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#351 alexside1
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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="alexside1"]

BTW I seen a article about which fields of science use what type of math and I can safely say that all of them don't use calculus.

coolbeans90

Uh, wait, what? :?

I'm not even sure I would bother.

I already explain it.
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#352 HoolaHoopMan
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[QUOTE="HoolaHoopMan"]

[QUOTE="wiifan001"] Because we have something better: Witnesses. Actual witnesses today and all throughout time that have witnessed and heard God directly.wiifan001

So eye witness accounts is all it takes to prove God exists then? Looks like Big foot is in the same league as God.

hehehe :lol: Buddy, if you want to gain a testimony of these things, then keep with an open heart and do the following: pray, fast, and read the scriptures. Standing on the sidelines and expecting someone to provide a visual aid outside the scriptures doesn't get anyone anywhere. Now, you my...Brad Garrett avatar? You have the agency to make such decisions. If you really want to find this out, these are the steps necessary. Even in the Bible, angels have personally come down to earth, and in due time, some of them still would not believe. Angels came to them! Read the Bible to understand it, not contradict it.

Ah the generic "Read the Bible" response. Good thing these "Eye witness accounts" mean diddly squat. I'd rather you present empirical evidence, because like I said if all it takes are these personal accounts of God a whole host of creatures can be viewed as existing.
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#353 sAndroid17
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No, i never have been.

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#354 GabuEx
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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="alexside1"]

BTW I seen a article about which fields of science use what type of math and I can safely say that all of them don't use calculus.

alexside1

Uh, wait, what? :?

I was referring to his comment that all field of science requires calculus, while the article that I read at school that's hanging on the board never shows that all fields of science requires calculus.

What exactly do you think calculus is for if you don't think that any field of science uses calculus?

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#355 alexside1
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[QUOTE="alexside1"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

Uh, wait, what? :?

GabuEx

I was referring to his comment that all field of science requires calculus, while the article that I read at school that's hanging on the board never shows that all fields of science requires calculus.

What exactly do you think calculus is for if you don't think that any field of science uses calculus?

...... Did you misread on what I wrote? Let me bold the parts for you. I never said that there are no fields of science that doesn't use calculus. I said that not ALL of them use calculus.

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#356 coolbeans90
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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="alexside1"] I was referring to his comment that all field of science requires calculus, while the article that I read at school that's hanging on the board never shows that all fields of science requires calculus.alexside1

What exactly do you think calculus is for if you don't think that any field of science uses calculus?

...... Did you misread on what I wrote? Let me bold the parts for you. I never said that there are no fields of science that doesn't use calculus. I said that not ALL of them use calculus.

You initially said that all of them do not use calculus. Meaning that there isn't any sciences that use calculus. This left me and Gabu confused.

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#357 GabuEx
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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="alexside1"] I was referring to his comment that all field of science requires calculus, while the article that I read at school that's hanging on the board never shows that all fields of science requires calculus.alexside1

What exactly do you think calculus is for if you don't think that any field of science uses calculus?

...... Did you misread on what I wrote? Let me bold the parts for you. I never said that there are no fields of science that doesn't use calculus. I said that not ALL of them use calculus.

You said this:

"I can safely say that all of them don't use calculus."

But OK, fair enough, although I can tell you that it's certainly the case that all of the hard sciences use calculus.

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#358 wiifan001
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[QUOTE="wiifan001"][QUOTE="HoolaHoopMan"]

So eye witness accounts is all it takes to prove God exists then? Looks like Big foot is in the same league as God.

HoolaHoopMan

hehehe :lol: Buddy, if you want to gain a testimony of these things, then keep with an open heart and do the following: pray, fast, and read the scriptures. Standing on the sidelines and expecting someone to provide a visual aid outside the scriptures doesn't get anyone anywhere. Now, you my...Brad Garrett avatar? You have the agency to make such decisions. If you really want to find this out, these are the steps necessary. Even in the Bible, angels have personally come down to earth, and in due time, some of them still would not believe. Angels came to them! Read the Bible to understand it, not contradict it.

Ah the generic "Read the Bible" response. Good thing these "Eye witness accounts" mean diddly squat. I'd rather you present empirical evidence, because like I said if all it takes are these personal accounts of God a whole host of creatures can be viewed as existing.

I did not give one answer. I gave you three of them. I gave those answers because that's what the Lord want us to do.

And another thing: a simple respectful response would be, "No I don't want to." You didn't have be so rude about it.

