I think atheist know exactly what is right or wrong, which is why many have shown a good display of morals. Of course, I see this as even more proof of God.
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I think atheist know exactly what is right or wrong, which is why many have shown a good display of morals. Of course, I see this as even more proof of God.
Souljah explain your last post, please. Why are non-believers moral acts more proof of God?
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And that was so effective in stopping Bob Barr from trying to prevent US servicement from following a religion he disliked. And it's been so effective with all those school boards that, even now, attempt to sneak in prayer and religious indoctrination.
It's the fact that you guys keep trying. If you'd stay on your soapboxes, shouting, I wouldn't care at all. It's the fact that, even in the face of the 1st Amendment (when you're not trying to interpret it as powerless), you keep trying.
Yes, we've already established that you prefer the version of atheists that exist in your head, as opposed to the atheists that actually exist.
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Oh, its the whole objective morality thing. If we all know on an emotional level that torturing babies is wrong, I tend to see that as a moral law written on our "hearts" by God. Others would say it comes from nature or society.
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Unless you're God, who thinks killing the first born of every family in a nation is moral.
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Oh, I don't think so at all. Look at the outrage whenever anyone proposes changing marriage laws. Why? Because, having religious beliefs about what marriage should be like, we feel this somehow translates into a moral imperative to prevent other things from being called "marriage", even just for legal purposes.
Religion *DOES* affect the laws we pass, and most religious people do things, whether they mean them that way or not, which are pretty hostile to people with other beliefs. Atheists have plenty of grounds for fussing about us.
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So why wouldn't people rape and murder if they don't believe in right or wrong? Do you really mean that all the atheists you know have told you that they see no difference between right and wrong and that to them there's nothing wrong with murder? Apparently they're a quite different set of people from the atheists you met here, whose opinions don't seem to be making much impression on you.
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It was inevitable.
By the way, I'm an atheist, and I'd like to say that I see no difference whatsoever between stealing a candy bar and murdering.
Edit: How odd. That's actually partially true.
By the way, I'm an atheist, and I'd like to say that I see no difference whatsoever between stealing a candy bar and murdering.
Edit: How odd. That's actually partially true.
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Cantuar wrote: "It's interesting how a thread about Kent Hovind has turned into a discussion of morality."
As Caffeine Socialism wrote, it's inevitable. Hovind is one of the most unprincipled of men who ever hid behind the Bible. He knowingly and systematically distorts modern science for crowds of people who want their religious prejudices confirmed but are too lazy to do their own research. (I say "knowingly" because he has been publicly corrected too many times to suppose that his repeated claims are based on anything other than greed and mendacity.) He misrepresents his credentials. He bilks the gullible out of untold amounts of money by peddling his trashy, dishonest videotapes. He uses scripture as a justification for being a tax evader. He slanders scientists and religious nonbelievers by suggesting -- incredibly, given the source -- that they are dishonest, immoral cretins who are propogandizing the unsuspecting. He repeatedly claims that he has no time to engage in a written debate with someone learned in the field(s) he misrepresents, even as he criss-crosses the country to appear at scores of the dog-and-pony shows his supporters too generously describe as debates.
The real shame of it is that he has not yet been unambiguously repudiated by the entire Christian community for the fraud and embarrassment he is. Moderators, I realize that these may seem like strong, unfair charges to lay at the feet of someone who is not a contributor to these boards, but I assure you that I am not writing anything here that I wouldn't say to the man's face.
SoulJah mentioned that he has attempted to contact Hovind to give him an opportunity to respond. I, and others who have followed this charlatan, would like nothing better than if he came here to defend himself. However, I predict that he won't. If he responds to SoulJah's offer at all, I'll bet that it will be in the form of a private email which SoulJah will dutifully relay to the rest of us. Why do I suspect Hovind won't personally come to these boards? Because, as I wrote above, he won't engage in a written debate; he knows that would be the end of any credibility he still has in certain circles. No credibility, no cashflow. It's as simple as that.
