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cbayer

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2. You are conflating that which can't be proven with a lie.

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 05:35 PM

Feb 2013

If I say I love you, neither of us can prove nor disprove it. But that doesn't make it a lie. You can choose to believe it or have faith that it is true, but you can't tell me it's a lie.

Since you do not know what reality is in this case, you can't claim that people are denying it.

Prayer is not always about "working". Sometimes it is about reflection or listening for guidance.

Although he says he believes in god, he does not describe the god he believes in. Your description of that god is an assumption and reflects only your POV, not that of his.

Not all "highs" result in hangovers or lows. Some people experience sex or food or climbing a mountain as highs. Some drugs have virtually no hangover or associated lows.

Overall, your arguments are full of your own fables and myths.

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If Religion is the Opiate of the Masses, I Just Got High [View all] cbayer Feb 2013 OP

I Find the Article at the Link to be a Further Example... dballance Feb 2013 #1

You are conflating that which can't be proven with a lie. cbayer Feb 2013 #2

Well, you can't prove god DOESN'T hate gay people.... trotsky Feb 2013 #5

at least the author admits to believing in banal nonsense. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #3

I don't think he escaped the harsh reality at all. cbayer Feb 2013 #4

What's the harm? trotsky Feb 2013 #7

Sure he did, and he admits as much in the title. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #8

The point and the harm skepticscott Feb 2013 #9

However, that is a non sequitur Meshuga Feb 2013 #20

The point is that believing in things skepticscott Feb 2013 #21

Opiates are legitimately used for pain relief as well. cbayer Feb 2013 #10

Yes they are used to escape the reality of severe pain. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #12

Lol, you mean I could get all edumacated and stuff if I hang out with you? cbayer Feb 2013 #17

No I mean you start out arguing "a" and then end up arguing "not a" and you do so Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #18

Oh, yes I am horribly embarrassed. Thank god it's only you! cbayer Feb 2013 #19

The Franciscans Have a History and Reputation of Being Willing to Not Always dballance Feb 2013 #6

Not unexpected: I heard the same type of thing at the funeral of a 23-year-old Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #11

I didn't see the author as appealing "to the supernatural" Meshuga Feb 2013 #15

... 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2013 #13

Fake psychics make people edhopper Feb 2013 #14

What does this have to do with money. It was a funeral? cbayer Feb 2013 #16

This reminds me of a story Ligyron Feb 2013 #22

Is this a true story? And how does it apply to the article? cbayer Feb 2013 #23

How obtuse can you really be? cleanhippie Feb 2013 #24