Where is Gregor when you need him?
Atheism as a psychological phenomenon.
by BurnTheShips 105 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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crazyblondeb
Where is Gregor when you need him?
he's eating popcorn with us!!
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dinah
Avi, he's prolly in bed or busy.
I do think raising your kids to be decent human beings causes less baggage than raising them in a religion.
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BurnTheShips
I do think raising your kids to be decent human beings causes less baggage than raising them in a religion.
I did not realize these were mutually exclusionary.
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avishai
OK, I know some GREAT x-tians, BTS. But the dichotomy is messed up. Unconditional love, and forgiveness, right? Unless you mouth of to an old man, and grizzly bears eat you. Or you spend you life busting your ass for god, and one little act of disrespect? Sorry, mo, no promised land for you. Say the wrong thing, Sorry Eli, your ass is grass. David? You messed up, you can live, great, but I'm gonna kill your newborn son. Saul? I guess you weren't the right guy for the job, time to fall on your sword. Jonathan? Wow, really great faithful guy guy, but sorry, can't have any fights over succession, so you have to die to. Lot? Wow, your wife effed up by taking a last look at her home. She croaks. But getting drunk and impregnating your daughters? Fine as frogs hair, buddy. JC? Son of mine? Well, guess what. I'm gonna send you to die horribly, condemn my people for the last thousand years to pogroms, beatings, pillaging's, etc. (even though I taught them for years that what you are saying is basically wrong, blasphemy, etc.)And guess what? Really, in the grand scheme of things, it won't change shit. Suffering will still happen, genocide, bombings, etc. But you showed them!! I guess we won't have to get part of our tallywhackers chopped and lowered if we don't want, and can eat bacon and lobster now ! Groovy!!
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hamilcarr
Could anyone provide me with a sample of a non-psychological ideology?
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free2think
Could anyone provide me with a sample of a non-psychological ideology?
or maybe even a non ideological psychology - if there is such a thing
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PrimateDave
I suppose that George Lucas knows the reason why people become atheists. ;)
Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader
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5go
science opens it and gives understanding and helps to nourishes further knowledge.
Science is open to a belief in god(s) you just have to prove it with a testable theory, or some recordable phenomenon.
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BurnTheShips
Logical fallacy, bad correlation. You could chalk that up to a # of things.
Well sure, but I did not mean it as an assertion, but as a speculation. There could be some correlation, with controling for other factors.
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