Atheism the unscientific belief (part one, two, and three)

[robvalue]

Yeah, but 8. You didn't think about that, did you?

[Joods]

69 is a nice number too.

Why was six afraid of seven?

[Silver]

Seven ate nine.

[Joods]

Ding ding ding we have a winner.

[Whateverist]

Little Rik, I'm new to this thread, but your assertion that nothing does not exist is demonstrably false.  There is the earth and the moon.  In between there is a whole bunch of nothing.  Just because nothingness exists does not mean that something cannot exist.

To the other people involved in this discussion, am I just banging my head against the wall here?

Got to disagree with you Pope.  Just my way of saying hello and welcome to the forums.

The reason I disagree has nothing to do with agreeing with L'l Rik (sorry Ricky).  I just can't conceive of nothing.  Even if you suck all the matter out of a jar space still remains with all its latent potential.  (If our local German astronuclearphysicalist/brainsurgeon wouldn't mind correcting me I promise to cease and desist.)  Until then, I admit I find nothing perplexing.

[robvalue]

I'm now fully convinced rik is an intentional troll. This is a persona for his own amusement.

[Whateverist]

I'm now fully convinced rik is an intentional troll. This is a persona for his own amusement.

Well so long as he is getting something out of it ...

[Pope Markoff Chaney]

Little Rik, I'm new to this thread, but your assertion that nothing does not exist is demonstrably false.  There is the earth and the moon.  In between there is a whole bunch of nothing.  Just because nothingness exists does not mean that something cannot exist.

To the other people involved in this discussion, am I just banging my head against the wall here?

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Welcome to this thread Pope.
Unfortunately i got bad news for you.
The space between here and there is something.
7 is a special number.
According to yoga there is consciousness, mind, space, air, light, water and matter.
All these 7 elements must be there for the universe to exist.
Suppose you (your consciousness) start creating something in your (mind).
You need a (space) to put this creation inside.
In order for this creation to manifest it need (air), (light), (water) and (matter).
This is how the system works but of course you are free to think that space is not needed.
That is up to you so you may think that the creation is spaceless.
In this case you will have to think of an alternative and suggest God to do without space.
You never know Pope.
The next time God create a universe he may pick up your tip and do without space.      
To summarise space is a very important element.
The universe just could not do without and an element like space is not nothing.
On the contrary it is something very very important in the creation of this universe.
Just imagine if there wouldn't be the space in between planets or stars.
You could walk to the moon but of course this idea is bankrupt.
Space is there, it exist so it is not nothing.  

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Well I have bad news for you, Rik.


Crakka lakka dinga ding, shmiggedy biggedy book. Fuan shu ku sakka dooga dooga fin snippety hoppy hoppy.


Pon fon shnakka fooga shnooga booga. Bok.

Yeah.

I think I've learned an important lesson here.  Little Rik might have a point, but damned if I can find it in that reply.

[Pope Markoff Chaney]

Little Rik, I'm new to this thread, but your assertion that nothing does not exist is demonstrably false.  There is the earth and the moon.  In between there is a whole bunch of nothing.  Just because nothingness exists does not mean that something cannot exist.

To the other people involved in this discussion, am I just banging my head against the wall here?

Got to disagree with you Pope.  Just my way of saying hello and welcome to the forums.

The reason I disagree has nothing to do with agreeing with L'l Rik (sorry Ricky).  I just can't conceive of nothing.  Even if you suck all the matter out of a jar space still remains with all its latent potential.  (If our local German astronuclearphysicalist/brainsurgeon wouldn't mind correcting me I promise to cease and desist.)  Until then, I admit I find nothing perplexing.

I find the concept of nothing perplexing too.  But there are vast regions of space that are devoid of matter.  I guess some photons might be passing through and one might even argue that areas that are devoid of matter become something once observed.  I suppose we could get into a debate about the nature of nothingness, but when I say nothingness exists, I mean that there are large (and sometimes small) gaps between matter, but I don't want to derail this thread.

[robvalue]

There is a large gap devoid of content here on this forum too, it's called pages 1-298 of this thread.