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    Thread: does evil exist?
Post: RE: does evil exist?

Does cold exist?
h311inac311 Philosophy 51 3450 October 10, 2022 at 1:07 pm
    Thread: Maximizing Moral Virtue
Post: RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue

Well, as the lone representative of Christian theology in this discussion I will do my best to address at least some of the points that were presented here. Fake Messiah made what I would like to cal...
h311inac311 Philosophy 191 12790 October 10, 2022 at 12:58 pm
    Thread: Maximizing Moral Virtue
Post: RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue

(September 17, 2022 at 4:35 pm)GUBU Wrote: Quote:If men are free to invent their own meaning and assign their own value to the words right and wrong what is stopping the gambler from telling his wif...
h311inac311 Philosophy 191 12790 September 17, 2022 at 6:28 pm
    Thread: The shape of Earth
Post: RE: The shape of Earth

I think you mean seeing things with your own eyes and refusing to doubt your own experiences when in-adequate evidence is presented to the contrary. Again I ask, is it possible to observe a full moon...
h311inac311 Physical Sciences 162 24582 September 17, 2022 at 4:03 pm
    Thread: Maximizing Moral Virtue
Post: RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue

Well atheism (especially without any appeal to the history of communism) has the benefit of newness. It's a fairly new idea to be so widely adopted which is partially why I raised this topic to begin ...
h311inac311 Philosophy 191 12790 September 17, 2022 at 3:51 pm
    Thread: Sexual Satisfaction Correlated with Religious Belief
Post: RE: Sexual Satisfaction Correlated with Religious ...

What has you convinced that Jesus' view on women is that they should be regarded as property?
h311inac311 Religion 38 3295 September 7, 2022 at 2:21 pm
    Thread: Maximizing Moral Virtue
Post: RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue

(September 2, 2022 at 2:15 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: (September 1, 2022 at 7:45 pm)h311inac311 Wrote: Okay Aegon, what is the nature of religion? Is it good, bad or neutral? It's bad. I mean, look a...
h311inac311 Philosophy 191 12790 September 7, 2022 at 2:16 pm
    Thread: Sexual Satisfaction Correlated with Religious Belief
Post: RE: Sexual Satisfaction Correlated with Religious ...

Really? So honoring a woman's body, paying respect to her father and asking for her hand in marriage before blessing her with children is a better experience than saying, "hey honey, according to the ...
h311inac311 Religion 38 3295 September 1, 2022 at 8:02 pm
    Thread: Maximizing Moral Virtue
Post: RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue

Okay Aegon, what is the nature of religion? Is it good, bad or neutral?
h311inac311 Philosophy 191 12790 September 1, 2022 at 7:45 pm
    Thread: Why do I say that Islam is an evil religion?
Post: RE: Why do I say that Islam is an evil religion?

Not sure but I think that Muhammad once wrote that he believed that his heart was where semen came from. Also, according to verse 3:54 of the Quran allah is admittedly a deceiver: ومكروا ومكر الله ...
h311inac311 Islam 85 7265 August 26, 2022 at 6:13 pm
    Thread: Is zero a natural number?
Post: RE: Is zero a natural number?

In my mind Zero is not a number which can be represented in a physical way, however I do think that you can make an appeal to nature, we can say that zero is what rocks think about. Or, as another ha...
h311inac311 Mathematics 81 6612 August 25, 2022 at 6:25 pm
    Thread: The shape of Earth
Post: RE: The shape of Earth

First of all, the peak of a mountain is usually obscured by clouds, also objects which are closer to you may get in the way (trees, hills, buildings). That's how the visor on a hat works to keep the s...
h311inac311 Physical Sciences 162 24582 August 25, 2022 at 6:13 pm
    Thread: Maximizing Moral Virtue
Post: RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue

(August 19, 2022 at 12:45 pm)Aegon Wrote: Name a single commandment or virtue that requires a belief in God to learn and understand, that I can't learn on my own in a logical and secular fashion. Se...
h311inac311 Philosophy 191 12790 August 25, 2022 at 6:02 pm
    Thread: The shape of Earth
Post: RE: The shape of Earth

(August 18, 2022 at 5:42 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Most of the questions have been elementary to middle school level.  My boys are doing units on this stuff right now.  Now, trolls trolling - and o...
h311inac311 Physical Sciences 162 24582 August 18, 2022 at 8:31 pm
    Thread: The shape of Earth
Post: RE: The shape of Earth

(August 18, 2022 at 2:42 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: (August 18, 2022 at 9:07 am)h311inac311 Wrote: "Did you also catch Mount Everest with the telescope? Considering that it is the highest mountain in ...
h311inac311 Physical Sciences 162 24582 August 18, 2022 at 8:21 pm
    Thread: Maximizing Moral Virtue
Post: RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue

(August 18, 2022 at 10:03 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: I think we're pretty safe from stalin.  He hasn't gotten up to much lately. Nothing prevents atheists in present from moral failure just as you ...
h311inac311 Philosophy 191 12790 August 18, 2022 at 8:13 pm
    Thread: The shape of Earth
Post: RE: The shape of Earth

(August 18, 2022 at 9:37 am)polymath257 Wrote: Why does a solid rubber ball 'defy gravity' when submerged in water? Depends on how solid the rubber, but if it is less dense than the medium it is sur...
h311inac311 Physical Sciences 162 24582 August 18, 2022 at 10:05 am
    Thread: Maximizing Moral Virtue
Post: RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue

(July 19, 2022 at 11:28 am)Angrboda Wrote: I'm calling it.  "Troll." Why? Is it because atheists don't actually like standing up for anything meaningful? Is it because they can't construct a moral...
h311inac311 Philosophy 191 12790 August 18, 2022 at 9:56 am
    Thread: The shape of Earth
Post: RE: The shape of Earth

(August 18, 2022 at 9:32 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: You could do all sorts of fun experiments at home to figure out how and why displacement works. I'm all ears,  Name a few.
h311inac311 Physical Sciences 162 24582 August 18, 2022 at 9:33 am
    Thread: The shape of Earth
Post: RE: The shape of Earth

Good thing Polymath is here, otherwise the God-less dogpile would have to show their work. Don't worry guys, Polymath has done all of the work for you already and he's already reached the right concl...
h311inac311 Physical Sciences 162 24582 August 18, 2022 at 9:26 am