on the matter would still be better! — alcontali
And if religious people control the government, wouldnt they be the ones imposing? Wouldnt they be imposing on the atheists? Wouldnt they be imposing on other religions with different practices? — DingoJones
Einstein said: — 3017amen
Not sure how relevant this is, though.Einstein stated that he believed in the pantheistic God of Baruch Spinoza. He did not believe in a personal God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings, a view which he described as naïve. He clarified however that, "I am not an atheist", preferring to call himself an agnostic, or a "religious nonbeliever." Einstein also stated he did not believe in life after death, adding "one life is enough for me." He was closely involved in his lifetime with several humanist groups. — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_and_philosophical_views_of_Albert_Einstein
I will demonstrate through those seven aforementioned phenomena (and other’s may have more or less), using logical inference, that the probability of a Deity is much more tenable than no-thing, nihilism or: Atheism. — 3017amen
I, for one, would love to see your demonstration. When will that occur? — NOS4A2
Hm. I was looking forward to your demonstration as well, but then you wanted @NOS4A2 to instead.Let me know when you got it figured out! — 3017amen
How about, a bit like Socrates, "Not taking your word for it, though I'd take Shiva's"?Just don't say: God does not exist. — 3017amen
I'll let you and Dingo hash the political issues out, in the meantime and in a similar way, I think you would agree that here in America our currency suggests the merits of Deity tipping the scales in favor of Christianity. — 3017amen
The problem with religion is that it is suitable only for those who can have faith in something for which there is no experiential evidence. — Janus
How do you feel about all the preachers indoctrinators proselytizers out there, then?Unless, of course, if they try to impose their views onto me. That is when I get pissed off. — alcontali
Thats why “brainwashing” seems like such an accurate word when describing how people come to religion. Trained from childhood to accept utterly vacant claims, to call the illogical logical, and to be taught meaningless terms are actually the most meaningful. (IE faith).
Its unfortunate that an accurate term like delusional, or irrational is dismissed out of hand by the religious when just accepting the potential accuracy would be enough for them to shake off the brainwashing. — DingoJones
Which items out of the seven in the OP would like me to parse? — 3017amen
I will demonstrate through those seven aforementioned phenomena (and other’s may have more or less), using logical inference, that the probability of a Deity is much more tenable than no-thing, nihilism or: Atheism. — 3017amen
How do you feel about all the preachers indoctrinators proselytizers out there, then?
4th Grade Science Quiz (David Mikkelson, Snopes, Apr 2013) — jorndoe
not to be taken seriously — alcontali
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