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Simple question for Christians.
July 15, 2015 at 4:28 pm
I'll make this short.
Do you think that atheists have a harder time disbelieving in the Christian god than other gods?
In other words, do you think we have to struggle in order to maintain our disbelief in Yahweh/Jesus, but have no struggle disbelieving in Allah or Shiva or Ahura-Mazda, etc?
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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RE: Simple question for Christians.
July 15, 2015 at 4:34 pm
That's a good question. I hope you get some responses.
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RE: Simple question for Christians.
July 15, 2015 at 4:38 pm
Good you kept it simple, too. Xtians can only handle "simple."
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RE: Simple question for Christians.
July 15, 2015 at 4:43 pm
Is easier to not learn multiplication or to not learn calculus?
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RE: Simple question for Christians.
July 15, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Yes, that's sort of what he's asking you. Except inasmuch that one can learn anything productive from the creeds of the credulous.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Simple question for Christians.
July 15, 2015 at 4:54 pm
Translation: "I have no answer so here's some white noise."
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Simple question for Christians.
July 15, 2015 at 5:00 pm
(July 15, 2015 at 4:43 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Is easier to not learn multiplication or to not learn calculus?
Sounds like a non-answer to me.
Hopefully another Christian here will have something better.
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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RE: Simple question for Christians.
July 15, 2015 at 5:02 pm
With YHWH you get 2GB free for a week, so you know
