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What is "a certain belief"? [View all] guillaumeb Jun 2018 OP
Similar to the "sure and certain hope" referred to MineralMan Jun 2018 #1
2 of 40 Major Nikon Jun 2018 #3
Teehee... MineralMan Jun 2018 #4
What are the chances that meaningful discussion will ensue? Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #6
Some 'certain' people in here get to "talk amongst yourselves. Discuss..." sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #12
I am this much 📈 certain that in an Eastern Orthodox sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #11
That covers less than 1% of the Christian population in the US Major Nikon Jun 2018 #15
Gee, thanks for the resounding. 😐 sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #17
I suppose I could have wrote... Major Nikon Jun 2018 #18
All them big words smushed my brain. sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #38
Yep...you're a believer then... n/t Fix The Stupid Jun 2018 #43
I refrain from replying inna wise acre truck driver manner. sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #44
I'll try to use words with less than 3 syllables next time Major Nikon Jun 2018 #46
You are so kind. sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #47
Well, gil has his fan club. trotsky Jun 2018 #19
Maybe he has a little crush on me... MineralMan Jun 2018 #21
The dude cares so much about you, he literally tallies up the number of posts you make. trotsky Jun 2018 #30
Yes, I think about the attention he's paying to me all the time. MineralMan Jun 2018 #31
Is he hurting you? You don't need to suffer alone. marylandblue Jun 2018 #33
1-800-ATHEIST? MineralMan Jun 2018 #34
You can't prove there's no proof Major Nikon Jun 2018 #2
Got 'eem!!! n/t trotsky Jun 2018 #20
Are you able to prove there's no proof. So, all these tons of peoples who 'believe' are schnookered, sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #41
I feel no obligation to disprove that which never offered proof to begin with Major Nikon Jun 2018 #42
I'm outta gas. You people make a body weary. sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #45
As has been explained here many times there Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #5
The 2nd is a subset of the 1st Major Nikon Jun 2018 #7
Good point. Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #8
As the imaginary fan club roars Major Nikon Jun 2018 #9
Rrrrr! I Am Woman. sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #10
Except for those few atheists who do believe. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #26
Logic isn't your strong suit Major Nikon Jun 2018 #28
You really must keep up on the various threads. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #48
Name one Major Nikon Jun 2018 #51
I posted about it recently. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #53
If you can't name one I'm simply going to assume a backlog of merde Major Nikon Jun 2018 #54
Having once again driven his op straight into a wall Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #60
Are you people in here older younger in-between or what's the deal?🤔 sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #13
I think you covered all the possibilities there. Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #22
😁 sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #39
I yam not a technical person per se. sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #40
Two positions? MineralMan Jun 2018 #32
Can an atheist believe in the missionary position? marylandblue Jun 2018 #35
Well, if one remembers that it was Christian missionaries MineralMan Jun 2018 #36
We'll see we got both types...country and western Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #79
Faith exists in the absence of proof, belief may or may not. marylandblue Jun 2018 #14
A belief may or may not be based on evidence and reason Major Nikon Jun 2018 #16
Oh and "off" is not a tv channel. Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #23
Well that explains why their shows are so boring marylandblue Jun 2018 #24
I. Just. Got. This. 😆 sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #81
You may be the only one who thought it was funny. marylandblue Jun 2018 #83
Well, it did take me a tad for the lightbulb to light up. sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #85
Once again you take a simple concept and fail miserably in the interpretation Major Nikon Jun 2018 #25
So you disagree with MM? guillaumeb Jun 2018 #27
No Major Nikon Jun 2018 #29
Like this response from you? guillaumeb Jun 2018 #49
No Major Nikon Jun 2018 #52
That sentence uses the word "or" in the exclusionary sense. MineralMan Jun 2018 #37
You are apparently arguing with your own words. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #50
It's a two part definition. Each part stands alone. marylandblue Jun 2018 #55
Because it directly contradicts what many atheists have already claimed. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #56
Most atheists on this site are soft atheists marylandblue Jun 2018 #57
So first you falsely claimed MM contradicted himself Major Nikon Jun 2018 #58
Nope. You failed to understand the plain English words. MineralMan Jun 2018 #65
MineralMan, these concepts can be very confusing. Mariana Jun 2018 #62
Perfectly Brilliant! MineralMan Jun 2018 #64
It's actually pretty simple once you realize non-belief is really belief Major Nikon Jun 2018 #67
🙃 sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #80
I certainly believe this is yet another faithiest train wreck Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #59
Faithed another one up till hell won't have it Major Nikon Jun 2018 #61
Why do you think he abandoned it already? trotsky Jun 2018 #63
You can't prove that. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2018 #66
I have a certain belief that if I hit "post my reply" Eko Jun 2018 #68
Proof. Eko Jun 2018 #69
Proof again. Eko Jun 2018 #70
I could keep going. Eko Jun 2018 #71
Lets go for 10 out of 10. Eko Jun 2018 #72
6. Proof. Eko Jun 2018 #73
7 proof. Eko Jun 2018 #74
8 proof. Eko Jun 2018 #75
9 proof. Eko Jun 2018 #76
10 proof. Eko Jun 2018 #77
This is an inductive proof. Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #82
I have a certain belief that gil has abandoned this failed thread, trotsky Jun 2018 #84
You are so very predictable. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #86
Irony is funny. MineralMan Jun 2018 #87
Coming from you, that is a good one. eom guillaumeb Jun 2018 #88
Thanks! MineralMan Jun 2018 #89
I feel like I'm on a playground Lordquinton Jun 2018 #90
Guilty as charged. trotsky Jun 2018 #91
Hmmm. Snackshack Jun 2018 #78
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