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RE: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 12:28 pm
(August 27, 2017 at 12:05 pm)alpha male Wrote: (August 26, 2017 at 9:57 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: god is a psychological construct created by man, or if you prefer, the human mind. Probably subconsciously in the beginning but expanded upon consciously when recognized as a tool to modify behavior within a society.
It's usefulness as a tool is waning.
Hardly. Europe has largely abandoned Christianity, and it's largely abandoned having babies. Secular attempts at encouraging procreation haven't worked, so now they're importing people, largely theists, to fill the gap.
What secular attempts are these then?
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: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 1:04 pm
Tax benefits and other benefits.
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RE: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 2:49 pm
Citation?
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: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 3:05 pm
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RE: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 3:06 pm
(August 27, 2017 at 9:21 am)Cyberman Wrote: (August 27, 2017 at 8:58 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: God watches over every blade of grass, too. I guess I don't see the problem.
How do you know this?
This should be good.
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RE: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 3:17 pm
@AM
Yeah - neither link addresses anything even accidentally approaching "Secular attempts at encouraging procreation haven't worked, so now they're importing people, largely theists, to fill the gap", nor referring to "Tax benefits and other benefits".
Want to try again?
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: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 5:03 pm
(August 27, 2017 at 12:07 pm)alpha male Wrote: (August 27, 2017 at 9:25 am)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Me, Sober, married 30 years, two children, good job...it's working out just fine. no gods involved
And you're probably comfortable with that, right?
(August 27, 2017 at 10:29 am)Astonished Wrote: What studies are those, the ones you've pulled out of your ass?
Here's a starting point:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_an...in_studies
Why would I not be comfortable with it??
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RE: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 5:13 pm
You keep linking wikis that...upon opening them...I'm pretty sure you didn't read Alpha? What gives? You phoning this stuff in or something?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 5:18 pm
(August 27, 2017 at 5:13 pm)Khemikal Wrote: You keep linking wikis that...upon opening them...I'm pretty sure you didn't read Alpha? What gives? You phoning this stuff in or something?
Those links have a lot of big words, Khem. Maybe he doesn't get them?
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RE: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 27, 2017 at 7:09 pm
(August 27, 2017 at 9:21 am)Cyberman Wrote: (August 27, 2017 at 8:58 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: God watches over every blade of grass, too. I guess I don't see the problem.
How do you know this?
I was just responding to Gentleman Bastard's shock and incredulity that Christians would actually, actually, believe that God cares about a football game. All I'm saying is that it's clearly already within the realm doctrine and obviously God was partial to the Chicago Cubs in 2016. Sadly, they have fallen out of favor. Maybe an outfielder's been having wet dreams or something.
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