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Thread: Somebody said this to me
Post: RE: Somebody said this to me
(May 12, 2012 at 5:38 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: Can't you/they Google??
I did. I'm not very knowledgeable about such matters but it didn't take me long to find a few rebuttals. Here's my response:
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cdabamsworth |
General Science
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May 12, 2012 at 6:25 am |
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Thread: Somebody said this to me
Post: RE: Somebody said this to me
Here we go...they've come back with a whopper.
Quote:Amino acid racemization: Basically it looks like carbon dating, if I’m not mistaken. In short, it seems that there is a point that the page capitu... |
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cdabamsworth |
General Science
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May 12, 2012 at 5:31 am |
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Thread: Somebody said this to me
Post: Somebody said this to me
Somebody I know said:
"The universe exists. The universe has a beginning (big bang) and an end (freeze). The idea of it collapsing again is absurd, what would cause that? The universe couldn’t have c... |
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cdabamsworth |
General Science
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April 26, 2012 at 4:16 pm |
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Thread: Do you agree with Richard Dawkins?
Post: RE: Do you agree with Richard Dawkins?
Not sure if anyone has posted this, but I believe Dawkins wrote this (found it online):
Quote:*You mention in the book 'The Ancestor's Tale' that you are appalled at the
works of liberal thinkers fro... |
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cdabamsworth |
Philosophy
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170045 |
April 17, 2012 at 6:53 pm |
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Thread: What planted the seed?
Post: RE: What planted the seed?
Hmm. I loved Derren Brown as a performer. Then I found out he was atheist. Then I listened to him speak and it made sense. And he used to be Christian, and his perspective was his deconversion. How co... |
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cdabamsworth |
Atheism
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April 2, 2012 at 7:44 pm |
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Thread: The illogicality of belief revealed?
Post: The illogicality of belief revealed?
We all have the problem of believers not understanding how their belief is founded on illogicality.
Do you think this approach - of pointing out where belief is illogical - is helpful, or is logic no... |
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cdabamsworth |
Atheism
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April 2, 2012 at 11:08 am |
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Thread: What do I say?
Post: RE: What do I say?
They've come back with "You say I have no grounds for believing in God: a great force that cannot be understood. However, scientists have long ago admitted that the laws of science that we observe tod... |
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cdabamsworth |
Religion
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April 1, 2012 at 6:31 pm |
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Thread: Hello my fellow atheists!
Post: RE: Hello my fellow atheists!
"Someone who burns those in flames if they don't fit His ideal... Remind you of anyone??"
Hahaha :) Welcome! |
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cdabamsworth |
Introductions
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April 1, 2012 at 9:47 am |
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Thread: Theory of Everything (unifying faith and reason)
Post: RE: Theory of Everything (unifying faith and reaso...
As a Christian I used to believe that God created the universe with a big bang and designed evolution to keep speciation going. |
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cdabamsworth |
Atheism
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April 1, 2012 at 9:44 am |
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Thread: Debating with theists.
Post: RE: Debating with theists.
I'll echo about asking questions.
"I believe in God."
"Why?"
"Because He is the Word according to the Bible."
"How do you know the Bible proves God is the Word?"
"Because He wrote it with His Divine ... |
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cdabamsworth |
Religion
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April 1, 2012 at 9:40 am |
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Thread: Need help for a Sunday School class
Post: RE: Need help for a Sunday School class
This moral dilemma is worth considering: http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/god1.htm |
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cdabamsworth |
Christianity
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April 1, 2012 at 9:19 am |
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Thread: What do I say?
Post: RE: What do I say?
I was confused. Loads of words and not much meaning! |
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cdabamsworth |
Religion
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March 31, 2012 at 7:04 pm |
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Thread: What do I say?
Post: What do I say?
I was talking religion with my friend, when they suddenly came out with this mouthful.
Quote:The very existence of order in the universe proves that the 2nd law of Thermodynamics has been violated. T... |
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cdabamsworth |
Religion
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March 31, 2012 at 6:42 pm |
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Thread: Insulting & attacking belief doesn't work.
Post: RE: Insulting & attacking belief doesn't work.
Hi.
Just to clarify, I didn't say (or think) it was in any way immoral or wrong to insult others for their beliefs. I was purely emphasizing the point that it probably won't help deconvert anybody, a... |
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cdabamsworth |
Converts' Corner
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March 31, 2012 at 4:21 pm |
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Thread: Death
Post: RE: Death
Not strictly topical, but I like what Penn Jillette said:
"I say to people who are scared of death, 'You weren't alive in 1890. Does that scare you?' They say, 'No, why would it?' I say, 'So why does... |
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cdabamsworth |
Philosophy
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March 31, 2012 at 11:29 am |
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Thread: The Bible
Post: RE: The Bible
Thanks for your response.
(March 31, 2012 at 11:18 am)mediamogul Wrote: A god who created a world where the holocaust not only happened but was NECCESSARY, as in it had to happen, raises some serio... |
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cdabamsworth |
Christianity
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March 31, 2012 at 11:24 am |
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Thread: The Bible
Post: The Bible
If you interpret the whole Bible literally, you're a bad Christian because you could justify evil behaviour, and scientists will laugh at you because you're probably a creationist.
If you interpret s... |
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cdabamsworth |
Christianity
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March 31, 2012 at 11:11 am |
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Thread: Militant atheism: Why it exists, and why we need it.
Post: RE: Militant atheism: Why it exists, and why we n...
This idea, on a big scale, is fine. But if you're personally talking to a religious person, I honestly don't think louder is better.
A natural response when you wish to influence somebody is to becom... |
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cdabamsworth |
Atheism
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March 31, 2012 at 11:05 am |
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Thread: Insulting & attacking belief doesn't work.
Post: Insulting & attacking belief doesn't work.
I used to be a Christian.
Every time people attacked me / insulted me about my beliefs, or said things in a harsh way, I ignored them and laughed at them, knowing that they were wrong. I went around ... |
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cdabamsworth |
Converts' Corner
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24624 |
March 31, 2012 at 11:01 am |