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gcomeau

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17. Both of us...

Reply to cbayer (Reply #15)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:55 PM

Sep 2012

...are capable of reading the subject of the lecture... which was about taking God out of the picture. It was not about removing all sense of personal volition.

What more were you needing exactly?

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Atheist shares �great news� at Westminster symposium [View all] rug Sep 2012 OP

So the purpose of life is... immoderate Sep 2012 #1

Annnnd, that's where I'm headed after reading that...LOL. Anyone seen MFM???..n/t monmouth Sep 2012 #3

Sigh... gcomeau Sep 2012 #2

Except Dan didn't say that. rug Sep 2012 #5

He shouldn't have to say that. gcomeau Sep 2012 #6

Hey now, the "context" argument only works if you are talking about the bible. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #10

Yes, he should have to say that. He makes a statement that is ludicrous on it's cbayer Sep 2012 #11

Is it as ludicrous on its face as a dead man being resurrected? Or the Trinity? cleanhippie Sep 2012 #12

Is anyone, besides you, talking about the Trinity in this thread? rug Sep 2012 #19

Well, it was just me until you joined in, so that makes two of us. Anyone else want in on this? cleanhippie Sep 2012 #21

No he did not. gcomeau Sep 2012 #14

Well, since neither of us heard the lecture, I assume, then we really don't know what he said. cbayer Sep 2012 #15

Both of us... gcomeau Sep 2012 #17

He shouldn't have to say anything. It's all purposeless. rug Sep 2012 #16

So you mock a purposeless life and like existentialism? Goblinmonger Sep 2012 #22

No. Existentialism is graver than what this clown says. rug Sep 2012 #27

Deliberate misunderstanding, or more evasion? mr blur Sep 2012 #25

Pull up your trousers. rug Sep 2012 #28

What is our purpose then?? Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #23

If you start with the premise that we are sentient beings, you have your pick of purposes. rug Sep 2012 #29

I am surprised that DonCoquixote Sep 2012 #4

It's the answer to the question which is not known. cbayer Sep 2012 #13

Where did the idea come from that if there is no god, there is no purpose in life? cbayer Sep 2012 #7

Oh yeah, I wonder WHERE that idea came from. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #9

Well, it IS a common argument by believers. longship Sep 2012 #26

So, was he being sarcastic? Facetious? cbayer Sep 2012 #32

Neither sarcastic nor facetious, I think. longship Sep 2012 #34

I have read quite a bit about the Clergy Project and it appears to be a positive and cbayer Sep 2012 #35

It is definitely legit and positive. longship Sep 2012 #36

I was reading about him yesterday and he has an interesting background. cbayer Sep 2012 #37

To be fair, it was only good news, not great news. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #8

Without puropse, you cannot gauge great, good or better. rug Sep 2012 #18

Says you. But it seems obvious that he meant an inherent purpose. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #20

"I'd love to see the evidence for that claim" No because love is humblebum Sep 2012 #24

It never ceases to amaze me at just how obtuse someone can be. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #33

Life is purposeless, and that's good news! Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #30

Amen. rug Sep 2012 #31