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The argument against God
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RE: The argument against God
(January 19, 2009 at 3:59 pm)dagda Wrote: 'Nothing, since there is no such "atheistical [sic] perception".'

I would say skepticism is still a perception. What we percive effects the reality we live in. Reality is perception hence unless you are seperate from reality, you will have a perception.
Guh... no. Scepticism is a stance, one where you don't blindly believe every claim that comes your way, where you say "Well, prove it".

And it should go without saying that reality isn't a perspective either, and nor does our perception affect the reality.

What is, is. What isn't, isn't. What we see is irrelevant to that.

(January 19, 2009 at 3:59 pm)dagda Wrote: I don't think atheism is much of a philosophy if it can not promote itself without giving the negitive of another philosophy. Why are you atheist?
Because there's no reason to be anything but an atheist. If there is no evidence for or against the existence of something, logic dictates that we make no claims as to its existence of non-existence.

The real question is, why believe something exists if there is no evidence for it?
(January 19, 2009 at 2:20 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: I stand corrected. Smile

But then again if he knows deities exist, he probably believes that too. Smile
Knowledge is a subset of belief, true dat :p
"I am a scientist... when I find evidence that my theories are wrong, it is as exciting as if the evidence proved them right." - Stargate: SG1

A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, -- a mere heart of stone. - Charles Darwin
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The argument against God - by dagda - January 16, 2009 at 12:08 pm
RE: The argument against God - by LukeMC - January 16, 2009 at 12:10 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Demonaura - January 16, 2009 at 12:45 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Eilonnwy - January 16, 2009 at 12:50 pm
RE: The argument against God - by lukec - January 16, 2009 at 4:57 pm
RE: The argument against God - by josef rosenkranz - January 16, 2009 at 2:29 pm
RE: The argument against God - by dagda - January 17, 2009 at 5:23 am
RE: The argument against God - by Eilonnwy - January 17, 2009 at 12:14 pm
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 17, 2009 at 12:28 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Ace Otana - January 17, 2009 at 12:36 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Darwinian - January 17, 2009 at 5:31 am
RE: The argument against God - by True Unbeliever - January 18, 2009 at 12:53 am
RE: The argument against God - by dagda - January 19, 2009 at 11:50 am
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 19, 2009 at 2:12 pm
RE: The argument against God - by leo-rcc - January 19, 2009 at 2:20 pm
RE: The argument against God - by leo-rcc - January 19, 2009 at 12:10 pm
RE: The argument against God - by dagda - January 19, 2009 at 3:59 pm
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 19, 2009 at 4:21 pm
RE: The argument against God - by lilphil1989 - January 19, 2009 at 4:29 pm
RE: The argument against God - by leo-rcc - January 19, 2009 at 4:49 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Eilonnwy - January 19, 2009 at 4:50 pm
RE: The argument against God - by True Unbeliever - January 20, 2009 at 2:03 am
RE: The argument against God - by dagda - January 20, 2009 at 10:14 am
RE: The argument against God - by leo-rcc - January 20, 2009 at 10:28 am
RE: The argument against God - by Eilonnwy - January 20, 2009 at 3:05 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 3:39 pm
RE: The argument against God - by dagda - January 20, 2009 at 2:01 pm
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 20, 2009 at 2:14 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Rob - January 20, 2009 at 3:19 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Demonaura - January 20, 2009 at 3:48 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Eilonnwy - January 20, 2009 at 3:58 pm
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 20, 2009 at 4:05 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 4:02 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Eilonnwy - January 20, 2009 at 4:10 pm
RE: The argument against God - by bozo - January 20, 2009 at 6:22 pm
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 21, 2009 at 2:20 pm
RE: The argument against God - by bozo - January 21, 2009 at 3:30 pm
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 21, 2009 at 3:45 pm
RE: The argument against God - by bozo - January 21, 2009 at 3:49 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Eilonnwy - January 21, 2009 at 3:05 pm
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Tiberius - January 21, 2009 at 5:34 pm
RE: The argument against God - by bozo - January 21, 2009 at 8:20 pm
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 22, 2009 at 3:59 am
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 22, 2009 at 6:35 am
RE: The argument against God - by True Unbeliever - January 22, 2009 at 2:53 am
RE: The argument against God - by LukeMC - January 21, 2009 at 4:11 pm
RE: The argument against God - by leo-rcc - January 22, 2009 at 6:17 am
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 22, 2009 at 7:52 am
RE: The argument against God - by Eilonnwy - January 22, 2009 at 9:24 am
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 22, 2009 at 9:59 am
RE: The argument against God - by nobelives - January 23, 2009 at 1:34 am
RE: The argument against God - by True Unbeliever - January 23, 2009 at 5:09 am
RE: The argument against God - by Darwinian - January 23, 2009 at 5:13 am
RE: The argument against God - by Tiberius - January 23, 2009 at 5:23 am
RE: The argument against God - by leo-rcc - January 23, 2009 at 5:36 am
RE: The argument against God - by Edwardo Piet - January 23, 2009 at 11:04 am
RE: The argument against God - by Ace Otana - January 23, 2009 at 11:26 am
RE: The argument against God - by Eilonnwy - January 23, 2009 at 12:09 pm
RE: The argument against God - by nobelives - January 23, 2009 at 12:22 pm
RE: The argument against God - by leo-rcc - January 23, 2009 at 12:36 pm
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 23, 2009 at 1:30 pm
RE: The argument against God - by lilphil1989 - January 23, 2009 at 1:46 pm
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 23, 2009 at 1:56 pm
RE: The argument against God - by lilphil1989 - January 23, 2009 at 2:28 pm
RE: The argument against God - by leo-rcc - January 23, 2009 at 3:01 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Ace Otana - January 23, 2009 at 9:03 pm
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 23, 2009 at 3:08 pm
RE: The argument against God - by lilphil1989 - January 23, 2009 at 3:35 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Giff - January 24, 2009 at 8:25 am
RE: The argument against God - by Rob - January 24, 2009 at 9:09 am
RE: The argument against God - by Ace Otana - January 24, 2009 at 10:18 am
RE: The argument against God - by Tiberius - January 24, 2009 at 10:04 am
RE: The argument against God - by Tiberius - January 24, 2009 at 10:25 am
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 24, 2009 at 12:08 pm
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 24, 2009 at 5:13 pm
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 24, 2009 at 5:42 pm
RE: The argument against God - by DD_8630 - January 25, 2009 at 7:49 am
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 25, 2009 at 3:13 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Darwinian - January 24, 2009 at 12:19 pm
RE: The argument against God - by CoxRox - January 24, 2009 at 3:43 pm
RE: The argument against God - by LukeMC - January 24, 2009 at 4:19 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Darwinian - January 24, 2009 at 3:56 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Darwinian - January 24, 2009 at 4:24 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Tiberius - January 24, 2009 at 4:25 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Edwardo Piet - January 24, 2009 at 9:23 pm
RE: The argument against God - by Darwinian - January 24, 2009 at 7:52 pm
RE: The argument against God - by True Unbeliever - January 24, 2009 at 11:34 pm
RE: The argument against God - by chatpilot - January 25, 2009 at 1:06 am
RE: The argument against God - by lukec - January 26, 2009 at 12:29 pm

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