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#359 alexside1
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[QUOTE="alexside1"]

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

What exactly do you think calculus is for if you don't think that any field of science uses calculus?

coolbeans90

...... Did you misread on what I wrote? Let me bold the parts for you. I never said that there are no fields of science that doesn't use calculus. I said that not ALL of them use calculus.

You initially said that all of them do not use calculus. Meaning that there isn't any sciences that use calculus. This left me and Gabu confused.

I don't see how exactly I have said that. I though it was clear enough.
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#360 alexside1
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[QUOTE="alexside1"]

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

What exactly do you think calculus is for if you don't think that any field of science uses calculus?

GabuEx

...... Did you misread on what I wrote? Let me bold the parts for you. I never said that there are no fields of science that doesn't use calculus. I said that not ALL of them use calculus.

You said this:

"I can safely say that all of them don't use calculus."

But OK, fair enough, although I can tell you that it's certainly the case that all of the hard sciences use calculus.

Whoops, my bad. I never good with communication on the internet in case you didn't notice.
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#361 jalexbrown
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[QUOTE="Necrifer"]

You can only be Christian, Muslim, Agnostic or Atheist? Do other religions not exist?

ferrari2001
Sure they do, but a vastly massive majority of the world's population fall's into one of those 4 categories.

Um....I'd wager that Jews are at least as popular as openly atheists. :|
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#362 acsam12304
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There simply is no proof for religion. acsam: Your mothers delusion/hallucination was caused by her going through a pivotal, stressful moment of her life. People see UFOs, demons, angels, and Elvis. They are all under a grand and common delusion that uses archetypes filtered through their culture. Stanley09

whatever you think Stanley.

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#364 daleerin24
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I'm an atheist - the idea that there's some supernatural being sitting up in the cosmos that's responsible for everything in existance, that will answer prayers, suspend the natural order of things, create and do anything it wants etc, is absurd and irrational. Especially when there's not a shred of evidence to support it.

If it was anything other than religion, where a person believed in an invisible man that could see everything you do, make everything happen, speaks to you and commands you to do things etc, then the person beliving it would be considered delusional.

raynimrod

A true atheist would not even enter into a conversation debating the existance of a God because it would not even have ever entered their subconcious, no you choose not to believe, and that makes you one of many, and I am no judge. I love you Because God Loves me.

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#365 raynimrod
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[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

I'm an atheist - the idea that there's some supernatural being sitting up in the cosmos that's responsible for everything in existance, that will answer prayers, suspend the natural order of things, create and do anything it wants etc, is absurd and irrational. Especially when there's not a shred of evidence to support it.

If it was anything other than religion, where a person believed in an invisible man that could see everything you do, make everything happen, speaks to you and commands you to do things etc, then the person beliving it would be considered delusional.

daleerin24

A true atheist would not even enter into a conversation debating the existance of a God because it would not even have ever entered their subconcious

What sort of statement is that? If I don't believe in unicorns, and somebody mentions a belief in unicorns in a thread on GS, it would have just entered my consciousness, let alone my subconscious. Why would that stop me from debating it?

no you choose not to believe, and that makes you one of many, and I am no judge. I love you Because God Loves me.

daleerin24

Of course I choose not to believe - there's no reason FOR me to believe. You choose TO believe; you're not born inherently religious. You're born completely unknowning of life and religion.

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#366 daleerin24
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[QUOTE="daleerin24"]

[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

I'm an atheist - the idea that there's some supernatural being sitting up in the cosmos that's responsible for everything in existance, that will answer prayers, suspend the natural order of things, create and do anything it wants etc, is absurd and irrational. Especially when there's not a shred of evidence to support it.

If it was anything other than religion, where a person believed in an invisible man that could see everything you do, make everything happen, speaks to you and commands you to do things etc, then the person beliving it would be considered delusional.

raynimrod

A true atheist would not even enter into a conversation debating the existance of a God because it would not even have ever entered their subconcious

What sort of statement is that? If I don't believe in unicorns, and somebody mentions a belief in unicorns in a thread on GS, how would it just entered my consciousness, let alone my subconscious. Why would that stop me from debating it?

the Fact We are alive and are Capable of Love is all the reason in the world my dear friend.

no you choose not to believe, and that makes you one of many, and I am no judge. I love you Because God Loves me.

daleerin24

Of course I choose not to believe - there's no reason FOR me to believe. You choose TO believe; you're not born inherently religious. You're born completely unknowning of life and religion.

