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When you don't know, it's never reasonable to believe anything either way. And that goes for "other universes" as well as your god.
It just an interesting version of God that I haven't seen before.if i was what do you care your an athiest remember? you dont even believe in God
and saying the burden of proof is on God isnt telling God what to do its acknowledging the fact that only God can convince an unbeliever.
Translation:
Biology is not a religion, it is a branch of one.
Fair enough, but it would be nice to see an admission of the pre judgement about my alledged pre judgement.True, I do not know. But i have a very good idea that you have not. Are you saying that you have?
I did.Surely you would have refuted my assumption if it were wrong.
You keep posting quotes from the Urantia Book as though it's supposed to impress us? Why should we care what the UB has to say about anything?You are projecting your own habit of contempt prior to investigation onto me. Run of the mill knee-jerk atheist.
"The scientist, as such, is limited to the discovery of the relatedness of material facts. Technically, he has no right to assert that he is either materialist or idealist, for in so doing he has assumed to forsake the attitude of a true scientist since any and all such assertions of attitude are the very essence of philosophy." UB 1955
Of course this depends on the unsupported assertion that the universe was "created."That is a really specious argument. The logic would be "How can a creation exist without a Creator?" Look all around you and ask yourself the same question:
1. How can a house be built without an architect or designer?
2. How can a car exist without a designer and manufacturer?
3. How can a city exist without city planners and developers?
Since NOTHING CREATES ITSELF, simple rational logic demands that a Creator be behind His creation.
Perhaps that's how you think. But you shouldn't project your faults onto others.No one strongly believes or disbelieves anything if they think they might be wrong. But anyone might be wrong. Religious belief (and disbelief) is mostly a choice which comes from deep motivations ... so we believe what we want to believe. If you don't want there to be a God, then you won't believe in one. There is enough evidence for those who want to believe but not enough to force others to believe who don't want to. That is how the spiritual universe is set up by God. He is allowing us to be who we really are. And of course, there are consequences to our choices. Perhaps eternal consequences.
Interesting...let me ask you, how small of a percentage of chance is it that this universe exists in the way that it does? If we consider the multiverse it would seem our existence is an infinitely small probability. However, inside the universe, our existence is 100% probable because it's true that we exist in this universe. What does this tell you about relying on percentages for truth? I think it should tell you that percentages can tell us nothing about what is actually true in regards to how or why this universe exists.
So the fact that only .003%(roughly) of the world's population believes in the Christian God should tell you nothing about the reality of this God existing.
If anything it should tell you to look at these scriptures a little closer:
Matthew 7:13
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it."
Matthew 22:14
"For many are invited, but few are chosen."
We've had this conversation once already. Your comments proved my point. And for the record, I have an autistic child. So your latest comment proves my point again.If that is what you think you know nothing about autistic people but it is always interesting to read what people think they know about autistic people and even though they are not autistic they somehow know more about them than the person who is autistic.
Thank you for sharing what you believe in.
Translation:
Biology is not a religion, it is a branch of one.
Yes, I "believe" in dictionaries and the meaning of words.
You do too, how else would you understand this sentence?
But is it reasonable to assume?
That is the question and the point I'm trying to make.
If we don't know something, then we have no choice but to assume a possible truth
This is the only way progress is made.
I've always valued dictionaries/encyclopedias.
Nevertheless, i was referring to your religion and what you believe in. It differs from my belief.
Yet you are entitled to believe in whatever you wish, even if you believe that you are an animal, and i do not believe i am an animal, based on my belief that i am made in the image of God, Who is not an animal, but Creator.
Nevertheless you are entitled to any beliefs that you wish.
Clearly, you do not. Otherwise, you would have no problem with the fact that Homo Sapiens belongs to the kingdom of animalia.
I'm an atheist. I don't have a religion.
Homo Sapiens is a mammal, belonging to the kingdom of animalia. Fact.
Thank you.
You are too. But you are NOT entitled to your "own" facts.
I have no objection to your opinion based on what you believe.
My belief differs.
I've decided that you are intellectualy dishonest and/or incapable of comprehending the difference between a fact, an opinion and a religious belief.
Sleep tight.
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