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    Thread: Twins who commited suicide were reading 'The God Delusion'
Post: RE: Twins who commited suicide were reading 'The G...

If Dawkins convinced them there is no afterlife, why would they commit suicide? It is more likely Dawkins failed to convince them that there is no better life than this one.
gmjackson News & Activism 13 5817 November 26, 2010 at 9:03 pm
    Thread: Hitchens vs Blair
Post: RE: Hitchens vs Blair

Can hardly wait for this debate!
gmjackson News & Activism 8 4101 November 26, 2010 at 8:59 pm
    Thread: Did Jesus exist?
Post: RE: Did Jesus exist?

If Jesus did exist, it is odd that he wrote no books for the Bible.
gmjackson Christianity 73 18863 October 31, 2010 at 3:38 am
    Thread: Why Wikipedia is Better Than God
Post: RE: Why Wikipedia is Better Than God

Clearly anything real is a better deal than God.
gmjackson Christianity 12 2853 October 31, 2010 at 3:35 am
    Thread: Why Satan is More Powerful Than God
Post: Why Satan is More Powerful Than God

The Bible is definitely not a book an atheist like myself would choose to take literally. If taken metaphorically, it could potentially teach lessons and morals like a collection of fairy tales. But...
gmjackson Humor 0 1700 October 22, 2010 at 4:26 pm
    Thread: Proof of God and Charlie Brown
Post: RE: Proof of God and Charlie Brown

(October 10, 2010 at 1:58 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: The whole of the world can't be an illusion because those who imagine the illusion can't be illusions and they themselves are part of the rest of ...
gmjackson Religion 28 11848 October 20, 2010 at 12:48 pm
    Thread: Was Hitler objectively bad?
Post: RE: Was Hitler objectively bad?

One way to test for objecive badness is to ask: Does anyone, including Hitler, want to be treated the way Hitler treated the Jews? If so, then you could say Hitler was subjectively evil, but if not...
gmjackson Philosophy 155 68293 October 18, 2010 at 4:43 pm
    Thread: nothing, nothing, nothing...big bang?
Post: RE: nothing, nothing, nothing...big bang?

Carl Sagan explained it best in his Cosmos series: Where did the universe come from? It came from God. Where did God come from? He has always been here. So why not save a step and say that the unive...
gmjackson Physical Sciences 76 28419 October 11, 2010 at 11:35 am
    Thread: Bible Story Of Red Sea Parting 'May Be True'
Post: RE: Bible Story Of Red Sea Parting 'May Be True'

Wouldn't the strong wind knock the Israelites on their keesters?
gmjackson News & Activism 22 9937 October 10, 2010 at 8:03 pm
    Thread: Proof that Google is God
Post: RE: Proof that Google is God

(October 10, 2010 at 12:13 am)Shell B Wrote: I think we might have to reconsider being atheists. http://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/Scriptu...s_God.html So then who is Satan? Yahoo?
gmjackson Religion 54 15866 October 10, 2010 at 1:52 pm
    Thread: How to debunk the resurrection?...
Post: RE: How to debunk the resurrection?...

(September 12, 2010 at 2:15 pm)dave4shmups Wrote: Other then the fact that humans don't rise from the grave, how does one counter argue the Christian arguments for the resurrection of Christ?? I've...
gmjackson Christianity 117 69509 October 9, 2010 at 1:48 pm
    Thread: Proof of God and Charlie Brown
Post: RE: Proof of God and Charlie Brown

OK, so what's entropy again?
gmjackson Religion 28 11848 October 7, 2010 at 11:08 pm
    Thread: Proof of God and Charlie Brown
Post: Proof of God and Charlie Brown

The following is a proof of God that a theist shared with me. Imagine! Someone actually proved the existence of God! It sure beats the pants off a proof I wrote during my deist days. It only has t...
gmjackson Religion 28 11848 October 7, 2010 at 2:59 pm
    Thread: Evidence God Exists
Post: RE: Evidence God Exists

(March 9, 2010 at 12:15 am)AngelThMan Wrote: Without further ado, here’s the evidence: Humans are the only species, out of millions of species, which have evolved into an intelligent life form. Oth...
gmjackson Religion 1405 684388 October 7, 2010 at 2:43 pm
    Thread: Question to Former Christians
Post: RE: Question to Former Christians

I think you are assuming that I ever thought my parents to be perfect.
gmjackson Christianity 50 13647 October 7, 2010 at 2:05 pm
    Thread: The Trinity Explained
Post: RE: The Trinity Explained

LOL! Priceless!
gmjackson Christianity 118 37689 October 7, 2010 at 2:01 pm
    Thread: 101 uses for Bible
Post: RE: 101 uses for Bible

A speed bump.
gmjackson Off Topic 152 40860 October 7, 2010 at 1:50 pm
    Thread: Islam, a growing threat to the free world?
Post: RE: Islam, a growing threat to the free world?

I don't think Islam as a whole is a threat to the free world. Sufi Muslims, for example, are quite peaceful.
gmjackson Politics 185 71175 October 7, 2010 at 1:46 pm
    Thread: Meaning of Right and Wrong... Finally Answered!
Post: RE: Meaning of Right and Wrong... Finally Answered...

Interesting post and perspective. I will have to ponder what you have said.
gmjackson Religion 54 25523 October 7, 2010 at 1:42 pm
    Thread: Capitalism - the Ultimate Religion
Post: RE: Capitalism - the Ultimate Religion

Capitalism, unlike many religions, is testible and it's material in that it brings one material wealth. One of my favorite atheists was Ayn Rand who was pro-capitalist. She found capitalism to be ve...
gmjackson Politics 112 47566 October 4, 2010 at 8:17 pm