This is all so juvenile... I can't take people literally believing in "holy" books written by men 100 years after these "prophets" were around. It's beyond ridiculous.
Sandy The SUN of god that Is the light of the world!!!!!!! appears every morning except when it is cloudy, take a peak WAKE UP TO THE BULL SHIT YOU"VE BEEN TAUGHT!!!!. I was taught the same crap for 53 years. The truth INDEED will set you free
I LOVE how some people who boast about their religion don't live by the golden rule out of goodness and compassion for fellow man, but only because they fear the punishment of God.
If you only do good because you fear punishment or you only act nicely because you want to get to heaven, you're not much better than anyone else are you?
If there is a God I'm thinking he'll appreciate those who act on their own goodwill. And not just out of narrow minded hateful selfishness masked as a religion.
Bill Maher should read the Bhagavad Gita. It presents God as a Person. Christianity has a lot of holes in it, but still faith in God is better than nothing. The symptom of the soul is consciousness. Is Bill conscious? There are religions that do not give you the full science. Bhakti-yoga does. The Vedas do. But it is a waste of time to attack religion on the basis of atheistic short-sightedness. Bill, you are inferior in knowledge, but superior in empty pride.
@Tirthapada Are you stupid? The most rational religion is Buddhism as it focuses on bettering oneself as opposed to submission to a mere figure created by humans to answer the difficult questions of life and to keep everyone in line.
@METRATR0N . I looked in my bible for the verse you quoted above (mark 19:27). Not sure you gave the correct chapter and verse or even the correct book. Mark has only 16 chapter with 20 verses.
Religion is not familiar ground for me, and as I have grown older, I have definitely drifted away from it. I have something else in its place, something older than just intellect and reason, which gives me strength and hope. I have grown entirely to rely on the workings of the mind. Perhaps they are weak supports to rely upon, but, search as I will, I can see no better ones.
It's very natural for friends to lay down their lives for each other. It has existed, and exists today, in non-Christian cultures. Again, Christians think they have a hold on truth.
you can't reason with religious fanatics. theres a guy that makes chrisianity videos, and i tried asking him about greater beeings, and how all religions are based on the same idea. everytime he answered it was with some quotes from the bible, and about how i am dammed and jesus is the only way. I belive there's a God, and i dont think he'd want us to be so close minded.
@theDudeAbides1100 . If a person does not confess he is a sinner, truly repent of his sins, and accept that Jesus is the son of God and believe Jesus died once for all as the blood sacrafice to wash away our sins then ,yes, the Bible is clear that unbelievers will spend eternity in the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Not closed minded at all. We all have the free will; we can either accept Him or reject Him. Gods peace.
@sbrcloquet again, bible verses. that's waht bothers me. noone can explain from a neutral stand. There's so many religions in the world, how can you be soo sure christianity is right, or that what the bible says is true? that's what i meant by close minded. people keep feeding me bible verses like it's the one true thing to belive in.
@sbrcloquet Please re-read what you said! That is a classic fear-based control mechanism propagated by the power structures hundreds of years ago to maintain power! You are closed minded, I feel sorry for you. Blood sacrifice? What is this a cult?! Mankind is sickening!
I love Bill Maher, but his argument regarding "superiority" was rather idiotic, especially when he implicated religious people to it. Perhaps it's true that the christian lady feels as if she has a truth that has eluded Bill, but Bill also believes that he has a truth that the christian lady has eluded, namely, the man-made nature of religion. Religion is obviously bullshit, but it irritates me to hear a weak argument of this sort.
@chapstickman34 Yes, and I find this particular point difficult to handle, I mean I believe that religion is bullshit but I can't help myself thinking that I'm being arrogant by saying it. Nevertheless we shouldn't forget that it's just a problem of logical inferences, and logic isn't reality in many cases, I mean come on the evidence is overwhelming we all can see that and Bill Maher to.
Guess what happened to me! I went swimming the other day when all the suuden a whale swallowed me whole. Naturally i decided to chill there for a spell. After a few days deliberation that damn whale shit me out. I almost drowned when this dude drained the deep blue sea pulled me out then filled the sea back up again. I thanked him then i stumbled upon this HUGE boat and it had 2 of every animal on it. I dont know how that damn thing floated with all that animal shit on it. Hell of a day huh?
people of faith use their beliefs for good & bad. look at the tea party. they use their faith 2 justify their hatred of any1 unlike them. they ignore the teachings of christ when it suits them. they are no different than fanatic muslims. they raise their kids to hate. is that what christ taught? christ taught tolerance, love, acceptance, & a better way thru these things. The tea party r not followers of christ, tho they say they r. they r hypocrites, using their faith as an excuse 2 spread hate
people of faith use their beliefs for good & bad. look at the tea party. they use their faith 2 justify their hatred of any1 unlike them. they ignore the teachings of christ when it suits them. they are no different than fanatic muslims. they raise their kids to hate. is that what christ taught? christ taught tolerance, love, acceptance, & a better way thru these things. The tea party r not followers of christ, tho they say they r. they r hypocrites, using their faith as an excuse 2 spread hate
If the Catholic Religion... needs to have so much say....Why is it they do not pay taxes, and gay kind pays? War is made from, people People that say my bible is better than yours, if you don't go by my bible, I have the right to kill you, Cuz my bible says so!! WOW... Thinking back many years ago boys saying my Dads stronger than your Dad.. oh yeah well my dad can beat up your dad!! Just food for thought people.
Oh man... Religious people.... Who can understand them???? They show you to love others, but they hate followers of other believes ..... great teachings!!!
The funniest thing about Religion is that they view "non-believers" as inferior, and yet they're the ones with the primitive belief in an all-knowing God who "loves" us. I don't view THEM as inferior, simply misguided.
What a righteous all powerful god that somehow isn't powerful enough to save someone's life without them saying they're a muslim, which in turn just makes him angry, and therefore they are not a real christian. What an all powerful god who isn't powerful enough to do his bidding without people dying for him. If I must die for god, doesn't that mean he's dependent on me thus making me more powerful. What if we made god instead of the other way around? Like how we make moral fairy tales.
Regarding religion: I'm going to make a video in response to this subject, asking my ignorant friend Andy questions about Genesis (Episode 89). Look out for it on 12th Sep 2011
The week after (19th Sep), I will cover Adam & Eve with him!
I think all Christian that want to lay down their lives for Christ should do it. So many nasty. dirty, filthy, mean, disgusting tea baggers. would disappear! No greater boon could happen to the living on this Earth.
@onebaud My sentiments exactly. If it is so damn wonderful up there on god's lap (special meaning for catholics), what the fuck are they waiting for? Leave me to my heaven here on earth. Oh, and take the harps, hymnals, and tea-clanners of all persuasions with you. I'm sure you can squeeze them in.
The early Christians were fed to the Lions, what a terrible thing to do! can you just imagine the awful indigestion and acute gas those poor cats must have suffered, having to swallow all that hate and bitterness, Oh the inhumanity of it all!
@electbassplayer24 Being atheist is perfectly fine, but mocking innocent Men, women, and children who died for their beliefs is just wrong, and saying things like that doesn't make you look funny, it makes you look like a pathetic sad excuse for a person.
@jeffandjoesports Call it what yuh want! today there is another group of so called Christian Heretics at work destroying this country and the working class people that built it and defended it with their blood my man and they would be the Republicans! the sorry legacy that the Bushes and Regan left us, Oh come 2012 those motherfuckers are all going to be served their walking papers, ah that is if Iran doesn't nuke us first!
You, my friend, are an asshole. If I was a Muslim and made a joke about my bullets having a hard time going through the thick skull of an "infidel" you would think me a ghastly, terribly immoral individual.
You should be ashamed of yourself. Shame on you and on the 43 narrow-minded, unintelligent slugs who apparently share your sickness.
@AgApE010 You, my friend, are an asshole. your comment directed at me proves my point! you poor Bible thumping psalm singing sonofabitches! may you all burn in Hell along side of the Rev. wrong Fat faced jowled Falwell!
