Welcome, Logikos. Skeptical Christian, eh? I think I could have applied that label to myself for a few years in my youth. It was step in the de-conversion process. At any rate, I think you will find the opportunity for some good discussions here.

(April 25, 2010 at 7:53 am)Shinylight Wrote: Oh that is nice to know, why do you accept Christianity over Islam, Judaism, Humanism etc..?

That's a rather large question and would take a fair bit of time to answer... It is the combined force of a number of reasons together with the overall coherence of Christianity as a worldview that has led me to accept it. My reasons for rejecting other worldviews are pretty diverse. Basically, we'll have to look at some more specific questions about worldviews (and some important epistemological questions - see the thread I started in the Philosophy forum for the most fundamental one) before I can give you a sufficiently satisfying answer.

Quote:I am an Antitheist because I oppose belief in God, I see it as detrimental to the world therefore I am 'Against Theism'

What do you mean by "detrimental"?

Logikos

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(April 25, 2010 at 7:56 am)Paul the Human Wrote: Welcome, Logikos. Skeptical Christian, eh? I think I could have applied that label to myself for a few years in my youth. It was step in the de-conversion process. At any rate, I think you will find the opportunity for some good discussions here.

Thanks Paul. I've always been skeptical, but only for a few years been Christian, so I guess my experience has been almost the polar opposite of yours. But who knows where the questions will lead?

Logikos

Quote:What do you mean by "detrimental"?

He means all of this: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...html?cat=9 and more.

Edit: More meaning not religiously biased to see the good in brainwashing the populace, faith without verifiable evidence, virginity, etc. A list that is quite long, in fact.

(April 25, 2010 at 8:24 am)Saerules Wrote: He means all of this: [link to article] and more.

Edit: More meaning not religiously biased to see the good in brainwashing the populace, faith without verifiable evidence, virginity, etc. A list that is quite long, in fact.

That article is about organized religion; Shinylight was talking about theistic belief.

Logikos

Theistic belief is also bad. You can draw the same connections between people suffering delusions and people believing in gods.

Ever read 'The God Delusion'? I think that explains this quite well.

Theistic belief is detrimental to the quest for truth. It's that simple.

(April 25, 2010 at 8:57 am)Paul the Human Wrote: Theistic belief is in almost every case (those cases where this is not true are very rare) detrimental to the quest for truth. It's that simple.

Fixed this for you

I suppose that is true, but I'll be damned if I can think of any of those rare exceptions.

(April 25, 2010 at 8:48 am)Saerules Wrote: Theistic belief is also bad. You can draw the same connections between people suffering delusions and people believing in gods.

Ever read 'The God Delusion'? I think that explains this quite well.

So are you saying that all people who believe in god(s) suffer from delusions?

(April 25, 2010 at 9:04 am)Logikos Wrote: So are you saying that all people who believe in god(s) suffer from delusions?

Yes. If not delusions, then magical thinking at least.