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Atheists & Agnostics

gcomeau

(5,764 posts)

8. No...

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 07:04 PM

Jan 2013

...it's an admission that the evidence isn't on his side. Which would matter if most religious believers made their decisions about God based on evidence... but they don't. They declare that what they believe is true regardless of the evidence, call it "having faith", and declare it to be the pinnacle of virtue to do so.

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Youth pastor: The rise of atheism is inevitable. [View all] deucemagnet Jan 2013 OP

Well, I certainly don't plan to torture any of them, mr blur Jan 2013 #1

+1 Scuba Jan 2013 #3

they don't burn well anyway. Too wet. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2013 #4

I'd bet my house OriginalGeek Jan 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author keithmkr59255us Jan 2013 #16

I'd like to make it illegal for the fundy men to have access to boner pills, though. Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #14

They do it themselves Gore1FL Jan 2013 #15

I am putting them... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #19

Heh Auggie Jan 2013 #2

Holy smokes! There is a youth pastor who can be trusted Warpy Jan 2013 #6

What I don't get... FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #7

No... gcomeau Jan 2013 #8

I'd buy that for a LOT of cases, but the quote that started this thread sounds like it comes from FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #9

Apparently, this guy's wife is questioning her faith and may not believe. deucemagnet Jan 2013 #11

Interesting FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #12

If he was more together than that... gcomeau Jan 2013 #13

No, only that it won't stand up to what science is telling us Warpy Jan 2013 #10

I think it's how science is explaining things people used to say "God did it" ShadowLiberal Jan 2013 #20

God could put this all away by appearing on "The View," dimbear Jan 2013 #17

must be frustrating for he/she/it Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #18

I'm personally glad that traditional religion is on its way out..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #21