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Why give a crap about a non-entity which exists only in scripture. . Do you have any gays or women in your family and friendship circle? Do you think helping to rid the world of homophobia and misogyny to be a good thing? If so you might wonder why you do not give a crap about what is effecting the...

The first rule of playing philospher like this is to define your terms. That's so we can all agree that you're not just playing word games. And your very first point is vague without definitions, so seems like word games. But I could be wrong. So tell us your definition of "necessity" with...

So you've given a new-ish word a new (and incorrect really) meaning by saying a bunch of vague things. What's your point?

I learned a long time ago that you can't do what you're asking. They have to come to the conclusion by themselves. And really the conclusion they should hopefully come to is that organized religion is the problem, not Jesus. Moreover that Jesus was just a guy, had many great ideas, some not so. It's...

The thing about any of these arguments is that in the end they prove nothing of use to those doing the "proofs". But the provers think they are actually proving something. Even if an argument worked, it would say nothing about what is actually meant by the word "god". It could b...

Eodnhoj7 - You're obviously very creative and bright. (And apparently smoke alot of weed.) Thanks for the compliment, and no I do not smoke weed. I often wonder what thoughts would come if I did? Maybe when it is legalized, and do not have to worry about losing employment over it, I will. Then agai...

Eodnhoj7 - You're obviously very creative and bright. (And apparently smoke alot of weed.) It'd be nice to see you put your talents into something that matters, like writing fiction, writing for causes, etc. (and maybe you already do). You've obviously mastered the language of math and science but e...

I don't know if there is a God or not, but let's keep an open mind. Are you refering to non-Christians who have had religious experiences and come to the conclusion that god is not the christian god? Are those the believers you're talking about? Or about the Hindu believers whose evidence comes fro...

... It would be helpful if you would make some kind of statement clarifying the relationship between neoliberalism and: liberalism the Enlightenment the counter-Enlightenment the Renaissance Marxism Christianity & Romanticism. The relationship is, genetic. Neoliberalism is the result of excessi...

Drawing a conclusion without hard evidence is a rationalization and the answers to naysayers are also rationalizations. Yet there is evidence for God and that evidence comes from the Bible and from testimony from believers who have had religious experiences. Then there are miracles and scientific u...

Interesting discussion so far. The thing I've been considering is advanced math used in Physics. I don't pretend to know what they're talking about. But they do seem to be using equations fast and loose, as if the equations themselves had some independent reality. So when I think about an equation a...

I'm reading an interesting book about equations. And the author states that the simplest we talk about in everyday life, like when we were kids, is 1 + 1 = 2. And he then relates this to experience: I have an apple, you have an apple. We toss them into a bucket and together we have two apples. Point...

The thing about any of these arguments is that in the end they prove nothing of use to those doing the "proofs". But the provers think they are actually proving something. Even if an argument worked, it would say nothing about what is actually meant by the word "god". It could be...

I'm not sure what the big deal is. All human societies seem to have a notion of "soup" as something watery to eat. Does that make soup divine or something special? No. What's happening is the OP is putting the cart before the horse. Humans are human. Regardless of where or when they lived...

I'm not sure what the big deal is. All human societies seem to have a notion of "soup" as something watery to eat. Does that make soup divine or something special? No. What's happening is the OP is putting the cart before the horse. Humans are human. Regardless of where or when they lived ...