The fact that I am Alive and Have Love enough even for those who hate me is reason enough for me to believe, but then again I force my beliefs on no one, and will love you regardless :)

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#367 acsam12304
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[QUOTE="daleerin24"]

[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

I'm an atheist - the idea that there's some supernatural being sitting up in the cosmos that's responsible for everything in existance, that will answer prayers, suspend the natural order of things, create and do anything it wants etc, is absurd and irrational. Especially when there's not a shred of evidence to support it.

If it was anything other than religion, where a person believed in an invisible man that could see everything you do, make everything happen, speaks to you and commands you to do things etc, then the person beliving it would be considered delusional.

raynimrod

A true atheist would not even enter into a conversation debating the existance of a God because it would not even have ever entered their subconcious

What sort of statement is that? If I don't believe in unicorns, and somebody mentions a belief in unicorns in a thread on GS, it would have just entered my consciousness, let alone my subconscious. Why would that stop me from debating it?

[QUOTE="daleerin24"]

so what i got is that your a kill joy? :lol:

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#368 raynimrod
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Sorry daleerin, I don't know if you've responded or not.

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#369 raynimrod
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so what i got is that your a kill joy?

acsam12304

I fail to see how you:

  1. came to that conclusion
  2. find any relevance for that remark in this discussion
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Don't know, don't care. Guess I'm agnostic. It's something I've been thinking about, bouncing back between agnostic and atheist. Depends on my mood
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#371 daleerin24
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[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

[QUOTE="daleerin24"]

[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

I'm an atheist - the idea that there's some supernatural being sitting up in the cosmos that's responsible for everything in existance, that will answer prayers, suspend the natural order of things, create and do anything it wants etc, is absurd and irrational. Especially when there's not a shred of evidence to support it.

If it was anything other than religion, where a person believed in an invisible man that could see everything you do, make everything happen, speaks to you and commands you to do things etc, then the person beliving it would be considered delusional.

acsam12304

A true atheist would not even enter into a conversation debating the existance of a God because it would not even have ever entered their subconcious

What sort of statement is that? If I don't believe in unicorns, and somebody mentions a belief in unicorns in a thread on GS, it would have just entered my consciousness, let alone my subconscious. Why would that stop me from debating it?

so what i got is that your a kill joy? :lol:

daleerin24

Not at all, I love everyone, even people who would gladly kill me, because love trumps all, and I have lived to long in sadness and despair and would rather bask in the joy and hapiness that is my reality, formed from Love.

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#372 raynimrod
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The fact that I am Alive and Have Love enough even for those who hate me is reason enough for me to believe

daleerin24

To believe what?

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#373 jalexbrown
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[QUOTE="daleerin24"]

The fact that I am Alive and Have Love enough even for those who hate me is reason enough for me to believe

raynimrod

To believe what?

*Looks at thread topic* Dude, really...it's called reading comprehension. You should try it sometime.
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#374 acsam12304
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[QUOTE="acsam12304"]

[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

[QUOTE="daleerin24"]

[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

I'm an atheist - the idea that there's some supernatural being sitting up in the cosmos that's responsible for everything in existance, that will answer prayers, suspend the natural order of things, create and do anything it wants etc, is absurd and irrational. Especially when there's not a shred of evidence to support it.

If it was anything other than religion, where a person believed in an invisible man that could see everything you do, make everything happen, speaks to you and commands you to do things etc, then the person beliving it would be considered delusional.

daleerin24

A true atheist would not even enter into a conversation debating the existance of a God because it would not even have ever entered their subconcious

What sort of statement is that? If I don't believe in unicorns, and somebody mentions a belief in unicorns in a thread on GS, it would have just entered my consciousness, let alone my subconscious. Why would that stop me from debating it?

so what i got is that your a kill joy? :lol:

daleerin24

Not at all, I love everyone, even people who would gladly kill me, because love trumps all, and I have lived to long in sadness and despair and would rather bask in the joy and hapiness that is my reality, formed from Love.

no no i wasnt talking about you ok? im not saying your a kill joy. i was saying to the other person

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#375 raynimrod
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[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

[QUOTE="daleerin24"]

The fact that I am Alive and Have Love enough even for those who hate me is reason enough for me to believe

jalexbrown

To believe what?

*Looks at thread topic* Dude, really...it's called reading comprehension. You should try it sometime.

Oh right, "religious" automatically means that everybody believes the same thing?

My mistake.

