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Are We Living In God's "Matrix"?
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RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"?
(September 11, 2014 at 12:28 pm)sswhateverlove Wrote: I ask because of the absolute nature of the atheist perspective. Most atheists I know argue they are 100% sure there is no intelligent design, no influencing entities, however, how can you be so sure? What is it that confirms that for you? I mean, "agnostic" seems to be the way to go when there are obviously so many variables that we can't possibly control for. Aren't you concerned about the possibility of having to "eat crow" later on?

Oh, and what does being American have to do with anything?

The atheist perspective isn't any more absolute than the theist perspective. Most atheists (like me) are agnostic atheists. We simply don't believe in claims like intelligent design and gods because there is no evidence for them. We are not sure that they don't exist. Show us the evidence and we'll believe. Knowledge is not a matter of pride.
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.

Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.

Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.

Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.

Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
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Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 12:14 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by downbeatplumb - September 11, 2014 at 12:20 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Anomalocaris - September 11, 2014 at 12:22 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 12:28 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Lucanus - September 11, 2014 at 12:35 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 12:42 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Fidel_Castronaut - September 11, 2014 at 12:46 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Simon Moon - September 11, 2014 at 12:49 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Mister Agenda - September 11, 2014 at 5:23 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by tjakey - September 11, 2014 at 7:23 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Simon Moon - September 11, 2014 at 12:38 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by downbeatplumb - September 11, 2014 at 12:50 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by ShaMan - September 11, 2014 at 2:11 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Alex K - September 11, 2014 at 5:33 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by paulpablo - September 12, 2014 at 1:52 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 12, 2014 at 2:04 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by paulpablo - September 12, 2014 at 2:16 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Tonus - September 12, 2014 at 5:20 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by dissily mordentroge - September 12, 2014 at 5:51 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Tobie - September 12, 2014 at 5:53 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by fr0d0 - September 12, 2014 at 6:00 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by dissily mordentroge - September 13, 2014 at 7:17 am
Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Bibliofagus - September 11, 2014 at 12:30 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 12:35 pm
Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Bibliofagus - September 11, 2014 at 12:42 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by JesusHChrist - September 11, 2014 at 12:44 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Lucanus - September 11, 2014 at 12:48 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by vorlon13 - September 11, 2014 at 1:12 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by DramaQueen - September 11, 2014 at 1:13 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 1:46 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Simon Moon - September 11, 2014 at 2:04 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 2:08 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Simon Moon - September 11, 2014 at 2:16 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Cato - September 11, 2014 at 2:24 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 3:12 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by JesusHChrist - September 11, 2014 at 2:12 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 2:21 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by ShaMan - September 11, 2014 at 2:24 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 3:07 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by FatAndFaithless - September 11, 2014 at 3:09 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Cato - September 11, 2014 at 3:10 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Esquilax - September 11, 2014 at 2:25 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by JesusHChrist - September 11, 2014 at 2:44 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by DramaQueen - September 11, 2014 at 2:26 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by rexbeccarox - September 11, 2014 at 3:15 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 3:29 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by FatAndFaithless - September 11, 2014 at 3:34 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 3:41 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by FatAndFaithless - September 11, 2014 at 3:56 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Esquilax - September 11, 2014 at 4:50 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Cato - September 11, 2014 at 4:48 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 4:54 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Cato - September 11, 2014 at 5:05 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 9:20 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 11, 2014 at 11:41 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by bennyboy - September 12, 2014 at 12:08 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 12, 2014 at 12:24 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by ManMachine - September 11, 2014 at 4:54 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by The Valkyrie - September 11, 2014 at 4:54 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by ManMachine - September 11, 2014 at 4:57 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by The Valkyrie - September 11, 2014 at 5:02 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by JesusHChrist - September 11, 2014 at 5:02 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Mister Agenda - September 11, 2014 at 5:07 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Exian - September 11, 2014 at 5:20 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by fr0d0 - September 11, 2014 at 6:14 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Chas - September 12, 2014 at 10:13 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 12, 2014 at 10:33 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Chas - September 15, 2014 at 11:25 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by dissily mordentroge - September 15, 2014 at 4:16 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Chas - September 15, 2014 at 4:47 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 15, 2014 at 8:56 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Whateverist - September 20, 2014 at 3:58 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by bennyboy - September 11, 2014 at 7:27 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by bennyboy - September 12, 2014 at 12:49 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 12, 2014 at 1:06 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by fr0d0 - September 12, 2014 at 5:01 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by bennyboy - September 12, 2014 at 9:33 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 12, 2014 at 9:39 am
Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Bibliofagus - September 12, 2014 at 1:23 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 12, 2014 at 1:44 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by paulpablo - September 12, 2014 at 1:44 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Cyberman - September 12, 2014 at 2:14 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by dissily mordentroge - September 12, 2014 at 9:43 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by bennyboy - September 12, 2014 at 9:50 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by dissily mordentroge - September 12, 2014 at 10:04 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 12, 2014 at 10:26 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by fr0d0 - September 12, 2014 at 9:49 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Anomalocaris - September 12, 2014 at 10:08 am
Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Bibliofagus - September 12, 2014 at 10:30 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Whateverist - September 12, 2014 at 10:53 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by JesusHChrist - September 12, 2014 at 10:56 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 12, 2014 at 1:27 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Cyberman - September 12, 2014 at 1:30 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by JesusHChrist - September 12, 2014 at 1:30 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by fr0d0 - September 13, 2014 at 7:23 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by dissily mordentroge - September 13, 2014 at 7:41 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by sswhateverlove - September 14, 2014 at 9:27 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Whateverist - September 19, 2014 at 8:45 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by The Grand Nudger - September 19, 2014 at 8:51 pm
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by fr0d0 - September 20, 2014 at 5:48 am
RE: Are We Living In God's "Matrix"? - by Cyberman - September 20, 2014 at 4:03 pm

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