RE: This Has to Stop
September 26, 2017 at 10:51 pm
(This post was last modified: September 26, 2017 at 10:56 pm by beepete.)
(September 26, 2017 at 9:16 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(September 26, 2017 at 1:06 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: People who believe in God usually believe He knows what we are thinking. Including myself.
See, that's not what I find so annoying. What bugs me is how they seem to think they know what their god is thinking ... but then turn around and appeal to "mysterious ways" or "God's plan", instead of simply saying, "You know what? I don't have a fucking clue" whenever confronted with the myriad conundrums their theologies cannot explain.
(September 26, 2017 at 4:54 pm)beepete Wrote: had started to form the opinion (incorrectly it now seems) that I would discover people of his intellectual caliber and rationality on this forum.Perhaps they are here somewhere, but I'm yet to find him.
(September 26, 2017 at 4:54 pm)beepete Wrote: Thanks for the tip on being polite.
Pity you didn't see fit to take it to heart. The passive-aggressive broad-brushing of a bunch of people you don't know doesn't strike me as very courteous.
I doubt you're going to find very many of his intellectual caliber on any forum, quite frankly, but there are plenty of rational people here.
That is a fair comment. I apologize.
(September 26, 2017 at 5:36 pm)KevinM1 Wrote:(September 26, 2017 at 4:54 pm)beepete Wrote: Rules are rules (just ask Moses - seems we all need them and I was unaware of the link violation). It was a small clip by Carl Sagan on religion, science and the cosmos in general. It was not a substitution for my own words - Carl Sagan was far too articulate and clever for that. I had started to form the opinion (incorrectly it now seems) that I would discover people of his intellectual caliber and rationality on this forum.Perhaps they are here somewhere, but I'm yet to find him. Thanks for the tip on being polite.
What do you want to discuss? You mentioned your problems with hell, I mentioned my problems with hell, Steve opined on my problems with hell (which, while perhaps making sense to those in Christianity only really serve to highlight more problems with the mechanics behind the entire endeavor), and then you posted a video which was, apparently, unrelated.
Instead of lamenting that we're a bunch of idiots, maybe meet us halfway and engage us?