Mainly because it is so intellectually hollow, but perhaps because most people would like to know what other people think.
If you have a conversation with someone do you, in lieu of actually conversing, just pass them articles to read?
Posts by Caedes
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32Does Free Will Allow Evil?
by writetoknow inby dr. mark eastman.
" a proper understanding of this issue not only provides great insight into the nature of god, it ties together a comprehensive understanding to some of life's ultimate questions: the answers to my origin, meaning, morality and destiny!.
the christian worldview is an impractical, even phony, view of the cosmos because it embraces a god who is either incapable of stopping evil and suffering, and he is therefore not omnipotent, or is unwilling to do so and therefore a devil!.
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ATHEISM - Better World When Christian Are Gone?
by writetoknow instereotypes and prejudicessynopsis.
genocide is the ultimate expression of hatred and violence against a group of people.
this chapter traces the steps by which a group becomes the target of prejudice, discrimination, persecution and violence.
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Caedes
What does your c+p have to do with atheism or christianity? did you c+p the wrong article?
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Does Free Will Allow Evil?
by writetoknow inby dr. mark eastman.
" a proper understanding of this issue not only provides great insight into the nature of god, it ties together a comprehensive understanding to some of life's ultimate questions: the answers to my origin, meaning, morality and destiny!.
the christian worldview is an impractical, even phony, view of the cosmos because it embraces a god who is either incapable of stopping evil and suffering, and he is therefore not omnipotent, or is unwilling to do so and therefore a devil!.
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Caedes
Writetoknow, you seem to have done a cut, paste and run. I wonder why?
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Opinion peice on Athiests
by SickofLies inthere seems to be a lot of hostility on the board toward atheists still and a lot of comments floating around like atheists are to preachy.
well i want to take a quick minute and deal with some of these issues.
to begin with, to make any statement regarding atheists in general would be false for several reasons.
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Caedes
Not if the question is designed to help you come to a conclusion or at least inform me as to what your thought process is so that I can give you a better answer. I didn't know you were so sensitive. But enough of that.
I thought the question was simple and straight forward but if you were having difficulty comprehending it then I am happy that my answer was of some help in composing your extensive reply.
It seemed to me to be saying that no evidence could ever convince you of anything other than a natural origin.
It seems to me that you are failing to realise that as soon as you have evidence it is no longer a supernatural answer. If evidence were found tomorrow proving that people really do have ESP then I would accept it, not on the basis that it is supernatural but that it is a real and quantifiable natural phenomenon. I do not reject things because they are supernatural but because by definition they are things for which there is no empirical evidence.
I will quite happily accept your god hypothesis once you have a body of empirical evidence to back up your claims.
My position is one of rational thought not faith as you claim.
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Opinion peice on Athiests
by SickofLies inthere seems to be a lot of hostility on the board toward atheists still and a lot of comments floating around like atheists are to preachy.
well i want to take a quick minute and deal with some of these issues.
to begin with, to make any statement regarding atheists in general would be false for several reasons.
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Caedes
Why don't you tell me?
What evidence would satisfy me? Enough empirical evidence for it to be no longer supernatural.
From the way you are saying it, it sounds like your disbelief in the supernatural is an a priori assertion that no a posteriori empirical evidence could ever deny, only confirm. IOW, it is faith.
Here is a side question for you Caedes:
From your statement it seems that you need empirical evidence to rationally believe in something. Would you say that is only true of God?
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In my opinion it is incredibly bad manners to refuse to answer an honest question and then fire off questions of your own.
I don't believe in anything supernatural, if empirical evidence can be found for something then it is no longer supernatural by definition. That is not faith, I am making no assertion. If you are claiming that something supernatural does exist then it is up to you to provide evidence of that. Once you provide empirical evidence then it becomes a natural phenomenon. If you are making the claim that something exists for which no empirical evidence can ever be found then that is supernatural by definition. Your belief in the supernatural is an assertion that it is up to you to prove if you wish your assertions to be be taken seriously outside of the group of people who share your beliefs.
I would say that my requirement for empirical evidence goes for any extraordinary claim, it applies equally to ghosts, ufos, gods, demons, angels, the power of prayer, faith healing and most importantly the claims of science.
So are you going to have the decency to answer my question now?
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Wii or XBOX 360 or Playstation -- which to buy?
by UnConfused inadvice?
it will be mostly for my daughter, age 11 and she loves horse type games mostly.
the wii looking interesting of course.
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Caedes
A Wii would be the best bet if you can get one.
Unlike most of the comments I have never had any problems with my 360 and I do leave it on for far too long!
In the past I have found microsoft to offer pretty good support for the old xbox, sending me a new power supply for free about 3 years after I bought it.
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Opinion peice on Athiests
by SickofLies inthere seems to be a lot of hostility on the board toward atheists still and a lot of comments floating around like atheists are to preachy.
well i want to take a quick minute and deal with some of these issues.
to begin with, to make any statement regarding atheists in general would be false for several reasons.
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Caedes
Is that cause natural or supernatural?
What evidence would satisfy me? Enough empirical evidence for it to be no longer supernatural.
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Caedes
Mmmmm, hoi sin sauce.
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YHWH and the Tinkerbell Effect
by Satanus ina common theme among theists, is the accompanying veiled threat, that if you don't believe in their god as they do, there will be dire consequences.
it could be hellfire torment, separation of some kind, or nonexistence.
w tinkerbell, it was not the nonbelieving kid that would suffer, but, tinkerbell herself.
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Caedes
It was this realisation, that god was going to kill all my friends at school at armageddon, that made me realise I didn't want to worship god. My subsequent research led me to atheism.
I think the point is particularly true amongst the more fundamentalist theists who cling to for instance creationism or a literal global flood, however I don't think it is true for more rational theists. But then I generally assume that more moderate theists have a stronger faith than those who pin their faith to some minor point in the bible being literally true.
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Why Do Atheists Get So Angry?
by serotonin_wraith inhttp://gretachristina.typepad.com/greta_christinas_weblog/2007/10/atheists-and-an.html.
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Caedes
Don't preach the bible to Athiests, its will make them grey
Now I know I don't get out much at the moment but that is just mean, I'm at least a pasty blueish white!