I haven't seen you in a while - enjoy your stuff. — EricH
That's my point. — Gregory
Bad ideas are bad ideas. — DingoJones
There is a huge divide in my country between pro-choicers and Christians. — Gregory
In several places I have made it clear that the purpose of these threads is not to argue for atheism, but to demonstrate that poverty of the sort of arguments that are involved. — Banno
Open minded means I'm open to the possibility that something is true. Sceptical means I am open to the possibility something is false. Neither leads to belief or disbelief, of themselves. I can be entirely open minded to a possibility, yet find no compelling reason to believe the possibility is an actuality. I can be entirely skeptical of a possibility being an actuality, yet not believe it is not an actuality.My point was that you shouodnt be so open minded that you believe anything. Skepticism is just as valuable as an open mind, finding a balance between them is key to not believing in nonsense and/or incorrect things. — DingoJones
Open minded means I'm open to the possibility that something is true. Sceptical means I am open to the possibility something is false. Neither leads to belief or disbelief, of themselves. I can be entirely open minded to a possibility, yet find no compelling reason to believe the possibility is an actuality. I can be entirely skeptical of a possibility being an actuality, yet not believe it is not an actuality. — Yohan
I've started a few threads on the topic of god, and on first glance would be taken as arguing that he doesn't exist.
In several places I have made it clear that the purpose of these threads is not to argue for atheism, but to demonstrate that poverty of the sort of arguments that are involved. — Banno
Pretty sure you called me a Nazi there GandhiI am not even preaching about God or faith. I am talking about open mindedness, human decency and respecting your fell peers to think for themselves. — SteveMinjares
Yeah, well, here you go ...I am not even preaching about God or faith. I am talking about open mindedness, human decency and respecting your fell[ow] peers to think for themselves. — SteveMinjares
An example of a respectful, intellectual encounter of a freethinker (doubter) with a theist (believer).(A) Is theism true or not true?
Iff theism is not true, then atheism is true.
(B) Is theism, on the other hand, imaginary?
:point: If theism is imaginary, then theist religion is make-believe (LARPing); and, in this case, freethinkers are ignostic at most rather than atheistic.
:point: In order to defeat – dismiss – atheism, believers either ought to give evidence in support of theism or concede theism is merely imaginary.
Otherwise, evidence-free beliefs such as (untrue/imaginary) theism ought to be excluded from evidence-based public policy deliberations. (Methodological naturalism)
Coda: Some freethinkers, however, claim theism is not true and that this untruth can be soundly demonstrated.
the remaining position can only be atheism. — DingoJones
That being said, this is a philosophy forum, so God-stuff is fair game to bring up. I just personally wish the discussion quality was better, and the arguments given for either side more thought-provoking. — darthbarracuda
I noticed an increase in topic of God in a disturbing way. I know I will face discriminator remarks cause of it oh well. — SteveMinjares
You shouldn’t care what others think and believe. — SteveMinjares
I'm not evangelical about it but I do feel intellectually duty-bound, so to speak, to exorcise and dispel the Old Shadow (sky daddy, zombie-rabbi-on-a-stick, baba yaga) whenever proselytizers & woo-thumpers conjure It (him), especially in politics. — 180 Proof
That being said, this is a philosophy forum, so God-stuff is fair game to bring up. — darthbarracuda
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