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Yes, wild guessing based on nothing is much more to go by. Let's do that instead..
Ooh science
Yes, wild guessing based on nothing is much more to go by. Let's do that instead..
Ooh science
You can't say religions (plural) then base your arguments on just one (Christianity).Religions and conspiracy theories are pretty much the samt thing, aren't they? If you think of the moon landing deniers, i.e., it was first claimed that Armstrong did not leave Earth, instead he was seen the same night in a named bar, ending up in a fight with a named person (presenting concrete names makes it more convincing, of course). Later, they surely had to deal with the overwhelming evidences that Armstrong and his crew actually came down from sky, so then the claim instead turned into that they just circulated the moon, but never landed on it. New theories to cover up for the failed ones.
When Jesus was hanging on the cross, he apparently was surprised that God did not bring him down from there ("My god, my god, why have you forsaken me"). So, he was not God's son after all. Or maybe he was... Maybe he was in fact God's son, but he was left to die so every one else could be saved. Ok?
Not such a great sacrifice, anyway, since he apparently didn't die after all (make the logic out of it, if you can). Cause he then suddenly raised up from death, went to heaven and because God's right had. I mean, if he had gone to hell, see, then we could have talked about sacrifice.
And god probably does not exist, by the way. No one has seen him; no one has ever served any proofs of his existence, or that praying helps (if it did, why are the people praying the most, still the poorest and most miserable ones?).
But I cannot prove that he does not exit, you could say, but the question you have to ask is: If god did not exit, would people still be religious? Knowing that our conscious race at all times have been religious, believing in all sorts of explanations for our existence and death, the answers to this is undoubtedly yes. We would still be religious, simply out of need. Then, do the maths (or employ Occam's razor).
Well, going through all of them, would make a long post. Which one should I do next? The war religion, Islam? Or Judaism, another war religion? Or maybe the old mythology about Thor and Odin & co, where the only way to access Valhall was with sword in hand? Religions surely have had their specific function. Not to mention the Kamis in the Shinto religion where kamikaze pilots were rewarded with becoming half gods themselves (or Kamis) by crashing their planes into military targets. And by the way, how many virgins will you have if you die for Mohammed? The highest bid I´ve heard of is 600, offered by Taliban (I wonder who the virgins are, btw. Are they sort of being punished, or just worthless in the effect of being women?) God, I love religions.You can't say religions (plural) then base your arguments on just one (Christianity).
I'm not sure you do, love religions that is, as you seem to know very little about the topic.Well, going through all of them, would make a long post. Which one should I do next? The war religion, Islam? Or Judaism, another war religion? Or maybe the old mythology about Thor and Odin & co, where the only way to access Valhall was with sword in hand? Religions surely have had their specific function. Not to mention the Kamis in the Shinto religion where kamikaze pilots were rewarded with becoming half gods themselves (or Kamis) by crashing their planes into military targets. And by the way, how many virgins will you have if you die for Mohammed? The highest bid I´ve heard of is 600, offered by Taliban (I wonder who the virgins are, btw. Are they sort of being punished, or just worthless in the effect of being women?) God, I love religions.
Fair play for not mentioning the extremely young sexual partners under the guise of marriage.Well, going through all of them, would make a long post. Which one should I do next? The war religion, Islam? Or Judaism, another war religion? Or maybe the old mythology about Thor and Odin & co, where the only way to access Valhall was with sword in hand? Religions surely have had their specific function. Not to mention the Kamis in the Shinto religion where kamikaze pilots were rewarded with becoming half gods themselves (or Kamis) by crashing their planes into military targets. And by the way, how many virgins will you have if you die for Mohammed? The highest bid I´ve heard of is 600, offered by Taliban (I wonder who the virgins are, btw. Are they sort of being punished, or just worthless in the effect of being women?) God, I love religions.
