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Proof that God exists
RE: Proof that God exists
If gcHK47 is disappointed in us, then I think it's time to change our dastardly ways.
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RE: Proof that God exists
(January 18, 2018 at 11:27 am)Agnosty Wrote:
(January 18, 2018 at 10:43 am)SaStrike Wrote: It's ok to be wrong.
You should try it sometime.  Cool

"There is a wonderful security in admitting you're wrong because, when you're wrong, you're sure to be right." - Alan Watts.  

The only way to be right is to first be wrong.  If you can't be wrong, you can never be right... it's like a deadend... a blockage that prevents further progress.  Intelligence, therefore, is a function of one's propensity to admit error.

"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise." - William Blake.

Alan used the example of the flat-earther.  He said you can't convince a flat-earther the earth is round because he KNOWS it's flat.  You have to make him "persist in his folly"... that is, you have to take him for a walk to have a look over the edge... and when he comes back to the place he started, he is convinced the earth is at least cylindrical.

The Backfire Effect happens when evidence is presented contrary to the beliefs of a person which causes the opposite of the intended effect.  In other words, the more evidence you produce, the more they dig in.  The way around that is to help them "persist in their folly" by asking them to explain their position more specifically until you get them to the point that they realize they don't know as much as they thought.

Everyone should be aware of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5pv4khM-Y

Alternatively, you could continue in the persistence of your folly of ad hominuous attacks for which atheists have become so notorious.

Consider this fine representative:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avep_1vbUOA

Ethan Bolen - Deep down all atheists are jsut like this man...
Emperor Palpatine - internet atheims in nutshell
mah38900 - It's like a guy yelling YouTube comments in real life
Laana Sou - That's how i imagine most of the atheists on the internet. Crazy
Sasha Shepherd - lol i thought he did a fine job representing atheism
gcHK47 - And atheists wonder why they're the world's most hated minority.
JugularCandy - Your average atheist, ladies and gentlemen
scartissue454 - lmao it's like an atheist commenter on youtube but in real life
asdf - Just your average atheist, move along.
sweettrav20 - You know. This behavior is very common among new atheist. The rage they display is unreal.


Keep persisting!  Evolution may one day make you wise.  Until then, keep trying the same button Wink

Ok ok if you refuse to accept you're wrong let's just say you're not right.
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RE: Proof that God exists
Wow this guy really likes sitting around calling everything he does not like an Ad Hom no matter how innocent which itself is an Ad Hom. Yup some atheist are jerks and are irrational so what?. And yes arguments can and do change minds. And insisting we inherently presume were right is again dishonest .
Seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy -- myself.

Inuit Proverb

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RE: Proof that God exists
Evolution has nothing to do with making an individual wise.

Some don't get this.
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RE: Proof that God exists
(January 18, 2018 at 11:27 am)Agnosty Wrote: The only way to be right is to first be wrong.

Umm, no.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Proof that God exists
(January 18, 2018 at 11:27 am)Agnosty Wrote: Consider this fine representative:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avep_1vbUOA

Ethan Bolen - Deep down all atheists are jsut like this man...
Emperor Palpatine - internet atheims in nutshell
mah38900 - It's like a guy yelling YouTube comments in real life
Laana Sou - That's how i imagine most of the atheists on the internet. Crazy
Sasha Shepherd - lol i thought he did a fine job representing atheism
gcHK47 - And atheists wonder why they're the world's most hated minority.
JugularCandy - Your average atheist, ladies and gentlemen
scartissue454 - lmao it's like an atheist commenter on youtube but in real life
asdf - Just your average atheist, move along.
sweettrav20 - You know. This behavior is very common among new atheist. The rage they display is unreal.


Keep persisting!  Evolution may one day make you wise.  Until then, keep trying the same button Wink


Yeah, so you showed an example of a crazy, raving atheist. Do you really want to get into a pissing match over how many raving, crazy theists there are compared to atheists?

We would win that contest without breaking a sweat.

Also, the bigoted comments from the video you posted mean nothing. Comments like "your average atheist, ladies and gentlemen" or "You know. This behavior is very common among new atheist. The rage they display is unreal" are inaccurate in the extreme.

Why not take a look at examples of the 1000's of other atheist vids. Just watch one video by atheist Anthony Magnabosco, Godlees Cranium, Pothholer54, Logicked and many more, to see that that vid is NOT an average atheist.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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RE: Proof that God exists
(January 18, 2018 at 10:43 am)SaStrike Wrote: It's ok to be wrong.

Only if you strive to correct yourself and do your best not to be wrong.
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RE: Proof that God exists
I agree. Now, how do you suggest going about that?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Proof that God exists
(January 20, 2018 at 6:06 pm)MysticKnight Wrote:
(January 18, 2018 at 10:43 am)SaStrike Wrote: It's ok to be wrong.

Only if you strive to correct yourself and do your best not to be wrong.

And whenever you are too sure of yourself, you are almost certainly wrong.
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RE: Proof that God exists
(January 20, 2018 at 6:42 pm)Cyberman Wrote: I agree. Now, how do you suggest going about that?

Through reflecting on what you come across and searching knowledge.
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