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- Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:35 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Abstraction and religious belief
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1370
Abstraction and religious belief
I recently read the following statement: "the more abstract thinking a position requires the less likely one is to be religious. This applies to all other fields [including psychology] as far I am aware, such as doctors, engineers, and military personnel". This is coming from a very... 'mi...
- Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:07 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: "Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7345
Re: "Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
Sadly, I think many Atheists try to assume the stance of being rational (ergo the question in this topic "Is Christianity Rational" which is suggestive that it is not), when in fact many beliefs of Atheists in life and in civilised society are incoherent with their Atheism. That sums up m...
- Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:00 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: "Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7345
Re: "Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
Just to clarify, the type of atheist I was talking about was indeed the kind that doesn't believe in anything supernatural whatsoever. I thought I had used the term 'deterministic atheist' or something similar but I could be wrong, and I apologize for that. I don't mean to lump everyone in the same ...
- Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:37 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Hawking and the new Atheists (part of a bigger problem)...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9612
Re: Hawking and the new Atheists (part of a bigger problem).
While I understand where your coming from a little bit, I disagree that atheism as a world view leads to some sort of enlightenment that absolves humanity of suffering more than religion. One of the most significant problems with atheism in this regard is that you are attempting to bring some kind o...
- Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:57 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: "Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7345
Re: "Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
I agree that Christianity offers a very good alternative to this belief system. I think its actually kind of interesting just how profound the Bible's stance on it all is: God doesn't make us sin; its our choice. Yet, we are predestined at the same time. It acknowledges the paradox that scientists t...
- Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:37 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: "Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7345
Re: "Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
One thing that really bothered me about the comments was that they all tend to make me think they believe themselves knowledgeable to an extreme about every topic that relates to their views, and they feel that human logic and reasoning are without bounds in their capability. I disagree entirely wit...
- Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:52 pm
- Forum: Questions for Christians
- Topic: No Moral in Atheist World Argument
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4116
Re: No Moral in Atheist World Argument
While I don't think that morals can be used as direct evidence to say "Christianity is correct", morals themselves can be seen as an expected result of a supernatural origin to human intelligence. The morals of compassion, generosity, mercy, etc, are completely contrary to "survival o...
- Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:46 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: "Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7345
"Is Christianity Rational" debate with a friend
Although I've been reading this site for a long time, for some reason I haven't contributed much and I'm sorry for that, since I really enjoy what I glean from it. I'll have to start doing that more. Because of that though, I didn't really want to post a new thread, but I couldn't think of another w...
- Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:25 am
- Forum: Humor and Jokes
- Topic: U.S. Atheists Reportedly Using Hair Dryers to 'De-Baptize'
- Replies: 38
- Views: 26936
Re: U.S. Atheists Reportedly Using Hair Dryers to 'De-Baptiz
How "reason" became the motto for the New Atheist movement, I don't know. If theism is true, then they're wrong and haven't been too reasonable in laughing at God as they reject him. If they're right and there is no God, then free will and consciousness are but chemical reactions in a pur...
- Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:35 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: The Story of Everything - Stephen Hawking
- Replies: 76
- Views: 19115
Re: The Story of Everything - Stephen Hawking
@Skater60 I had to re-read your post several times to actually understand what your overall point was, I'm afraid. I don't mean to insult you or anything, I would just recommend on sticking to one set of thoughts next time, instead of jumping from point to point to point. It didn't help that it fel...
- Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
- Topic: Please Introduce Yourself Here
- Replies: 2307
- Views: 713465
Re: Please Introduce Yourself Here
I'm new to the site as a member, but have been reading and following it for years. I hope I might be able to offer something to it, considering all the wealth I've taken from it in the past.
- Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:07 pm
- Forum: The Church
- Topic: Rob Bell and Nooma!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4970
Re: Rob Bell and Nooma!
I know this is an older post, but I thought I might have a little to add. I actually live in West Michigan, about five minutes away from Rob Bell's church. I've never attended it, but I have many friends who did and have moved on since. A general consensus I see regarding his Nooma videos from my fr...