As Caffeine Socialism wrote, it's inevitable. Hovind is one of the most unprincipled of men who ever hid behind the Bible. He knowingly and systematically distorts modern science for crowds of people who want their religious prejudices confirmed but are too lazy to do their own research. (I say "knowingly" because he has been publicly corrected too many times to suppose that his repeated claims are based on anything other than greed and mendacity.) He misrepresents his credentials. He bilks the gullible out of untold amounts of money by peddling his trashy, dishonest videotapes. He uses scripture as a justification for being a tax evader. He slanders scientists and religious nonbelievers by suggesting -- incredibly, given the source -- that they are dishonest, immoral cretins who are propogandizing the unsuspecting. He repeatedly claims that he has no time to engage in a written debate with someone learned in the field(s) he misrepresents, even as he criss-crosses the country to appear at scores of the dog-and-pony shows his supporters too generously describe as debates.
The real shame of it is that he has not yet been unambiguously repudiated by the entire Christian community for the fraud and embarrassment he is. Moderators, I realize that these may seem like strong, unfair charges to lay at the feet of someone who is not a contributor to these boards, but I assure you that I am not writing anything here that I wouldn't say to the man's face.
SoulJah mentioned that he has attempted to contact Hovind to give him an opportunity to respond. I, and others who have followed this charlatan, would like nothing better than if he came here to defend himself. However, I predict that he won't. If he responds to SoulJah's offer at all, I'll bet that it will be in the form of a private email which SoulJah will dutifully relay to the rest of us. Why do I suspect Hovind won't personally come to these boards? Because, as I wrote above, he won't engage in a written debate; he knows that would be the end of any credibility he still has in certain circles. No credibility, no cashflow. It's as simple as that.
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OK, here's the exact line of thought, no analogies:
1) Christianity is a flawed belief and incorrect.
2) However, millions of people are Christian.
3) Why do millions of people subscribe to a flawed belief?
[endless debates begin here and go on and on and on and on...]
Of course, Infidels also has its fair share of just fun, joking-around topics, just like Christian Forums. It's both a debate board and an atheist community.
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Christianity is not a flawed belief, atheism is a flawed belief.
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I am not a conservative. I don't believe in people like Bob Barr and Kent Hovind, I don't shout from soapboxes, and I don't support (mandatory) prayer in schools. I just said that the few atheists I know have no absolute sense of right and wrong. I never said YOU or all nonreligious people were like that, and I certainly did not call you monsters.
Morat and LadyShea
I am not a conservative. I don't believe in people like Bob Barr and Kent Hovind, I don't shout from soapboxes, and I don't support (mandatory) prayer in schools. I just said that the few atheists I know have no absolute sense of right and wrong. I never said YOU or all nonreligious people were like that, and I certainly did not call you monsters.
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I was trying to explain why atheists talk about Christianity so much.
I wasn't attempting to make a universally true statement.
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No, you said this:
"Not that they would rape and murder, just that they don't believe in right or wrong."
Usually when Christians are talking about morality, the use of "absolute" refers to some external God-given standard. Your first comment didn't mention anything about "absolute."
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I don't know that I have a sense of absolute right and wrong. In fact, based on experience, I'm pretty sure that most people don't correctly sense the absolute standard of right and wrong. I'm quite confident that I'll eventually discover myself to have been in error in some of my moral beliefs.
I have met plenty of atheists who believe in morality which is absolute, albeit not God-given. I have also met plenty of Christians whose interpretation of God's law is so fuzzy as to be, frankly, a lot less of an absolute moral system than that of your typical atheist who has a moderately strong committment to some set of rules.
I have met plenty of atheists who believe in morality which is absolute, albeit not God-given. I have also met plenty of Christians whose interpretation of God's law is so fuzzy as to be, frankly, a lot less of an absolute moral system than that of your typical atheist who has a moderately strong committment to some set of rules.
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Let me know when you'll be in my area so I can get rid of any candy in my house so you won't get confused.
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