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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
December 23, 2019 at 3:26 pm
(December 23, 2019 at 3:17 pm)Rahn127 Wrote: (December 23, 2019 at 2:36 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: It would be far more miraculous if we found ourselves on a place where we couldn't, by any rational means, exist.
Why aren't there people on the moon?
We know why, naturally..but through god magic..well...bit of a riddle, isn't it?
Why are we incapable of producing our own energy without consuming other living things, even though some living things are very capable of doing so without that middleman?
We know why, naturally, but through god magic............another riddle.
An endless serious of completely unmiraculous riddles lay before you, as you insist on god magic that isn't capable of producing even one single miracle.
If I could expand on this for a moment.
If I was creating life, all life would be plant based to the degree that the energy for life would come from the sun. Green skin if you will. All your nutritional needs would be gained from sunlight and soil.
No creature would have claws, teeth or the desire or need to kill anything else in order to provide for it's own survival.
This is one aspect out of thousands that I would change right off the top of my head. I'm not a genius. I'm not a god. I'm not all wise, but this seems like a no brainier if you are at all concerned about the well being of any living creature.
I'm pretty sure, given an all-powerful god, it would be easy to create circumstances where energy to power life wouldn't have to even come from a star. Might as well be magic. Hell, why even have bacteria and viruses? Might as well be solely metallic life that is powered by magic, where no ones has a desire to harm any other.
The point is that if this universe was designed, it's a soddy one. It's a lot more likely that the way things are that everything is a product of natural processes. If this universe is designed, then it's designed to create black holes, not life.
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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
December 23, 2019 at 6:05 pm
(December 21, 2019 at 6:35 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: God must be male, he acts like a prick!
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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
December 26, 2019 at 8:48 pm
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all.
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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
December 26, 2019 at 8:53 pm
(December 26, 2019 at 8:48 pm)maxolla Wrote: Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all. Same
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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
February 9, 2020 at 2:38 pm
(December 12, 2019 at 5:11 pm)Shell B Wrote: (December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: What do you consider as prime reality?
I don't.
Quote:What is the purpose of history or does it serve a purpose?
History doesn't have a purpose. However, it can serve the purpose of teaching us, if we fucking bothered to learn.
Quote:How did human existence begin?
Very slowly.
Quote:What is morality?
A human construct that helps us measure whether we're shitheads or not.
Quote:Where do you decide what is right and wrong?
In my brain.
Quote:What do you believe in with absolute certainty?
Lots and lots of things. I'm uncertain about more, though.
OF COURSE YOU DO IN YOUR BRAINS BUT IT HAS TO ORIGINATE FROM SOMEWHERE. WE HAVE A SPIRIT THAT LETS US HAVE A CONSCIENCE AND A SOUL THAT GIVES US A DISTINCT PERSONALLY AND A BODY THAT FEELS AND HEARS AND TASTES, ETC. ITS NOT TRUE THAT HUMANS EVOLVED SLOWLY LOOK AT THE RADIO AND THE TV AND INTERNET, ETC AND HOW FAST HUMAN INTELLIGENCE HAS GROWN, ETC
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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
February 9, 2020 at 2:40 pm
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(February 9, 2020 at 2:38 pm)Prycejosh1987 Wrote: OF COURSE YOU DO IN YOUR BRAINS BUT IT HAS TO ORIGINATE FROM SOMEWHERE. WE HAVE A SPIRIT THAT LETS US HAVE A CONSCIENCE AND A SOUL THAT GIVES US A DISTINCT PERSONALLY AND A BODY THAT FEELS AND HEARS AND TASTES, ETC. ITS NOT TRUE THAT HUMANS EVOLVED SLOWLY LOOK AT THE RADIO AND THE TV AND INTERNET, ETC AND HOW FAST HUMAN INTELLIGENCE HAS GROWN, ETC
Knock off the hate filled bullshit, idiot.
PS Necroposting just to post hate filled bullshit is not a good look either.
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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
February 9, 2020 at 2:51 pm
Little late, but I'll give it a shot:
What do you consider as prime reality?
This question makes no sense to me. Is there another reality besides reality?
What is the purpose of history or does it serve a purpose?
History is the past. I just made history writing this.
How did human existence begin?
We evolved from a common ancestor shared with chimpanzees.
What is morality?
Morality is what we determine to be good behavior or bad.
Where do you decide what is right and wrong?
Where? In our brains, that is where we decide everything.
What do you believe in with absolute certainty?
Nothing.
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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
February 9, 2020 at 11:29 pm
Why am I an atheist? I was born that way.
Where are we going and why am I in this hand basket?
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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
February 10, 2020 at 12:41 am
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: New to this site and actually atheism. I’m here to know more about atheism and how people convert to it. My questions are below. If you have time please take a moment to help me understand more of the atheist view. These questions are intended for those who espouse the atheist view but if you are from another belief system feel free to answer.
What do you consider as prime reality?
What is the purpose of history or does it serve a purpose?
How did human existence begin?
What is morality?
Where do you decide what is right and wrong?
What do you believe in with absolute certainty?
Thanks in advance.
Max
There is no such thing as prime reality. Everything real is equal to everything else real.
The purpose of history is to be added to.
Human existence began by the first creature whose genes makes it suitable for being called human being born.
Morality is some humans who can’t predict outcomes convincingly nonetheless try to force others to think that they know better.
I decided what is right at wrong at the precise location where I decide what is right or wrong.
I believe with absolute certainty that he who believes in absolute certainty is wrong
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RE: Why are you an Atheist?
February 10, 2020 at 10:54 am
(February 9, 2020 at 2:38 pm)Prycejosh1987 Wrote: OF COURSE YOU DO IN YOUR BRAINS BUT IT HAS TO ORIGINATE FROM SOMEWHERE. WE HAVE A SPIRIT THAT LETS US HAVE A CONSCIENCE AND A SOUL THAT GIVES US A DISTINCT PERSONALLY AND A BODY THAT FEELS AND HEARS AND TASTES, ETC. ITS NOT TRUE THAT HUMANS EVOLVED SLOWLY LOOK AT THE RADIO AND THE TV AND INTERNET, ETC AND HOW FAST HUMAN INTELLIGENCE HAS GROWN, ETC
Can you not find any current threads to respond to? Or make an introduction thread to tell us about yourself?
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