The sheer amount of em is such a clear indication it all just stems from explaining away the scary unknown and lack of reaon we're here.Well, going through all of them, would make a long post. Which one should I do next? The war religion, Islam? Or Judaism, another war religion? Or maybe the old mythology about Thor and Odin & co, where the only way to access Valhall was with sword in hand? Religions surely have had their specific function. Not to mention the Kamis in the Shinto religion where kamikaze pilots were rewarded with becoming half gods themselves (or Kamis) by crashing their planes into military targets. And by the way, how many virgins will you have if you die for Mohammed? The highest bid I´ve heard of is 600, offered by Taliban (I wonder who the virgins are, btw. Are they sort of being punished, or just worthless in the effect of being women?) God, I love religions.
Oh, I know quite a bit of the topic as it has interested me for years. So if you have any concrete objections on that I wrote, please don't be shy. Where did I step on your feet? Calling Islam a war religion, perhaps? Just making a guess here.I'm not sure you do, love religions that is, as you seem to know very little about the topic.
Did you take your examples from edl sites or Sam shamoun type lunatics?
It's more the fact that people feel the need to go on the attack from the off.Oh, I know quite a bit of the topic as it has interested me for years. So if you have any concrete objections on that I wrote, please don't be shy. Where did I step on your feet? Calling Islam a war religion, perhaps? Just making a guess here.
René Descartes saw the idea of god itself as a proof of god's existence, but it's rather like you say - or maybe simply a necessary consequence of our consciousness - meaning, not only knowing something, but also knowing that we know something, and at the same time, knowing that there is something we don't know. And that's where the story telling begins. But yeah, people are religious out of need - and the more you need it - the more religious you are. Many Buddhists, e.g. pray to Buddha for help, although there is no incentive in the religion itself to do so, as Buddha is not a god, only a guide. But it shows the need people have to seek help from a higher force. In Thailand, many people even pray to former kings.The sheer amount of em is such a clear indication it all just stems from explaining away the scary unknown and lack of reaon we're here.
I'm convinced there's no reason we're here and no being, divine or otherwise gives a feck.
Go on attack? I don't see any arguments from your side, and I have no idea what books or sites you are constantly referring to. Why can't you be more specific instead, so we can have a conversation. What exactly do we disagree about?It's more the fact that people feel the need to go on the attack from the off.
Then use arguments straight out of the edl/answering Islam text books.
It gets old and only deserves a
Yes, go on the attack. You made a general statement based on Christianity and applied it to "religions" when I said you can't say religions but focus on one your next response was about war and virgins. Both concepts that, in that post, showed your a)lack of knowledge and b) a straight from the off aggressive approach.Go on attack? I don't see any arguments from your side, and I have no idea what books or sites you are constantly referring to. Why can't you be more specific instead, so we can have a conversation. What exactly do we disagree about?
My comment on religions were general, and I made an assessment on the probability of gods existence. I do agree though, that bringing war religions to the table, was a sidestep, but if you have any specific religion you want to discuss, with the perspective of it being a conspiracy theory or not, it would be easier for me if you let me know what religion you feel the urge to defend, as you seem to have no rejections on Christianity being a conspiracy theory.Yes, go on the attack. You made a general statement based on Christianity and applied it to "religions" when I said you can't say religions but focus on one your next response was about war and virgins. Both concepts that, in that post, showed your a)lack of knowledge and b) a straight from the off aggressive approach.
That approach is tiresome and as I said right from the EDL and Sam Shamoun school of thought. Based on not very much. That isn't how discussions ensue.
What's my side?
Edit: oh and the flat earther comment and the poster from America about dinosaurs is just hilarious and the common MO
My comment on religions were general, and I made an assessment on the probability of gods existence. I do agree though, that bringing war religions to the table, was a sidestep, but if you have any specific religion you want to discuss, with the perspective of it being a conspiracy theory or not, it would be easier for me if you let me know what religion you feel the urge to defend, as you seem to have no rejections on Christianity being a conspiracy theory.
Edit: You laughing at science is a bit more hilarious, imo, as you driving around in your car, drinking cold milk from your fridge, or having light in your room, is a result of it.
