RE: How to select which supernatural to believe?
July 20, 2022 at 5:46 pm
(This post was last modified: July 20, 2022 at 5:48 pm by R00tKiT.)
(July 20, 2022 at 5:15 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Who said anything about belief in god being motivated solely by fear and oppression? I agreed..as you pointed out, that in very religious societies, dissenting expressions are relatively rare. That, my cognitively impaired muslim friend, is a product of fear and repression. Think about that the next time you;re hanging out with your fellow islamists. Some of the stuff you think they believe in, with you. and stuff they probably even said they -did- believe..same as you? They're lying. To your face.
I don't really follow. The United States is a fairly religious society and, at the same time, doesn't impose any religion nor persecutes atheists, it seems that basic facts about your own country invalidate your bold claim here.
(July 20, 2022 at 5:15 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Another absurd non sequitur. Sure, though, insomuch as I would claim that no gods exist the burden would be on me to have a suitable demonstrate of hat. It's been demonstrated to my satisfaction, which might explain why I consider the matter settled, huh?
The criteria you set for your personal satisfaction must be really low, then. And I am not sure why you think I'm committing a non sequitur, talk about cognitive impairment.
In any case, I think you would literally change world history if the argument you take yourself to have, is sound.
(July 20, 2022 at 5:15 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Good luck with finding it hard to believe that I was never a theist. You understand why I find christianity repelling, and you probably could understand why I find islam repelling. But you're too busy doubting that I am what I am, or that I would know that better than you. Crank.
Wishing that some religious claims were true isn't equivalent to being a theist. I am sure you said once that you believed in some sort of afterlife or didn't exclude its possibility, this gives you something in common with theists, at least.