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    Thread: Q's from a theist
Post: RE: Q's from a theist

1. What is the predominate belief of your family and friends? Both my family and friends consists of mainly christians. 2. What is your general location? (If U.S. please use northwest, northeast, etc...
Arcturus Atheism 46 12256 June 17, 2011 at 2:19 pm
    Thread: Question for deists: Why is there a Creator?
Post: RE: Question for deists: why is there a Creator?

(May 31, 2011 at 9:44 pm)Eternity Wrote: Because following a infinite regress of Creators is illogical. That and a universe such as the one we are in couldn't have come at a spontanious random. The ...
Arcturus Religion 73 19461 June 2, 2011 at 3:42 am
    Thread: Why Agnosticism?
Post: RE: Why Agnosticism?

(May 31, 2011 at 6:49 am)diffidus Wrote: On this basis, for me, the only logical position is one of the type of Agnosticism that I have defined. Atheism must rely, hugely, upon a good dose of faith...
Arcturus Atheism 69 26956 June 1, 2011 at 11:45 am
    Thread: A few questions
Post: RE: A few questions

(June 8, 2009 at 3:10 am)scameter Wrote: If you would like to know more about my motivations for writing this topic, feel free to view my topic in the Introductions page. But I'll just say I'm askin...
Arcturus Atheism 19 8911 May 30, 2011 at 11:37 pm
    Thread: Man Crucifies Himself
Post: RE: Man Crucifies Himself

I shall nominate him as a potential recipient for the darwin award!
Arcturus Religion 29 10852 May 30, 2011 at 11:40 am
    Thread: Adoring Skeptics
Post: RE: Adoring Skeptics

Well, all I know is that most theists are skeptics of skepticism, where they accept ideas without evidence, whilst rejecting ideas with evidence. The very opposite of open-mindedness imo...
Arcturus Religion 4 1204 May 30, 2011 at 11:39 am
    Thread: If you have a question about god, ask an atheist
Post: RE: If you have a question about god, ask an athei...

Well, considering that almost none of my friends know that Catholicism is a christian denomination (and the first one at that), and even consider it as a separate religion from christianity itself. An...
Arcturus Religion 34 8882 May 30, 2011 at 11:36 am
    Thread: What distinguishes a cult from a religion?
Post: RE: What distinguishes a cult from a religion?

I would say size, not age. Scientology is 'only' a little more than half a century old.
Arcturus Religion 29 7898 May 30, 2011 at 11:33 am
    Thread: Question for deists: Why is there a Creator?
Post: RE: Question for deists: why is there a Creator?

(May 21, 2011 at 2:20 pm)Zenith Wrote: I'm just curios about deists' arguments for the existence of a Creator. And, hopefully it does not sound foolish: why should there be only one creator? hopefu...
Arcturus Religion 73 19461 May 30, 2011 at 11:25 am
    Thread: When the Lord committed infanticide
Post: RE: When the Lord committed infanticide

After all, he is going to send 2/3 of the world's population into the fiery blaze of hell for eternity. How does infanticide compare to this?
Arcturus Christianity 24 9025 May 30, 2011 at 11:17 am
    Thread: I'm beginning to hate religious people.
Post: RE: I'm beginning to hate religious people.

That's when you question the theist's nonbelief in leprechauns and unicorns, claiming that they are the source of all morality. As cliched as it may be, I typically point out the fact that they are ne...
Arcturus Atheism 86 42669 May 30, 2011 at 11:11 am
    Thread: How Do We Behave?
Post: RE: How Do We Behave?

(May 12, 2011 at 2:58 pm)diffidus Wrote: If you believe in God, then how to behave is simple: This life is transient and if you do good things you will spend the rest of eternity in Heaven, whereas,...
Arcturus Atheism 134 33091 May 30, 2011 at 11:08 am
    Thread: A journey from Christianity to Atheism
Post: RE: A journey from Christianity to Atheism

I was raised as a catholic, but somewhere around the ages of 8 or 9 I started to question my beliefs. I guess it was probably related to my passion for science, which has inevitably encouraged my to t...
Arcturus Converts' Corner 11 5743 May 25, 2011 at 4:25 am
    Thread: 13 Questions
Post: RE: 13 Questions

1. What evidence would convince you of God’s existence? Alot. Anything that shows evidence that the universe was designed, or simply god appearing to us. 2. You see the words, “I love you” written...
Arcturus Atheism 94 34020 May 22, 2011 at 1:23 am
    Thread: Stephen Hawking Nails It
Post: RE: Stephen Hawking Nails It

(May 17, 2011 at 5:55 am)Napoleon666 Wrote: (May 17, 2011 at 4:03 am)Arcturus Wrote: Religion just got owned by a cripple (no offence to hawking, who I'm a fan of). Is this supposed to be contribu...
Arcturus Atheism 50 13161 May 20, 2011 at 10:49 am
    Thread: Star-less planets found
Post: RE: Star-less planets found

I think starless planets should be more common than planets which orbits around stars. After the formation of any planetary systems, most of the planets formed either crash into the fiery blaze of its...
Arcturus Physical Sciences 11 4657 May 20, 2011 at 10:42 am
    Thread: Problem dealing with death as an atheist
Post: RE: Problem dealing with death as an atheist

(March 4, 2011 at 9:41 pm)Cynical8 Wrote: I've been dealing with an issue that I believe only atheists could really help me with, and so I came across these forums. I just joined, and after a quick...
Arcturus Atheism 131 71597 May 17, 2011 at 4:17 am
    Thread: How Do We Behave?
Post: RE: How Do We Behave?

(May 12, 2011 at 2:58 pm)diffidus Wrote: If you believe in God, then how to behave is simple: This life is transient and if you do good things you will spend the rest of eternity in Heaven, whereas,...
Arcturus Atheism 134 33091 May 17, 2011 at 4:11 am
    Thread: Stephen Hawking Nails It
Post: RE: Stephen Hawking Nails It

Religion just got owned by a cripple (no offence to hawking, who I'm a fan of).
Arcturus Atheism 50 13161 May 17, 2011 at 4:03 am
    Thread: Did you ever believe?
Post: RE: Did you ever believe?

I was raised catholic, but lost my faith since 9, presumably from the critical thinking that was inevitably brought about from my interest in science. I became an outspoken atheist at 15.
Arcturus Atheism 56 9308 May 17, 2011 at 3:58 am