People are good by nature but religion tells them that they are not good by nature. Religion does not teach responsbility, but teaches dependicy on some believe that will that somebody will save you. The truth is only you can save youself by being open mined and not depeding on ther people to give you the answers. Have faith on yourself and let no fear in.
People are good by nature but religion tells them that they are not good by nature. Religion does not teach responsbility, but teaches dependicy on some believe that will that somebody will save you. The truth is only you can save youself by being open mined and not depeding on ther people to give you the answers. Have faith on yourself and let fear in.
Surely it's time we all got off the crazy train and started building a society where schools and libraries are funded and focused on using the money we waste on religion.
Superstition is irelevant, yes it might give you comfort, but santa does the same for kids. Just because it makes you feel good doesnt mean it's true and It doesnt mean you should die for it. I mean we can easily get morality from discussion without mythology. There isnt any proof, not a shred. Until then can we all get on with our lives
I am amazed at how blinded by the distractions this country seems to be! We are being led like lambs to the slaughter and all the majority of Americans care about is playing video games,getting high and what their clueless celebrity role model is tweeting. Are Americans stupid? You tell me?! We better wake up and stop letting the media conrol us before we have NO freedom or democracy! Read your bible...We are EXACTLY like Sodom and Gomorrah.They turned their backs on God and were destroyed!
@jutoman83 I DID read the bible, and I’m just stumped. The book says Sodom & Gomorrah were destroyed because of their gay population. Now, everyone knows that gays spend 90% of their time sinning with each other. So when old Jehovah sent down his blasting flames O’ wrath, the guy on top would have shielded the guy on the bottom. Thus, only half of the gays would have been killed by this roasting, and holy, genocide. But the bible says they all died.
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Perhaps someone should point out to obvious liars like those on this panel, that what Christians or other people claim about God and Jesus has no relevance to either God or the teachings of Jesus, any more than what people claim about the shape of the earth has any relevance to the shape of the earth. Bill Maher = extremely poorly educated human being, at best.
Definition of Obvious Liar: Pretending there is no God or, pretending anything else that is not based on any evidence. Atheism = greatest and most baseless of all known human superstitions. If there is no God, then no one designed the human brain and thus, my computer, my house and every building in the city I live in designed itself. It isn't being fair to the superstitious, to compare them with atheists, who remain the most naive and superstitious of all beings in the universe and beyond.
yes but that is one person. Is it ok for me to think all white people are racist if one is. no thats just ignorant. regarding hitler didnt know. Ive been to many sites where they call him atheist. But my main point stemmed from the fact that using one person to label a group is rather stupid
No... It's not just people but it's also the religion that is violent says I. If you actually bother reading the Bible and the Quran then you will realize that the books hold, whilst some rather happy messages peppered in here and there, very violent and bloodthirsty stories of stonings, wars, and slaughters all endorsed by the god of the Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
Not necessarily. Any violent person can easily twist initially well intentioned messages into war declarations. If you take the worst christians you will get the crusades. If you take the worst muslim terrorism. Is it then fair to say the bible and quaran are wrong. Bad people are bad people end of story. i dont point to stalin and hitler as posterboys for atheism because im not narrow minded enough to think they represent all atheist
@MrLupe275 In society though, if you are a practicing christian, muslim, or hebrew, you have to blatantly overlook the violent passages that were probably written in the intention of violence. I've read laviticus and there is some pretty bigoted and violent stuff that can't really be twisted into anything peaceful, so modern day christians really have to ignore chunks of the Bible in order to function in society.
@drweedy Without doubt, one of the factors in the emergence of anti-religious ideas and a phalanx of deniers of God, has been the false teachings, the inadequacies and the intellectual perversions of the followers of some religions. The peculiarities and separate characteristics of each religion must, therefore, be individually examined when studying the reasons that have led men to adhere to that religion.
@1tabligh But it isn't just misinterpretation. Responsible people also need to be smart enough to ignore certain verses in there doctrine. In Leviticus, it implies is that if you are gay, you should have a rock thrown at your head. When extremists act on that, they are not misinterpreting it, they are following it word for word. Moderate religious people say that they follow the religion right and radicals are not. When in reality moderates are the ones trying to altering it in a good way.
@drweedy Western intellectuals were aware only of the superstitious aspect of false religion and how the established dogmas of religion lacked all logical basis, so they had no hesitation in condemning religion as such to be baseless. Their judgment was based on their discouraging experiences with their own religion, and it could not fail, then, to be hasty, unrealistic, irrational and illogical.
@1tabligh But you honestly have to admit that in order to be a good Christian or Muslim you can not just follow your religious book word for word. And at least two-thirds of scientists are either atheist or agnostic. There can be good philosophy in religion but the supernatural events that take place in religion to me seem highly unlikely.
@drweedy How could some of the scientists permit themselves to make a claim that would necessitate knowledge as extensive as the scheme of the universe, when their knowledge of the total scheme of being is *close* to zero, when confronted with a whole mass of unknowns concerning this very earth and tangible, lifeless matter, let alone the whole universe?
Islam demands from its followers to believe in God, the Creator of the Universe, but it does not advise them to base such a belief on the statement of any religious book or any authoritative words, not even the word of the Holy Qur'an or of the holy Prophet. Our belief in a holy book, such as the Qur'an, or in a holy prophet, such as Mohammad, must be preceded by our belief in God.
@1tabligh How do you know that the prophet is telling the truth. Jim Jones and people in Heaven's Gate came acrossed as prophets and even used some of the same tone as those in religious text, but were they really the speaking for god.
@drweedy Do scientific discoveries and knowledge cause such a scientist to conclude that matter, *** unknowing and unperceiving ***, is his creator and that of all beings?
@1tabligh Over two-thirds of scientists are atheist or agnostic. Some believe that there could be a force in the universe but they cannot connect it to a religious text written in the bronze age.
@drweedy Over two-thirds of scientists are atheist .....
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Your Pseudo-Scientific Demagoguery does NOT at all help cure your delusions!
Your delusions that science has put out the notion of God is purely *rhetorical* and has nothing to do with logical method, because even thousands of scientific experiments could not possibly suffice to demonstrate that no non-material being or factor exists.
Your claim is nothing more than a *fanatical* illusion based on unproven theories.
@1tabligh I'm agnostic. I believe that know one can prove either way if there is or if there isn't a supernatural force to the universe. So why have the discussion? Let alone not being able to prove if there is a god, how does someone prove believing in a specific religious text? I find it odd that material written in the bronze age be more accurate than what we know now.
Views such as these derive directly from a system of thought centered on materialism; within it, everything is defined and delimited with reference to materialism.
To interpret materialism in such a sense is in the final analysis strictly meaningless; it would be a superstitious notion involving the perversion of truth, and to regard it as scientific would, in fact, be *treason* to science.
Even if the followers of a religious school of thought had no proofs for their claim,
@1tabligh Do you seriously think that atheists & agnostics have a perverted sense of reality. I think it is pretty obvious that most skeptics think they are being objective and not blindly buying into tradition. You cannot sincerely minimize the fact that over two-thirds of scientists are skeptics.
to conclude firmly and forcibly that non- being reigns beyond the sensory realm would be a non-scientific choice, based on imagination and speculation.
Some people try to propagate this *fantasy* in the garb of science and to present their choice as having been dictated by scientific thought. In the final analysis, however, the denial involved in such an assertion is unworthy of science and philosophy, and even *contradicts* empirical logic.
@drweedy Before he enters the realm of science and knowledge with all its concerns, man is able to perceive certain truths by means of these innate perceptions. But after entering the sphere of science and philosophy and filling his *brain* with various proofs and deductions, he may forget his natural and innate perceptions or begin to doubt them. It is for this reason that when man moves beyond his innate nature to delineate a belief, differences begin to appear.
