05 Jul 10
Originally posted by vishvahetuI see nothing 'spiritual' in that analogy.
to rwinggett
I would have to give you an analogy, to descibe it!
The electricity that you put into a heater, is the same electricity that you put into a refrigerator,....but the heater heats, and the refrigerator cools, so likewise when the living force is placed into a human, we act and function as humans, and when the living force is placed into a ...[text shortened]... whole unique universe of existance on the nano level, that we could not comprehend.
vishva
07 Jul 10
Originally posted by 667joeyou do realize you can in fact be wrong, don't you?
Theists are addicted to religion the way alcoholics are addicted to alcohol.
that indeed there may be a god? maybe even the christian god? has this thought ever entered your skull?
that being said, what IS your point? are you like an atheist jehova's witness, going door to door, preaching about atheism until we bleed out our ears?
08 Jul 10
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Originally posted by 667joeI took this differently. Quite often "believers" speak of how "happy" their belief system makes them when what really matters is how well their beliefs reflect reality. A drunken man's perception of reality is not very good regardless of how "happy" he may believe himself to be.
Theists are addicted to religion the way alcoholics are addicted to alcohol.
10 Jul 10
Originally posted by ThinkOfOneYes, but a drunken athiest is probably still more accurate in their perception of reality than a sober, indoctrinated (organized-collective-religous) person.
I took this differently. Quite often "believers" speak of how "happy" their belief system makes them when what really matters is how well their beliefs reflect reality. A drunken man's perception of reality is not very good regardless of how "happy" he may believe himself to be.