RE: My view and reasons for them. Atheist and Christians welcome here. (short)
May 7, 2018 at 10:56 pm
(This post was last modified: May 7, 2018 at 11:11 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 7, 2018 at 10:48 pm)Quick Wrote: There is something to be said for not growing up in a "believing" family. I think this radically changes the outlook of the person.Who said anything about my family not believing, lol? Me, man. I didn;t believe.
Quote:My belief is something that gives me purpose. I am not sure who you are comparing me to though. Could you specify that?The very same believers you seek to distance yourself from. I guess it;s nice that your beliefs give you purpose? We put fake rabbits on tracks to give greyhounds purpose. Fantasy works for them, too. Until they catch the thing..then it;s nothing but tears and misery.
Quote:When you talk about the "foundation" I find wrestling with the belief in God a inherent part of being a human. I don't think just because someone believes there is a God means their perception of the world outside of belief in God is otherwise flawed.
Then you;re simply wrong. It may be an inherent part of you, but it;s not something I've struggled with.
Now..as to whether or not god belief indicates that a persons perception of the world outside god is flawed.....they seem to have a high rate of comorbidity.
Just look at all of the things you've gotten completely wrong about atheism and atheists? Recall that you mentioned a "law of attraction" from the outset and proceeded to describe qm as rationally inexplicable, along with a range of other experiences you claimed to have but failed to specify in any way when asked..and that thusfar you;ve presented a sum total of two rationalizations for your beliefs. One being "I don't know stuff, therefore god" in a handful of completely inane forms..and the other being "it give's me purpose".
So..yeah, I;d say that your perceptions, from this vantage point...look compromised. Now, does that compromised perception create your god belief..does the god belief create compromised perception..do they just sort of hang around each other and cut off blood flow to the brain cooperatively......can I answer yes to all three.....?
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