Really? I'm afraid of dying, aren't you? — 3017amen
Yet another mystery... — 3017amen
I will demonstrate [...] using logical inference [...] Deity — 3017amen
Tick tock tick tock — 3017amen
I thought Atheism was an alternative to Theism in the quest for those existential answers no? — 3017amen
It gets a bit rowdy on this ladder... — Banno
He is one of those who thinks that anyone who disagrees with him or questions his reasoning is necessarily failing to understand what he has written and is thus displaying poor reading skills, or for some obscure reason, emotional problems and/or Asperger's. "Go figure", indeed!
Anyone who denies subconscious mental processes is, quite simply, a laughable fool. — Janus
r. It's simply saying that we don't find 'God did it' a convincing explanation for the remaining mysteries, for whatever varying reason. — Isaac
And it's not because it doesn't work as an explanation... It's that it is far too successful. It explains everything; even stuff that ain't so. So as explanations go, it's of absolutely no use. One cannot do anything with it; nothing new comes out of it. — Banno
TS denies subconsciousness.
He basically said when you're daydreaming while driving a car and crashing then killing yourself, that you do it consciously LoL — 3017amen
He is one of those who thinks that anyone who disagrees with him or questions his reasoning is necessarily failing to understand what he has written and is thus displaying poor reading skills, or for some obscure reason, emotional problems and/or Asperger's. "Go figure", indeed! — Janus
Are you admitting then that there's mystery in the world? — 3017amen
I thought Atheism was an alternative to Theism in the quest for those existential answers no? — 3017amen
My faith is based on many things. But the seven concepts I mentioned in the OP provides more persuasive evidence that all events must have a cause... — 3017amen
You've simply made a mistake here. Atheism is absolutely not "an alternative to Theism in the quest for those existential answers", and I don't think a single atheist would see it that way. — Isaac
And it's not because it doesn't work as an explanation... It's that it is far too successful. It explains everything; even stuff that ain't so. So as explanations go, it's of absolutely no use. One cannot do anything with it; nothing new comes out of it.
— Banno
Yes, exactly. The correct response to "God did it", I think, is "So what?" — Isaac
I thought Atheism was an alternative [???] to Theism ... — 3017amen
Two concerns with your reasoning:
1. The opposite of Theism is Atheism. — 3017amen
2. Terrapin Station, although certainly not an expert in atheism, said that his atheism is, and I quote " belief". — 3017amen
This thread should be renamed, "Replies That Don't Follow". — Harry Hindu
Just reform your questions and then there might be something to discuss. — Isaac
Not sure why this would be a concern with my reasoning though either way. — Isaac
The opposite of Theism is Atheism. — 3017amen
The Apophatic theologist would consider those existential questions as additional clues for a Deity or Creator or a First Cause. — 3017amen
God doesn't exist just cause I say so — 3017amen
Any belief system requires logic to support one's belief. I use clues from the natural world including my conscious experiences; then chose to make a leap of faith. — 3017amen
2. Terrapin Station, although certainly not an expert in atheism, said that his atheism is, and I quote " belief". — 3017amen
, I dont understand why they still try to engage you and participate in this thread. Oh well, I guess people are that bored. — Harry Hindu
Negative atheists simply lack a belief in gods. — Terrapin Station
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