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In reply to the discussion: If you cannot disprove the existence of God, or prove the existence of God [View all]Niceguy1
(2,467 posts)103. when a personis dismissive
And condescending to those who is religous I immediately tune them out....thier hate contaminates their credibility.
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If you cannot disprove the existence of God, or prove the existence of God [View all]
Peacetrain
Apr 2014
OP
While I agree with you, I think you are missing the point to the Religion Forum nt
el_bryanto
Apr 2014
#1
So maybe atheism is ironically the latest and truest expression of God; would that be bad?
Brettongarcia
Apr 2014
#141
Of all the inane things I have read in this group, this is possibly the most inane ever.
cbayer
Apr 2014
#148
That could be really entertaining, but this particular one really takes the cake, imo.
cbayer
Apr 2014
#161
it is so tough for us mundane people to meet your very lofty standards.
Warren Stupidity
May 2014
#297
Did someone here say they were trying to, or could disprove the existence of one or many gods?
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2014
#8
Damn that guy. He's so quick, you can't even see his posts zip in and out of the thread.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2014
#15
If you cannot disprove the existence of Sarah Palin's god, or prove the existence of yours...
trotsky
Apr 2014
#9
Which is an excellent reason to keep her the hell away from political power.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2014
#18
Palin can believe she wants to.. but her beliefs stop at the end of her nose
Peacetrain
Apr 2014
#12
If religion was, as you seem to think, just "beliefs that stop at your nose"
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#32
Like when for example the RCC acts to promote laws that discriminate against LGBTQ people?
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#60
Did I say that's all there is? No, but you are acting like that is what I said.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#67
Stand up and clearly voice opposition to what is wrong would be a start.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#75
All I know about Sara Palin's religion is that I don't want to be baptized into it. (nt)
stone space
May 2014
#275
Is using ones personal belief system as the basis for legislation and policy harmful?
cleanhippie
Apr 2014
#30
If the existence of other life outside our planet cannot be proven or disproven...
cbayer
Apr 2014
#28
Having been caught in her own gotcha, the victim mode gambit is now in play.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#62
the question of the existence of life on other planets can be stated as a falsifiable theory
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#38
You don't, you falsify the theory that there is no life outside of our planet.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#130
SOME atheists do not say there is no God; they perhaps merely are disinterested in one
Brettongarcia
Apr 2014
#151
Many (I would risk saying 'most') caricatures of gods demand some form of allegiance or faith.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2014
#166
Certain religions make very precise claims about the nature of the universe.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2014
#179
The religious right is losing ground, imo. edited to avoid starting another subthread.
cbayer
Apr 2014
#189
Do you really consider an equivalence between passing a law based on a religious tenet, and me
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2014
#188
But if God exists, and wanted us to believe in him? Just showing himself would do it.
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#203
Most of those claims of evidence/messengers occured long before I was born.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2014
#171
But their vague God is demonstrably not the Biblical one. Who constantly demands "proof"s of himself
Brettongarcia
Apr 2014
#143
Then God says "Put me to the test" in Mal. 3.10; "test everything" (1 THess. 5.21?)
Brettongarcia
Apr 2014
#152
But 1) there is much in God that seems clearly outlined; things not so "mysterious"
Brettongarcia
Apr 2014
#185
Pointing that out to them, just the way you have done here, is one very useful thing to do.
Brettongarcia
Apr 2014
#191
One thing you can do is to realize that objective proof of God existence or non-existence
ladjf
Apr 2014
#82
Seems we CAN prove the non-existence of God. In "What if God's Existence Were Proven," recentDU post
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#307
tests for self awareness in non humans have been passed by a surprising variety of animals.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#104
"And if you don't see the relevance of the questions, feel 100% free to not answer them "
merrily
Apr 2014
#140
I think the source of life on this planet can be satisfactorily explained by evolution.
cbayer
Apr 2014
#102
Well that is a common misconception. Evolution does not provide an explanation for the origin
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#107
When we talk about the source of life, we have to limit the talk to the life that we know ...
Jim__
Apr 2014
#136
The only thing I would disagree with is that I don't know that there is any inevitability about ...
Jim__
Apr 2014
#199
Sorry to hear that you are having health problems. I hope everything is alright now.
Jim__
May 2014
#270
I might make an attempt to challenge and/or educate them as to why this constitutes
cbayer
Apr 2014
#150
First come up with a definition of "God" that we can all agree upon...
Flying Squirrel
Apr 2014
#125
The fact that no one has proven anything either way does not weigh evenly on both sides.
merrily
Apr 2014
#127
"Act of Reparation?" notes that if you can't prove God ... then believers are wrong too.
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#204
Now worded a little more unequivocally though: firm believers in God are simply wrong
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#215
But 1) many people here object to the premise: that God cannot be proved, or disproved.
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#237
You also cannot disprove the existence of god in the form of a monkey, or in the form of a pig, or
DrewFlorida
Apr 2014
#195
How in the hell did such a blindingly obvious logical fallacy get to 200 posts?
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#201
You have to look at it from an Atheist point of view - or the point of view of some Atheists
el_bryanto
May 2014
#209
Disagreeing with, or arguing with someone, even sans decorum, is not *force*.
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#217
That's because it is not intellectually honest to weight proving and disproving god the same.
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#223
You bring up a really important point that I have been mulling over the last 2 days.
cbayer
May 2014
#228
There is no 'atheist tribe'. If there is, I am not aware of it, and did not recieve my invitation.
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#230
Without a tribe to identify with, your point is meaningless. Try again.
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#236
Yeah, keep your fingers in your ears and chanting NANANANANAAA I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#248
I have never said anything, but everyone has a right to believe as they choose
Peacetrain
May 2014
#252
Boy, you just 'read' shit that other people don't say all the time don't you?
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#257
Broaching the subject with people who by and large, base their worldview in reason, with a logical f
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#214
How would you suggest it be phrased then - to communicate that idea without
el_bryanto
May 2014
#221
I know very few Theists who claim to have a proof of the existence of God.
stone space
May 2014
#294
Claiming to know God is not an offer of proof. Hell, my wife might qualify for that, but she's...
stone space
May 2014
#301
Mathematically. I'm pretty sure that we didn't agree that it couldn't be done.
stone space
May 2014
#322
Usually what people seem to mean by a "negative" is a universally quantified statement.
stone space
May 2014
#338
I claimed that God doesn't exist, but I didn't claim that I had a proof that God doesn't exist.
stone space
May 2014
#345
See, you just said "most" then brought up fundies and the taliban as your examples.
cbayer
May 2014
#280
Some people live thier lives believing that god exists and has precepts they must accept, and impose
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#287
I have a pretty good idea of what it means to prove something. That's probably why I seldom...
stone space
May 2014
#323
No, what I mean is that I try very hard not to claim to be able to prove things that...
stone space
May 2014
#331
Actually, if I understand your question correctly, you should probably take it as a "yes" from me.
stone space
May 2014
#332
I don't think that you understand what mathematicians do for a living. (nt)
stone space
May 2014
#346
Feel free to show me what a proof of the existence of God or the non-existence of God looks like.
stone space
May 2014
#348
As noted, and now confirmed, you have no clue what you even mean by "proof"
skepticscott
May 2014
#349
Yes, when all else fails to get a straight, non-passive aggressive answer
skepticscott
May 2014
#355
You chould try email. It works better for private conversations that posting in a public forum.
stone space
May 2014
#356