@1tabligh So is it okay if I think that a flying spaghetti monster is really the creator of the universe? And besides that, before people knew anything about science they would make pointless sacrifices and even kill others to so-called please there gods. Science is the main reason the world has logic.
One of the most destructive and misleading factors in thoughts concerning God is to restrict one's thought to the "logic" of the empirical sciences and to *fail* to recognize the *limits* and boundaries of that "logic".
Is that which is necessary in essence and which is considered the first source of existence matter itself or something else beyond the limits of matter?
@drweedy Is it logical to say that belief in God is peculiar to those who know nothing about man's composition and creation, and that, by contrast, a scientist who is aware of the natural laws and factors responsible for man's growth and development, who knows that law and precise calculation preside over all stages of man's existence, is bound to believe that matter, lacking all perception and consciousness, is the source of the wondrous laws of nature?
@1tabligh Well again, as an agnostic I believe there could be a god that created the universe, but we don't know so how is it practical to subscribe to sets of rules that were created in the bronze age. Isn't better to say, "I don't know and you don't know."
@drweedy What realistic scientist, sincerely given to seeking the truth could claim today that while a kidney transplant is the result of centuries of continuous scientific research and experimentation, the structure of the kidney itself reveals no trace of a creative intelligence and will, being the product of mere nature—nature which has no more knowledge or awareness than a kindergarten pupil?
@drweedy Is it not more logical to posit the existence of intelligence, will and planning in the creation of and ordering of the world than to attribute creativity to matter which lacks intelligence, thought, consciousness and the power to innovate?
******"If someone thinks the world is 5000 years old is that okay with you?"**** And where did you pull that from?
@1tabligh I know the Quran doesn't necessarily say that but you surely have to Evangelical Christians who openly deny science. Plus doesn't the Quran say that salt and fresh water don't mix and that their prophet flew into heaven?
@drweedy Belief in the existence of a wise creator is without doubt more logical than faith in the creativity of matter, which has neither perception, consciousness, nor the ability to plan; we cannot attribute to matter all the properties and attributes of intelligence that we see in the world and the ordering will that it displays.
@drweedy How can it be supposed that belief in the existence of God is the acceptance of contradiction, whereas belief in the uncaused nature of an effect such as matter is not contradictory?
How could it be believed that matter should itself be the origin of millions of attributes and characteristics and thus be the equivalent of the purposeful, wise and all-knowing Creator?
The Holy Qur'an does not define the age of the universe in any way. Science so far is not able to tell **exactly** when the universe began. Could be into billions of years. The door is kept open to any scientific theory, so the religious information will not clash with any scientific knowledge.
@1tabligh In many religions there scripture does clash with science. If you look at the religious right in America they openly deny evolution, they think the earth is 5000 years, old and they are Pro-Israel because they think it's existence will lead to an apocalypse. But I did hear that in the Quran that salt water and freshwater don't mix.
@drweedy If man, through the application of scientific instruments and criteria, cannot perceive the existence of a thing, he cannot deny its existence simply because it is incompatible with material criteria, unless he disposes of some proof that the thing in question is impossible.
@irefusetodiWe can raise precisely the same objection against the atheists and ask them, "If we follow the chain of causality back, we will ultimately reach the primary cause. Let us say that cause is not God, but matter. Tell us who created primary matter. You who believe in the law of causality, answer us Ws: if matter is the ultimate cause of all things, what is the cause of matter?
You say that the source of all phenomena is matter-energy; what is the cause and origin of matter-energy?"
@Strangerinasland The Creator of the universe cannot be preceded by non-existence; otherwise, He would need another god to create Him; and that god, if he is preceded by non-existence, would need another god and so on. Thus, we would have an endless chain of gods without reaching a **causeless cause** to be the source of the existence of the universe.
Then we have to deny the existence of the universe. We would also have to deny ourselves because we are a part of the universe. ...
His Existence is not coming into Being from non-existence.
If in the course of developing the argument of the orderliness of the universe we attempt to prove the existence of a maker similar to the human maker, the divine maker will, in reality, also be a created being on the level of man; proving the existence of such a maker is an entirely different matter from proving the existence of the Maker and Creator of all being.
@Strangerinasland From a scientific point of view, the self-origination of matter is impossible; the theory that the material world is constantly evolving and advancing toward higher states is clearly contradictory to scientific data and the realities of nature. All development and motion in the mineral realm is due either to the intervention of a will external to matter or to attraction, interchange, ....
@1tabligh check what I am opposing first,"All development and motion in the mineral realm is due either to the intervention of a will external to matter or to attraction, interchange,and compounding with other bodies." My question is, how did you come to the conclusion that the development of materials, such as minerals, needs to begin by an external means? Would it not be sufficient to say that we don't know yet how it began, and we're working on it? Isn't it foolish to assume we already know?
Some brainless atheists regard matter as independent and imagine that it has itself gained this freedom and elaborated the laws that rule over it.
But how can they believe that hydrogen and oxygen, electrons and protons, should first produce themselves, then be the source for all other beings, and finally decree the laws that regulate themselves and the rest of the material world?
@1tabligh Well, when you say God, which god, and what religion, or just god with no religion? It's harder to distinguish when you just say god, because i have no idea which god your referencing. In any case, I don't think the choice is between Matter and God, because Matter we can prove exists to an undeniable certainty, arbitrarily = ~99.∞ So the choice is more between what is more likely to be correct vs what isn't. Once we distinguish which is more likely, we can make a better assumption.
up a mental picture) Ex, if We say Muhammad, We conjure up a mental picture of an arab, who lived in mecka 1356 years ago .. or something like that, therefore Muhammad is not God, why? because we conjure up something in the mind. Similarly any words like Jesus (a jew, Bethlehem, .. AD), Budha etc or any creation are NOT to be used for God.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
He is always the One -- for His are all the attributes of perfection."
The Quran 17:110
Materialism imagines that lowly objects are the source for the emergence of higher objects without troubling to ascertain whether the higher, in fact, exists at the level of the lower. If lowly matter is unable even at the highest stage of its development, namely thought and reflection— ....
either to create itself or to violate any of the laws that rule over it, it follows ineluctably that it is unable to create other beings and the laws regulating them. How, then, can it be believed that lowly matter should engage in the creation and origination of higher beings or have the power to bestow existence on lofty phenomena?
@1tabligh cont. Matter is not independent, you are right to ridicule in that respect. However, when we address the things such as elements (H,He,C,N,O) These are chemical components that are produced as a result of active protons and neutrons. If you keep going far enough, you'll hit the wall of quantum physics. If there's any evidence of god. We'll find it in quantum physics. As far as logic, I don't see a problem with believing that god started it all, or not. I just don't know.
Belief in the existence of a wise creator is without doubt more logical than faith in the creativity of matter, which has neither perception, consciousness, nor the ability to plan; we cannot attribute to matter all the properties and attributes of intelligence that we see in the world and the ordering will that it displays.
Is it logical to say that belief in God is peculiar to those who know nothing about man's composition and creation, and that, by contrast, a scientist who is aware of the natural laws and factors responsible for man's growth and development, who knows that law and precise calculation preside over all stages of man's existence, is bound to believe that matter, lacking all perception and consciousness, is the source of the wondrous laws of nature?
Is it not more logical to posit the existence of intelligence, will and planning in the creation of and ordering of the world than to attribute creativity to matter which lacks intelligence, thought, consciousness and the power to innovate?
...produced as a result of active protons and neutrons. ...
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Then how can the atheists delude themselve and believe that hydrogen and oxygen, electrons and protons, should first produce themselves, then be the source for all other beings, and finally decree the laws that regulate themselves and the rest of the material world?
@2001Horatio Where did the 'unmoved Mover' come from then?
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His Existence is not coming into Being from non-existence.
