moosedrool
Trad climber
lost, far away from Poland
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Jan 26, 2013 - 02:40pm PT
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Where do they end the bad Texans?
Reincarnation in Texas, of course!
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locker
Social climber
state of Kumbaya...
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Jan 26, 2013 - 02:43pm PT
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I'd MUCH rather be in Texas...
than Mississippi...
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Bruce Kay
Gym climber
BC
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Jan 26, 2013 - 02:47pm PT
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So they send them to Mississippi?
Huh. I thought they'd send them to Mound house Nevada.
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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Jan 26, 2013 - 03:02pm PT
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that would be reincarnation
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jstan
climber
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Jan 26, 2013 - 03:41pm PT
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Where do they send the bad Texans?
Washington
If you listen to Texans, Washington is hell.
so by this definition I feel like I'm agnostic but it seems ridiculous to sit on the fence when so much evidence supports no god and so little evidence supports god. I'm as committed as is reasonable to the belief that there is no god, in the absence of evidence.
If you look at it statistically, the absence of any example where a supernatural force has interfered in an earthly process gives us very high confidence we may assume there is no god at all. Certainly not on earth. Now the fact that a god, if it exists has infinite power, allows great confidence there is no activity of a god anywhere. God is, supposedly built in our image and reportedly very concerned with us. If it had any power it would surely exert some of that power here. Nada.
I think I may have seen a reason why homo sapiens went to the trouble of constructing all of these gods. I saw a power line with dozens of birds perched on it, ready for any hawk that was hungry. If creatures like birds, and us for that matter, are always grouped together in some number, our odds of survival increase proportionately. So we create churches held together by some artificial means, so that we won't be alone and a target for predators.
Our banking system that has an implacable appetite and allows all the birds to be taken in one swoop has defeated that strategy, but we won't go into that here.
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manzanita man
Social climber
somerset, ca.
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im atheist because i believe in skeletons.
and i have common sense. skeletons dont lie.
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Homer
Mountain climber
742 Evergreen Terrace
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If you look at it statistically, the absence of any example where a supernatural force has interfered in an earthly process gives us very high confidence we may assume there is no god at all.
I'm not very good at understanding that. What do the statistics say about how often we should expect to see examples of supernatural forces interfering in an earthly process in a reality where god exists, versus how often we should expect to see examples of supernatural forces interfering in an earthly process in a reality where god doesn't exist? What exactly does our evidence tell us?
It seems to me like we just have a need to fill in the blanks of our incomplete information using whatever tool is convenient - whether that's blind faith, or survivor bias, or confirmation bias, or whatever belief system we prefer.
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manzanita man
Social climber
somerset, ca.
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and here is another reason. my foster sister had her own room and my foster dad put a 2'x4' cross above her bed. one night the cross fell and put a 3" gash
in the back of my foster dads head.
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manzanita man
Social climber
somerset, ca.
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what came first, tyranasaurus rex or adam and eve. which event has more proof?
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manzanita man
Social climber
somerset, ca.
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guess nobody has a rebutle.
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Dr. F.
Big Wall climber
SoCal
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adam and eve are a myth, so there is no proof
they were never real, they were made up
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
-A race of corn eaters
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Feb 19, 2013 - 08:23am PT
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What's trending?
So you're an atheist, you're in good company.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/2/18/harvard-atheist-week/
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“Promises, covenants, and oaths”—the good faith that binds together civil society—“can have no hold on an atheist.”
Who said it?
Who said it speaks volumes.
Even today, seven state constitutions technically forbid atheists from holding public office.
Another reason to like the atheist life: It's a golden opportunity to rebel - to break through - and to help set the ships of things to rights.
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locker
Social climber
FukUville
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Feb 19, 2013 - 08:46am PT
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"what came first, tyranasaurus rex or adam and eve. which event has more proof?"...
Actually they coexisted...
Adam was even known to occassionally ride a Tyranasaurus Rex down to the local Circle K...
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Feb 19, 2013 - 08:53am PT
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major component of blind faith is willingly engaging in blindness.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
Potemkin Village
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Roger Ebert died today.
I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear.
http://www.salon.com/2011/09/15/roger_ebert/
I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,
If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles.
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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"what came first, tyranasaurus rex or adam and eve. which event has more proof?"...
Actually they coexisted...
Adam was even known to occassionally ride a Tyranasaurus Rex down to the local Circle K...
this is true!
as evidenced by this photo taken of the Creation Museum showing humans and dinos lived, played, ate, and were happy living together
 Missing photo ID#297337 |
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