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onecae replied to Peter's discussion 'It Seems Like Yahweh WANTS Sin To Occur'"God doesn't exist, neither does Satan. They are characters from a book. Instead, ask this: Why did people write about and do such horrible things as mentioned in the Bible? What makes you think they are so horrible?"
onecae replied to Unseen's discussion 'An atheist has to be a moral/ethical relativist'"Narrow it down to two individuals. "One's culture" works to get in the ball park, but an example involving just two people with differing views would be interesting to see–in the absence of "third person" interference."
onecae replied to Reg The Fronkey Farmer's discussion 'The Theory of Evolution and the Biblical account of Creation - are they compatible?'"Take a baseball bat and beat the shit out of someone."
onecae replied to Reg The Fronkey Farmer's discussion 'The Theory of Evolution and the Biblical account of Creation - are they compatible?'"I did call a duck a duck. You and I are on the same page here. The Bible is a poetical work of literature. (However, calling it correct or not is irrelevant- sort of like "The Poems of Robert Frost are not correct.") Saying that the…"
onecae replied to Reg The Fronkey Farmer's discussion 'The Theory of Evolution and the Biblical account of Creation - are they compatible?'"I think the Bible has been misunderstood for centuries. It's still misunderstood by the very people who claim to understand it most. The Bible is a poetical work of literature. One of its primary subjects concerns the personal identity in…"
onecae replied to Lucas M. Tavares's discussion 'Can someone explain all this "relative morals" thing?'"Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying. -George Bernard Shaw
Living for someone takes a different kind of understanding than dying for someone. I mean, once you've decided to be here living, it becomes personal, full…"
onecae replied to Lucas M. Tavares's discussion 'Can someone explain all this "relative morals" thing?'"I am the one looking at the screen."
onecae replied to Lucas M. Tavares's discussion 'Can someone explain all this "relative morals" thing?'"Thank you for listing prerequisites for understanding you – parent, professor, boss. Note that I am not giving you a reading list; I can, but I think there’s a better way. Suppose for the purpose of this blog that we can understand each…"
onecae replied to Lucas M. Tavares's discussion 'Can someone explain all this "relative morals" thing?'"The thing is that although the Bible exists, "god" doesn't exist. So, who was 'approving rape (and murder)'? Is it still being approved? If it's not still being approved, then why does it still happen?"
onecae replied to Lucas M. Tavares's discussion 'Can someone explain all this "relative morals" thing?'"sometimes"
onecae replied to Lucas M. Tavares's discussion 'Can someone explain all this "relative morals" thing?'"It's hard to determine what another persons thinks the word 'god' means. There's a long history justifying your belief that your statements about it would be picked apart by others- they might even ignore your statements…"
onecae replied to Sagacious Hawk's discussion 'What Makes Us Human?'""the 100% accurate [way] to not getting pregnant is not having sex...Jesus Christ WOW"
The story goes that Mary did not have sex, yet got pregnant and gave birth to Jesus. We have no way of really knowing how often this happens, but I…"
onecae replied to Sagacious Hawk's discussion 'What Makes Us Human?'"Matthew 26:24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
So, maybe Jesus does endorse abortion."
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Why is the fictional character God so compelling?
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 8:30pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
The Bible is a work of literature written by people. One doesn't say that Shakespeare was an idiot because Hamlet didn't exist, rather they try to understand and develop the theme and intentions of the author. God is one of the Bible's main characters. The story of Batman isn't compelling by evidence that his cape can be found. Those who think so really do not understand the story. What could the authors of the Bible have been thinking? We know that God (in one sense of the word "is") is…
Continue What is Idolatry?
Posted on February 20, 2012 at 7:30pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
What is 'idolatry'? I know what the dictionary says, but some traditions include worship of a false god. Is it possible for something non-existent to also be false? If so, then those who worship god are by definition idolaters. But there's another question this leads to: When someone is worshiping something that doesn't exist, what's really going on?
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Robert Karp said… Welcome to the Think Atheist community Onecae! Join us in the chat on the bottom right of the screen and feel free to ask questions and get involved as much or as little as you want! If you would like to, add me as a friend and I'm also on twitter as RSAnative if you care to follow. Welcome again and make yourself at home!
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