(February 5, 2016 at 7:23 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I've yet to figure out what this thread is about.

Simply athrock acting as an unfiltered conveyor between the conversation that passes as convincing and erudite at a Kool-Aid/Gummy Bear laden Christian rock concert tailgate party and here.

You can't shake it off because you may not get into heaven if you do.
God doesn't live in our reality. You can't prove him here.

Trust your instincts! Play it safe, go to church, be a good christian like CL.
You can't go wrong...

Don't stress over all the logical technicalities, all they'll do is turn you into a heathen.
Catch.

(February 5, 2016 at 7:23 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I've yet to figure out what this thread is about.

Simple. Atheist writes essay about having a lingering irrational sense of the god she no longer believes in and the evolutionary brain wiring that might cause such a feeling. Literal minded Christian posts a link to the essay and cites it as proof of god. Inanity ensues.

The interesting fact that humans are generally superstitious even when our rational selves know better gets lost in the shuffle.

This thread is about:

"YOU ATHEISTS ARE IN DENIAL. Everyone knows that the FSM, er, I mean God... is real.".

Beautiful Avie Jor.

(February 5, 2016 at 9:57 pm)Jenny A Wrote:

(February 5, 2016 at 7:23 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I've yet to figure out what this thread is about.

Simple. Atheist writes essay about having a lingering irrational sense of the god she no longer believes in and the evolutionary brain wiring that might cause such a feeling.  Literal minded Christian posts a link to the essay and cites it as proof of god.  Inanity ensues.

The interesting fact that humans are generally superstitious even when our rational selves know better gets lost in the shuffle.

Not only did it get lost in the shuffle, but Althrock completely ignored the responses he got, based on research on how the human brain functions, and creates a "god" believing brain. 

My post 7
Jorgrmungandr - post 9
Jenny A - post 17
Me again - post 24 (where I link a lecture on the subject)
MH.Brewer - post 25
Thenna323 - post 34
Robvalue - post 41
Brian37 post 49

So what does he do?

He doubles down (post 45) on claiming that our brains are wired for belief in a god, despite the evidence and research to the contrary, in his post to Excited Penguin.

Still waiting for him to respond to our earlier posts that he ignored.

(February 5, 2016 at 5:50 pm)athrock Wrote: Put you in the Hanoi Hilton for a few years, and the guards could get you to do whatever they wanted.

Is that how you view your gawd?!? And why the fuck would anyone with a reasoning mind want to worship that? I thought your gawd wanted willing grovelers.

(February 5, 2016 at 5:50 pm)athrock Wrote: Which is another example of your pathetic reasoning, Rhythm. Seriously, if you weren't a mod...

If I wasn't a mod...... what, lol?  

Quote:The reason you don't bow or assert that you wouldn't bow to any earthly king is because you're not in a position wherein an earthly king has complete control over you.

Not likely, lol.  People refuse to bow even when kings -do- have complete control.  

Quote:Put you in the Hanoi Hilton for a few years, and the guards could get you to do whatever they wanted.

Sure they could, but I wouldn't have to love them or pledge my loyalty to them because of that.  Get your shit together.  If your god is the cunt you say he is there's nothing I can do to stop him from being a cunt...-but I still don't have to join your little cult just because I can't stop god from being a cunt. I'm kind of tickled that you decided to use this example....do you -want- me to compare your god and it's world to the hanoi hilton and it's gaurds.....as you have....?

Quote:So, either God does needs to do what must be done to get YOUR attention OR you wouldn't be a Christian even if he did.

Which is it, Rhythm?

I couldn't be a christian period, but if a god wants my loyalty, my love, or my respect..he can go about getting it the same way that everyone else I've granted those things to has met the bar.  By engaging with me and deserving them. Theres a long list of people who've risen to that occassion, so I'm not going to accept any excuses for why a powerful djinn -can't- accomplish what some jumped up apes in rags -can-.

It's certainly not going to get what it wants by sending you as an ambassador.

(February 5, 2016 at 6:04 pm)athrock Wrote:

(February 5, 2016 at 5:58 pm)Mancunian Wrote: Athrock, according to you this fucker created the universe, so I think he could get over a minor problem like that.

This must be your first time considering the matter. It's not a minor problem.

He could reconsider his crappy plan, and think about why he gave people free will in the first place.

 He obviously wants to feel loved and is a control freak, so why not create everyone to love him?

If I was as insecure as him with all the power, that's what I would have done.