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    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Quote:There is no middle ground between belief and disbelief. Agnosticism is not a fence sitting position. Do you believe I'm wearing shoes, or not?  Which is it, it must be one or the other, there i...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 25, 2016 at 5:18 pm
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Quote:So, you are admitting that you believe the credibility of ancient texts is on par with the credibility of reason? I agree that we don't have that much to talk about, and that this post editor i...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 25, 2016 at 4:43 pm
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Quote:Sorry, but if you are putting the credibility of ancient texts on the same footing as reason (evidence and sound/valid logic), we may not have anything left to talk about. That's ok with me, t...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 25, 2016 at 8:45 am
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
[quote pid='1231011' dateline='1458757119'] Yes, it may be true that reason may not work in all of reality. I'm  not sure how that would happen, but for arguments sake, I'll go with it.  That still d...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 24, 2016 at 8:29 pm
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Quote:The qualifications are, it works. EVERY advancement ever made is a result of reason.  Human lifespan has more than doubled in the last 100 years, airflight, modern medicine, computers, etc, et...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 24, 2016 at 8:02 pm
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
(March 23, 2016 at 7:27 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: The methods I use to come the the conclusion that the belief in gods is unjustified are: evidence, reason, logic, critical thinking. If you can show me h...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 24, 2016 at 7:55 pm
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
(March 23, 2016 at 11:31 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (March 23, 2016 at 9:41 am)Felasco Wrote: Please provide proof that the rules of human reason are binding upon all of reality, and thus any gods c...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 6:30 pm
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
(March 23, 2016 at 11:40 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (March 23, 2016 at 10:38 am)Felasco Wrote: Again, you are assuming that nothing in reality can be, or appear to be, contradictory.  Prove it pleas...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 6:28 pm
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Simon Moon Wrote:How did you figure that the existence of gods is a "reasonable possibility"? Um, apologies but uh, I didn't say anything even close to that.
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 6:26 pm
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Quote:Sure we don't know everything. It does not follow that some particular thing we don't know is real. Agreed. Quote:Only that something that doesn't contradict what we know to be factual and...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 10:38 am
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
(March 23, 2016 at 10:28 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: But from a practical standpoint, what function does pondering over what may or may not lie beyond our mortal limits serve?  How would this change my e...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 10:35 am
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Quote:Human reason is not an authority, it's a tool.  Again, the analogy fails.  We use it because it works.  Please prove that the tool of reason "works" in all of reality, the scope of most god pr...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 10:25 am
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
[quote pid='1230839' dateline='1458741200'] Lol, fair enough.  See above for my edited content.  I am curious to know why you assume there is a scale beyond the one we currently experience.  [/quote]...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 10:18 am
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Quote:"Fundamental nature of all reality" smells like a poopy assertion rolled in supernatural glitter if you ask me.  What reason is there to assume there is "another scale" beyond the one we are cur...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 9:46 am
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Quote:But, they do know of a superior method.  It's called human reason, and it's far more efficacious than their old books. They just choose not to use it.  Again, you analogy between religious faith...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 9:41 am
    Thread: Why the whole Adam and Eve Fall story makes no sense
Post: RE: Why the whole Adam and Eve Fall story makes no...
[quote pid='1230535' dateline='1458693439'] So, you agree that the Adam and Eve myth should not be taken seriously. Seems obvious. [/quote] I agree it was unrealistic to suggest it could be in this ...
 Felasco Christianity 237 36902 March 23, 2016 at 8:38 am
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
(March 23, 2016 at 3:24 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (March 22, 2016 at 8:15 pm)Felasco Wrote: Please provide proof that the rules of human reason are binding upon all of reality, and thus any gods ...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 23, 2016 at 8:34 am
    Thread: Why the whole Adam and Eve Fall story makes no sense
Post: RE: Why the whole Adam and Eve Fall story makes no...
[quote pid='1230532' dateline='1458693296'] It was not a realistic option. [/quote] Agreed.
 Felasco Christianity 237 36902 March 22, 2016 at 8:37 pm
    Thread: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
Post: RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
(March 22, 2016 at 8:16 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: If you don't want to call us, "atheists", what do you want to call us? I'm open to suggestions. Reasonists. One possible problem with this label however is ...
 Felasco Atheism 259 36025 March 22, 2016 at 8:32 pm
    Thread: Why the whole Adam and Eve Fall story makes no sense
Post: RE: Why the whole Adam and Eve Fall story makes no...
(March 22, 2016 at 7:59 pm)Minimalist Wrote: So you expect us to take fairy tales seriously? No, not really.   Just making the option available.  I see the option is declined, and that's ok, no prob...
 Felasco Christianity 237 36902 March 22, 2016 at 8:22 pm