Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 63 (9161 total)
2 online now:
Newest Member: popoi
Post Volume: Total: 915,585 Year: 2,842/9,624 Month: 687/1,588 Week: 93/229 Day: 4/61 Hour: 0/0


Thread  Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   Inductive Atheism
Theodoric
Member
Posts: 9053
From: Northwest, WI, USA
Joined: 08-15-2005
Member Rating: 3.4


Message 138 of 536 (607542)
03-04-2011 1:41 PM
Reply to: Message 137 by xongsmith
03-04-2011 1:23 PM


Re: Catholic Scientis Writes:
It's the top of the 10th inning in the playoffs against the Yankees in Yankee Stadium in 2004. All of us Red Sox fans are fervently believing in a most merciful and benevolent God. And He delivered.
Bullshit. There are atheists in the foxholes. I have been a Red Sox fan for years and am as a rabid as any, and I have never prayed to this "benevolent god"(whatever the hell that means), to help the Red Sox win. Even if this god thing exists, why should I expect my prayers to mean more than Yankee fans. Don't you think prayers like this demean the concept of a god? I will remember that game forever and no god or supernaturalism ever entered my thoughts
You fall into the same trap theists seem to always fall into about atheists. They paint us all with a broad brush and then invoke a version of Pascals' Wager.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

This message is a reply to:
 Message 137 by xongsmith, posted 03-04-2011 1:23 PM xongsmith has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 144 by xongsmith, posted 03-04-2011 4:21 PM Theodoric has replied

Theodoric
Member
Posts: 9053
From: Northwest, WI, USA
Joined: 08-15-2005
Member Rating: 3.4


Message 145 of 536 (607570)
03-04-2011 4:29 PM
Reply to: Message 144 by xongsmith
03-04-2011 4:21 PM


Oops
I rarely pay attention to them.
Sorry

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

This message is a reply to:
 Message 144 by xongsmith, posted 03-04-2011 4:21 PM xongsmith has seen this message but not replied

Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024