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  The Improbability of God

  by gravedancer in

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  irishmen blow each other up in his name.

  arabs blow themselves up in his name.

  imams and ayatollahs oppress women in his name.

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  Ordered Complexity necessitates Design

  by gravedancer in

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  just a short question which probably was raised before.. the favorite argument of creationists: since there is such abundant complexity in the world around us and within us - doesn't this point point to design and therefore a designer (i.e.

  god)?.

  much info abounds on both sides of the answers to the question.

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  Wilson's Nails

  by gravedancer in

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  wilson runs a nail factory and decides his business needs a bit of advertising.

  he has a chat with a friend who works in marketing and he offers to make a tv ad for wilson's nails.. "give me a week," says the friend, "and i'll be back with a tape.".

  a week goes by and the marketing executive comes to see wilson.

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  Jesus Last words

  by gravedancer in

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  jesus was nailed up on the cross.

  the crowds were all around him.

  john, hearing this, rushes up o his lord.

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  Power of Prayer

  by gravedancer in

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  a very religious man lived right next door to an atheist.

  while the religious one prayed day in, day out, and was constantly on his knees in communion with his lord, the atheist never even looked twice at a church.. the atheist's life was good, he had a well-paying job and a beautiful wife, and his children were healthy and good-natured, whereas the pious man's job was strenuous and his wages were low, his wife was getting fatter every day and his kids wouldn't give him the time of the day.. so one day, deep in prayer, the religious man raised his eyes towards heaven and asked, "oh god, i honor you every day, i ask your advice for every problem and confess to you my every sin.

  yet my neighbor, who doesn't even believe in you and certainly never prays, seems blessed with every happiness, while i go poor and suffer many an indignity.

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  Freewill - a paradox

  by gravedancer in

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  i have had a couple of discussions about freewill lately but it seems as if i am talking to a brick wall.

  here is my basic reasoning, perhaps you can point out what i am missing.. lets outline the 2 common assumptions normally associated with the debate concerning adam, god and freewill:.

  2. god gave adam freewill to obey him or not to.

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  AIDS Vaccine

  by gravedancer in

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  reference: http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/020116/l14383506_1.html.

  so question for you all: if an aids vaccine is indeed invented/discovered - will you have yourself innoculated?

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  Avid Bible Reading Aid

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  Show your stuff and make a million dollars

  by gravedancer in

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  for all those who still claim to have "faith" in a god or who believe in a 6th sense or in the paranormal there lies a golden opportunity in your path.. press release from the james randi educational foundation:.

  at jref, we offer a one-million-dollar prize to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event.

  the prize is in the form of negotiable bonds held in a special investment account.

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  paradoxical question

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  can a rational person decide to act irrationally?

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