Posts by cofty

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Proof of God

by MrDantastic in

i'm an atheist as i do not see any evidence for the existance of a god.

i encourage critical thinking in everyone and am ready to debate anyone on whether or not there is a god and what that god might be like.

hmu..

cofty

I have not heard of a serious alternative explanation involving unicorns

Just shows how narrow-minded you are.

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Proof of God

by MrDantastic in

i'm an atheist as i do not see any evidence for the existance of a god.

i encourage critical thinking in everyone and am ready to debate anyone on whether or not there is a god and what that god might be like.

hmu..

cofty

The idea of 'god' explains nothing. It tries to replace one mystery with an even bigger one.

As soon as you compare the claims made about 'god' with reality, you run up against impossible contradictions at every turn.

On the other hand pink unicorn farts explain rainbows.

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Proof of God

by MrDantastic in

i'm an atheist as i do not see any evidence for the existance of a god.

i encourage critical thinking in everyone and am ready to debate anyone on whether or not there is a god and what that god might be like.

hmu..

cofty

blownaway - As I said you are being a pedant.

Pink unicorns don't exist. God doesn't exist. These two statements are equally certain.

'Proof' in the sense you are using it belongs only to mathematicians where is equates to tautology.

When asked whether they believe that pink unicorns exist nobody witters on about proving a negative and claims to be an agnostic about pink unicorns. So why is the god question any different?

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Human Evolutionary Process In 3 Minutes

by pale.emperor in

saw this great video today showing the evolutionary process of humans in 3 minutes.

the fossil record shows that 400 million years ago our ancestors were a type of fish.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsszn4biwzg.

also, check out the below chart.

cofty

I don't understand your mathematical notation.

Edited to add - okay you sorted it now.

Homo sapiens are more like 200,000 years old.

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Favourite female heroes in film ...

by LoveUniHateExams in

... well, obviously not rey (daisy ridley) from the latest star wars films.

she's a complete mary sue.

but, before hollywood tried to force sjw propaganda down our throats, there were lots of powerful, legit female characters in film.. here are some of my favourites .... ripley (sigourney weaver): i though this character was great.

cofty

Frances McDormand as Mildred Hayes in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Outstanding performance. Film of the year IMO

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Proof of God

by MrDantastic in

i'm an atheist as i do not see any evidence for the existance of a god.

i encourage critical thinking in everyone and am ready to debate anyone on whether or not there is a god and what that god might be like.

hmu..

cofty

blownaway you are being a pedant.

Question - Can I can prove that god does not exist?

Answer - Yes.

Two provisos as follows ....

1 - By 'god' I mean the god of christian theism, the god and father of Jesus.

2 - By 'prove' I mean prove beyond all reasonable doubt. Prove to the same degree of certainty that I am sure pink unicorns don't exist.

If by 'god' you mean some ambiguous notion of an ethereal, undefined and unkowable 'spirit' being then you need to go away and think about your question a bit more. Then when you are ready to define your terms we can talk some more.

If by 'prove' you mean as in the sense of a mathematical proof then you are confused about epistemology.

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Happy Birthday smiddy3

by smiddy3 in

jw
friends

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cofty

Happy birthday Smiddy!

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Proof of God

by MrDantastic in

i'm an atheist as i do not see any evidence for the existance of a god.

i encourage critical thinking in everyone and am ready to debate anyone on whether or not there is a god and what that god might be like.

hmu..

cofty

How did such tender ones survive till today? - Ireneus

Species adapt to wet, dry, hot conditions by evolution through natural selection. Compare a cactus with a water lily.

Jesus describes God as one who looks after everything. He looks after every living creature, and feeds each one according to its time.

Every non-human creature who has ever lived died of hunger, thirst, exposure, predation, disease or parasites.

You need to get your knowledge of the natural world from a source other than Walt Disney.

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Proof of God

by MrDantastic in

i'm an atheist as i do not see any evidence for the existance of a god.

i encourage critical thinking in everyone and am ready to debate anyone on whether or not there is a god and what that god might be like.

hmu..

cofty

Why would you give agnostics any thought? Since, in your view, there is no God, what does it matter that some people don't know whether God exists or not? - dabster

An agnostic is NOT somebody who can't decide whether or not god exists. This is a common misunderstanding. An agnostic is a position that whether or not god exists is unknowable.

For the reasons I explained above this problem only arises because people are allowed to equivocate about the meaning of 'god'. If we insist that the one posing the question defines what they mean by 'god' then we can give a definite answer.

You seem bent on having people believe as you do. Why?

This is a religious discussion forum. When people raise topics about belief in god it is appropriate to comment on god. That is how a discussion works.

Perhaps you feel better about yourself if others agree with you

I don't care if every other person on the planet is a religious fundamentalist. It would make no difference at all to my position. I know what I believe and why. The agreement or approval of others is of no interest to me.

What does it matter if people are muddled?

Discussion and exchange of ideas can help make others less muddled. I know I have learned a lot through discussion here and have adjusted my position on some topics accordingly. Some people prefer to live in a thought bubble where nobody ever challenges their precious opinions. If that is you then you would be better to avoid religious discussion forums.

I haven't been here in years but remember you as one of the more vocal members.

In other words somebody who makes an effort to contribute to discussions.

Why wouldn't it be as acceptable for someone to believe in God as you would presumably argue it is for you not to?

It is perfectly acceptable. It is also acceptable that we use facts and reasoning to challenge each other's opinions. That is how we avoid falling for bullshit.

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tommy Robinson --update

by zeb in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8b_xqi_nm.

this is self explanatory.

please if you are in a commonwealth country write /phone /fax your local member to support tr release from his current place of imprisonment.. you may not receive any reply but do so anyway.

cofty

Cofty, you clearly like the guy. Your choice. I don’t. Let’s leave it there

No I didn't ever claim to like the guy.

I said that 'I have far more respect for him than I have for the cowardly politically-correct social workers who covered up these scandals for years'. I try to accurately criticise people I don't like.

You made two specific claims about TR. You have been challenged by numerous forum members to back them up with evidence of things TR has said. I'm not for 'leaving it'.

Facts matter. You don't know of a single racist or white-supremacist word TR has ever uttered do you?