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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

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  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..

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  cofty

  You can have faith in someone or thing based on. - blownaway

  You are equivocating - yet again. We are NOT talking about faith in the sense of trust based on past experience. We are talking about faith in the very existence of a god for which there is no evidence. These two meanings of the word faith are so different they hardly deserve the same word. Religion has hijacked the word faith.

  I have faith in the sense of 'trust' that my wife loves me based on decades of experience. I have no need for any faith in the fact that she exists.

  The less evidence that exists for something the more faith is required which is why religions equate faith with virtue.

  The rest of your post was a rather silly ad hominem so let's have faith that you are better than that and try to stick to the topic.
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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..

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  cofty

  Faith it's not irrational but beyond reason. - Brazil

  That is sophistry. It's like saying astrology is 'beyond astronomy' or numerology is 'beyond mathematics'.

  Reason it's based on faith. Reason is built upon premises of faith

  That is a strange assertion. Faith and reason are diametrically opposed. Faith is what you use as a foundation for things you want to believe but for which you have no evidence.
  
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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..

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  cofty

  I believe in a divine presence in the universe that men have called God - Truthseeker

  Do you think this divine presence does anything or does it simply exist?
  
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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..

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  cofty

  BTW belief in God it's a gift. If you don't have it then you don't have it. - Brazil

  So how do you account for deconversion?

  Millions of xtians persuade themselves that their beliefs are based on reason and evidence.

  Belief in God it's not achieved by persuasive reasoning.

  Reason is the enemy of faith.
  
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  tommy Robinson --update

  by zeb in

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  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.

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  cofty

  Abaddon - A significant percentage of young Muslims in the West express regressive social opinions and demonstrate a love of fundamentalist Islamism. They are less integrated than their parents and no longer even see integration as a positive goal.

  There is a division within Islam that is deepening. You are emphasising one side of the divide and ignoring the other.

  The West do not have the time and patience to wait for an Islamic 'Reformation'. Neither would that be possible since Islam has no central authority in the way 16th century Christendom did.
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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..

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  Waton - You are describing a deist god.

  A cursory glance at the unnecessary suffering he caused condemns him as a moral monster.

  Zeb - the 'no atheists in a foxhole' trope is demonstrably untrue. Many atheists face death with dignity and clarity.
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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..

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  cofty

  It’s the ultimate God of the universe I think most are interested in - SBF

  So the question is whether an unknown and unknowable god exists.

  A 'god' that doesn't communicate, didn't create, doesn't interfere in life in any way, doesn't answer prayer, didn't inspire any holy books, doesn't provide any moral guidance, doesn't provide any direction for living or hope for the future.

  How exactly is this not identical to a god who doesn't exist?
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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..

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  cofty

  @cofty - Yes we are still haunted by the same colors. Now they are only vertically different - Brazil

  Sorry I don't understand your comment.

  You asked how atheists explain the need for humans to believe in a god. Did you read my reply?

  Did you find it helpful? Do you have any questions about it?
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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..

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  cofty

  According to YouTube the smartest man in the world says there is a God and heaven.

  Isaac Newton had one of the highest IQs in human history and he was a complete dumbass when he indulged in god-talk.
  
  
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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..

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  cofty

  You are describing a god who is identical in every practical way to a god that does not exist.

  Pure sophistry.