If in the course of developing the argument of the orderliness of the universe we attempt to prove the existence of a maker or "'unmoved Mover'" similar to the human maker, the divine maker will, in reality, also be a created being on the level of man; proving the existence of such a maker is an entirely different matter from proving the existence of
@1tabligh You say "His Existence is not coming into Being from non-existence" - but this breaks the rule that 'everything must have a Maker" - it proves nothing
Since the chain of causality cannot recede into infinity, they can answer only that matter is an eternal and timeless entity for which no beginning can be posited: matter is non-created, has no beginning or end, and its being arises from within its own nature.
This means that the materialists accept the principle of eternity and non-origination; they believe that all things arose out of eternal matter and that being arises from within the very nature of matter, without any need for a creator.
@2001H.In just the same way that atheist regards matter as eternal, believers in God attribute eternity to God. Belief in an eternal being is then common to materialist and religious philosophers: both groups agree that there is a primary cause, but believers in God regard the primary cause as wise, all-knowing, and possessing the power of decision and will, whereas in the view of the materialists, the primary cause has neither consciousness, intelligence, perception, nor the power of decision.
@1tabligh I don't have much problem with the existence of a "God" - my main beef is with human intermediaries and the 'religions' they have fabricated to give themselves status they would not gain in any other way - e.g. Oral Roberts, Buchannan, and that other fuckwit whose name I've forgotten - religion is a problem: God isn't.
@2001Horatio Without doubt, one of the factors in the emergence of anti-religious ideas and a phalanx of deniers of God, has been the false teachings, the inadequacies and the intellectual perversions of the followers of some religions. The peculiarities and separate characteristics of each religion must, therefore, be individually examined when studying the reasons that have led men to adhere to that religion.
Eternity means stability and immutability of essence, the impossibility of cessation, but matter/energy is in its essence a compendium of forces and potentialities; it is relativity itself, totally caught up in living and dying.
Thus, the removal of God in no way solves the problem posed by eternal being.
Moreover, matter is the locus for motion and change, and its motion is dynamic and situated within its own essence. Now, essential motion is incompatible with eternity, and matter and essential stability are two mutually exclusive categories that cannot be fused in a single locus.
The Creator of the universe cannot be preceded by non-existence; otherwise, He would need another god to create Him; and that god, if he is preceded by non-existence, would need another god and so on. Thus, we would have an endless chain of gods without reaching a **causeless cause** to be the source of the existence of the universe.
Then we have to deny the existence of the universe. We would also have to deny ourselves because we are a part of the
universe. But you say to yourself: I cannot do that because I am here. Then you have to say: God is there.
From a scientific point of view, the self-origination of matter is impossible; the theory that the material world is constantly evolving and advancing toward higher states is clearly contradictory to scientific data and the realities of nature. All development and motion in the mineral realm is due either to the intervention of a will external to matter or to attraction, interchange,
"Do they imagine that they've been created without any cause, or do they suppose that they are their own creators?" The Quran (52:36) "Have they created the heavens and the earth ? They have no certain belief in what they say" (52:37) Do they have a Lord other than God? No, it is not so; God is exalted above the partners they ascribe to him." (52:43) "Glorified be He in Whose hand is all sovereignty and Who has power over all things." (67:1)
We can raise precisely the same objection against the atheists and ask them, "If we follow the chain of causality back, we will ultimately reach the primary cause. Let us say that cause is not God, but matter. Tell us who created primary matter. You who believe in the law of causality, answer us Ws: if matter is the ultimate cause of all things, what is the cause of matter?
You say that the source of all phenomena is matter-energy; what is the cause and origin of matter-energy?"
@1tabligh Acting protons and neutrons, typo. In any case, Science doesn't say that these elements produced themselves. It say that we understand up to a point about how these things formed, and then we don't know what is beyond that. I'll take the route that says I don't know because I'm not going to assert that the elements formed themselves. We don't know, I don't understand why it's so hard to say we haven't figured everything out yet. I try to be honest with my Q or A to the unknown.
@Dacurath Should the scientist, who is aware of the natural causes and of the factors determining each step of creation towards perfection, of mankind's evolution, of the minute accuracy and exactitude that rules every change in the nature that surrounds us, come to believe that these wondrous laws and amazing interactions have somehow *fortuitously* emerged out of *mindless* matter?
@1tabligh cont.. (make sure to check the previous comment) Further, is it wise to conclude that we know all the possible ways that this "mineral realm" can come about in only two possible ways? Is it not true that we cannot know anything 100%, or can we know something that is always constant? I try not to assume anything, and if you argue that we need to make assumptions or that we know, the burden of proof is on you to prove your case. Otherwise, I leave you to your non-evidential assumptions.
"Do they imagine that they've been created without any cause, or do they suppose that they are their own creators?" The Quran (52:36) "Have they created the heavens and the earth ? They have no certain belief in what they say" (
Jesus really is a scary documentary.
weirdguy75 2 days ago
Would she have REALLY not denied her faith with a sword at her throat.What a load of s..t
nicosixtyfour 5 days ago
This is all so juvenile... I can't take people literally believing in "holy" books written by men 100 years after these "prophets" were around. It's beyond ridiculous.
Em183 1 week ago
@osgangstarrr He means that Jesus died for us when he said "blood sacrifice".
jasonrichter73 3 weeks ago
Sandy The SUN of god that Is the light of the world!!!!!!! appears every morning except when it is cloudy, take a peak WAKE UP TO THE BULL SHIT YOU"VE BEEN TAUGHT!!!!. I was taught the same crap for 53 years. The truth INDEED will set you free
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I LOVE how some people who boast about their religion don't live by the golden rule out of goodness and compassion for fellow man, but only because they fear the punishment of God.
If you only do good because you fear punishment or you only act nicely because you want to get to heaven, you're not much better than anyone else are you?
If there is a God I'm thinking he'll appreciate those who act on their own goodwill. And not just out of narrow minded hateful selfishness masked as a religion.
Piitsi 3 weeks ago
Religion = Schizophrenia ~ Great analysis.
osgangstarrr 4 weeks ago 6
@osgangstarrr
even better is to think of religion as a marketing scheme. A pyramid scheme.
441meatloaf 1 week ago
Bill Maher should read the Bhagavad Gita. It presents God as a Person. Christianity has a lot of holes in it, but still faith in God is better than nothing. The symptom of the soul is consciousness. Is Bill conscious? There are religions that do not give you the full science. Bhakti-yoga does. The Vedas do. But it is a waste of time to attack religion on the basis of atheistic short-sightedness. Bill, you are inferior in knowledge, but superior in empty pride.
Tirthapada 1 month ago
@Tirthapada You should read about 1) epistemology 2) ontology.
GLANL 1 month ago
@Tirthapada Are you stupid? The most rational religion is Buddhism as it focuses on bettering oneself as opposed to submission to a mere figure created by humans to answer the difficult questions of life and to keep everyone in line.
osgangstarrr 4 weeks ago
God has nothing to do with RELIGION.Man created a religion for control.
13teres 1 month ago
Oh, but Jesus does command that unbelievers be killed Mark 19:27
"But those who are my enemies, who would not want me to reign over them, Bring them here, and slay them before me."
Christianity, like Islam....like most religions...is intollerant and hateful of disbelief and disobedience to its dogma.
METRATR0N 1 month ago
@METRATR0N . I looked in my bible for the verse you quoted above (mark 19:27). Not sure you gave the correct chapter and verse or even the correct book. Mark has only 16 chapter with 20 verses.
sbrcloquet 1 month ago
@sbrcloquet You are right. That should have been Luke 19:27, not Mark.
"But those mine enemies, which wouldnot that I should reignover them, bringhither, and slay them before me."
METRATR0N 1 month ago
Uh, didn't Peter reject Jesus not once but only 3 times to save his own life?
MyloDude22 1 month ago
@MyloDude22 Oops, meant to say "not only once but 3 times..." lol
MyloDude22 1 month ago
Religion is not familiar ground for me, and as I have grown older, I have definitely drifted away from it. I have something else in its place, something older than just intellect and reason, which gives me strength and hope. I have grown entirely to rely on the workings of the mind. Perhaps they are weak supports to rely upon, but, search as I will, I can see no better ones.
kaykko 2 months ago 5
@kaykko I would also suggest, friend, the far more powerful heart, from where the greatest thoughts come.
