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Re: "Intelligent" Design Enthusiasts
Posted by:
Alias
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Date: February 15, 2009 06:10AM
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/2012 02:26AM by Alias.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/2012 02:26AM by Alias.
Re: "Intelligent" Design Enthusiasts
Posted by:
asshat
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Date: February 15, 2009 06:13AM
Alias Wrote:
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> gravis,
>
> Yes, it would be pointless. That is why I believe
> in God.
dont you think its pointless to waste this life to "live" in the next? And furthermore, isnt it also pointless to live your life with a punishment and reward system? do good and you will go to heaven, do bad and you will be punished!!! I choose to live THIS life. To people that say if you dont believe in god, then life would be pointless and empty. Well, im scared shitless that there is NOTHING after this life, so I want to LIVE. I want to make all i can of this life
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> gravis,
>
> Yes, it would be pointless. That is why I believe
> in God.
dont you think its pointless to waste this life to "live" in the next? And furthermore, isnt it also pointless to live your life with a punishment and reward system? do good and you will go to heaven, do bad and you will be punished!!! I choose to live THIS life. To people that say if you dont believe in god, then life would be pointless and empty. Well, im scared shitless that there is NOTHING after this life, so I want to LIVE. I want to make all i can of this life
Re: "Intelligent" Design Enthusiasts
Posted by:
Alias
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Date: February 15, 2009 06:43AM
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/2012 02:26AM by Alias.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/2012 02:26AM by Alias.
Re: "Intelligent" Design Enthusiasts
Posted by:
Vince(1)
()
Date: February 15, 2009 09:35AM
The very last thing that I worry about is if there is a life after death. Millions of people have gone before us into death.....it cant be all that bad no matter what lies ahead.
Re: "Intelligent" Design Enthusiasts
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: February 15, 2009 10:20AM
Alias Wrote:
>>> Meeper is the typical atheist.
I am not an atheist, in any sense of the word. Claiming that you know there is no God is the same as claiming that you know there is a God.
>>> Meeper is the typical atheist.
I am not an atheist, in any sense of the word. Claiming that you know there is no God is the same as claiming that you know there is a God.
Re: "Intelligent" Design Enthusiasts
Posted by:
Vince(1)
()
Date: February 15, 2009 10:49AM
I am a proud atheist...disavowing a concept based on voodoo...threats of eternal damnation...the disavowing of scientific evidence...atheism is the only conclusion a rationale person can come to. When science can prove there is a god..I will believe in god...until then I go with the preponderence of evidence.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2009 05:05PM by Vince(1).
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2009 05:05PM by Vince(1).
Re: "Intelligent" Design Enthusiasts
Posted by:
Professor Pangloss
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Date: February 16, 2009 11:00AM
Alias Wrote:
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> The Professor wrote:
> “As for reality, it exists. That's how I explain
> it.”
> __________
> That is not an explanation.
I thought I explained it with the appeal to fundamental axioms. For every worldview there are brute facts. Existence is one of these facts, as are the laws of logic.
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> The Professor wrote:
> “As for reality, it exists. That's how I explain
> it.”
> __________
> That is not an explanation.
I thought I explained it with the appeal to fundamental axioms. For every worldview there are brute facts. Existence is one of these facts, as are the laws of logic.
Re: "Intelligent" Design Enthusiasts
Posted by:
Professor Pangloss
()
Date: February 16, 2009 11:02AM
TheMeeper Wrote:
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> Alias Wrote:
> >>> Meeper is the typical atheist.
>
>
> I am not an atheist, in any sense of the word.
> Claiming that you know there is no God is the same
> as claiming that you know there is a God.
Atheism, in it's weak form, is the lack of belief in god. It is not a statement of positive knowledge. Most atheists are agnostic atheists, which means that they don't know whether or not god exists (the agnostic part), but have no belief in god/gods. This is as opposed to fideists, who don't know whether or not god exists (they have no positive knowledge), yet belief in god anyway (ie, they have 'faith').
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> Alias Wrote:
> >>> Meeper is the typical atheist.
>
>
> I am not an atheist, in any sense of the word.
> Claiming that you know there is no God is the same
> as claiming that you know there is a God.
Atheism, in it's weak form, is the lack of belief in god. It is not a statement of positive knowledge. Most atheists are agnostic atheists, which means that they don't know whether or not god exists (the agnostic part), but have no belief in god/gods. This is as opposed to fideists, who don't know whether or not god exists (they have no positive knowledge), yet belief in god anyway (ie, they have 'faith').