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durbin

(73 posts)
7. So any belief in any god would require one to willfully suspend
Fri Jun 14, 2013, 12:44 PM
Jun 2013

one's understanding of the laws of nature.

By definition, a belief in anything "super"- natural, requires that one make precise and willful exceptions to the laws of physics or other natural laws governing the universe.

Looks to me like believers in a god reject science every time they imagine or think about or pray to their god.

Not necessarily Turbineguy Jun 2013 #1
Yes, I'm referring to people of today. cleanhippie Jun 2013 #5
Nah. nt rrneck Jun 2013 #2
Why not? cleanhippie Jun 2013 #6
Such beliefs, rrneck Jun 2013 #9
I'm afraid that the temporary, willing suspension of disbelief — MrModerate Jun 2013 #37
I'm on a phone right now but rrneck Jun 2013 #39
Sure I believe in the scientific method . . . MrModerate Jun 2013 #44
Fiction vs. fictitious rrneck Jun 2013 #46
If you believe in fiction, you can do anything. immoderate Jun 2013 #3
Not if you make it part of your belief system that the natural laws of the universe... trotsky Jun 2013 #4
So any belief in any god would require one to willfully suspend durbin Jun 2013 #7
Well, yeah. Iggo Jun 2013 #30
No. rug Jun 2013 #8
+1 hrmjustin Jun 2013 #10
+2 okasha Jun 2013 #11
-3 Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #18
+4 rug Jun 2013 #19
shucks i was hoping for the fibonacci sequence. Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #21
btw if you're grasping for a comeback.. Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #22
Gimme a sec rug Jun 2013 #23
take 2 Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #24
It's positively ethereal. rug Jun 2013 #25
luminiferous even. beautiful. Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #26
That was cool. Thanks. nt rrneck Jun 2013 #29
+1.6 goldent Jun 2013 #28
Yep... MellowDem Jun 2013 #12
The notion that the laws of physics could be suspended by a supernatural force struggle4progress Jun 2013 #13
I view this as an exception. ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #14
Three (maybe four) posters seem to say "no" to the question. durbin Jun 2013 #15
With those posters you mention, they are demonstrating their hatred of me. cleanhippie Jun 2013 #34
In what respect, Charlie? eomer Jun 2013 #16
the distinction isn't that stark. Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #20
It's a distinction of definition, which is the starkest kind. eomer Jun 2013 #31
it's not a useful distinction and historically inaccurate to boot.. Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #33
It's an essential distinction for the OP's question. eomer Jun 2013 #38
Exactly...the very concept of the "supernatural" skepticscott Jun 2013 #36
i just wish folks were as eager to pay $10+ to.. Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #17
Not if believers can prove it actually happens. Deep13 Jun 2013 #27
a few thousand years and still counting durbin Jun 2013 #32
Right WovenGems Jun 2013 #35
Oh, there have been stories of miracles since then. Deep13 Jun 2013 #40
Seperation WovenGems Jun 2013 #41
Except the sociologist brings her own cultural constructs to whatever the project is. Deep13 Jun 2013 #42
Medieval WovenGems Jun 2013 #43
No, now is decidedly not medieval. Deep13 Jun 2013 #48
I'd say such a belief goldent Jun 2013 #45
The usual argument is that the really good miracles happened before the laws of physics were passed, dimbear Jun 2013 #47
Practically: yes. "Supernatural" anything is a rejection of science. Hume covered that. enki23 Jun 2013 #49
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