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Do you think this guy struggles with the basic principles of science?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Carnun Marcus-Page Apr 9. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Whilst trawling through the various Hitchens and Dawkins videos for entertainment I came across this gem:http://youtu.be/yhVQcs4ZqwAThe Quran, apparently, is…Continue
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Alan C replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"Hear, hear, this is a place of quiet contemplation and education (sometimes!)
We should be encouraging young people like Mercedes to come here and question us. It might cause enough curiosity to put her on the first steps…"
Alan C replied to Diane's discussion 'Have you actually read the Bible?'"Professor Robert, do you really read Aramaic and ancient Hebrew? That is so cool! I wish I knew an ancient language, I only do English and Welsh.
However, scientific and mathematical theses, especially from a very mentally unstable deeply…"
Alan C replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"Don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman? Have you been listening to Queen again Keith? Next you'll be saying that all you want to do is bicycle!"
Alan C replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"Mercedes, you are an atheist. You do not believe in Zeus, Budha, Vishnu, Thor, Loki, Poseidon, Jupiter, Neptune, Osiris, etc, etc. In history and on other continents these have all been worshipped as much, if not more, than Yahweh is…"
Alan C replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"There is quite a lot of documentary evidence that Jesus was an allegorical figure written into stories centuries before the new testament was written.
When the new testament was formed, by consensus group led by Emperor Constantine of Rome, they…"
Alan C commented on Misty: Baytheist Living!'s blog post 'Why you so angry, atheists? Whyyyyyy?'"Actually I find that most atheists are slow to anger. I am not certain, I am not a psychologist, but I think that the more intelligent you are and the more you understand the world around you, the more it takes to make you angry. You can…"
Alan C replied to Emily DW's discussion 'What's Your Best Argument For God?'"Daniel, the only problem with your hypothesis is: where did god come from? Theists insist that something cannot come from nothing, yet their god(s) apparently did just that.
And not only that, your hypothesis assumes that the god may be the…"
Alan C replied to Shawn Close's discussion 'What would be required to prove the existence of a "god"?'"That is easy, all he has to do is appear before everyone, in all his glory, and performing a few miracles on the way. Something like: reversing global warming, ending world hunger and poverty, making all murderers, paedophiles, rapists and…"
Alan C replied to Stephy's discussion 'My kid wants to get baptized...'"Been there done that, got the T shirt. I was christened as a baby (I do not remember it) I attended Sunday School and I was a Boy Scout, my grand parents were devout weslyan methodists but none of it ever stuck. I did not believe all the…"
Alan C commented on Carnun Marcus-Page's blog post ''Atheism is for white people''"I have to say that I'm not sure I understand the premise here.
In Asia most atheists will be Asian. In the predominantly black areas of Africa, most atheists will be black. Are we arguing that in the USA and the UK that most…"
Alan C replied to Mercedes's discussion 'What happens when we die?'"As Strega mentioned earlier, our 'consciousness' is a product of our brain. One of the evolutionary traits of humans is that we have been able to continue learning for our whole lives, and learning at an extraordinary rate.
Every…"
Alan C commented on Elizabeth Williams's blog post 'I CANNOT LIVE ON THIS PLANET ANYMORE!!!'"And another study:
It seems there is some strong evidence that the more intelligent a person is the less he/she believes in the existence of God. In a study done by the psychology department at the University of Edinburgh last year, Gary J. Lewis,…"
Alan C commented on Elizabeth Williams's blog post 'I CANNOT LIVE ON THIS PLANET ANYMORE!!!'"An interesting study:
Science has shown atheists have a higher intelligence than people with a strong religious faith. The difference is 5.8 points according to findings in developmental psychology.More members of the "intellectual elite"…"
Alan C replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"Sarah,
You have to get your head in the right place, look at what you have with a glass half full perspective. Yes our lives are so short in comparison to the age of the planets, but that is not our perspective, our perspective is our…"
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Posted on May 1, 2013 at 11:04am 1 Comment 0 Likes
A few days ago I had an epiphany. I was explaining to someone why it is more logical for the Big Bang to have brought the universe into existence than for a supernatural supreme being to appear, as if by magic, then 'him' creating the universe.
I explained that if we assume that we need a designer, an all powerful deity, to create the universe, earth, humans, etc. then the natural assumption would be that another more powerful and complex deity would be required to create that deity…
Continue Who knew? There's a college of bullshit!
Posted on April 10, 2013 at 11:34am 13 Comments 3 Likes
I was meandering through the internet and Twitter and came across this:
http://college-of-practical-homeopathy.com/
There is a real life COLLEGE OF HOMEOPATHY!
I wonder if the lessons consist of the lecturer breathing inside the classrooms once a week, so that you get an 'essence of lecturer'? Or the notes written on an A4 sheet and then each person on the course getting 1/50,000 of the sheet?
It begger's…
Continue How, just how, is this allowed in this day and age?
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 6:19am 18 Comments 0 Likes
I found this on the the Freethinker site. Disgusted, shocked and dumbfounded are some the emotions that I went through whilst reading it:
And then another poster found this photograph from later in the set, WTF?!
I cannot understand why this OBVIOUS child abuse, in the name of religion, is being allowed to continue...
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- At 5:32pm on December 21, 2012,
Kelly G said… Hey Alan, thanks for the comment :) The design actually belongs to Marc Poulin, who is a member of this site. I've never been more proud of a tattoo before.
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