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    Thread: Bad hypothetical?
Post: RE: Bad hypothetical?

Well, it is a bad hypothetical in the sense that there's nothing to prevent people from praying for a loved one in addition to seeking medical care. The only scenario I can imagine is if God himself (...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 5 1764 June 30, 2013 at 5:19 pm
    Thread: What is "FAITH"
Post: RE: What is "FAITH"

(June 20, 2013 at 6:04 pm)Tartarus Sauce Wrote: (June 20, 2013 at 4:54 pm)Godschild Wrote: For a bunch that has no faith in anything you sure seem to have a lot of opinions about faith. You know w...
NomenMihiNon Religion 583 204088 June 20, 2013 at 7:25 pm
    Thread: Atheist Commercial
Post: RE: Atheist Commercial

In all seriousness, was "We go one god further" the best slogan they could come up with? Maybe it because I'm an ex-Wiccan, or maybe South Jersey just has an uncommon abundance of liberal Christians, ...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 9 1829 June 13, 2013 at 5:03 pm
    Thread: Can you recommend some anti-religion music?
Post: RE: Can you recommend some anti-religion music?

Okay, one more Bad Religion song. Don't know how I forgot this one, from 1993's Recipe For Hate: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12kcpP-8jfM] It was rather controversial...not due to its subjec...
NomenMihiNon Religion 64 13291 June 12, 2013 at 6:52 pm
    Thread: favorite atheist book
Post: RE: favorite atheist book

Sense and Goodness Without God: a Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism by Richard Carrier. Beyond simple atheism, it presents an in-depth view of naturalist (and by extension, humanist) philosophy. Read...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 19 6885 June 12, 2013 at 5:11 pm
    Thread: souls
Post: RE: souls

As a metaphor for the complexity of the human mind and the interplay between our thoughts and emotions, yes. As something somehow apart from the brain (as opposed to created by it), no, regardless of ...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 43 6988 June 10, 2013 at 11:05 pm
    Thread: Saying this to an religious fanatic
Post: RE: Saying this to an religious fanatic

(June 7, 2013 at 3:37 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: (June 3, 2013 at 11:46 pm)Rahul Wrote: The answer I would have given way back when I still believed would be that god doesn't send anyone to hell. ...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 32 5754 June 7, 2013 at 4:48 pm
    Thread: Can you recommend some anti-religion music?
Post: RE: Can you recommend some anti-religion music?

I can't believe no one's mentioned Bad Religion yet. I mean, their logo is the crossbuster, for cryin' out loud. An interview from their early days reveals that their name comes from the belief that a...
NomenMihiNon Religion 64 13291 June 6, 2013 at 5:35 am
    Thread: All Religions Are DIY
Post: RE: All Religions Are DIY

(June 4, 2013 at 12:43 am)Rhythm Wrote: (June 3, 2013 at 9:55 pm)Terr Wrote: Upon realisation of this I concluded that FAITH is nothing more than selfish greed with a cloak of mythology. Ah but wh...
NomenMihiNon Religion 10 4539 June 6, 2013 at 5:01 am
    Thread: Creation museum
Post: RE: Creation museum

(June 2, 2013 at 2:34 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (June 2, 2013 at 2:29 am)Dena Wrote: According to the Answers in Genesis website he received in PhD from the University of Colorado. It baffles me ...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 22 9267 June 2, 2013 at 7:58 pm
    Thread: All Religions Are DIY
Post: RE: All Religions Are DIY

Well, even the Scriptures themselves are DIY. With various missionaries preaching divergent messages in Christianity's early days, the Council of Nicea was formed in the early 4th Century to standardi...
NomenMihiNon Religion 10 4539 June 2, 2013 at 5:53 pm
    Thread: Saying this to an religious fanatic
Post: RE: Saying this to an religious fanatic

(May 31, 2013 at 4:12 am)Consilius Wrote: People praise God for the people that are in their lives. Of course, this doesn't take any credit from other people, just attributes it through them and ult...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 32 5754 May 31, 2013 at 6:18 am
    Thread: "I'm a Christian but I don't believe in religion."
Post: RE: "I'm a Christian but I don't believe in religi...

(May 29, 2013 at 10:10 pm)Terr Wrote: (May 29, 2013 at 10:02 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: A Protestant who believes in the Father, son and Holy Ghost. Of course, most Protestants believe that. Right right, ...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 65 29380 May 29, 2013 at 10:42 pm
    Thread: "I'm a Christian but I don't believe in religion."
Post: RE: "I'm a Christian but I don't believe in religi...

I've come to the conclusion such people aren't really Christians, but are instead applying the name of Christianity to their own made-up form of "Jesusism". My sister doesn't believe in the Bible, is ...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 65 29380 May 29, 2013 at 6:39 am
    Thread: Saying this to an religious fanatic
Post: RE: Saying this to an religious fanatic

(May 27, 2013 at 9:10 pm)catfish Wrote: (May 27, 2013 at 9:01 pm)NomenMihiNon Wrote: So that would mean I somehow chose for the notion of a god who punishes his creation for his own mistakes to no...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 32 5754 May 27, 2013 at 9:15 pm
    Thread: Saying this to an religious fanatic
Post: RE: Saying this to an religious fanatic

(May 27, 2013 at 8:01 pm)Dena Wrote: "God does not want anyone to go to hell. If they go to hell is because they chose to go. They did not want to be with God. That was their choice and he lets us c...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 32 5754 May 27, 2013 at 9:01 pm
    Thread: Does Bible Belt love porn as much as the godless do?
Post: RE: Does Bible Belt love porn as much as the godle...

(May 26, 2013 at 12:20 pm)festive1 Wrote: I call it hypocrisy when a group preaches no sex outside of marriage and frowns upon masterbation, only to find the region that is most densely populated by...
NomenMihiNon Religion 20 8247 May 27, 2013 at 4:20 am
    Thread: Saying this to an religious fanatic
Post: RE: Saying this to an religious fanatic

(May 26, 2013 at 4:52 pm)Just Chilling Wrote: (May 26, 2013 at 3:33 pm)catfish Wrote: So if you don't understand it, what exactly are you trying to say? . I just need advice if this is an good thi...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 32 5754 May 26, 2013 at 5:15 pm
    Thread: Saying this to an religious fanatic
Post: RE: Saying this to an religious fanatic

Intelligence does not always equal compassion. Sociopaths are often quite smart. Indeed, one could postulate that having all that intelligence and awareness heaped onto a single consciousness caused G...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 32 5754 May 26, 2013 at 3:52 pm
    Thread: The growth of atheism
Post: RE: The growth of atheism

Unfortunately, "no religious affiliation" does not automatically mean atheist. Not just deists and agnostics, but there are plenty of theists whose beliefs don't fit into a specific religion. Heck, ev...
NomenMihiNon Atheism 15 4759 May 26, 2013 at 2:04 pm