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HadleyH said:... but I bet it won't, it won't go the way of politics
Oh boy!! [huh] lol
Hard to say. The decision about politics took a long time to come to fruition. Time will tell, I guess!
HadleyH said:... but I bet it won't, it won't go the way of politics
Oh boy!! [huh] lol
dr greg said:If we knew what happened after we died, religion, in its many quaint and superstitious forms, would not exist, because there would be no mystery to excite the fevered imaginations of those who fear death. Therefore who cares, because no-one KNOWS!!.. best to wait until you're dead and FIND OUT THEN, as to this life, there are plenty of satisfactory humanist social structures to keep society running...as an aside, a recent survey in this country found that the most religiously tolerant people are those who. like myself, have no belief in interventionist sky-dwellers due to a complete lack of empirical evidence, while those who profess to be very religious are the opposite...that says a lot I think.
Viola said:What humanist social structures are you referring to? And how well do they work and how unbiased are they? Are you saying there's so little suffering in the world there are too many charitable organizations?
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surely said:What does "speaks volumes" & "one's orientation" mean? It could be interpreted to sound like if one dismisses him then that person should be dismissed too.
moustache said:Politics and religion are sticky subjects.~snip~
If one doesn't want to say,then i certainly understand.This is purely for curiousity as we are such a diverse group.And i really enjoy the conversations and thoughts therin.
JD
dr greg said:Well, there's the nation-state for a start, I believe even the US has a supposed separation of church and state, and the only two openly theocratically founded countries on earth are Israel and Pakistan.
Besides, who needs religion when we have capitalism? A thoroughly atheist system with Darwinian principles that's the answer to all human needs and problems according to its most vociferous proponents.
Benny Holiday said:I have to admit, in real life I haven't met many atheists who are slow to make their views known quite loudly and vociferously when they find they're talking to someone who doesn't share their views. [huh]
Sin Khan said:What they lose sight of is the truth that death is not the end. Death is only the beginning..
Doran said:I would need evidence before I would accept that. That's fine if you don't though. To each his own.
Benny Holiday said:I have to admit, in real life I haven't met many atheists who are slow to make their views known quite loudly and vociferously when they find they're talking to someone who doesn't share their views. [huh]
***********Bebop said:I can say the same thing about believers. Have you ever had an Atheist come to your door to hand you literature that claims you must stop believing? [huh]
MK said:To find that evidence you would have to go yourself. Even then I don't suppose that would technically be evidence. Even if you were allowed to return.
On another note....I think it takes far more faith to be an atheist than to believe in God. To believe this is all a big coincidence is a big challange....not to mention that without some form of creation by a diety even the big bang hasn't a leg to stand on. The way I see it, to deny the existence really does require far more faith. Thoughts?
***MK said:To find that evidence you would have to go yourself. Even then I don't suppose that would technically be evidence. Even if you were allowed to return.
Bebop said:I can say the same thing about believers. Have you ever had an Atheist come to your door to hand you literature that claims you must stop believing? [huh]