GodConsciousness 1 month ago
This all means SO much more in retrospect.
macgeek2004 2 months ago
I can't believe Bil Maher has invited Reza Aslan a member of NIAC (the most famous lobby of Pisslamic regime of Iran in US) to his show.
NIAC has not only never condemnd or mentioned any crimes of pisslamic regime of Iran, but also has always defended them.
I dont know why any motherfucker moslim should immigrate to west, why the fuck dont you go to Mecca if you really believe in that shit.
emshaspand 2 months ago
the actor and the fox news girl are both idiots
funcpl2741054 3 months ago
It's very natural for friends to lay down their lives for each other. It has existed, and exists today, in non-Christian cultures. Again, Christians think they have a hold on truth.
Kaalec 3 months ago
you can't reason with religious fanatics. theres a guy that makes chrisianity videos, and i tried asking him about greater beeings, and how all religions are based on the same idea. everytime he answered it was with some quotes from the bible, and about how i am dammed and jesus is the only way. I belive there's a God, and i dont think he'd want us to be so close minded.
theDudeAbides1100 3 months ago
@theDudeAbides1100 . If a person does not confess he is a sinner, truly repent of his sins, and accept that Jesus is the son of God and believe Jesus died once for all as the blood sacrafice to wash away our sins then ,yes, the Bible is clear that unbelievers will spend eternity in the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Not closed minded at all. We all have the free will; we can either accept Him or reject Him. Gods peace.
sbrcloquet 1 month ago
@sbrcloquet again, bible verses. that's waht bothers me. noone can explain from a neutral stand. There's so many religions in the world, how can you be soo sure christianity is right, or that what the bible says is true? that's what i meant by close minded. people keep feeding me bible verses like it's the one true thing to belive in.
theDudeAbides1100 1 month ago
@sbrcloquet Please re-read what you said! That is a classic fear-based control mechanism propagated by the power structures hundreds of years ago to maintain power! You are closed minded, I feel sorry for you. Blood sacrifice? What is this a cult?! Mankind is sickening!
osgangstarrr 4 weeks ago
6:28 Sorry honey, read your Bible. What happened to the Canannites?
davidsfriend01 3 months ago
love the muslim guy,, and iam a jew
sa56075 3 months ago 3
I love Bill Maher, but his argument regarding "superiority" was rather idiotic, especially when he implicated religious people to it. Perhaps it's true that the christian lady feels as if she has a truth that has eluded Bill, but Bill also believes that he has a truth that the christian lady has eluded, namely, the man-made nature of religion. Religion is obviously bullshit, but it irritates me to hear a weak argument of this sort.
chapstickman34 4 months ago
@chapstickman34 Yes, and I find this particular point difficult to handle, I mean I believe that religion is bullshit but I can't help myself thinking that I'm being arrogant by saying it. Nevertheless we shouldn't forget that it's just a problem of logical inferences, and logic isn't reality in many cases, I mean come on the evidence is overwhelming we all can see that and Bill Maher to.
julittok 2 months ago
I am not superstitious I am just a little stitious
sverma84 4 months ago
Guess what happened to me! I went swimming the other day when all the suuden a whale swallowed me whole. Naturally i decided to chill there for a spell. After a few days deliberation that damn whale shit me out. I almost drowned when this dude drained the deep blue sea pulled me out then filled the sea back up again. I thanked him then i stumbled upon this HUGE boat and it had 2 of every animal on it. I dont know how that damn thing floated with all that animal shit on it. Hell of a day huh?
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people of faith use their beliefs for good & bad. look at the tea party. they use their faith 2 justify their hatred of any1 unlike them. they ignore the teachings of christ when it suits them. they are no different than fanatic muslims. they raise their kids to hate. is that what christ taught? christ taught tolerance, love, acceptance, & a better way thru these things. The tea party r not followers of christ, tho they say they r. they r hypocrites, using their faith as an excuse 2 spread hate
penny9669 4 months ago
people of faith use their beliefs for good & bad. look at the tea party. they use their faith 2 justify their hatred of any1 unlike them. they ignore the teachings of christ when it suits them. they are no different than fanatic muslims. they raise their kids to hate. is that what christ taught? christ taught tolerance, love, acceptance, & a better way thru these things. The tea party r not followers of christ, tho they say they r. they r hypocrites, using their faith as an excuse 2 spread hate
penny9669 4 months ago
If the Catholic Religion... needs to have so much say....Why is it they do not pay taxes, and gay kind pays? War is made from, people People that say my bible is better than yours, if you don't go by my bible, I have the right to kill you, Cuz my bible says so!! WOW... Thinking back many years ago boys saying my Dads stronger than your Dad.. oh yeah well my dad can beat up your dad!! Just food for thought people.
lrchurchill65 4 months ago
I dont believe in alot of the stupid crap bill maher does (killing unborn children). But he is pretty funny and makes some good points.
OEFvet1986 4 months ago
I actually feel sorry for the woman in this. They were twisting her words a lot and she did have some valid points to make.
alexxxnewzealand 4 months ago
Oh man... Religious people.... Who can understand them???? They show you to love others, but they hate followers of other believes ..... great teachings!!!
Galdyjahyr 4 months ago
The funniest thing about Religion is that they view "non-believers" as inferior, and yet they're the ones with the primitive belief in an all-knowing God who "loves" us. I don't view THEM as inferior, simply misguided.
gdsm93 4 months ago
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The truth, the cold hard truth. 50 facts that prove the non-existence of the supposed almighty.
TwinKatanaGamer 4 months ago
What a righteous all powerful god that somehow isn't powerful enough to save someone's life without them saying they're a muslim, which in turn just makes him angry, and therefore they are not a real christian. What an all powerful god who isn't powerful enough to do his bidding without people dying for him. If I must die for god, doesn't that mean he's dependent on me thus making me more powerful. What if we made god instead of the other way around? Like how we make moral fairy tales.
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Regarding religion: I'm going to make a video in response to this subject, asking my ignorant friend Andy questions about Genesis (Episode 89). Look out for it on 12th Sep 2011
The week after (19th Sep), I will cover Adam & Eve with him!
Looking forward to seeing what he says :D
DuzAndyKnow 4 months ago
Bill Maher is a fuckin' heathen and a bleeding heart LIBERAL who no longer lives in the USA. He glorified what the terrorists did on 9/11.
anonymous are n00bs.
AnonymousFail2011 5 months ago
That woman's ignorance is astounding!
Jbear9 5 months ago 3
"I'm still waiting for you to find Mohammad" He hit the nail right on the head with that side comment
xxYetterxx 5 months ago
I think all Christian that want to lay down their lives for Christ should do it. So many nasty. dirty, filthy, mean, disgusting tea baggers. would disappear! No greater boon could happen to the living on this Earth.
onebaud 5 months ago
@onebaud My sentiments exactly. If it is so damn wonderful up there on god's lap (special meaning for catholics), what the fuck are they waiting for? Leave me to my heaven here on earth. Oh, and take the harps, hymnals, and tea-clanners of all persuasions with you. I'm sure you can squeeze them in.
keterrill1 5 months ago
Who cares what YOU believe.....It's what I believe that matters.
rtisi 5 months ago
The early Christians were fed to the Lions, what a terrible thing to do! can you just imagine the awful indigestion and acute gas those poor cats must have suffered, having to swallow all that hate and bitterness, Oh the inhumanity of it all!
electbassplayer24 5 months ago 57
@electbassplayer24 Being atheist is perfectly fine, but mocking innocent Men, women, and children who died for their beliefs is just wrong, and saying things like that doesn't make you look funny, it makes you look like a pathetic sad excuse for a person.
polishguy994 4 months ago
@polishguy994 Me thinks you dost protest too much! and you right wing radicals take yourselves far too serious!
electbassplayer24 2 months ago
@electbassplayer24 Why do you think I'm conservative? I'm a devout liberal.
polishguy994 2 months ago
@electbassplayer24
Who sounds more hateful and bitter?
jeffandjoesports 2 months ago
@jeffandjoesports Call it what yuh want! today there is another group of so called Christian Heretics at work destroying this country and the working class people that built it and defended it with their blood my man and they would be the Republicans! the sorry legacy that the Bushes and Regan left us, Oh come 2012 those motherfuckers are all going to be served their walking papers, ah that is if Iran doesn't nuke us first!
electbassplayer24 2 months ago
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You, my friend, are an asshole. If I was a Muslim and made a joke about my bullets having a hard time going through the thick skull of an "infidel" you would think me a ghastly, terribly immoral individual.
