RE: Theists, are you immune to being decieved?
December 3, 2013 at 8:57 pm
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2013 at 8:58 pm by Bad Wolf.)
(December 3, 2013 at 8:52 pm)The_Thinking_Theist Wrote: Hm, no, the level of insanity you are speaking of would mean that in addition to believing in God, I'd be totally out of touch with reality (eg. I would believe the Devil entered me via the shower and microwaves etc.)
Yes but you wouldn't know you are out of touch with reality. From your perspective, you are in touch with reality. You wouldn't know that you were insane, if you were insane enough.
(December 3, 2013 at 8:55 pm)Lion IRC Wrote: When did the whole world think the earth was flat?
I'm not sure about the entire population of humans on the planet but i'm pretty sure that was the general consensus at the time. And doesn't the bible say the earth is flat?
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
