Posts by Galileo

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Why every guy should buy their girlfriend Wii Fit.

by Elsewhere in

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damn.... it's just so mesmerizing!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v31qxrxsxv0.

is there just one shred of evidence that proves beyond any doubt that there is a being that is responsible for the existence of the universe and that it continues to have some effect on its inhabitants?

thanks for the inspiration, honesty.

Galileo

I am humbled by my ignorance.
I believe I will be rewarded for being peaceful.
I do not deny ethical medical care to anyone.
My own moral code, if applied, prevents the spread of AIDS and other STDs.
I am in the process of reaching my personal full potential in life.
Your quarrel is not with me.
BTS

I agree. Belief in god is not in itself a universally negative force. But it is a negative force on many, many, many people throughout the world.

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Just one shred of evidence?

by nvrgnbk in

is there just one shred of evidence that proves beyond any doubt that there is a being that is responsible for the existence of the universe and that it continues to have some effect on its inhabitants?

thanks for the inspiration, honesty.

Galileo

Why does "whether God exists or not" bother you so much?

The question bothers me because religion is one of the most destructive, devisive, and harmful forces in the world today. It makes people proud of their ignorance, teaches that followers will be rewarded for violence and murder against others, causes parents to deny children medical care, spreads AIDS and other STDs in the worlds poorest nations, and keeps tens of millions if not billions of humans from reaching their full potential. Considering all this, doesn't this question deserve at least a little discussion?

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Just one shred of evidence?

by nvrgnbk in

is there just one shred of evidence that proves beyond any doubt that there is a being that is responsible for the existence of the universe and that it continues to have some effect on its inhabitants?

thanks for the inspiration, honesty.

Galileo

You wouldn't accept evidence even if it walked up to you and slapped you in the face.

Is that directed at me? If so, what makes you say that? I spent years of my life trying my hardest to believe in God, wanting desperately to believe, and being filled with despair at not finding any evidence. Not believing has cost me dearly in family relationships, including my wife of ten years. I'm sure their are believers that would love to imagine that atheists like me simply don't want to believe or have not looked at the evidence. That someone could scrutinize the bible and the physical evidence thoroughly and come out declaring that they have found not even "one shred of evidence", despite wanting to, must make believers uncomfortable, but that is what happened. And I am far from alone in this.

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Just one shred of evidence?

by nvrgnbk in

is there just one shred of evidence that proves beyond any doubt that there is a being that is responsible for the existence of the universe and that it continues to have some effect on its inhabitants?

thanks for the inspiration, honesty.

Galileo

There is an old saying: "To those who believe no proof is necessary. To those who do not believe no proof will suffice."

Yeah, that's one of my favorite rationalizations for believing whatever the hell you want without evidence. It sounds good, but really only the first half is true in the general sense. Most of us that try to think rationally have a specific threshold of evidence in order to believe anything. If that threshold were met, we would believe. (note: I've been trying to type this for ten minutes but I can't help but keep scrolling back up to look at Scarlett.)

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Just one shred of evidence?

by nvrgnbk in

is there just one shred of evidence that proves beyond any doubt that there is a being that is responsible for the existence of the universe and that it continues to have some effect on its inhabitants?

thanks for the inspiration, honesty.

Galileo

Yes. One. But it's a pretty powerful piece of evidence that not only is there a god, he has damn good taste:

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That's right. All the top theologians agree. The most compelling evidence for the existence of god is Scarlett Johansson.

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Just ONE shred of Evidence?

by Honesty in

is there just one shred of evidence that proves beyond any doubt that jesus appointed the leaders of the jw's (c.t.

russell, j.f rutrherford, nathan knorr, or the governing body) as the faithful slave?

Galileo

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WHY I believe there is a GOD..listen up...poster named "parakeet"

by dirtyknections in

simply put...i believe there is a god..and his name is yhwh aka jehovah..and his son yeshua or yehoshua aka jesus..died for our sins as a propitiatory ransom sacrifice to antone for mankinds sins..i therefore am also a creationist...i do not believe science contradicts the bible...rather i think it agrees and compliments it rather well.. .

i am creating this post in response to comments made in my last post by the poster named "parakeet"... i just thought i should explain myself before he/she starts deducting praise from me (see my last post)..lol...alright here goes.

i grew in a small town in florida called macclenny..population- 20,000.. my mother and her family were raised in this quaint little city...my family on my mothers side has been in this city since the early 1920's...ok...lemme me get to the meat of the story.. .

