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Recent content by CauseAndEffect

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    Can we talk about thinking?

    Thinking? Interesting is it not? What exactly is thinking? Why is it necessary for human survival? I don't think the OP did a good job defining what thinking is but I agree very much with the examination of where irrational thinking/behavior comes from. I think thinking is the formation...
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    Can we talk about thinking?

    Great post.
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    Death, Atheism

    I don't know very many atheists that reason like this. It seems that when we die its lights out but I guess we can't really know for sure until we're dead and when were dead how would we really even know? I can't say with absolute certainty that there is no 'life' after death but given that we...
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    Evil Atheist

    Excellent, so why did you prefer reason to faith ( before your conversion, of course) as a valid method for determining truth from falsehood? Conversly, why did you see faith later as a more valid method? In other words , how did faith come to yield more truth value in your eyes? What kind of...
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    Why do atheists join a Christian forum?

    Is this supposed to be some kind of snark comment? Please tell me. What do you define as a fool? Is the fool the one who prefers logical consistency and evidence before belief or Is the fool the one who believes despite inconsistencies and lack of evidence? If I told you I just put...
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    The Last Two Serbs in Kriljevo Murdered.

    Pozdrav Nestoju, Why constantly bring up WW2? This is something I noticed certain Serbs do in order to either justify or ignore the events of the 90s. Yes, Serbs suffered heavy casualties in WW2. What does that have to do with the Balkan governments of the 90s? Remember, the topic covering the...
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    Why do atheists join a Christian forum?

    Well then, according to Paul and Jesus , atheism is not evil. If only some or even most atheists are evil then that means some or most are not evil. Clearly then the distinguishing factor of what makes one evil or good is not belief or lack of belief.
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    Evil Atheist

    What I meant by explicit atheist was more like did you actually call yourself an atheist? Not only that , did you rationalize ( presumably through reason) why you didn't prefer faith as a method for determining truth from falsehood? I as an atheist do not say with 100% certainty that the...
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    The question of "sin"

    Good topic by the OP. Christians often equate 'sin' with immorality or wrong -in the eyes of God-. In fact, the Christians that endorse Original Sin claim that we are all wrong from our first breath. We have inherited the sins of our fathers so to speak. Following this logic , an infant child...
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    Evil Atheist

    PreachersWife and chingchang thoroughly impress me. These are probably some of the most rational posts I have had the pleasure of reading from believers. Chingchang, you say you used to be an atheist? Can you elaborate more on that? Were you an explicit atheist or one that was just kinda like...
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    I am an atheist anarchist

    ^^Now THAT deserves a blessing point.
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    A question for athiests

    I don't exactly what governs reality nor do I have a theory. In so far as the behavior of matter and energy ( i.e. that which comprises material and physical reality) it would be causality ( at least in terms of aggregate matter - quantum physics is different) An important thing to understand...
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    How Do You Think The Universe Started?

    My answer, I don't know. :)
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    Do a lot of damage false prophets ?

    Good question.