RE: What gives a religion the right to claim their fantasy is correct and the rest false?
November 20, 2016 at 12:06 pm
(November 20, 2016 at 11:36 am)PETE_ROSE Wrote: Not dragging up Pascal's Wager, but there are only two possibilities. Either God exists, or doesn't. From my viewpoint atheism has a bleak outlook either way.Well, if your hope and happiness is based on the idea that god exists, it;s kind of a "no shit" comment to say that you think atheism has a bleak outlook. I;m an atheist, I don;t see anything blak about there not being any gods. Life is still exactly what it is. I take my hope and my happiness from the same place as ever..and, likely, from the same place as you despite any pious pronouncement you may care to utter.
Quote:I feel I do not fit the mold many would like to dismiss Christians as. Lack of education, place of birth, education, indoctrination, etc.You fit the mold pretty well, we have your comments here and elsewhere on boards as testament to that, lol.
Quote:It is easy to discredit someone if they can be labeled negatively. Many draw science like a pistol. It appears to me that science and the Bible compliment each other.Well, it also appears to you to be that fairies created and maintain the earth, so.....?
Quote:Most religions are easily discredited. Christianity is not. Yes there are some aspects that many do it agree with or endorse, but that doesn't not denote it is false."All the other guys are wrong for reasons that my beliefs are immune to". Not likely.
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