Spirituality
26 Aug 07
Originally posted by AkashicI agree! I am a Christian not because I love God (which I don't most of the time), but because I am mentally ill and am afraid of going to Hell.
Atheism is the belief that there is no God. This belief is equally dogmatic as the belief that there is a God, as neither stance is supported by empirical scientific evidence.
Originally posted by AkashicDo us all a little favor and think on things a bit longer. I know you fashion yourself quite clever, but others have thought on this problem much longer and developed it much more.
Atheism is the belief that there is no God. This belief is equally dogmatic as the belief that there is a God, as neither stance is supported by empirical scientific evidence.
Originally posted by telerionWe would actually get somewhere if instead of using a simple ad hominem argument you replied with a logical response which proved your point.
Do us all a little favor and think on things a bit longer. I know you fashion yourself quite clever, but others have thought on this problem much longer and developed it much more.
Originally posted by AkashicAteapotism is the belief that there is not a small china teapot orbiting the sun somewhere in the asteroid belt. This belief is equally dogmatic as the belief that there is such a teapot, as neither stance is supported by empirical scientific evidence.
Instead of using a simple ad hominem argument you might want to try replying with a logical response which proves your point.
Originally posted by AkashicI've traveled that road too many times. The rub is whether your statement "[w]e would get somewhere" is actually true. I've learned from experience that when posters make plainly foolish remarks like your previous one, the probability of "getting somewhere" is quite small. For now, I'll save for my energies for posts that I feel deserve my attention. I may come back to this though if it shows promise later of being fruitful.
We would actually get somewhere if instead of using a simple ad hominem argument you replied with a logical response which proved your point.