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lilphil1989 Offline
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#11
RE: Hi
May 4, 2011 at 11:06 am
By what standard should we judge what is and what is not right?
Galileo was a man of science oppressed by the irrational and superstitious. Today, he is used by the irrational and superstitious who claim they are being oppressed by science - Mark Crislip
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Nathanael Offline
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RE: Hi
May 4, 2011 at 11:33 am (This post was last modified: May 4, 2011 at 11:34 am by Nathanael.)
(May 4, 2011 at 11:06 am)lilphil1989 Wrote: By what standard should we judge what is and what is not right?
Well, in Christianity God's nature is the objective moral standard. What is it on your view?
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RE: Hi
May 4, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Greetings one who has been saved.
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#14
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May 4, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Welcome Nathanael. Looks like you've herded cats before. Good job! Wink
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Minimalist Offline Donators
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RE: Hi
May 4, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Quote:Well, in Christianity God's nature is the objective moral standard.


Ah....so that's why the altar boys have stretched assholes, is it?
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Statler Waldorf Offline
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RE: Hi
May 4, 2011 at 4:10 pm (This post was last modified: May 4, 2011 at 4:12 pm by Statler Waldorf.)



Welcome aboard. Stay frosty my friend; most of the atheists on here are extremely tolerant and understanding as long as you don't believe in God :-) You'll do fine though.

(May 4, 2011 at 3:56 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Quote:Well, in Christianity God's nature is the objective moral standard.


Ah....so that's why the altar boys have stretched assholes, is it?

Red herring. Molestation is not permitted by God's nature or word, but I am sure you already knew that.

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Nathanael Offline
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#17
RE: Hi
May 4, 2011 at 5:57 pm
Thanks fr0d0 and Statler Waldorf. I find the best way to herd cats is to place them delicately onto my "Ignore" list.
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RE: Hi
May 4, 2011 at 6:02 pm
(May 4, 2011 at 8:34 am)Nathanael Wrote: Thanks Maria, LastPoet, lilphil1989 and Boreasos.

LastPoet, lilphil1989, Boreasos: If I consider one of the things you say in the future to be ridiculous, will it be right for me to ridicule you for holding those views?

Boreasos, from your "Religious Views": What is the difference between a critical atheist and an uncritical (or non-critical) atheist?

Of course you are as entitled to ridicule the ridiculous as anyone else.

I am an atheist, as are many on this board, but it's a very broad term. Some atheists just don't believe, others actively oppose theism (closer to anti theist) and others occupy the entire spectrum in between. Being a critical atheist means I go a step further than a simple lack of belief, but not quite as far as to openly and actively opposing theism. I find that theism, or the belief in a god/gods is irrational (as there is no evidence to support the notion) and should ideally be rejected by all, though I freely admit that the existence of a god/gods isn't impossible.
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Nathanael Offline
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May 4, 2011 at 6:10 pm
(May 4, 2011 at 6:02 pm)Boreasos Wrote: Of course you are as entitled to ridicule the ridiculous as anyone else.
I'm not really talking about "entitlement" or "rights", but whether it is morally right to ridicule someone you believe to be ridiculous.

Quote:I am an atheist, as are many on this board, but it's a very broad term. Some atheists just don't believe, others actively oppose theism (closer to anti theist) and others occupy the entire spectrum in between. Being a critical atheist means I go a step further than a simple lack of belief, but not quite as far as to openly and actively opposing theism. I find that theism, or the belief in a god/gods is irrational (as there is no evidence to support the notion) and should ideally be rejected by all, though I freely admit that the existence of a god/gods isn't impossible.
Thank you for a very clear explanation of your view. I am a bit puzzled as to why you choose the word "critical" to describe it, but that is neither here nor there. Why do you think that theism is irrational, and what is "irrationality" on your view (is it a normative standard of right-thinking that all humans are held to, for example?)? And given that you believe it to be an irrational belief (and obviously one that is widely held) why do you not actively oppose it?
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May 4, 2011 at 6:29 pm



Just being curious, what evidence would you accept for the existence of God?

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