You should be ashamed of yourself. Shame on you and on the 43 narrow-minded, unintelligent slugs who apparently share your sickness.
AgApE010 1 month ago
@AgApE010 You, my friend, are an asshole. your comment directed at me proves my point! you poor Bible thumping psalm singing sonofabitches! may you all burn in Hell along side of the Rev. wrong Fat faced jowled Falwell!
electbassplayer24 1 month ago
People are good by nature but religion tells them that they are not good by nature. Religion does not teach responsbility, but teaches dependicy on some believe that will that somebody will save you. The truth is only you can save youself by being open mined and not depeding on ther people to give you the answers. Have faith on yourself and let no fear in.
Chaliamusiclover 5 months ago
People are good by nature but religion tells them that they are not good by nature. Religion does not teach responsbility, but teaches dependicy on some believe that will that somebody will save you. The truth is only you can save youself by being open mined and not depeding on ther people to give you the answers. Have faith on yourself and let fear in.
Chaliamusiclover 5 months ago
Faith us just another word for ignorance.
Surely it's time we all got off the crazy train and started building a society where schools and libraries are funded and focused on using the money we waste on religion.
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AraimaiAria 5 months ago
Superstition is irelevant, yes it might give you comfort, but santa does the same for kids. Just because it makes you feel good doesnt mean it's true and It doesnt mean you should die for it. I mean we can easily get morality from discussion without mythology. There isnt any proof, not a shred. Until then can we all get on with our lives
moroney1 5 months ago 44
@moroney1 Not a spread of proof regarding what? Are ya unenlightened a bit, perhaps?
anonymous are n00bs.
AnonymousFail2011 5 months ago
@moroney1 SANTAS NOT REAL???? :o
JozefButterfield 4 months ago 2
@JozefButterfield of course he's real silly!
chiaromontestephen 4 months ago
I am amazed at how blinded by the distractions this country seems to be! We are being led like lambs to the slaughter and all the majority of Americans care about is playing video games,getting high and what their clueless celebrity role model is tweeting. Are Americans stupid? You tell me?! We better wake up and stop letting the media conrol us before we have NO freedom or democracy! Read your bible...We are EXACTLY like Sodom and Gomorrah.They turned their backs on God and were destroyed!
jutoman83 5 months ago
@jutoman83 I DID read the bible, and I’m just stumped. The book says Sodom & Gomorrah were destroyed because of their gay population. Now, everyone knows that gays spend 90% of their time sinning with each other. So when old Jehovah sent down his blasting flames O’ wrath, the guy on top would have shielded the guy on the bottom. Thus, only half of the gays would have been killed by this roasting, and holy, genocide. But the bible says they all died.
Oh well, guess I need more theology.
chrismca 5 months ago
@chrismca LoL :)
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6414211332 5 months ago
So the Bible has truth to it
gtriemek 6 months ago
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TheServiceWeb 6 months ago
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germanbanger 6 months ago
*scary
AntonMingles 6 months ago
it only gets scray when extremism exists and irrationality rules
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Agabriel44 6 months ago
Perhaps someone should point out to obvious liars like those on this panel, that what Christians or other people claim about God and Jesus has no relevance to either God or the teachings of Jesus, any more than what people claim about the shape of the earth has any relevance to the shape of the earth. Bill Maher = extremely poorly educated human being, at best.
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83redrose83 6 months ago
ok don't know what's wrong with my PC. but I am unable to reply to comments
so this ones for MrLupe275
any one that talks down to another person in the way this woman did is Condescending , intolerant , self righteous & opinionated
also I've read a couple of your comments & I hate to burst your bubble , but Hitler was one of yours
hawkertruffelsnout 6 months ago
@hawkertruffelsnout
yes but that is one person. Is it ok for me to think all white people are racist if one is. no thats just ignorant. regarding hitler didnt know. Ive been to many sites where they call him atheist. But my main point stemmed from the fact that using one person to label a group is rather stupid
MrLupe275 6 months ago
No... It's not just people but it's also the religion that is violent says I. If you actually bother reading the Bible and the Quran then you will realize that the books hold, whilst some rather happy messages peppered in here and there, very violent and bloodthirsty stories of stonings, wars, and slaughters all endorsed by the god of the Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
Heyprinny 6 months ago
@Heyprinny
Not necessarily. Any violent person can easily twist initially well intentioned messages into war declarations. If you take the worst christians you will get the crusades. If you take the worst muslim terrorism. Is it then fair to say the bible and quaran are wrong. Bad people are bad people end of story. i dont point to stalin and hitler as posterboys for atheism because im not narrow minded enough to think they represent all atheist
MrLupe275 6 months ago
@MrLupe275 You should also not cite Hitler as the posterboy for atheism because he wasn't an atheist; he was Roman Catholic Christian.
Heyprinny 6 months ago
@MrLupe275 In society though, if you are a practicing christian, muslim, or hebrew, you have to blatantly overlook the violent passages that were probably written in the intention of violence. I've read laviticus and there is some pretty bigoted and violent stuff that can't really be twisted into anything peaceful, so modern day christians really have to ignore chunks of the Bible in order to function in society.
drweedy 6 months ago
@drweedy Without doubt, one of the factors in the emergence of anti-religious ideas and a phalanx of deniers of God, has been the false teachings, the inadequacies and the intellectual perversions of the followers of some religions. The peculiarities and separate characteristics of each religion must, therefore, be individually examined when studying the reasons that have led men to adhere to that religion.
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh But it isn't just misinterpretation. Responsible people also need to be smart enough to ignore certain verses in there doctrine. In Leviticus, it implies is that if you are gay, you should have a rock thrown at your head. When extremists act on that, they are not misinterpreting it, they are following it word for word. Moderate religious people say that they follow the religion right and radicals are not. When in reality moderates are the ones trying to altering it in a good way.
drweedy 6 months ago
@drweedy Western intellectuals were aware only of the superstitious aspect of false religion and how the established dogmas of religion lacked all logical basis, so they had no hesitation in condemning religion as such to be baseless. Their judgment was based on their discouraging experiences with their own religion, and it could not fail, then, to be hasty, unrealistic, irrational and illogical.
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh But you honestly have to admit that in order to be a good Christian or Muslim you can not just follow your religious book word for word. And at least two-thirds of scientists are either atheist or agnostic. There can be good philosophy in religion but the supernatural events that take place in religion to me seem highly unlikely.
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@drweedy How could some of the scientists permit themselves to make a claim that would necessitate knowledge as extensive as the scheme of the universe, when their knowledge of the total scheme of being is *close* to zero, when confronted with a whole mass of unknowns concerning this very earth and tangible, lifeless matter, let alone the whole universe?
1tabligh 6 months ago
Islam demands from its followers to believe in God, the Creator of the Universe, but it does not advise them to base such a belief on the statement of any religious book or any authoritative words, not even the word of the Holy Qur'an or of the holy Prophet. Our belief in a holy book, such as the Qur'an, or in a holy prophet, such as Mohammad, must be preceded by our belief in God.
