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RE: how do atheists explain nightmare
December 26, 2021 at 2:11 pm
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(December 26, 2021 at 1:24 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: What has having a nightmare got to do with believing in a god??
Nothing. But claiming that nightmares have a supernatural origin has everything to do with sloppy thinking.
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RE: how do atheists explain nightmare
December 26, 2021 at 2:17 pm
By the same logic, my short sightedness is supernatural too!
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RE: how do atheists explain nightmare
December 26, 2021 at 2:33 pm
(December 26, 2021 at 2:17 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: By the same logic, my short sightedness is supernatural too!
Praise Jebus!!
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RE: how do atheists explain nightmare
December 26, 2021 at 2:36 pm
The reasons we have nightmares and dreams has nothing to do with deities or the supernatural.
Dreams and nightmares are the way our brains process information in a way that doesn't put us in danger.
We go through fears and concerns, investigate possible solutions to problems, etc, all while being immobile
and thereby unable to actually get into harm from those actions.
if you have nightmares, that only means you have fears that your mind is attempting to work through.
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RE: how do atheists explain nightmare
December 26, 2021 at 2:55 pm
(December 26, 2021 at 2:36 pm)polymath257 Wrote: The reasons we have nightmares and dreams has nothing to do with deities or the supernatural.
Dreams and nightmares are the way our brains process information in a way that doesn't put us in danger.
We go through fears and concerns, investigate possible solutions to problems, etc, all while being immobile
and thereby unable to actually get into harm from those actions.
if you have nightmares, that only means you have fears that your mind is attempting to work through.
I’ve heard dreams described (I forget by whom) as ‘Your subconscious whispering in your own ear.’ Seems about right.
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RE: how do atheists explain nightmare
December 26, 2021 at 3:48 pm
While I can agree that god is a monster, the stuff of nightmares, if I'm lucid dreaming, god is in for an ass-kicking.
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RE: how do atheists explain nightmare
December 26, 2021 at 4:16 pm
Trying to read through that post and understand the logic will certainly give me nightmares.
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RE: how do atheists explain nightmare
December 26, 2021 at 6:59 pm
Had a dream where I took over the world and, as a result, over a billion people "disappeared".
Some would call that a nightmare.
Others would call it evidence of a sick and twisted mind.
I call it "2023".
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RE: how do atheists explain nightmare
December 27, 2021 at 2:22 am
(December 26, 2021 at 6:59 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Had a dream where I took over the world and, as a result, over a billion people "disappeared".
Some would call that a nightmare.
Others would call it evidence of a sick and twisted mind.
I call it "2023".
Maybe I should start a GoFundMe called "Atheists in favor of the Rapture"
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