Philosophy Now Forum

Do you think that torturing a baby is ever justified? Have you seen this rather well done movie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx7irFN2gdI They end asking about a God who tortures babies as God did to King David’s baby. God also killed many innocent babies in his great flood as well as the innoce...

I am always threatened by bosses, I prefer a leader (someone who actually gets stuck in as opposed to being, well, bossy).

Based on our unequal relationship with God, and our inability to escape him, is the love of God really not a case of Stockholm syndrome? Or in the case of a complete faith, Oslo syndrome? And is God's love really not a case of Lima syndrome? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome Yes, I'...

In the "Why god created so many idiots?" thread I made the following statement: Spreading religion is one of the greatest crimes one can commit against individuals and society.... because religion attacks the fundamental rules of rational thinking in people, especially the young and not q...

What do you guys think of the author Karen Armstrong's views?

I've found them really interesting, albeit I am agnostic.

I agree because there are no valid proofs for the existence of God. -Cosmological arguments by their own logic demand a creator for God and therefore cannot prove him -Teleological arguments ignore the science of us evolving to our universe rather than the other way around. Voltaire parodies this ar...

To be clear, I'm not a professional "quote-maker", just an atheist teen who values his intelligence and scientific knowledge over any silly book of fairy tales written 3000 years ago. That being said, I am open to any and all criticisms. "In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of ...