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh How do you know that the prophet is telling the truth. Jim Jones and people in Heaven's Gate came acrossed as prophets and even used some of the same tone as those in religious text, but were they really the speaking for god.
drweedy 6 months ago
@drweedy Do scientific discoveries and knowledge cause such a scientist to conclude that matter, *** unknowing and unperceiving ***, is his creator and that of all beings?
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh Over two-thirds of scientists are atheist or agnostic. Some believe that there could be a force in the universe but they cannot connect it to a religious text written in the bronze age.
drweedy 6 months ago
@drweedy Over two-thirds of scientists are atheist .....
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Your Pseudo-Scientific Demagoguery does NOT at all help cure your delusions!
Your delusions that science has put out the notion of God is purely *rhetorical* and has nothing to do with logical method, because even thousands of scientific experiments could not possibly suffice to demonstrate that no non-material being or factor exists.
Your claim is nothing more than a *fanatical* illusion based on unproven theories.
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh I'm agnostic. I believe that know one can prove either way if there is or if there isn't a supernatural force to the universe. So why have the discussion? Let alone not being able to prove if there is a god, how does someone prove believing in a specific religious text? I find it odd that material written in the bronze age be more accurate than what we know now.
drweedy 6 months ago
Views such as these derive directly from a system of thought centered on materialism; within it, everything is defined and delimited with reference to materialism.
To interpret materialism in such a sense is in the final analysis strictly meaningless; it would be a superstitious notion involving the perversion of truth, and to regard it as scientific would, in fact, be *treason* to science.
Even if the followers of a religious school of thought had no proofs for their claim,
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh Do you seriously think that atheists & agnostics have a perverted sense of reality. I think it is pretty obvious that most skeptics think they are being objective and not blindly buying into tradition. You cannot sincerely minimize the fact that over two-thirds of scientists are skeptics.
drweedy 6 months ago
to conclude firmly and forcibly that non- being reigns beyond the sensory realm would be a non-scientific choice, based on imagination and speculation.
Some people try to propagate this *fantasy* in the garb of science and to present their choice as having been dictated by scientific thought. In the final analysis, however, the denial involved in such an assertion is unworthy of science and philosophy, and even *contradicts* empirical logic.
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh Do you ever feel that you are just being a lawyer for the concept of religion and not ever questioning it.
drweedy 6 months ago
@drweedy Before he enters the realm of science and knowledge with all its concerns, man is able to perceive certain truths by means of these innate perceptions. But after entering the sphere of science and philosophy and filling his *brain* with various proofs and deductions, he may forget his natural and innate perceptions or begin to doubt them. It is for this reason that when man moves beyond his innate nature to delineate a belief, differences begin to appear.
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh So is it okay if I think that a flying spaghetti monster is really the creator of the universe? And besides that, before people knew anything about science they would make pointless sacrifices and even kill others to so-called please there gods. Science is the main reason the world has logic.
drweedy 6 months ago
God and Empirical Logic.
One of the most destructive and misleading factors in thoughts concerning God is to restrict one's thought to the "logic" of the empirical sciences and to *fail* to recognize the *limits* and boundaries of that "logic".
Is that which is necessary in essence and which is considered the first source of existence matter itself or something else beyond the limits of matter?
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh So I guess people don't have to be logical. If someone thinks the world is 5000 years old is that okay with you?
drweedy 6 months ago
@drweedy Is it logical to say that belief in God is peculiar to those who know nothing about man's composition and creation, and that, by contrast, a scientist who is aware of the natural laws and factors responsible for man's growth and development, who knows that law and precise calculation preside over all stages of man's existence, is bound to believe that matter, lacking all perception and consciousness, is the source of the wondrous laws of nature?
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh Well again, as an agnostic I believe there could be a god that created the universe, but we don't know so how is it practical to subscribe to sets of rules that were created in the bronze age. Isn't better to say, "I don't know and you don't know."
drweedy 6 months ago
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@drweedy What realistic scientist, sincerely given to seeking the truth could claim today that while a kidney transplant is the result of centuries of continuous scientific research and experimentation, the structure of the kidney itself reveals no trace of a creative intelligence and will, being the product of mere nature—nature which has no more knowledge or awareness than a kindergarten pupil?
1tabligh 6 months ago
@drweedy Is it not more logical to posit the existence of intelligence, will and planning in the creation of and ordering of the world than to attribute creativity to matter which lacks intelligence, thought, consciousness and the power to innovate?
******"If someone thinks the world is 5000 years old is that okay with you?"**** And where did you pull that from?
I am not a Christian!
I am a Shiite Muslim!
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh I know the Quran doesn't necessarily say that but you surely have to Evangelical Christians who openly deny science. Plus doesn't the Quran say that salt and fresh water don't mix and that their prophet flew into heaven?
drweedy 6 months ago
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@drweedy Belief in the existence of a wise creator is without doubt more logical than faith in the creativity of matter, which has neither perception, consciousness, nor the ability to plan; we cannot attribute to matter all the properties and attributes of intelligence that we see in the world and the ordering will that it displays.
1tabligh 6 months ago
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@drweedy How can it be supposed that belief in the existence of God is the acceptance of contradiction, whereas belief in the uncaused nature of an effect such as matter is not contradictory?
How could it be believed that matter should itself be the origin of millions of attributes and characteristics and thus be the equivalent of the purposeful, wise and all-knowing Creator?
1tabligh 6 months ago
The Holy Qur'an does not define the age of the universe in any way. Science so far is not able to tell **exactly** when the universe began. Could be into billions of years. The door is kept open to any scientific theory, so the religious information will not clash with any scientific knowledge.
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh In many religions there scripture does clash with science. If you look at the religious right in America they openly deny evolution, they think the earth is 5000 years, old and they are Pro-Israel because they think it's existence will lead to an apocalypse. But I did hear that in the Quran that salt water and freshwater don't mix.
drweedy 6 months ago
@drweedy If man, through the application of scientific instruments and criteria, cannot perceive the existence of a thing, he cannot deny its existence simply because it is incompatible with material criteria, unless he disposes of some proof that the thing in question is impossible.
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh Actually, I'm pretty sure it's still not necessary to prove a negative.
irefusetodisco 6 months ago
@irefusetodiWe can raise precisely the same objection against the atheists and ask them, "If we follow the chain of causality back, we will ultimately reach the primary cause. Let us say that cause is not God, but matter. Tell us who created primary matter. You who believe in the law of causality, answer us Ws: if matter is the ultimate cause of all things, what is the cause of matter?
You say that the source of all phenomena is matter-energy; what is the cause and origin of matter-energy?"
1tabligh 6 months ago
@1tabligh What is the cause of gods?
Strangerinasland 5 months ago
@Strangerinasland The Creator of the universe cannot be preceded by non-existence; otherwise, He would need another god to create Him; and that god, if he is preceded by non-existence, would need another god and so on. Thus, we would have an endless chain of gods without reaching a **causeless cause** to be the source of the existence of the universe.
Then we have to deny the existence of the universe. We would also have to deny ourselves because we are a part of the universe. ...
1tabligh 5 months ago
But you say to yourself: I cannot do that because I am here. Then you have to say: God is there.
1tabligh 5 months ago
His Existence is not coming into Being from non-existence.
If in the course of developing the argument of the orderliness of the universe we attempt to prove the existence of a maker similar to the human maker, the divine maker will, in reality, also be a created being on the level of man; proving the existence of such a maker is an entirely different matter from proving the existence of the Maker and Creator of all being.
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh It is not a different matter.
Answer the question.
Strangerinasland 5 months ago
@Strangerinasland From a scientific point of view, the self-origination of matter is impossible; the theory that the material world is constantly evolving and advancing toward higher states is clearly contradictory to scientific data and the realities of nature. All development and motion in the mineral realm is due either to the intervention of a will external to matter or to attraction, interchange, ....
