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    Thread: What finally did it for me...
Post: What finally did it for me...
My deconversion process has taken a long time, but I can finally say that I am an Atheist. But these videos from The Atheist Experience (an AWESOME show that everyone should watch on Youtube) really ...
 dave4shmups Atheism 3 1283 September 10, 2011 at 1:04 pm
    Thread: I still don't understand why anyone would make up a person like the Biblical Christ..
Post: RE: I still don't understand why anyone would make...
(August 13, 2011 at 11:57 am)Rhythm Wrote: The idea that the writers had to shoehorn a real man into the narrative is a sort of atheist version of the "embarrassing details" argument. There are pro...
 dave4shmups Christianity 96 34964 September 9, 2011 at 7:49 pm
    Thread: I still don't understand why anyone would make up a person like the Biblical Christ..
Post: RE: I still don't understand why anyone would make...
(August 13, 2011 at 12:26 pm)Minimalist Wrote: (August 13, 2011 at 9:45 am)dave4shmups Wrote: (August 12, 2011 at 10:30 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:Although it was written by David, And you kno...
 dave4shmups Christianity 96 34964 August 13, 2011 at 7:38 pm
    Thread: I still don't understand why anyone would make up a person like the Biblical Christ..
Post: RE: I still don't understand why anyone would make...
(August 12, 2011 at 10:30 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:Although it was written by David, And you know this because......................................? I guess I don't know that. I am an Atheist,...
 dave4shmups Christianity 96 34964 August 13, 2011 at 9:45 am
    Thread: I still don't understand why anyone would make up a person like the Biblical Christ..
Post: RE: I still don't understand why anyone would make...
I've viewed that link to the Skeptics Annotated Bible, and what the commentator's of that Bible do no seem to understand is that one Bible verse can be applied to multiple contexts-for example, simply...
 dave4shmups Christianity 96 34964 August 12, 2011 at 9:42 pm
    Thread: I still don't understand why anyone would make up a person like the Biblical Christ..
Post: I still don't understand why anyone would make up ...
First of all, what about all the fulfilled prophecies from the Old Testament? If we, as skeptics contend, do not really know who wrote the books of the Bible, then how do we know that they "fit in" t...
 dave4shmups Christianity 96 34964 August 6, 2011 at 9:41 pm
    Thread: Questions from a skeptic...
Post: Questions from a skeptic...
OK, I've read the New Testament-why would the gospel writers invent a Messiah who talked to women (when giving instruction to women in those days was seen as pointless) and was resurrected when they d...
 dave4shmups Christianity 9 5979 June 2, 2011 at 10:39 am
    Thread: Is it true that most mutations produce negative effects??...
Post: RE: Is it true that most mutations produce negativ...
(May 3, 2011 at 1:11 pm)Gawdzilla Wrote: (May 3, 2011 at 12:58 pm)oggtheclever Wrote: Most mutations are benign and therefore have no benefit and get lost in the mix.. It's only those that provide...
 dave4shmups Life Sciences 11 7063 May 3, 2011 at 1:22 pm
    Thread: Is it true that most mutations produce negative effects??...
Post: Is it true that most mutations produce negative ef...
This is what I've heard from someone who is a Creationist-that most mutations are harmful, and that's why he doesn't "buy" evolution. I have also read the argument that mutations don't result in diff...
 dave4shmups Life Sciences 11 7063 May 3, 2011 at 12:54 pm
    Thread: Is there any proof that humans are born into sin?...
Post: RE: Is there any proof that humans are born into s...
(February 5, 2011 at 11:24 pm)OnlyNatural Wrote: (February 5, 2011 at 9:35 pm)dave4shmups Wrote: I don't personally think that we are, but there are a lot of Christians who point to the fact that ...
 dave4shmups Christianity 51 13568 February 6, 2011 at 1:52 pm
    Thread: Is there any proof that humans are born into sin?...
Post: Is there any proof that humans are born into sin?....
I don't personally think that we are, but there are a lot of Christians who point to the fact that kids have to be trained not to be selfish, as one example, that we are all born into sin. They also ...
 dave4shmups Christianity 51 13568 February 5, 2011 at 9:35 pm
    Thread: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??...
Post: RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of...
Thanks for the suggestions folks! It means a lot to me! I did receive additional help from someone who goes to a nearby church, but who helps people with ideas to get a job (or in my case, change c...
 dave4shmups Atheism 31 13478 February 5, 2011 at 9:32 pm
    Thread: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??...
Post: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of thi...
This is something that I've really struggled with. As a Christian, I used to mentally surrender things that I could not control to the god that I believed in. And I do have a LOT of stress at work r...
 dave4shmups Atheism 31 13478 January 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm
    Thread: Any room for atheists in the Republican Party??..
Post: RE: Any room for atheists in the Republican Party?...
(December 29, 2010 at 1:31 pm)technophobe Wrote: I think that the religious right is drawn to the Republican party because in reality, they share a great deal of the same values. The Republicans bas...
 dave4shmups Politics 16 3848 December 31, 2010 at 6:43 pm
    Thread: Any room for atheists in the Republican Party??..
Post: RE: Any room for atheists in the Republican Party?...
(December 28, 2010 at 3:07 pm)TheDarkestOfAngels Wrote: (December 28, 2010 at 2:52 pm)dave4shmups Wrote: Please don't take offense at the question, but it seems to me that there are more religious...
 dave4shmups Politics 16 3848 December 28, 2010 at 3:16 pm
    Thread: Any room for atheists in the Republican Party??..
Post: Any room for atheists in the Republican Party??..
Please don't take offense at the question, but it seems to me that there are more religious conservatives in the Republican party then in any other political party in this country. I could be wrong, ...
 dave4shmups Politics 16 3848 December 28, 2010 at 2:52 pm
    Thread: Reputable secular charities that I can give to?
Post: RE: Reputable secular charities that I can give to...
Are there any secular charities that distribute condoms to countries in Africa, in order to help stop the spread of AIDS??
 dave4shmups Atheism 10 5442 December 27, 2010 at 2:30 pm
    Thread: I went back to church, but I just DON'T believe...
Post: RE: I went back to church, but I just DON'T believ...
(December 17, 2010 at 10:46 am)Valkyrie Wrote: (December 16, 2010 at 5:38 pm)Minimalist Wrote: In two brief minutes Bill Maher consolidates all the flaming stupidity of xtianity. Too bad believer...
 dave4shmups Atheism 43 14570 December 18, 2010 at 4:15 pm
    Thread: I went back to church, but I just DON'T believe...
Post: RE: I went back to church, but I just DON'T believ...
Well, these are some of the major problems that I have with at least Christian theology: 1. The idea that disease and disasters occur on this earth because of sin. Now, I'm not going to deny that we...
 dave4shmups Atheism 43 14570 December 15, 2010 at 12:43 pm
    Thread: I went back to church, but I just DON'T believe...
Post: RE: I went back to church, but I just DON'T believ...
(December 4, 2010 at 3:54 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: Church's draw is the feeling of community and acceptance that it offers. When life gets you down, the church is there to offer emotional support s...
 dave4shmups Atheism 43 14570 December 4, 2010 at 10:40 pm