Galileo

I wonder what Marconi or Edison or Davinci or Einstein or Archimedes or Copernicus or Newton or Sagan would say about the importance of PERSONAL RESEARCH..I think its obvious by the way they lived their lives..

Einstein said: "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." He was quoting Isaac Newton. Both men recognized the importance of the research that others had done. No scientist could possibly do there own personal research in every subject. I agree, it would be ludicrous just to accept someone's word for whether or not ghost's exist. We know how fallable the human mind is. It misinterprets data. It sees a jacket on a chair and sees a body, or hears a tree rattling on a roof and imagines footsteps. That is why we have the scientific method. It is quite a different thing to look at the data of people studying these paranormal activities in a genuinely scientific way. The reason I brought up Michael Shermer is that he doesn't simply announce: "This house isn't haunted!" In most cases he actually figures out the real cause of the "paranormal" incidents.

Similarly, in investigating haunted houses, we must have a baseline measurement of noises, creaks, and other events before we can say that an occurrence is unusual (and therefore mysterious). I used to hear rapping sounds in the walls of my house. Ghosts? Nope. Bad plumbing. I occasionally hear scratching sounds in my basement. Poltergeists? Nope. Rats. One would be well-advised to first thoroughly understand the probable worldly explanation before turning to other-worldly ones. - Michael Shermer

You are right, science cannot say that there is no such thing as a haunted house. It also can't say that there is no such thing as a unicorn or a leprechaun. In all these instances, it can only say that in every case that has been investigated it has produced no evidence to support their existence.

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WHY I believe there is a GOD..listen up...poster named "parakeet"

by dirtyknections in

simply put...i believe there is a god..and his name is yhwh aka jehovah..and his son yeshua or yehoshua aka jesus..died for our sins as a propitiatory ransom sacrifice to antone for mankinds sins..i therefore am also a creationist...i do not believe science contradicts the bible...rather i think it agrees and compliments it rather well.. .

i am creating this post in response to comments made in my last post by the poster named "parakeet"... i just thought i should explain myself before he/she starts deducting praise from me (see my last post)..lol...alright here goes.

i grew in a small town in florida called macclenny..population- 20,000.. my mother and her family were raised in this quaint little city...my family on my mothers side has been in this city since the early 1920's...ok...lemme me get to the meat of the story.. .

Galileo

Also, come to think of it, if anyone that lived in that house genuinely believed it was haunted, or demon possessed, then they wouldn't be living there any more. Period. Can you imagine? "Oh, there's this powerful evil spirit that shares the house with us. It likes to shred all my clothes, turn into a vicious hell dog sometimes, and, who knows, maybe tonight it will feel amorous and rape my wife. Well, goodnight everyone!" My guess is that a couple of odd experiences turned into a fun little family legend that gives them something to talk about, to the point that now anything even slightly odd is turned into a new "demon tale".

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WHY I believe there is a GOD..listen up...poster named "parakeet"

by dirtyknections in

simply put...i believe there is a god..and his name is yhwh aka jehovah..and his son yeshua or yehoshua aka jesus..died for our sins as a propitiatory ransom sacrifice to antone for mankinds sins..i therefore am also a creationist...i do not believe science contradicts the bible...rather i think it agrees and compliments it rather well.. .

i am creating this post in response to comments made in my last post by the poster named "parakeet"... i just thought i should explain myself before he/she starts deducting praise from me (see my last post)..lol...alright here goes.

i grew in a small town in florida called macclenny..population- 20,000.. my mother and her family were raised in this quaint little city...my family on my mothers side has been in this city since the early 1920's...ok...lemme me get to the meat of the story.. .

Galileo

Put up some freaking video cameras already. There has never been a single verified haunted house in history, so you have a fantastic opportunity to be the first, turn science on it's head, and shut the mouths of all of us godless skeptics. It should be easy, what with it happening all the time as you claim. I look forward to your video evidence eagerly.

Google Michael Shermer. Over the last thirty plus years, he has scientifically investigated virtually every prominent haunted house in existence, including the notorious Amityville house. He has never found anything to make him believe in anything supernatural.

What I find so puzzling, and did even when I used to put stock in such stories, is: Why would a demon solidify a believers faith, in effect making them much stronger spiritually, by giving them concrete evidence of the spirit world? When I was a kid, I used to constantly hope I inadvertently did something to cause the demons to appear to me. I reasoned that it would be frightening for a moment, but then it would be over and I would never again be plagued with doubts. Don't you find it sick that Satan and the demons would give you the evidence to believe in God, while God himself refuses to provide similar evidence?