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romans120
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| Moloth wrote: | hey, i'm jealous of other forums. lol.
you're OUR resident theist!! |
but when I'm in other forums it makes me love this forum more
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Moloth
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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| romans120 wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | hey, i'm jealous of other forums. lol.
you're OUR resident theist!! |
but when I'm in other forums it makes me love this forum more |
oh, baby.. you know i can't stay mad at you. c'mere, ya big lug...
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Mr_C
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Moloth wrote: | hey, i'm jealous of other forums. lol.
you're OUR resident theist!! |
Yeah! If he left, who else would have an alien vagina as an avatar? |
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munky99999
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr_C wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | hey, i'm jealous of other forums. lol.
you're OUR resident theist!! |
Yeah! If he left, who else would have an alien vagina as an avatar? |
mmmm alien vagina.
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Moloth
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr_C wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | hey, i'm jealous of other forums. lol.
you're OUR resident theist!! |
Yeah! If he left, who else would have an alien vagina as an avatar? |
well... i guess *I* could...
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Daggett
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Siderius wrote: | | Daggett wrote: | | Raskolnikov wrote: | | Atheists can't have "faith" because they have no belief to begin with. |
So I don't believe that no god exists? |
I for one dont go around believing that no gods exists. I just dont believe in the claims religious people make about the existance of gods.
So I am without belief in god(s). So as long as I am not confronted about the issue I dont think about it much at all. Thus I agree with what Raskolnikov said.
Tho when you Dagget say you believe that no gods exists, I dont think you are wrong, I just dont know  |
When I say I believe that no gods exist, my personal, implicit, claim is that no god concept I've been exposed to is logically possible or that, if logically possible, the god is provably absent. Obviously, this claim is only ok for the concepts I've been exposed to, but I assume that all god concepts are along the same lines.
But of course if someone were to define "god" as a household appliance, say, I could no longer rationally make my claim. However, I don't expect anyone to do such a silly thing.  |
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Mr_C
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Moloth wrote: | | Mr_C wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | hey, i'm jealous of other forums. lol.
you're OUR resident theist!! |
Yeah! If he left, who else would have an alien vagina as an avatar? |
well... i guess *I* could... |
Ugh. Is there anything for which you don't have a fetish? I mean, one day you're PM'ing me photos of you in your Furry costume, the next day my inbox is full of artistic renditions of alien genetalia. For Hank's SAKE Man! Get a hold of yourself!
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Raskolnikov
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| romans120 wrote: | | Raskolnikov wrote: | | Very good response by romans I thought. But to comment on the last paragraph in your response: Atheism has no ideology. And since faith is "Belief with no evidence" Atheists can't have "faith" because they have no belief to begin with. |
I reject the notion that when it comes to beginnings you can make a negative claim without also making a positive claim (belief) see kevinthepragmatist response to my OP in http://www.infidelguy.com/ftopict-635.html for agreement with that notion from the atheist perscpective |
Who's talking about beginnings? I just reject the notion of a God /shrug
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Moloth
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr_C wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | | Mr_C wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | hey, i'm jealous of other forums. lol.
you're OUR resident theist!! |
Yeah! If he left, who else would have an alien vagina as an avatar? |
well... i guess *I* could... |
Ugh. Is there anything for which you don't have a fetish? I mean, one day you're PM'ing me photos of you in your Furry costume, the next day my inbox is full of artistic renditions of alien genetalia. For Hank's SAKE Man! Get a hold of yourself! |
i DO have a 'hold of myself'.
*salacious grin*
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Raskolnikov
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Daggett wrote: | | Siderius wrote: | | Daggett wrote: | | Raskolnikov wrote: | | Atheists can't have "faith" because they have no belief to begin with. |
So I don't believe that no god exists? |
I for one dont go around believing that no gods exists. I just dont believe in the claims religious people make about the existance of gods.
So I am without belief in god(s). So as long as I am not confronted about the issue I dont think about it much at all. Thus I agree with what Raskolnikov said.
Tho when you Dagget say you believe that no gods exists, I dont think you are wrong, I just dont know |
When I say I believe that no gods exist, my personal, implicit, claim is that no god concept I've been exposed to is logically possible or that, if logically possible, the god is provably absent. Obviously, this claim is only ok for the concepts I've been exposed to, but I assume that all god concepts are along the same lines.
But of course if someone were to define "god" as a household appliance, say, I could no longer rationally make my claim. However, I don't expect anyone to do such a silly thing. |
All Gods are human concepts (atleast the ones we know of). Atheism is lacking a belief in those concepts. No belief, no faith.
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"Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, underwhich weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God, for if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear."
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"The future is not set in stone. The future is what you make it. So make it a good one!"
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Siderius
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Daggett wrote: | | Siderius wrote: | | Daggett wrote: | | Raskolnikov wrote: | | Atheists can't have "faith" because they have no belief to begin with. |
So I don't believe that no god exists? |
I for one dont go around believing that no gods exists. I just dont believe in the claims religious people make about the existance of gods.
So I am without belief in god(s). So as long as I am not confronted about the issue I dont think about it much at all. Thus I agree with what Raskolnikov said.
Tho when you Dagget say you believe that no gods exists, I dont think you are wrong, I just dont know |
When I say I believe that no gods exist, my personal, implicit, claim is that no god concept I've been exposed to is logically possible or that, if logically possible, the god is provably absent. Obviously, this claim is only ok for the concepts I've been exposed to, but I assume that all god concepts are along the same lines.
But of course if someone were to define "god" as a household appliance, say, I could no longer rationally make my claim. However, I don't expect anyone to do such a silly thing. |
Then we do agree.
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Daggett
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| Raskolnikov wrote: | | Daggett wrote: | | Siderius wrote: | | Daggett wrote: | | Raskolnikov wrote: | | Atheists can't have "faith" because they have no belief to begin with. |
So I don't believe that no god exists? |
I for one dont go around believing that no gods exists. I just dont believe in the claims religious people make about the existance of gods.
So I am without belief in god(s). So as long as I am not confronted about the issue I dont think about it much at all. Thus I agree with what Raskolnikov said.
Tho when you Dagget say you believe that no gods exists, I dont think you are wrong, I just dont know |
When I say I believe that no gods exist, my personal, implicit, claim is that no god concept I've been exposed to is logically possible or that, if logically possible, the god is provably absent. Obviously, this claim is only ok for the concepts I've been exposed to, but I assume that all god concepts are along the same lines.
But of course if someone were to define "god" as a household appliance, say, I could no longer rationally make my claim. However, I don't expect anyone to do such a silly thing. |
All Gods are human concepts (atleast the ones we know of). Atheism is lacking a belief in those concepts. No belief, no faith. |
Um... but you said that atheists don't have a relevant belief. I do. Did you mean that a belief isn't necessary for one to be an atheist? I'd agree on that.
(As an aside, I'm not sure what it means to lack a belief in a concept. Sounds kinda... weird.) |
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romans120
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr_C wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | hey, i'm jealous of other forums. lol.
you're OUR resident theist!! |
Yeah! If he left, who else would have an alien vagina as an avatar? |
Thanks to this comment I now have a new avatar. Couldn't get the mental image out of my head
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For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Romans 1:19-20
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