Atheists & Agnostics

Act_of_Reparation

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18. There are real world examples, from that very forum, that demonstrate why you're correct.

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 06:14 PM

Jan 2015

They say belief without evidence is harmless, but they are careful to qualify that by describing anyone who believes something in the face of contrary evidence is a "dumbass".

But here's the problem: what happens when contrary evidence is eventually presented? Do the liberal believers abandon their beliefs to go where the data lead them?

Not if we're talking about the Exodus, apparently. There, they stuck to their guns and deployed the same asinine arguments creationists use: "WHERE YOU THERE? YOU CAN'T PROVE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN", while the apologists pull a 180 and say, in this case, belief in the face of contrary evidence doesn't matter because the belief is "harmless" (though I'm sure the Egyptians and Palestinians would beg to differ).

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A few thoughts on the modern theist movement. [View all] Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 OP

We can't even have an honest conversation. trotsky Jan 2015 #1

Back in the 90's... AlbertCat Jan 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #3

Totally agree with you here. trotsky Jan 2015 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #5

For me the reasoning process is as important as the conclusion. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 #6

Exactly. And the people in Religion who either don't grasp skepticscott Jan 2015 #13

There are real world examples, from that very forum, that demonstrate why you're correct. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 #18

"The complex problems in our post-industrial world simply cannot be addressed without a solid F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #14

There seems to also be a weird ethics in that reasoning too. wavesofeuphoria Jan 2015 #15

The problem with the new atheist movement Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #7

A very important point in 2015 ! n/t JDDavis Jan 2015 #10

I had a theist movement just this morning. onager Jan 2015 #8

I blame kale in my smoothie. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #9

... progressoid Jan 2015 #12

Doesn't matter how "modern" they are, they still believe mr blur Jan 2015 #11

which is a really good point. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #17

Didn't you know? 'Modern' means "hostile, aggressive, ... muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #21

In modern times and ancient as well for that matter, defacto7 Jan 2015 #16

Spot on. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 #19

You left out Promethean Jan 2015 #20

and you left out defacto7 Jan 2015 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #22

I wonder what "message deleted" had to say. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #24