How would you know?

[spockrates]

I'm not an atheist.

LOL 1-0

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Einstein had to imagine his theory of relativity before anyone believed it was real. Proponents of string theory are now imagining something else.

:p

How dare you even compare Einstein with fairy believers imagining an afterlife based on zero reasoning.

Norfolk:

Of all the libraries and databases in all the world, what percentage of the information they hold would you say you know and understand? Less than 1%?

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But as long as we are imagining, why limit your imagination to just heaven and hell? Catholics, for example, believe in a third destination called Purgatoy. Most end up there, they believe, and all eventually leave there and exit to heaven.

Purgatory isn't even supported by the bible. It's bullshit the catholics made up to try and account for scenarios such as the one I described in the OP.

Sorry, I don't buy it.

I believe there is evidence to support it. Would you like me to quote a biblical passage I have in mind, or would I just be wasting your time?

Einstein had to imagine his theory of relativity before anyone believed it was real. Proponents of string theory are now imagining something else.

The difference between Einstein's theory of relativity and theories about god though?

Oh yeah, that little thing known as scientific evidence.

But not at first, Napoleon. His theory of general relativity was just something he imagined, which was supported only by his mathematical equations. The evidence of scientific experimentation done by others came years later. The same is true of string theory. Most physicists agree there is no evidence of scientific experimentation to support it.

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How dare you even compare Einstein with fairy believers imagining an afterlife based on zero reasoning.

I would differentiate between imagination and the blind cleaving unto an outdated mythology which requires a distinct lack of imagination or questioning.

Would you say I lack both imagination and questioning?