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Thread: Hell
Post: RE: Hell
| (February 12, 2011 at 6:05 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: Matthew, define god please.
There are so many different versions, a lot of them based on scripture, that I have no idea what you are typing about.T... |
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February 13, 2011 at 3:15 pm |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 11, 2011 at 9:47 pm)FaithNoMore Wrote: I don't know your definition of God so if your defintion of God makes him necessary what is your defintion of God? I just want to hear what your rea... |
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February 12, 2011 at 5:43 am |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 11, 2011 at 3:52 pm)DoubtVsFaith Wrote: I'm talking about a baseless belief. A belief that isn't supported by rational argument.I believe that a basic belief in God is rational because it ... |
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February 11, 2011 at 7:35 pm |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 11, 2011 at 3:03 pm)DoubtVsFaith Wrote: So you consider an unsound belief in God to be rational? Why?What is an "unsound belief"? I know what an unsound argument is, but not an unsound be... |
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February 11, 2011 at 3:39 pm |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 11, 2011 at 12:34 pm)DoubtVsFaith Wrote: (February 11, 2011 at 11:08 am)Matthew Wrote: ...and how does it demonstrate that?
Belief in God has no valid argument to support it. If you scru... |
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February 11, 2011 at 2:30 pm |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 9, 2011 at 11:59 pm)Captain Scarlet Wrote: My claim was that it were powerful inductive reasons for beliveing this is the case, so I should formally add the word 'probably'. I specificall... |
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February 11, 2011 at 11:08 am |
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Thread: Hell
Post: RE: Hell
| (February 8, 2011 at 10:29 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: I would like to ask a bit more broadly on how it is you conclude that your belief in your idea of a god is a foundation for anything else, be it log... |
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February 9, 2011 at 7:31 pm |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 8, 2011 at 12:40 am)OnlyNatural Wrote: I wish I had taken some university courses in philosophy and logic, instead of exclusively life sciences and social sciences. Then I would be more eq... |
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February 8, 2011 at 8:50 am |
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Thread: Hell
Post: RE: Hell
| (February 7, 2011 at 11:53 pm)Captain Scarlet Wrote: (February 7, 2011 at 11:25 am)Matthew Wrote: (February 7, 2011 at 9:05 am)Captain Scarlet Wrote: When evaluating a truth claim then the best ... |
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February 8, 2011 at 6:18 am |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 7, 2011 at 5:49 pm)OnlyNatural Wrote: (February 7, 2011 at 4:17 pm)Matthew Wrote: Because we are critically thinking about your assumptions and definitions, and to give my view would be ... |
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February 7, 2011 at 8:23 pm |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 7, 2011 at 11:42 am)OnlyNatural Wrote: Why don't you just tell us what constitutes evidence for you.Because we are critically thinking about your assumptions and definitions, and to give m... |
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February 7, 2011 at 4:17 pm |
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Thread: Is there any proof that humans are born into sin?...
Post: RE: Is there any proof that humans are born into s...
| (February 7, 2011 at 10:15 am)DoubtVsFaith Wrote: (February 6, 2011 at 8:41 pm)Matthew Wrote: What is your understanding of "Original Sin"?When Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge and all ... |
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February 7, 2011 at 2:59 pm |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 7, 2011 at 9:05 am)Captain Scarlet Wrote: When evaluating a truth claim then the best and only reliable method we have is science which relies on evidence.This is itself a truth claim, but... |
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February 7, 2011 at 11:25 am |
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Thread: Is there any proof that humans are born into sin?...
Post: RE: Is there any proof that humans are born into s...
| (February 6, 2011 at 9:23 am)DoubtVsFaith Wrote: "Original Sin" is both a vile idea and a bunch of shit.What is your understanding of "Original Sin"?
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February 6, 2011 at 8:41 pm |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 6, 2011 at 7:59 pm)OnlyNatural Wrote: (February 6, 2011 at 6:29 pm)Matthew Wrote: You assume that:
there is no evidence for God or the afterlife
hypotheses not supported by evidence sh... |
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February 6, 2011 at 8:23 pm |
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Thread: Hell
Post: RE: Hell
| (February 5, 2011 at 9:32 pm)annatar Wrote: Let me help you then.. If there is a god and he did send a book written 2000 years ago, by fallible man as I recall, and that book has lots of funny vers... |
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February 6, 2011 at 6:29 pm |
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Thread: Hell
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| (February 5, 2011 at 4:36 pm)OnlyNatural Wrote: Oh really? God must have made a mistake when designing our brains, then, since actual critical thinking, about the Bible as well as our accumulated re... |
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February 5, 2011 at 6:22 pm |
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Thread: Hell
Post: RE: Hell
| (February 4, 2011 at 2:05 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: I can't speak for other non-believers but I take the view that scripture says whatever the reader wants it to say by process of selective reading, se... |
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February 4, 2011 at 9:01 pm |
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Thread: Hell
Post: RE: Hell
| (February 4, 2011 at 11:05 am)Ervin Wrote: Mathew, I was just wandering do you belong to any denomination or you are a non denominational?
ThanksI am non-denominational.
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February 4, 2011 at 11:08 am |
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Thread: Hell
Post: RE: Hell
| (February 4, 2011 at 8:13 am)annatar Wrote: Quote:So, please explain what those good reasons are.
Because bible says so. I would think hell is eternal punishment had I believe in bible.. But of cou... |
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February 4, 2011 at 10:33 am |
