Claiming that there are no believers is a fundamental misunderstanding of the diversity of religious beliefs.
There are believers. I am claiming there are very few believers in any underlying reality of their theistic religion.
The rich do give away their money to charities.
Yes they do. I have edited my post address this often spouted addressed in the original post with the phrase "They tell other people they believe and do believer-like things," but the dim-witted need it spell out in more detail. That phrase now reads "They tell other people they believe and do believer-like things, like read their holy books, pray and give some money to charities,... ". Jeewillikers man.
How do you know that? Have you taken a 1,000 person survey?
Uhh.. .. Observation? When belief does not control your every decision every day of your brief life, it is not belief in any underlying reality, it is belief for the sake of the usefulness of believing. A belief in God would require 100% obsessive devotion.
Untrue. God said believe in me, and preach my word. It says nothing about donating every waking hour to him.
When it is dependent on what is required to decide where you spend your eternal life be achieved in this very brief, a mere blink of God's eye, earthly life and you really believed in the underlying reality of it, then that belief would require 100% obsessive devotion. Again, when it does not control your every decision, every waking moment, every day of your brief life here on earth, it is not belief in any underlying reality, it is belief for the sake of the usefulness of believing.
And then you go on about me having something 'against' you and your ilk for believing what you believe. No, I don't. I care not your belief provides you with that comfort. If acting as if you believe gives you that earthly benefit of creating a delusion for yourself because it makes you happy then I'm happy for you. I'm just pointing out why I believe you do it and you lack a true belief in a reality behind what you believe.
There are believers. I am claiming there are very few believers in any underlying reality of their theistic religion.
The rich do give away their money to charities.
Yes they do. I have edited my post address this often spouted addressed in the original post with the phrase "They tell other people they believe and do believer-like things," but the dim-witted need it spell out in more detail. That phrase now reads "They tell other people they believe and do believer-like things, like read their holy books, pray and give some money to charities,... ". Jeewillikers man.
How do you know that? Have you taken a 1,000 person survey?
Uhh.. .. Observation? When belief does not control your every decision every day of your brief life, it is not belief in any underlying reality, it is belief for the sake of the usefulness of believing. A belief in God would require 100% obsessive devotion.
Untrue. God said believe in me, and preach my word. It says nothing about donating every waking hour to him.
When it is dependent on what is required to decide where you spend your eternal life be achieved in this very brief, a mere blink of God's eye, earthly life and you really believed in the underlying reality of it, then that belief would require 100% obsessive devotion. Again, when it does not control your every decision, every waking moment, every day of your brief life here on earth, it is not belief in any underlying reality, it is belief for the sake of the usefulness of believing.
And then you go on about me having something 'against' you and your ilk for believing what you believe. No, I don't. I care not your belief provides you with that comfort. If acting as if you believe gives you that earthly benefit of creating a delusion for yourself because it makes you happy then I'm happy for you. I'm just pointing out why I believe you do it and you lack a true belief in a reality behind what you believe.
I used to tell a lot of religious jokes. Not any more, I'm a registered sects offender.
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...the least christian thing a person can do is to become a christian. ~Chuck
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NO MA'AM
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...the least christian thing a person can do is to become a christian. ~Chuck
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NO MA'AM
