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There Is No God
Started this discussion. Last reply by Davis Goodman Oct 12, 2014. 36 Replies 1 Like
Something has been bothering me for years - since I heard the news of a billboard proclaiming, "There is probably no god". "What's with this 'probably'?", I thought. "Of course there is no God. The…Continue
Tags: Philosophy, Certainty, Atheism, Theism
The Right to Discriminate
Started this discussion. Last reply by Pope Beanie Mar 4, 2014. 76 Replies 0 Likes
I wrote a letter to the NY Times in reply to Gail Collins' piece on Arizona. It was published but, of course, even though the point of the letter was to ask for an explanation, there were no…Continue
Tags: law, Discrimination
The Right to Discriminate
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I wrote a letter to the NY Times in reply to Gail Collins' piece on Arizona. It was published but, of course, even though the point of the letter was to ask for an explanation, there were no…Continue
Tags: law, Discrimination
Finally - An Economist Who Makes Sense
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gregg R Thomas Feb 4, 2014. 41 Replies 0 Likes
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MikeLong replied to Brian Daurelle's discussion 'In Defense of ‘Islamophobia’'"Not suggesting that. We just need to put the threat into perspective.
I'm convinced that, if all Westerners that have been beheaded were, instead, unceremoniously and quietly killed, the conflagration would be less, fewer kids would be trying…"
MikeLong replied to Brian Daurelle's discussion 'In Defense of ‘Islamophobia’'"Hmmm. I don't know where you live, but the last beheading here in New Zealand was positively DAYS ago!!
"how the hell can it get any worse?" Compare your neighborhood to Aleppo or Mosul. Do you really see your neighborhood turning…"
MikeLong replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'How do you cure Insanity???'"I'm guessing that, by now, you've already started corresponding. I hope not. But Christmas time makes people much more vulnerable. He knows that.
I don't really know you, of course, but, from what I've read, you ARE strong.
See,…"
MikeLong replied to Unseen's discussion 'John Grisham causes ruckus with opinion on online pedophilia'"It's not being properly recognised that human physiology does not follow this. It sees sexual maturity being reached in the early teens. The whole of the population is being asked to ignore that fact while the effects of this…"
MikeLong replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'What is your "Personality Profile?"'"I didn't play close enough attention, but my score was the only one I noticed where the first measure was "extrovert" rather than "introvert" - which is a bit strange for me because, in my youth, I was often described as…"
MikeLong replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'What is your "Personality Profile?"'"I'm ESFJ - doesn't really seem to fit all that well. I would anticipate a better result if the answers were more than just "Yes" or "No". There were a number of questions I could have answered either way. A scale - from…"
Davis Goodman replied to MikeLong's discussion 'There Is No God'"This is mixing positive with negative claims.
If you pick up a pen and drop it repeatedly throughout your life you can confidently make a claim that dropped pens will fall. That is a positive claim (though it is never 100% certain it is a scientific…"
Pope Beanie replied to MikeLong's discussion 'There Is No God'"I'd encourage multiple approaches. Say, how about leaving the word probably in there, but crossing it out?"
MikeLong replied to MikeLong's discussion 'There Is No God'"I felt as though I was hijacking this discussion so I started a new one, "There Is No God". Unfortunately it didn't work. There are threads of the God/certainty topic in both discussions. Hard to follow.
What did I do wrong? Is…"
MikeLong replied to CAPTAIN OBVIOUS's discussion 'What's gained by being an atheist (not religious)'"Thanks Reg. I guess that explains me. But, in general, it seems advisable to fight certainty with certainty. I have difficulty believing that our target audience is going to be swayed by "toothless equivocation". :-)"
MikeLong replied to CAPTAIN OBVIOUS's discussion 'What's gained by being an atheist (not religious)'"Nice. But at some point it might come down to the measure of "consequential"?
IIIiii consider God to be of little consequence, but, at this point, I guess I have to admit I'm the the minority.
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MikeLong replied to MikeLong's discussion 'There Is No God'"THIS is an example of silly word games."
MikeLong replied to MikeLong's discussion 'There Is No God'"I UNDERSTAND the metaphysical arguments. I'm talking about the WORDS we use the describe our universe.
Back to my original post, I can, do, and will say that, if I pick up a pen then release it, it WILL fall. I am simply contending that…"
MikeLong replied to MikeLong's discussion 'There Is No God'"abiogenesis = an inevitable accident - no creator"
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- At 5:05am on September 16, 2013,
ɐuɐz ǝllǝıuɐp said… Thank you <3
- At 10:13pm on March 20, 2013,
Morgan Matthew said… Hi MikeLong, you just have to have a popular topic. It will organically (Automatically) move it's way up or down the "Whats new today" side bar.
- At 6:16pm on March 14, 2013,
Real Life James Bond said… - Lol, I'm not perfect, sometimes it needs to be done. I don't hold grudges about stuff like that :)
- At 8:58pm on May 31, 2011,
Heather Spoonheim said… - Thanks, Mike - I've been called easy before, but never in that context.
- At 6:58pm on May 31, 2011, Heather Spoonheim said…
- Thank you for the well thought, and poignantly written, response to Sassafras. He actually called another veteran an 'unpatriotic coward' even after knowing the man was a retired intelligence officer. I do hope that he eventually takes the time to question his belief-set, if even only to doubt it for an instant. In any event, I'm pleased to have your input on this site on all issues - although this one in particular is distinctly pleasing.
- At 10:07pm on May 15, 2011,
Monica McGee (Monicks) said… Welcome to Think Atheist, sir! It is great to have you here.
Here's a list of useful links to get you started:
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- At 6:26am on May 15, 2011,
Robert Karp said… - Welcome to TA!!!!
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