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    Thread: Why people are religious
Post: RE: Why people are religious

A lot has happened since I last looked at this thread, and I can't answer everything that has been said. Regarding my original post, I don't like to generalise; I was speaking from personal experienc...
jcvamp Religion 115 17561 January 8, 2016 at 9:00 am
    Thread: Why people are religious
Post: RE: Why people are religious

(January 6, 2016 at 12:04 pm)abaris Wrote: Assuming you're not a troll or Poe or whatever (sorry, we have our share recently),I don't know what a Poe is, but I'm not a troll; the question is geniune...
jcvamp Religion 115 17561 January 6, 2016 at 12:16 pm
    Thread: Why people are religious
Post: RE: Why people are religious

(January 6, 2016 at 11:19 am)Vic Wrote: I think it's patronizing to assume what someone's reasons behind their worldview are, especially if it's done in a way that makes them sound emotionally weak ...
jcvamp Religion 115 17561 January 6, 2016 at 12:09 pm
    Thread: Why people are religious
Post: Why people are religious

What's your opinion on why people are religious? I think it's purely emotional. I think people can't cope with the idea of not knowing how the world works, so they cling to some kind of explanation t...
jcvamp Religion 115 17561 January 6, 2016 at 11:15 am
    Thread: Putting things into perspective
Post: RE: Putting things into perspective

I find these videos truly upsetting. I hate how divisive religion can be.
jcvamp Christianity 6 1525 December 12, 2015 at 7:35 pm
    Thread: Psychic mediums
Post: RE: Psychic mediums

If I give examples of known frauds, and even magicians who perform the same trick, I'm told that just because there are frauds it doesn't mean that they're all frauds. Actually, the response to me men...
jcvamp Skepticism & Pseudoscience 25 4438 December 12, 2015 at 7:13 pm
    Thread: It turns out that God is an egg
Post: RE: It turns out that God is an egg

I'm still more convinced by the father, the son, and the holy toast.
jcvamp Media 17 2191 December 12, 2015 at 7:00 pm
    Thread: Christian argued that everything must have a creator
Post: RE: Christian argued that everything must have a c...

(December 12, 2015 at 6:42 pm)athrock Wrote: (December 7, 2015 at 5:57 pm)dyresand Wrote: christians arguing for creation need to understand that  even god needs a creator. (December 7, 2015 at 6...
jcvamp Christianity 125 23882 December 12, 2015 at 6:57 pm
    Thread: Christian argued that everything must have a creator
Post: RE: Christian argued that everything must have a c...

(December 1, 2015 at 8:26 am)ChadWooters Wrote: Who created the creator? I don't know why the ignorant keep bringing that up. No serious theologian ever proposed an argument that did not take that o...
jcvamp Christianity 125 23882 December 12, 2015 at 5:51 pm
    Thread: Psychic mediums
Post: Psychic mediums

Psychic mediums are one of my pet peeves. I think it's completely callous and unscrupulous to use the memory of someone's dead relatives to bring yourself fame and fortune. I don't set out to destroy ...
jcvamp Skepticism & Pseudoscience 25 4438 December 12, 2015 at 5:14 pm
    Thread: It turns out that God is an egg
Post: It turns out that God is an egg

[Image: http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb247...yu108x.jpg] I saw this on Facebook, and I was very tempted to reply, 'And just like an egg, the idea is very fragile, and very quickly comes apart wh...
jcvamp Media 17 2191 December 12, 2015 at 5:09 pm
    Thread: Intelligent Atheists: Who/What Was Jesus?
Post: RE: Intelligent Atheists: Who/What Was Jesus?

(December 1, 2015 at 1:32 pm)robvalue Wrote: (November 30, 2015 at 1:40 pm)Natachan Wrote: I tend to think that Jesus is a compilation of a bunch of different people. There are other Jewish figure...
jcvamp Christianity 87 18261 December 1, 2015 at 3:29 pm
    Thread: FIANLLY rid of google's damn shopping tab!!
Post: RE: FIANLLY rid of google's damn shopping tab!!

(December 1, 2015 at 12:25 am)Aractus Wrote: [Image: http://i.imgur.com/dvulwrd.png] Second from the left in that screenshot. Why get rid of it? Isn't it easier just to not click it?
jcvamp Technology & Computing 17 4164 December 1, 2015 at 3:26 pm
    Thread: FIANLLY rid of google's damn shopping tab!!
Post: RE: FIANLLY rid of google's damn shopping tab!!

(October 6, 2015 at 10:13 pm)Aractus Wrote: On 31 May 2012 Google removed the "Product Search" feature, and has never returned it. Finally I've worked out how to remove the Shopping links permanent...
jcvamp Technology & Computing 17 4164 December 1, 2015 at 12:19 am
    Thread: Christian argued that everything must have a creator
Post: RE: Christian argued that everything must have a c...

(November 30, 2015 at 6:59 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I'm not sure why anyone is taking issue with my post. The OP asked if his own argument was a good one to make to his theist friend. My response was...
jcvamp Christianity 125 23882 November 30, 2015 at 11:41 pm
    Thread: I went to church today
Post: RE: I went to church today

(November 30, 2015 at 3:26 pm)dyresand Wrote: Don't you mean conversion factories. Can I get an amen?
jcvamp Christianity 30 6484 November 30, 2015 at 4:55 pm
    Thread: Christian argued that everything must have a creator
Post: RE: Christian argued that everything must have a c...

(November 30, 2015 at 2:45 pm)dyresand Wrote: That chap needs to get smacked with a science book. He'll probably be one of those 'it takes more faith to believe in science' people. (November 30, 2...
jcvamp Christianity 125 23882 November 30, 2015 at 4:52 pm
    Thread: Hello
Post: RE: Hello

(November 30, 2015 at 4:12 pm)atheistinNYC Wrote: I feel you-I had a family member "disown" me last easter for posting a joke about Jesus being as real as the Easter bunny. He told me he was going t...
jcvamp Introductions 7 1067 November 30, 2015 at 4:24 pm
    Thread: Hello
Post: RE: Hello

Thanks for the welcomes.
jcvamp Introductions 7 1067 November 30, 2015 at 3:42 pm
    Thread: Is anyone good at making graphics?
Post: RE: Is anyone good at making graphics?

(November 30, 2015 at 2:39 pm)dyresand Wrote: Okay i got nothing better to do lol.. Give me a good 30 minutesWould I be able to PM you about it? I don't want to name my website in case it's viewed...
jcvamp Off Topic 4 1145 November 30, 2015 at 3:25 pm