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Rubber Band Beliefs
Dartful Dodger:
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on March 28, 2005, 02:09:02 pm ---My 'beliefs' are based on evidence, and are subject to change in the light of new evidence. If you provide credible evidence of the existence of a higher power then I'll possibly start to believe in him/her/it.
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Your 'beliefs' are your nail.
jbox:
Grasshopper:
--- Quote ---If you provide credible evidence of the existence of a higher power then I'll possibly start to believe in him/her/it.
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Then you are agnostic (like me). An atheist would always believe the evidance was manufactured or otherwise falsified even if the majority of peer-reviewed studies found it was not. Atheist /= agnostic, and it always annoys me when either side mixes that up. >:(
Dartful:
--- Quote ---For example taking a chance or gambling of any kind. You
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DrewKaree:
So if jbox' nail is a turd, won't his rubber band quickly slice/slide through his nail and smack him in the face with force......and turd? ;D
You said "turd"! heh heh he heh he he
jbox, it's so touching to hear you speak of making your feelings for others "efficient". Have you ever thought about writing for Hallmark ;)
Say turd again! Heh heh he he heh heh he
jbox:
Well, I wasn't sure what words would safely get through the censors. ;D I would have used a slang word for the male anatomy if I thought it would get through, but I figured that turd was the word with most of the connotations I wanted but least likely to get edited out. I hate it when people write ***hole for some reason. :-\
Of course I have feelings for other people, and they will also guide my decisions. But since some people seem to think that anyone who doesn't believe in God can't possibly believe that being nice to other people is a good idea, I figured I would phrase it in a manner that was less ambiguous for them. If you ask "who is it hurting", then you deserve to get an answer. ::)
And I still don't understand why people who can claim so violently that there is a perfect paradise waiting for us after we die are so opposed to the idea of letting people go there. After all, it's not the vegetable's fault they were "murdered", so surely only the murderer is going to hell and Terry gets a one-way trip to the pearly gates right? ???
Bones:
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on March 28, 2005, 01:41:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on March 28, 2005, 01:19:19 pm ---I think I'll just stick to being an atheist, so much less complicated. ;D
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Being an atheist means you believe there is nothing to believe, that is your nail.
If you are in a situation were you would like to believe in a higher power, you struggle to not believe in that higher power.
For example taking a chance or gambling of any kind.
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