(May 25, 2011 at 5:37 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: Because the more people that think just like them, the more power they have. That, and they're more comfortable surrounding themselves with like-minded people so they will keep believing that their delusion is real. It's a lot easier being a Christian when everyone around you keeps reaffirming your faith by telling you how right you are. Doesn't make it real, though.
Or perhaps they just care about you and they want you to experience the wonderful thing called "salvation". It's a possibility too, isn't it?
(May 25, 2011 at 5:37 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: The trouble is that the oasis is a mirage and doesn't really exist.
But, given the scenario I presented to be true, the friend who would want to share the water would be doing a good thing, wouldn't he?
(May 25, 2011 at 5:37 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: Uh, yeah, pretty much. First, prove that your god & religion is 100% real, and then we'll talk. Otherwise you're just wasting time here.
It is impossible to prove anything 100% true, with a few exceptions like the existence of reality (we exist therefore there is something in which things that exist exist, and this is what we call reality -- sorry if I expressed myself incorrectly; it's hard to explain things that are so obvious) and the existence of the self (cogito ergo sum=Je pense donc je suis=I think therefore I am). The reason I think this is so is because in order to prove anything as absolutely true (100% true) you'd have to prove absolutely false all other statements contrary to your position. For example, I make the claim that the world we live in now is real and isn't an illusion. But what if someone says there is something like the Matrix? Can you prove absolutely false this idea? No you can't. You may prove that it is very unlikely but there is a very remote possibility that it is true. As long as this very remote possibility of it being true remains you cannot prove 100% true that the world we live in is real; that is, prove it without any possible doubt. You may prove it to 99.9% (I'm exaggerating) but never 100%. Given our finite knowledge, with the exception of the two mentioned previously (and perhaps more, but none occur to me right now), it's impossible to prove things 100% true. Not even God. This is just my opinion, but I think it's true. So you're demand for me to prove my religion 100% true is impractical for you are giving me a task impossible to complete.
(May 25, 2011 at 5:43 pm)Jaysyn Wrote: I'd need a partial lobotomy to reach that mental state.
I don't think insulting is the most effective way to communicate with people.
