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    Thread: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
Post: RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?

(August 20, 2011 at 5:41 am)FaithNoMore Wrote: (August 20, 2011 at 5:18 am)diffidus Wrote: What about Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein? Einstein was not religious. Read my signature for his words ...
diffidus Atheism 118 41491 August 22, 2011 at 11:44 am
    Thread: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
Post: RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?

(August 17, 2011 at 11:22 am)Rhythm Wrote: To describe people who hold religious beliefs as morons is offensive. It is also accurate. Think of it as a sliding scale whereby those that hold beliefs...
diffidus Atheism 118 41491 August 20, 2011 at 5:18 am
    Thread: Question for freethinkers
Post: RE: Question for freethinkers

(July 6, 2011 at 1:36 am)tackattack Wrote: (June 30, 2011 at 7:01 am)Epimethean Wrote: Is personal accountability a simple line which, once crossed, indicates full readiness for the vicissitudes o...
diffidus Philosophy 151 35527 July 14, 2011 at 2:08 pm
    Thread: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
Post: RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?

(July 11, 2011 at 9:47 am)Theistsbane Wrote: Okay, I'll make this simple for you. I'll ignore the arrogance from which you proceed and focus rather on your fallacious argument. We could sit around d...
diffidus Atheism 118 41491 July 11, 2011 at 5:30 pm
    Thread: 4 Step Proof for God
Post: RE: 4 Step Proof for God

(June 24, 2011 at 7:31 pm)Parture Wrote: The New 4 Step Proof for God of the Bible Infinite Regress is Impossible 1. We observe trillions and trillions of cause and eff...
diffidus Religion 53 21178 July 1, 2011 at 1:27 pm
    Thread: Question for freethinkers
Post: RE: Question for freethinkers

(June 28, 2011 at 12:59 am)tackattack Wrote: @diffidus- Then you claim God is immoral because he doesn't allow us to face the consequences of our actions. The scenario you posed as God being power...
diffidus Philosophy 151 35527 July 1, 2011 at 12:02 pm
    Thread: Question for freethinkers
Post: RE: Question for freethinkers

(June 19, 2011 at 5:52 am)tackattack Wrote: I didn't sidestep anything. You still refuse to answer my questions, but I'll happily answer yours. i)With my limited knowledge and my human perspective ...
diffidus Philosophy 151 35527 June 25, 2011 at 10:55 am
    Thread: Question for freethinkers
Post: RE: Question for freethinkers

(June 18, 2011 at 8:05 am)tackattack Wrote: (June 10, 2011 at 2:45 pm)diffidus Wrote: Quote: (June 4, 2011 at 6:14 pm)Pel Wrote: This is a question for atheists, deists a...
diffidus Philosophy 151 35527 June 18, 2011 at 3:20 pm
    Thread: Question for freethinkers
Post: RE: Question for freethinkers

(June 18, 2011 at 6:16 am)Anymouse Wrote: (June 18, 2011 at 6:10 am)diffidus Wrote: But why did He stand and watch the Aberfan disaster? If you had the power, what would you have done? I dunno, I'...
diffidus Philosophy 151 35527 June 18, 2011 at 6:36 am
    Thread: Question for freethinkers
Post: RE: Question for freethinkers

(June 17, 2011 at 2:26 pm)FaithNoMore Wrote: (June 17, 2011 at 1:31 pm)diffidus Wrote: I find it hard to have faith in a God that has such power but just stood there and watched!! Then why hold on...
diffidus Philosophy 151 35527 June 18, 2011 at 6:10 am
    Thread: Question for freethinkers
Post: RE: Question for freethinkers

(June 18, 2011 at 2:13 am)tackattack Wrote: (June 17, 2011 at 1:31 pm)diffidus Wrote: (June 13, 2011 at 8:01 am)tackattack Wrote: You can call it what you like. You're ...
diffidus Philosophy 151 35527 June 18, 2011 at 5:47 am
    Thread: Question for freethinkers
Post: RE: Question for freethinkers

(June 13, 2011 at 8:01 am)tackattack Wrote: You can call it what you like. You're saying I can't have doubts and faith, which I've shown is categorically wrong. My entire belief does not break from...
diffidus Philosophy 151 35527 June 17, 2011 at 1:31 pm
    Thread: Faith - Can it Go Too Far?
Post: RE: Faith - Can it Go Too Far?

(June 15, 2011 at 1:45 pm)Napoleon Wrote: Garrgh! I'm so sick of people telling me it takes faith to believe in science :@ Science is testable, and seen as the sun coming up everyday and the laws o...
diffidus Atheism 18 3841 June 15, 2011 at 5:19 pm
    Thread: Isn’t atheism really just an excuse to continue in unrepented sin?
Post: RE: Isn’t atheism really just an excuse to continu...

(June 14, 2011 at 10:57 pm)Charkie Wrote: All have sinned. Sin separates us from God. Denial doesn’t change the reality. Simply do what God requires, confess your sins to God, truly sorry from your ...
diffidus Atheism 73 27713 June 15, 2011 at 1:24 pm
    Thread: Faith - Can it Go Too Far?
Post: Faith - Can it Go Too Far?

I have been trying understand the limits of faith. My limits are very low. Habit leads me to think the sun will come up tommorow and that Einstein's law of gravity will not suddenly change. But I am a...
diffidus Atheism 18 3841 June 15, 2011 at 1:19 pm
    Thread: The worth of Knowledge
Post: RE: The worth of Knowledge

(June 12, 2011 at 2:33 pm)BloodyHeretic Wrote: (June 12, 2011 at 6:25 am)diffidus Wrote: (June 11, 2011 at 8:28 am)SleepingDemon Wrote: Goddammit, again???? Diffidus wi...
diffidus Atheism 20 6979 June 13, 2011 at 5:19 pm
    Thread: The worth of Knowledge
Post: RE: The worth of Knowledge

(June 11, 2011 at 8:28 am)SleepingDemon Wrote: Goddammit, again???? Diffidus will you just change your religious views to theist and get it over with? This is becoming abbhorently banal. You have y...
diffidus Atheism 20 6979 June 12, 2011 at 6:25 am
    Thread: The worth of Knowledge
Post: RE: The worth of Knowledge

(June 11, 2011 at 8:27 am)BloodyHeretic Wrote: "Imagine measuring how hot the radiation from the sun is, at different distances from its surface. This would give you a set of measurements, but witho...
diffidus Atheism 20 6979 June 12, 2011 at 4:45 am
    Thread: The worth of Knowledge
Post: The worth of Knowledge

There seems to be a pre-ponderance of people on this site who claim that the only worthwhile form of knowledge is empirical knowlege based upon measurement. This is not true. Take as examples the fol...
diffidus Atheism 20 6979 June 11, 2011 at 6:19 am
    Thread: Why Agnosticism?
Post: RE: Why Agnosticism?

(June 8, 2011 at 5:58 pm)eric209 Wrote: After much reasoning I have decided there is no empirical evidence to listen to diffidus. So time to ignore list. There may be evidence later so I'm going cal...
diffidus Atheism 69 26988 June 11, 2011 at 5:24 am