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#376 metalkitten
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i pretty much exactly agree with u - so wont be much of a discussion.... however i noticed ure norwiegan and im swedish... so we're bound to have somewhat similar way of thinking i about i think if ure born into a family with very strong believes it can be hard to ever think otherwise or make ur own opinion i dont have a problem with it unless the person is a fanatic and build much of their lives around it - that goes for atheists too btw:P
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#377 grokh
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that goes for atheists too btw:Pmetalkitten

Hmpft :evil:

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#378 metalkitten
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[QUOTE="metalkitten"]that goes for atheists too btw:Pgrokh

Hmpft :evil:

yes i was totally reffering to u and stop goign after my posts damnit!:P
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#379 grokh
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[QUOTE="grokh"]

[QUOTE="metalkitten"]that goes for atheists too btw:Pmetalkitten

Hmpft :evil:

yes i was totally reffering to u and stop goign after my posts damnit!:P

LIES ALL LIES BLASPHEMY lol

jkg :P

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#380 HoolaHoopMan
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yeah read the Bible response because you are just pulling crap out of your @55. how can you put up a argument if you never done and research about it at all or at leat took some kind of class or study? so stfu and go read it and study it and analyze it. in the mean time whatever you say is diddly squat.

btw like i said going to a web site from google and copying and paste it is not reading the bible. the "facts" on the web site you went to( dont say thats not the web site you went to, the site i posted up) is not facts the statements ends with questions and opinions.

acsam12304

Ah back again with the ad hominems eh?

I've already presented my argument to you a page or two back, feel free to respond to it other than "lol you don't know crap read the bible lol". Until then don't bother responding to my posts until you address the issues I specifically asked you for earlier.

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[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="alexside1"]

...... Did you misread on what I wrote? Let me bold the parts for you. I never said that there are no fields of science that doesn't use calculus. I said that not ALL of them use calculus.

alexside1

You initially said that all of them do not use calculus. Meaning that there isn't any sciences that use calculus. This left me and Gabu confused.

I don't see how exactly I have said that. I though it was clear enough.

In the past, you yourself have admitted that you generally have a hard time expressing yourself and you even said that its sort of an actual problem you face.

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Because we have something better: Witnesses. Actual witnesses today and all throughout time that have witnessed and heard God directly.wiifan001

Humans are imperfect, which by extension makes their senses imperfect. So anyone "witnessing" God could just be hallucinating. There is no way to verify objectively if these witnesses are telling the truth (which is why I question why witness testimony is valued so highly in law courts). Not to mention that their objective perceptions are coloured by their biological and psychological predispositions (why do Hindu NDE's not feature Jesus?).

3. You keep insisting that I made I claim about god. Where in this topic have I said that? Quotes please. You imply a lot from that post, if you don't want people to get the wrong idea than create a disclaimers why don't ya?

alexside1


Hmm... seems like it was wiifan001 who made that claim originally. So I must ask... why did you respond in the first place? And then keep at it without correcting me until this point? That seems to me like you are debating for the sake of debating, and are not trying to reach an understood consensus.

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#384 gamedude234
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i'm pretty sure god gave up on most of humanity a long time ago. if he exists. which i don't believe in.

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#385 gaming25
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why do Hindu NDE's not feature Jesus?

foxhound_fox

Why would they?

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#386 gaming25
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i'm pretty sure god gave up on most of humanity a long time ago. if he exists. which i don't believe in.

