Why people who are religious are better and more special

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Why people who are religious are better and more special

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RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special

August 17, 2014 at 1:42 am

(August 16, 2014 at 8:15 pm)psychoslice Wrote:
(August 16, 2014 at 1:38 pm)Mozart Link Wrote: It is a scientific fact that who you are is your brain and all of your thoughts and emotions. Therefore, if you have the thoughts and feelings that you are all great and special, then it is a scientific fact that this makes you all great and special.

I agree with this, whatever you imagine yourself to be, that is who you are, unless of course you need the approval of others.

So, if I imagine that my 130 IQ is actually a 180, it will be?

Really?

YAY!

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.

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Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Mozart Link - August 16, 2014 at 11:55 am

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Diablo - August 16, 2014 at 12:03 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by LostLocke - August 16, 2014 at 12:14 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Bad Wolf - August 16, 2014 at 12:20 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Minimalist - August 16, 2014 at 12:22 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Simon Moon - August 16, 2014 at 12:34 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Mozart Link - August 16, 2014 at 1:38 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Simon Moon - August 16, 2014 at 1:56 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by ShaMan - August 16, 2014 at 2:01 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Simon Moon - August 16, 2014 at 2:05 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Mozart Link - August 16, 2014 at 2:11 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Simon Moon - August 16, 2014 at 2:17 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Mozart Link - August 16, 2014 at 2:22 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Diablo - August 16, 2014 at 2:26 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Simon Moon - August 16, 2014 at 4:35 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Mozart Link - August 16, 2014 at 4:44 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by LostLocke - August 16, 2014 at 6:04 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by psychoslice - August 16, 2014 at 8:15 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Simon Moon - August 17, 2014 at 1:42 am

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Tonus - August 16, 2014 at 12:57 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Minimalist - August 16, 2014 at 1:20 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Jackalope - August 16, 2014 at 2:27 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Diablo - August 16, 2014 at 4:49 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by MysticKnight - August 16, 2014 at 5:20 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Mozart Link - August 16, 2014 at 5:40 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Diablo - August 16, 2014 at 5:45 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by Mozart Link - August 16, 2014 at 6:00 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by MysticKnight - August 16, 2014 at 6:05 pm

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by vodkafan - August 17, 2014 at 7:37 am

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by downbeatplumb - August 17, 2014 at 7:44 am

RE: Why people who are religious are better and more special - by ignoramus - August 17, 2014 at 8:05 am

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