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Devil's Advocate
November 24, 2011 at 12:37 pm
I thought it might be interesting to have a discussion on the existence of god, but the atheists defend that position and the theists attempt to disprove that position. It would give some insight into each others position.
I am sure the atheists will have no issue with this, so the real question is, are there any theists willing to take up the challenge?
You make people miserable and there's nothing they can do about it, just like god.
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RE: Devil's Advocate
November 24, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Hell of an interesting premise, a la the old school oratoria and declamatio.
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RE: Devil's Advocate
November 24, 2011 at 7:33 pm
I guess the theists are afraid they might win the debate.
You make people miserable and there's nothing they can do about it, just like god.
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God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
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Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
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RE: Devil's Advocate
November 24, 2011 at 7:35 pm
(This post was last modified: November 24, 2011 at 7:35 pm by Ace Otana.)
Well, I'm a good debater as an atheist, perhaps a good debater as a pretend theist?
Maybe...
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
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RE: Devil's Advocate
November 24, 2011 at 8:19 pm
(November 24, 2011 at 7:35 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: Well, I'm a good debater as an atheist, perhaps a good debater as a pretend theist?
Maybe...
You could not be any worse than our big three.
You make people miserable and there's nothing they can do about it, just like god.
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God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
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RE: Devil's Advocate
November 24, 2011 at 8:34 pm
I don't think I could make the opposite argument with a straight face.
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RE: Devil's Advocate
November 25, 2011 at 4:42 am
I legitimately would struggle with this. I mean, I could trot out apologetics but I think my argument would quickly descend into parody.
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RE: Devil's Advocate
November 25, 2011 at 7:06 am
(November 25, 2011 at 4:42 am)ElDinero Wrote: I legitimately would struggle with this. I mean, I could trot out apologetics but I think my argument would quickly descend into parody.
I'm not convinced that Godschild is not a parody.
You are currently experiencing a lucky and very brief window of awareness, sandwiched in between two periods of timeless and utter nothingness. So why not make the most of it, and stop wasting your life away trying to convince other people that there is something else? The reality is obvious.
