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Cartoonist

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24. You are running away again

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 05:14 PM

Mar 2015

Like I said, your arguments are empty. When you can't support your statements, you declare victory. You must have plenty of imaginary trophies.

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A couple questions for believers [View all] Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 OP

If they were honest Cartoonist Mar 2015 #1

When I was a kid I asked my father "Why am I a Catholic?" Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #3

That's an important point, particularly in terms of religious tolerance. Chemisse Mar 2015 #53

I really like the way you put that. cbayer Mar 2015 #56

Did your parents choose atheism for you? cbayer Mar 2015 #5

They sent me to parochial school Cartoonist Mar 2015 #9

So, it's quite possible for people to overcome the "brainwashing" then. cbayer Mar 2015 #11

50%? Cartoonist Mar 2015 #13

Oh? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #14

Yeah Cartoonist Mar 2015 #18

Well it was a change to me. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #21

Like changing a shirt Cartoonist Mar 2015 #25

Oh really? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #26

Wow. This is really low. cbayer Mar 2015 #28

This was alerted on. Because that's how the godly roll, I guess. enki23 Mar 2015 #29

For your information I did not alert. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #30

Update. Hide failed (obviously) but only 4-3. enki23 Mar 2015 #31

"these people"? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #33

Yeah, you know. Those pathetic godly people who are incapable of feeling any shame cbayer Mar 2015 #35

Have we no shame! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #36

Imagine this. cbayer Mar 2015 #38

If they're abusing the jury system, please do. enki23 Mar 2015 #43

You disagree with the alert. Four out of seven people agree with you. cbayer Mar 2015 #46

There was nothing even vaguely against the rules in that post. enki23 Mar 2015 #50

This seems to be terribly difficult for you, but not everyone shares your POV. cbayer Mar 2015 #51

As a member of the jury, you saw the alerter's comment. okasha Mar 2015 #58

You realize that juries are a randomly selected group of 7 DU members, right? There's no conspiracy. pinto Mar 2015 #67

None, my dear. None. okasha Mar 2015 #41

Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion, man. enki23 Mar 2015 #42

Three jury members did not consider it abuse. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #45

You and yours? Who in the world are you talking about? cbayer Mar 2015 #48

Vote how they "feel?" Jury nullification isn't cute when it's used in reverse. enki23 Mar 2015 #47

If 4/8 people (the alerter and the 3 concurring jury members) are all doing it because they cbayer Mar 2015 #49

Isn't this a fun forum? Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #86

Yes, it is a change. cbayer Mar 2015 #16

Jesus is the constant in all your examples Cartoonist Mar 2015 #19

"Keep trying to make a point. Someday you may succeed." cbayer Mar 2015 #20

You are running away again Cartoonist Mar 2015 #24

All three of those faiths are abrahamic, so no I agree with cartoonist, its like changing your shirt AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #74

Because the Assembly of God and Hinduism are just alike. okasha Mar 2015 #39

A belief in a sentient being Cartoonist Mar 2015 #44

And that makes three! okasha Mar 2015 #52

You see things differently Cartoonist Mar 2015 #63

In this case, since the offered examples are all christians, it's more like switching from coke to p AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #75

I still prefer the baseball analogy. Cartoonist Mar 2015 #82

Just above you claimed that all religions are the same skepticscott Mar 2015 #68

50% of people change their religion during their lifetime LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #61

That number comes from longitudinal PEW study that looked primarily at cbayer Mar 2015 #64

Thanks for the link. LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #69

Glad you had the opportunity to look at it. cbayer Mar 2015 #93

I was raised in a in name only Catholic family but was sent to Catholic Grammar school. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #2

I, too, left the Catholic church to explore alternatives. Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #7

Thats fine. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #8

That's pretty similar to me in my questionings over the years. Chemisse Mar 2015 #62

Catholic in name only LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #71

Not a believer, but a few questions back at you. cbayer Mar 2015 #4

And some answer back at you Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #10

As to the first question, I ask again. cbayer Mar 2015 #12

I'm an occasioal poker player, okasha Mar 2015 #15

So far, he's doing a pretty good job, to be honest. cbayer Mar 2015 #17

Based on some of the posts here, Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #37

I actually think you might be sincere, but there is a history in this group cbayer Mar 2015 #40

Let me correct myself, then Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #65

Just so you know: this poster is not the judge of sincerity here. Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #87

I think your questions are well worth asking, and indeed have been the focus of much inquiry. LTX Mar 2015 #89

Your experience is anecdotal and you have some serious investigator bias that cbayer Mar 2015 #92

Don't let Cbayer badger you out. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #77

An atheist (someone who doesn't believe in gods, she claims) who refuses the label for herself... trotsky Mar 2015 #90

Ah, another one for the list. Thanks. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #76

1. When I became convinced that God probably existed. Htom Sirveaux Mar 2015 #6

A rather great response. longship Mar 2015 #23

Thank you! Htom Sirveaux Mar 2015 #99

Occam is spinning in his grave right now. phil89 Mar 2015 #57

Probably not. okasha Mar 2015 #59

... cbayer Mar 2015 #60

Who the hell was William of Occam? AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #78

As in Occam's Razor. okasha Mar 2015 #83

I know. It's actually Ockham. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #84

No standardized spelling before Boswell's dictionary. okasha Mar 2015 #85

you think that edhopper Mar 2015 #95

How you got that bullshit okasha Mar 2015 #96

It seems edhopper Mar 2015 #97

Again, I have no idea how you got that out of my post okasha Mar 2015 #98

Enough about Occam's razor. Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #66

Some of these discussions revolve around semantics. Choice, truth, meaning, faith, doubt, etc. pinto Mar 2015 #22

Looks to me like you really have no interest whatsoever pangaia Mar 2015 #27

No judgement or ridicule from this quarter. Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #32

No, you do not have an interest in others. pangaia Mar 2015 #55

I assumed. You assumed. Score is a draw. Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #72

One question too many. Leontius Mar 2015 #34

what a web of semantics we have here guillaumeb Mar 2015 #54

Here's a question you'll never get an answer to. Booster Mar 2015 #70

According to the Latter Day Saints, he has. okasha Mar 2015 #73

And yet the rest of the christians in the US don't believe them. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #79

And some of the most self-proclaimed tolerant and civil folks in this group... trotsky Mar 2015 #91

Yeah, I have to have my special pleading filters replaced monthy, and that is AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #94

You're kidding right? Booster Mar 2015 #80

Your question was completely open-ended, okasha Mar 2015 #81

There are plenty of religions that claim prophets and revelations Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #88