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A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 6:42 am
Scenario:
At Midnight GMT a small miracle occurs. Everywhere , all at once, religion disappears. Every trace of it. Every holy book, every deity, every hymn, every religious symbol. Every memory of religion disappears from the human mind. Some people wake up and wonder why they are wearing funny hats (We will keep the hats for this exercise). The rest of human memory, culture, cuisine, art, song, industry, technology, science, medicine remains as is.
What do you think will happen?
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RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 6:47 am
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Chimp ...can we do this in a few months ...I'm actually looking forward to my Christmas holidays!
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RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 6:52 am
(October 9, 2017 at 6:47 am)ignoramus Wrote: Chimp ...can we do this in a few months ...I'm actually looking forward to my Christmas holidays!
Thought experiment only! You can keep your pagan feast!
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RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 7:50 am
The insecure will start making gods/religion again followed by people willing to manipulate them for other purposes.
Hopefully this next time the gods will not be the reward/punish type.
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RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 7:56 am
Who dat Jesus guy we have reams and reams of music about? Seems a bit excessive...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 8:14 am
I think reasoning will prove the need of having God's guidance and reasoning will prove the need to unite on a leader from God who represents the path of God and name of God.
I think people will then pray for God to guide them and God will provide that guidance.
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RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 8:16 am
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(October 9, 2017 at 6:42 am)chimp3 Wrote: Scenario:
At Midnight GMT a small miracle occurs. Everywhere , all at once, religion disappears. Every trace of it. Every holy book, every deity, every hymn, every religious symbol. Every memory of religion disappears from the human mind. Some people wake up and wonder why they are wearing funny hats (We will keep the hats for this exercise). The rest of human memory, culture, cuisine, art, song, industry, technology, science, medicine remains as is.
What do you think will happen?
Does the memory of religion disappear? I am just trying to be clear. Do people forget religion ever existed? I am only wondering because you say people wonder why they are wearing funny hats.
(October 9, 2017 at 8:14 am)MysticKnight Wrote: I think reasoning will prove the need of having God's guidance and reasoning will prove the need to unite on a leader from God who represents the path of God and name of God.
This is laughable considering it can't even be proved even in a world where people do believe.
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RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 8:20 am
(October 9, 2017 at 8:16 am)Hammy Wrote: (October 9, 2017 at 6:42 am)chimp3 Wrote: Scenario:
At Midnight GMT a small miracle occurs. Everywhere , all at once, religion disappears. Every trace of it. Every holy book, every deity, every hymn, every religious symbol. Every memory of religion disappears from the human mind. Some people wake up and wonder why they are wearing funny hats (We will keep the hats for this exercise). The rest of human memory, culture, cuisine, art, song, industry, technology, science, medicine remains as is.
What do you think will happen?
Does the memory of religion disappear? I am just trying to be clear. Do people forget religion ever existed? I am only wondering because you say people wonder why they are wearing funny hats.
(October 9, 2017 at 8:14 am)MysticKnight Wrote: I think reasoning will prove the need of having God's guidance and reasoning will prove the need to unite on a leader from God who represents the path of God and name of God.
This is laughable considering it can't even be proved even in a world where people do believe.
Maybe that's due to the mess of history we have. Clean slate, we might be forced to rely on reason more objectively?
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RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 8:21 am
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(October 9, 2017 at 8:20 am)MysticKnight Wrote: Maybe that's due to the mess of history we have. Clean slate, we might be forced to rely on reason more objectively?
LOL!!!!
It's reason that leads people away from reason religion. You're the perfect example of someone crap at reason... and so are the other theists here!
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RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 8:22 am
I think we would see mass carnage on a scale almost unimaginable. Religion is all that keeps a lot of religionists from eviscerating their neighbours.
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‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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