Edit 2: And if you disagree that all religions are conspiracy theories, you would at least have to agree that all of them are, bar one, right? Which is?
It's good you accepted the war bit. As I say it's tiresome.My comment on religions were general, and I made an assessment on the probability of gods existence. I do agree though, that bringing war religions to the table, was a sidestep, but if you have any specific religion you want to discuss, with the perspective of it being a conspiracy theory or not, it would be easier for me if you let me know what religion you feel the urge to defend, as you seem to have no rejections on Christianity being a conspiracy theory.
Edit: You laughing at science is a bit more hilarious, imo, as you driving around in your car, drinking cold milk from your fridge, or having light in your room, is a result of it.
Edit 2: And if you disagree that all religions are conspiracy theories, you would at least have to agree that all of them are, bar one, right?
You have just echoed what almost all of the greatest scientific minds have been saying.Do you think?
I think the best CT starts with;
Around 13.8 billion years ago, all the matter in the Universe emerged from a single, minute point, or singularity, in a violent burst
Using the same logic people who do not believe in a god can also stumble. You cannot get to the origin of everything. Even if you believe the world came into existence by coincidence, or by chance, there has to have been somewhere that those particles, whatever created this world, came from. And it goes on and on. Everything has to come from something, and eventually you reach a point where you're not sure where a thing originated from.'Matter cannot come from nothing'
'Well then how did your God come to be?'
'Errrrrr he was just like, always there'
Or you could just choose to accept that we cannot explain everything yet and keep it at that.Using the same logic people who do not believe in a god can also stumble. You cannot get to the origin of everything. Even if you believe the world came into existence by coincidence, or by chance, there has to have been somewhere that those particles, whatever created this world, came from. And it goes on and on. Everything has to come from something, and eventually you reach a point where you're not sure where a thing originated from.
Thats the point where you're faced with a choice. You either choose to believe to worship a God and believe everything originated from one God, or you choose to worship your own desires, and thought, and go by that.
Religious people can use the same logic and say we cannot explain everything about the origins of God, as our brain cannot possibly comprehending every single thing or even store every bit of information.Or you could just choose to accept that we cannot explain everything yet and keep it at that.
Because they can't prove anything, let alone everything.Religious people can use the same logic and say we cannot explain everything about the origins of God, as our brain cannot possibly comprehending every single thing or even store every bit of information.
How comes there is an issue and dislike for when a religious person uses the same logic?
Why? because we know about the expansion of the universe due to science, we can land rovers on a fecking astroid using science from the 1600's, it's that good. We can theorise on an eternal multiverse and don't require a "start point".Religious people can use the same logic and say we cannot explain everything about the origins of God, as our brain cannot possibly comprehending every single thing or even store every bit of information.
How comes there is an issue and dislike for when a religious person uses the same logic?
It’s not the same logicReligious people can use the same logic and say we cannot explain everything about the origins of God, as our brain cannot possibly comprehending every single thing or even store every bit of information.
How comes there is an issue and dislike for when a religious person uses the same logic?
You're talking as if I said science is a huge no no within religionWhy? because we know about the expansion of the universe due to science, we can land rovers on a fecking astroid using science from the 1600's, it's that good. We can theorise on an eternal multiverse and don't require a "start point".
What we can't do, is send a fecking rocket into space and trust God will land it somewhere safe, it's nonsensical. Or use a religious book to rid the World of smallpox. Science can keep digging, and will, the idea you hit a brick wall for a few hundred years and decide, "can't explain it yet, must be a fairy" is absolutely absurd.
Why would that make more sense?It’s not the same logic
It’s adding an (in the case of the Abrahamic religions) omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent catch-all to explain what’s left. It makes way more sense to stop one step before that and go "we don’t know"
No I'm not.You're talking as if I said science is a huge no no within religion
An individuals belief is both hugely personal and at the same time often binary.Why? because we know about the expansion of the universe due to science, we can land rovers on a fecking astroid using science from the 1600's, it's that good. We can theorise on an eternal multiverse and don't require a "start point".
