(January 21, 2011 at 12:20 pm)DoubtVsFaith Wrote:A lot.(January 21, 2011 at 10:52 am)Watson Wrote: If I am unhealthy and I'm sick inside...why do I feel better than I've ever felt before?
What's that got to do with truth?
Quote:Why not? How about you also refute the rest of my argument, instead of small portions of it that you are capable of picking at?Quote:You could say the things I see now are coincidence, but I would counter that things have worked out too well to be mere coincidence.
That is not an argument.
Thor Wrote:Sorry to burst your bubble, but I have no "faith" at all and my life is pretty damn good. In fact, when I think back on some of the rougher patches in my life, they took place when I was a believer and had "faith".I never said that you, or any one else without faith, does not have a 'damn good' life. But just because you went through rough patches while you were a believer does not mean you went through those rough patches because you were a believer.
My commentary on those without faith is in regards to a person without faith's conduct in life and how it affects the choices they make and the way in which their life turns out as compared to how it might turn out if they were to find faith.
Quote:I'm also not "missing out" because I get to sleep in on Sunday and save 10% of my income!Hey! So do I!
(January 21, 2011 at 12:05 pm)prayer warrior Wrote: I must say Watson, that my 'testimony' is the exact opposite. A life of faith made me arrogant, and unwilling to OBJECTIVELY communicate with individuals of a different philosophy.Then perhaps you should have spent more time considering and examining your own faith.
Quote:I also said/did things that i am now ashamed of, and my morality was actually retarded by biblical ethics.Or perhaps your own perception of morality was retarded by a misunderstanding of Biblical ethics. Not all who claim to have faith actually have faith, and none who have faith are perfect. It's all a matter of who you are and who you strive to be.
Quote:Losing faith is the best thing that ever happened to me!I doubt it.
(January 21, 2011 at 12:31 pm)Ashendant Wrote: And those that believe in religion miss out on the freedom to think for yourself, rather than follow the dictations of people long past, the freedom to appreciate the true beauty of the universe without fear of the unknown.Do not assume things of me. On the contray, I have come to all of my own conclusions, and accepted religion merely because I have found that it is synonymous with most of my own beliefs in the first place. I sought God, not religion. I happened to find both.