jwundubbed,
Went and actually did some actual research between those 2 posts, huh? Excellent. When it is laser accurate, based on facts and evidence, and does not go too far ridicule is extremely effective.
And deserved.
If it doesn't meet those criteria it is counter productive
If I'm hearing you correctly ypu are saying that if I'm saying that someone's ridiculous, potentially harmful, beliefs are ridiculous and I link the person with those beliefs I'm calling that person ridiculous, at least as it applies to the ridiculous belief.
Yes. That is correct.That's EXACTLY what I'm saying.
I was stupid for believing the ridiculous tripe spewed by the DarkLords. There. I feel better. How about you DJ?
i’ve been reading it for a few of years off and on, but have been a little too ... maybe ... timid to join.
i left the watchtower organization almost 20 years ago but never abandoned my faith and belief in god.
i knew the gb/organization didn’t represent god, so when i lost my faith in them, i managed to keep my faith in an all wise benevolent creator.
Ariana Grande stuns. But she's not batshit crazy like LiLo.
I kinda sorta need batshit crazy. And since it's my deity . . .
DJ,
Good point. When you find an example of any of us mean ole atheists ridiculing something in error please point it out.
As Cofty says, we don't want to be wrong any longer than necessary.
No.
As Sir stated, ridiculous beliefs deserve ridicule.
i’ve been reading it for a few of years off and on, but have been a little too ... maybe ... timid to join.
i left the watchtower organization almost 20 years ago but never abandoned my faith and belief in god.
i knew the gb/organization didn’t represent god, so when i lost my faith in them, i managed to keep my faith in an all wise benevolent creator.
Recap:
i know that some people on the board have experience of being mormons, so i would be interested in your feedback.
at church this afternoon it was an uncanny experience.
in the past i've read a lot about mormons, so i thought i was prepared in general for what it would be like.
@Steve2,
"Basketball courts are necessary for basket cases"
WTF? What's with this new wise ass Steve2? I LIKE it!
More please.
i’ve been reading it for a few of years off and on, but have been a little too ... maybe ... timid to join.
i left the watchtower organization almost 20 years ago but never abandoned my faith and belief in god.
i knew the gb/organization didn’t represent god, so when i lost my faith in them, i managed to keep my faith in an all wise benevolent creator.
startingover,
If it is ridiculous it deserves to be ridiculed.
Believer,
Urantia papers? Really? Are you freaking kidding me? Have you and SBF got together to create a good laugh on us?
Is it the lunar cycle? Y'all drinking or smoking something? JWR influence?
(cnsnews.com) -- dr. michio kaku [1], a theoretical physicist [2] at the city college of new york (cuny) and co-founder of string field theory [3], says theoretical particles known as “primitive semi-radius tachyons” are physical evidence that the universe was created by a higher intelligence.. after analyzing the behavior of these sub-atomic particles - which can move faster than the speed of light and have the ability to “unstick” space and matter – using technology created in 2005, kaku concluded [4] that the universe is a “matrix” governed by laws and principles that could only have been designed by an intelligent being.. “i have concluded that we are in a world made by rules created by an intelligence.
believe me, everything that we call chance today won’t make sense anymore,” kaku said, according [5] to an article published in the geophilosophical association of anthropological and cultural studies.. “to me it is clear that we exist in a plan which is governed by rules that were created, shaped by a universal intelligence and not by chance.”.
“the final solution resolution could be that god is a mathematician,” kaku, author of the future of the mind: the scientific quest to understand, enhance, and empower the mind [6], said in a 2013 big think video [7]posted on youtube.. “the mind of god, we believe, is cosmic music, the music of strings resonating through 11-dimensional hyperspace.”.
What is it with theists and confirmation bias? Is it a drug to which y'all are addicted?????
CNS, the source referenced by Tenacious. was founded by and continues to be staffed and managed by ultra right wing republican conservatives with an x-tian fundamentalist slant. It is a biased right wing fundie organization.
noone and nothing can really prepare you for the burning pain you feel when your spouse leaves you after 8 years of marriage.
from one day to another, all your dreams, hopes and plans are shattered.. i still have so many questions which will remain unanswered in eternity.. the thread i made a few weeks ago, is part of this story.
after learning about ttatt my plans involved to wake up my wife as well and exit the truth.
My comments in Part I are just as relevant to Part Deux of this tragicomedy.
Make a new plan, Stan.
