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Is There Life After Death
by Brokeback Watchtower in
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2. entertainment
i think this is a well developed discussion, of ian stevenson's work in investigating people's past lives claims.

it's a little long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0attm9hgcdw.
cofty

Do you mean to say we 'die' each time we are unconscious? - alechol..
Obviously not.
Anaesthetic disrupts activity of the brain by producing changes in the brainstem and cerebral cortex. As a result we lose consciousness and have absolutely no memory - occasional mistakes by anaesthesiologists notwithstanding - of the time we were 'under'.
If reversible and temporary chemical changes to the brain destroys all consciousness how can consciousness possibly survive the complete destruction of our brains?
We are our brains.
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Is There Life After Death
by Brokeback Watchtower in
1. social
2. entertainment
i think this is a well developed discussion, of ian stevenson's work in investigating people's past lives claims.

it's a little long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0attm9hgcdw.
cofty

Our consciousness doesn't survive anaesthetic so how can it survive the complete destruction the brain?
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Well done England, now for Euro 2020
by LoveUniHateExams in
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2. current
so, england lost yesterday in the world cup semi-final to croatia, the deserved winners.. i'm a bit gutted we didn't reach the final but i think the england team can feel proud of how well they've done.

i know i certainly feel a certain amount of pride in the team.. i guess they just ran out of steam in extra time.. but, overall, england did well this campaign.. of course, improvements need to be made if england are to reach the finals of serious competitions.. bring on the euros!.

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cofty

It was good progress but they were outplayed in the second half by the better team. Croatia dominated midfield by pinning back our wingbacks. England began to make really basic defensive errors and in the final third they lacked the quality to create goals.
It's a young team who will keep on improving, as will the manager. There are also some excellent youths at St George's Park. The future is bright.
So many formerly great teams were terrible.
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JWs Outlawed in Russia
by minimus in
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2. friends
they are banned!.
cofty

Isn't this quite old news?
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tommy Robinson --update
by zeb in
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2. current
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

Its OK to have people who are Muslim create NoGo zones in England - blownaway
There are NO NoGo zones anywhere in England. Our police, our government and most of all our people will not tolerate it.
There was a case of a group of young Muslims verbally assaulting young women telling them they were not allowed to walk in a particular area 'improperly' dressed. They quickly got arrested.
Sweden has No-Go areas, I'm not sure about Germany but I doubt 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..
cofty

Gaia's balance?
I'm out of this conversation.
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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..
cofty

Utterly fatuous.
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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..
cofty

SBF - You didn't answer my question...
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..
cofty

The premise that says "the human mind is capable of understanding the universe better than any other animal" cannot be proved by any reasoning but it must be taken as true - Brazil
This is self-evidently false.
Show me the non-human animal that has sequenced its own DNA or travelled to the moon.
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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..
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.