gamedude234
Why do you assume that? Because humanity has its hardships? Like it has been said, God may not be there when you want him, but he is always on time.
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#387 MajorSport
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Technically, I was born into Christianity, but my family hasn't gone to church in over a decade. I also went to a Catholic high school and I go to a private university with a Methodist affiliation, but I am not religious at all. I don't personally get anything out of worship or living my life "for Jesus." I find it difficult to see the point of organized religion in the first place. Going to church doesn't make you a good person. Being a good person makes you a good person. That's how I try to live my life. I've met a lot of indecent people that claim superiority over others simply because of their faith, which I find to be an atrocious and extremely un-Christian view. The stereotype of atheists and agnostics as bad people is sickening as well. I hate how Christians (and other religions) have this opinion that they are right and everyone else is wrong, so they have to be obnoxious and tell everyone else they're wrong and stir up all this commotion. Also, going to confession and telling a priest about your sins either through a wall or sitting back to back doesn't undo all the bad things you have done and give you a clean moral slate. I think this belief actually makes people worse off because they think they can just be absolved of anything bad they've done by admitting it to an anonymous person representing God. Oh, and one more thing. I think most people only practice their religions because that's what mommy and daddy tell them to do, because that's what their mommies and daddies told them to do. Like others have said, very few people make a conscious decision about religion and simply fall into one because of their family and/or geographical location.
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#388 MajorSport
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Also, my roommate at college last year refused to pick a major or take any initiative to find one, and sometimes even study for tests. He would simply say, "The Lord will provide." Ugh I wanted to just slap him across the face whenever he said that.
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#389 gaming25
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Technically, I was born into Christianity, but my family hasn't gone to church in over a decade. I also went to a Catholic high school and I go to a private university with a Methodist affiliation, but I am not religious at all. I don't personally get anything out of worship or living my life "for Jesus." I find it difficult to see the point of organized religion in the first place. Going to church doesn't make you a good person. Being a good person makes you a good person. That's how I try to live my life. I've met a lot of indecent people that claim superiority over others simply because of their faith, which I find to be an atrocious and extremely un-Christian view. The stereotype of atheists and agnostics as bad people is sickening as well. I hate how Christians (and other religions) have this opinion that they are right and everyone else is wrong, so they have to be obnoxious and tell everyone else they're wrong and stir up all this commotion. Also, going to confession and telling a priest about your sins either through a wall or sitting back to back doesn't undo all the bad things you have done and give you a clean moral slate. I think this belief actually makes people worse off because they think they can just be absolved of anything bad they've done by admitting it to an anonymous person representing God. Oh, and one more thing. I think most people only practice their religions because that's what mommy and daddy tell them to do, because that's what their mommies and daddies told them to do. Like others have said, very few people make a conscious decision about religion and simply fall into one because of their family and/or geographical location.MajorSport
I havent heard that much stereotyping towards athiests and agnostics or that much oppresion or anything like that towards them. I think you are just seeing one side of it, since many athiests stereotype Christians as well. And people practice anything because of the background they have, I dont understand the point of you saying that.
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#390 SteveTabernacle
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And people practice anything because of the background they have, I dont understand the point of you saying that.gaming25
He brought up what religion people are born into, because it helps to highlight how absurd the idea is that the Christian faith has people going to hell for the simple fact they were not born in a predominantly Christian region.
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#391 Teenaged
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And people practice anything because of the background they have, I dont understand the point of you saying that.gaming25
You are implying that religious beliefs/practices are comparable to other beliefs/practices or that they should be held at the same standards.

Religious people themselves often set those high standards when some of them claim to be part of the right/only one/true religion and to have the right/true beliefs.

His point is that chances are most people's religious beliefs are formed due to their background and not because reason alone dictates they are correct. So it isnt really that much of a truth-based thought-out (before it is espoused) mindset as it is one adopted and then rationalised.

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#392 alexside1
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[QUOTE="alexside1"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

You initially said that all of them do not use calculus. Meaning that there isn't any sciences that use calculus. This left me and Gabu confused.

Teenaged

I don't see how exactly I have said that. I though it was clear enough.

In the past, you yourself have admitted that you generally have a hard time expressing yourself and you even said that its sort of an actual problem you face.

I wub you.
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#393 Teenaged
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[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="alexside1"] I don't see how exactly I have said that. I though it was clear enough.alexside1

In the past, you yourself have admitted that you generally have a hard time expressing yourself and you even said that its sort of an actual problem you face.

I wub you.

My love for you is eternal.

Lets multiply. Oh wait...

Lets just copulate.

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#394 gaming25
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@SteveTabernacle Your sig mischaracterizes the message of what it supposed to say. "The heart" determines what your mind is made up about.
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#395 foxhound_fox
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Why would they?

gaming25


Well, if NDE's were not hallucinatory gifts from the brain to help ease a painful experience... and a religion is true, then they would all be the same.

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#396 JasonDarksavior
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I'm currently an atheist but looking to change to Christianity. I just need the faith to be able to believe.
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#397 alexside1
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I'm currently an atheist but looking to change to Christianity. I just need the faith to be able to believe.JasonDarksavior
Well that's certainly new at OT.
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#398 Lionheart08
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I'm agnostic/lazy atheist. PerfectCircles

What exactly is a lazy Atheist?

I tend to identify myself as be spiritual rather than religious.

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#399 JasonDarksavior
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[QUOTE="JasonDarksavior"]I'm currently an atheist but looking to change to Christianity. I just need the faith to be able to believe.alexside1
Well that's certainly new at OT.

Is this sarcasm? I honestly can't tell.
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#400 Lionheart08
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[QUOTE="alexside1"][QUOTE="JasonDarksavior"]I'm currently an atheist but looking to change to Christianity. I just need the faith to be able to believe.JasonDarksavior
Well that's certainly new at OT.

Is this sarcasm? I honestly can't tell.

I think he's serious.