What we can't do, is send a fecking rocket into space and trust God will land it somewhere safe, it's nonsensical. Or use a religious book to rid the World of smallpox. Science can keep digging, and will, the idea you hit a brick wall for a few hundred years and decide, "can't explain it yet, must be a fairy" is absolutely absurd.
Because it's one less step. The last step doesn't actually add any knowledge, and so has no real value. There's also the eternal problem for religions, in that the gap in knowledge grows smaller and smaller. We don't need Thor to explain thunder anymore.Why would that make more sense?
Because it doesn't include an unproven, supernatural being.Why would that make more sense?
How about being judged on being a cnut who enjoys being unkind to people?I'm personally not religious but I wouldn't accept being compelled/mandated to use pronouns, threatening someone's career because they disagree with a pretty new ideology is a dangerous approach.
Except 1 possibility (big bang/singularity) has lots of evidence to support it and the other (a supernatural creator) doesn't.Do you think?
I think the best CT starts with;
Around 13.8 billion years ago, all the matter in the Universe emerged from a single, minute point, or singularity, in a violent burst
I’m as shocked as an old lady at a Benny Hinn revival.
All that is really going to happen is that science enters into more and more granular detail. The gap that may be impossible to address is probably the one that will always inspire people to look beyond the modern scientific method. We're always going to have a something that by our limited human conception needs to have come from something. That's no less an eternal problem for science.Because it's one less step. The last step doesn't actually add any knowledge, and so has no real value. There's also the eternal problem for religions, in that the gap in knowledge grows smaller and smaller. We don't need Thor to explain thunder anymore.
In 20 years we'll know more about the Universe, in 200 years even more. At no point will saying "god did it" add anything, and it will always be discarded in time, as the God of the Gaps grows smaller.
Because it's one less step. The last step doesn't actually add any knowledge, and so has no real value. There's also the eternal problem for religions, in that the gap in knowledge grows smaller and smaller. We don't need Thor to explain thunder anymore.
In 20 years we'll know more about the Universe, in 200 years even more. At no point will saying "god did it" add anything, and it will always be discarded in time, as the God of the Gaps grows smaller.
Ah Okay, I understand your point of view.Because it doesn't include an unproven, supernatural being.
What religion did you deem yourself to be apart of? Christianity?About the age of 12 I started to doubt my religious upbringing. Most of what I was told began to sound a bit dodgy. After more thought it began to sound like fairy stories. Fairly soon I realised it was all fiction.
In all other parts of life we accept evidence as a reason for belief/understanding.
If you walk off a cliff you fall and often die. I accept that as evidence that gravity exists (if not yet fully explained).
A supernatural god, usually a white male with a big beard, is a widespread belief, yet despite an unbelievable amount of effort to find evidence for a God there is zero.
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and is covered in feathers then we should (to.paraphrase DNA) at least consider the possibility that we may have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands. Or in this case the reverse.
If you look hard enough and find no evidence, eventually you have to accept what you are looking for doesn't exist, no matter how much you want it to.
Christian, specifically Catholic.What religion did you deem yourself to be apart of? Christianity?
Yes, that’s clearly ahead of various recorded accounts of ancient middle eastern schizophrenia cases being turned into “prophesies” and the folks suffering from them being turned into “patriarchs”, “prophets”, and the like.Do you think?
I think the best CT starts with;
Around 13.8 billion years ago, all the matter in the Universe emerged from a single, minute point, or singularity, in a violent burst
Of course, that's true. Science can't explain a "why", and as human beings there's a very powerful desire for stuff to have meaning. Even if we gain as perfect knowledge as we can about the beginning of the Universe, and figure out exactly how life came to be (and perhaps manage to create it on our own), that motivation is going to be there for some.All that is really going to happen is that science enters into more and more granular detail. The gap that may be impossible to address is probably the one that will always inspire people to look beyond the modern scientific method. We're always going to have a something that by our limited human conception needs to have come from something. That's no less an eternal problem for science.