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Why believe in a god?

by menrov in

if you consider that the god they believe in:.

- cannot be seen or heard and is only known in books written by writers we do not know nor do we have the original writings- does not listen to prayers from believers for security, safety, health, survival, protection, rescue, food etc- promises things that have not come true though had plenty of time to act on the promises- does not provide what you need to live- let's you suffer, struggle, work etc equal to non-believers, treated equally.

........ how does a believer look at his/her parents if they hide themselves, do not provide for you (shelter, food etc), make promises but never live up to these, does not provide what you need to live, treats you like anyone else but not as their child?

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Why believe in God?

Well, at least some people realise life can be really shit - and even those that are successful or win the lottery end up dead. So, the idea that some kind of afterlife with God awaits the believer makes them feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Also, in the real world, good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people, and that sucks.

Start believing in God, however, and the robbers who made off with all your possessions but weren't convicted by a human judge can now be punished by God in the end.

Of course, my answer doesn't cover all the reasons why people believe - some are brainwashed into it as children, some believe in God because they're scared non-belief makes him angry, and some just do it because it's what their family or tribe has always done.

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I had a 'conversation' with ChatGPT about shunning and human rights .....

by EdenOne in

hello chatgpt.

can you discuss human rights?.

human rights are a set of fundamental rights and freedoms that are inherent to all human beings, regardless of their race, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, or any other status.

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I'm sorry to break it to you, EdenOne, but human rights don't actually exist.

Quick example: I could claim a right to a family life as my human right. But if no woman wants to marry me, then I can't get married and have a family with her. Therefore marriage or a family is not my human right.

All the millions of human rights lawyers claim that human rights exist, but they're no different than the billions of religious people who claim God exists.

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Shamima Begum's challenge to the stripping of her British citizenship has failed

by LoveUniHateExams in

yeah, so shamima begum's challenge has failed.. the ruling body has declared that the home secretary's stripping of her citizenship in 2016 was lawful.. there are some people who say she was somehow 'groomed' but this is complete bullshit.

she was no more groomed by isis than a 15 year-old kid, who sees an advert for chocolate and then goes out and buys a chocolate bar is being groomed by cadbury's, or whatever.. glad to see common sense has won out this time.. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/22/shamima-begum-loses-appeal-removal-british-citizenship.

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@stan

Perhaps she should stand trial in a Syrian-Kurdish court.

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Oscar's Butt Plugs

by peacefulpete in

i'm actually embarrassed to say i watched the everything everywhere all at once movie on a plane.

kung fu with butt plugs and dildoes with a storyline impossible to follow.

i can't believe michelle yeoh agreed to it.

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@peacefulpete

Er, what kind of films have you been watching? 😁🤣

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The worst on-screen kiss?

by LoveUniHateExams in

so, i was just thinking about what the worst kiss scene might be.. tbh, i'm not that interested in romance as a genre, but i appreciate a screen romance as much as the next person, as long as it's well done and believable.. i think the kiss between finn and rose in the last jedi must rank as one of the worst.

there was no chemistry between the two characters, and rose's kiss surprised finn as much as the audience, lol.. pure cringe .... https://youtu.be/79cnws71xli.

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Even the little romance between Oskar and Eli from Let The Right One In is done better than when Rose Tico MeToo-ed Finn, lol.

Oskar is a twelve year old boy and Eli is a 200 year old vampire, forever frozen in childhood.

It is a story told and acted well. I guess its appeal is that most people, including me, were about twelve when they had their first girlfriend, or whatever.

There are no subtitles in this clip - Eli says thanks and tells Oskar she must leave.

https://youtu.be/KaZf8nQLDyk

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The worst on-screen kiss?

by LoveUniHateExams in

so, i was just thinking about what the worst kiss scene might be.. tbh, i'm not that interested in romance as a genre, but i appreciate a screen romance as much as the next person, as long as it's well done and believable.. i think the kiss between finn and rose in the last jedi must rank as one of the worst.

there was no chemistry between the two characters, and rose's kiss surprised finn as much as the audience, lol.. pure cringe .... https://youtu.be/79cnws71xli.

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Perhaps it would be helpful to point out when on-screen romance is done right.

Dawn and Tim from The Office is one such example. It's impossible not to feel some emotion when she unwraps Tim's present and sees his note 'never give up'.

Enjoy ...

https://youtu.be/k01iTSvU4es

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The worst on-screen kiss?

by LoveUniHateExams in

so, i was just thinking about what the worst kiss scene might be.. tbh, i'm not that interested in romance as a genre, but i appreciate a screen romance as much as the next person, as long as it's well done and believable.. i think the kiss between finn and rose in the last jedi must rank as one of the worst.

there was no chemistry between the two characters, and rose's kiss surprised finn as much as the audience, lol.. pure cringe .... https://youtu.be/79cnws71xli.

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So, I was just thinking about what the worst kiss scene might be.

TBH, I'm not that interested in romance as a genre, but I appreciate a screen romance as much as the next person, as long as it's well done and believable.

I think the kiss between Finn and Rose in The Last Jedi must rank as one of the worst. There was no chemistry between the two characters, and Rose's kiss surprised Finn as much as the audience, lol.

Pure cringe ...

https://youtu.be/79CNws71XlI

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Disney Star Wars makes another retarded choice

by LoveUniHateExams in

what is it with disney star wars?

why is it that seemingly everything disney touches turns to shit?

what the f**k are these scooters doing in the book of boba fett?!

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@markweatherill

Pointing out a flaw in the prequel trilogy doesn't make Disney Star Wars products any better.

The magic of Star Wars pretty much ended with the final scene of Return of the Jedi.

Nevertheless, Disney were handed the most successful film franchise in history and somehow f**ked things up. 🙄

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Chance or intelligent design?

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

cofty could you answer how the single cell came about by chance?.

i know the argument for complexity in nature says natural selection over billions of years but this could not explain the complexity of the single cell the building blocks of life?.

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Thanks Cofty. 👍

I quite like Cool Worlds. His personal reflection bit at the end is pretty good.

He's quite thoughtful, admits when he doesn't know stuff, points out the gaps in scientific knowledge, and considers different possibilities.

It should be essential viewing for the guy who started this OP - ExB.

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Chance or intelligent design?

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

cofty could you answer how the single cell came about by chance?.

i know the argument for complexity in nature says natural selection over billions of years but this could not explain the complexity of the single cell the building blocks of life?.

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There is an interesting video from youtuber Cool Worlds called The Ultimate question, well worth a look.

I don't know how to post it here using my phone but if someone else could do that it would be great.