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh check what I am opposing first,"All development and motion in the mineral realm is due either to the intervention of a will external to matter or to attraction, interchange,and compounding with other bodies." My question is, how did you come to the conclusion that the development of materials, such as minerals, needs to begin by an external means? Would it not be sufficient to say that we don't know yet how it began, and we're working on it? Isn't it foolish to assume we already know?
Dacurath 5 months ago
@Dacurath God and Empirical Logic.
Matter or God?
Take your choice!
Some brainless atheists regard matter as independent and imagine that it has itself gained this freedom and elaborated the laws that rule over it.
But how can they believe that hydrogen and oxygen, electrons and protons, should first produce themselves, then be the source for all other beings, and finally decree the laws that regulate themselves and the rest of the material world?
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh Well, when you say God, which god, and what religion, or just god with no religion? It's harder to distinguish when you just say god, because i have no idea which god your referencing. In any case, I don't think the choice is between Matter and God, because Matter we can prove exists to an undeniable certainty, arbitrarily = ~99.∞ So the choice is more between what is more likely to be correct vs what isn't. Once we distinguish which is more likely, we can make a better assumption.
Dacurath 5 months ago
@Dacurath Well, when you say God, which god, and what religion, or just god with no religion?
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I am a Shiite Muslim and my religion is Islam
I make a claim of ONE God ( Allah, Lord, Gud, Khuda, etc ) then I will produce the evidence to back it up!
Anyone who claims otherwise, etc or anything for that matter has to back it up!
Call Him by whatever name you like (Allah, Jehovah, God, Merciful, Bhagwan etc), as long as the word is not contaminated, (does not conjure
1tabligh 5 months ago
up a mental picture) Ex, if We say Muhammad, We conjure up a mental picture of an arab, who lived in mecka 1356 years ago .. or something like that, therefore Muhammad is not God, why? because we conjure up something in the mind. Similarly any words like Jesus (a jew, Bethlehem, .. AD), Budha etc or any creation are NOT to be used for God.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Say: "Invoke God, or invoke the Most Gracious:
by whichever name you invoke Him,
1tabligh 5 months ago
He is always the One -- for His are all the attributes of perfection."
The Quran 17:110
Materialism imagines that lowly objects are the source for the emergence of higher objects without troubling to ascertain whether the higher, in fact, exists at the level of the lower. If lowly matter is unable even at the highest stage of its development, namely thought and reflection— ....
1tabligh 5 months ago
either to create itself or to violate any of the laws that rule over it, it follows ineluctably that it is unable to create other beings and the laws regulating them. How, then, can it be believed that lowly matter should engage in the creation and origination of higher beings or have the power to bestow existence on lofty phenomena?
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh cont. Matter is not independent, you are right to ridicule in that respect. However, when we address the things such as elements (H,He,C,N,O) These are chemical components that are produced as a result of active protons and neutrons. If you keep going far enough, you'll hit the wall of quantum physics. If there's any evidence of god. We'll find it in quantum physics. As far as logic, I don't see a problem with believing that god started it all, or not. I just don't know.
Dacurath 5 months ago
@Dacurath As far as logic...
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Belief in the existence of a wise creator is without doubt more logical than faith in the creativity of matter, which has neither perception, consciousness, nor the ability to plan; we cannot attribute to matter all the properties and attributes of intelligence that we see in the world and the ordering will that it displays.
1tabligh 5 months ago
Is it logical to say that belief in God is peculiar to those who know nothing about man's composition and creation, and that, by contrast, a scientist who is aware of the natural laws and factors responsible for man's growth and development, who knows that law and precise calculation preside over all stages of man's existence, is bound to believe that matter, lacking all perception and consciousness, is the source of the wondrous laws of nature?
1tabligh 5 months ago
Is it not more logical to posit the existence of intelligence, will and planning in the creation of and ordering of the world than to attribute creativity to matter which lacks intelligence, thought, consciousness and the power to innovate?
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh NO
2001Horatio 5 months ago
...produced as a result of active protons and neutrons. ...
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Then how can the atheists delude themselve and believe that hydrogen and oxygen, electrons and protons, should first produce themselves, then be the source for all other beings, and finally decree the laws that regulate themselves and the rest of the material world?
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh Where did the 'unmoved Mover' come from then?
2001Horatio 5 months ago
@2001Horatio Where did the 'unmoved Mover' come from then?
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His Existence is not coming into Being from non-existence.
If in the course of developing the argument of the orderliness of the universe we attempt to prove the existence of a maker or "'unmoved Mover'" similar to the human maker, the divine maker will, in reality, also be a created being on the level of man; proving the existence of such a maker is an entirely different matter from proving the existence of
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh You say "His Existence is not coming into Being from non-existence" - but this breaks the rule that 'everything must have a Maker" - it proves nothing
2001Horatio 5 months ago
Since the chain of causality cannot recede into infinity, they can answer only that matter is an eternal and timeless entity for which no beginning can be posited: matter is non-created, has no beginning or end, and its being arises from within its own nature.
This means that the materialists accept the principle of eternity and non-origination; they believe that all things arose out of eternal matter and that being arises from within the very nature of matter, without any need for a creator.
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh Ya got me - I'm Saved!!!
2001Horatio 5 months ago
@2001H.In just the same way that atheist regards matter as eternal, believers in God attribute eternity to God. Belief in an eternal being is then common to materialist and religious philosophers: both groups agree that there is a primary cause, but believers in God regard the primary cause as wise, all-knowing, and possessing the power of decision and will, whereas in the view of the materialists, the primary cause has neither consciousness, intelligence, perception, nor the power of decision.
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh I don't have much problem with the existence of a "God" - my main beef is with human intermediaries and the 'religions' they have fabricated to give themselves status they would not gain in any other way - e.g. Oral Roberts, Buchannan, and that other fuckwit whose name I've forgotten - religion is a problem: God isn't.
2001Horatio 5 months ago
@2001Horatio Without doubt, one of the factors in the emergence of anti-religious ideas and a phalanx of deniers of God, has been the false teachings, the inadequacies and the intellectual perversions of the followers of some religions. The peculiarities and separate characteristics of each religion must, therefore, be individually examined when studying the reasons that have led men to adhere to that religion.
1tabligh 5 months ago
Eternity means stability and immutability of essence, the impossibility of cessation, but matter/energy is in its essence a compendium of forces and potentialities; it is relativity itself, totally caught up in living and dying.
1tabligh 5 months ago
Thus, the removal of God in no way solves the problem posed by eternal being.
Moreover, matter is the locus for motion and change, and its motion is dynamic and situated within its own essence. Now, essential motion is incompatible with eternity, and matter and essential stability are two mutually exclusive categories that cannot be fused in a single locus.
1tabligh 5 months ago
Whatever is stable and immutable in its essence cannot accept movement and change within that essence.
How do deluded and duped atheists, who believe that matter is accompanied by its antithesis, justify the eternity of matter/energy?
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh Atheists are neither deluded nor duped.
2001Horatio 5 months ago
the Maker and Creator of all being.
The Creator of the universe cannot be preceded by non-existence; otherwise, He would need another god to create Him; and that god, if he is preceded by non-existence, would need another god and so on. Thus, we would have an endless chain of gods without reaching a **causeless cause** to be the source of the existence of the universe.
Then we have to deny the existence of the universe. We would also have to deny ourselves because we are a part of the
1tabligh 5 months ago
universe. But you say to yourself: I cannot do that because I am here. Then you have to say: God is there.
From a scientific point of view, the self-origination of matter is impossible; the theory that the material world is constantly evolving and advancing toward higher states is clearly contradictory to scientific data and the realities of nature. All development and motion in the mineral realm is due either to the intervention of a will external to matter or to attraction, interchange,
1tabligh 5 months ago
and compounding with other bodies.
"Do they imagine that they've been created without any cause, or do they suppose that they are their own creators?" The Quran (52:36) "Have they created the heavens and the earth ? They have no certain belief in what they say" (52:37) Do they have a Lord other than God? No, it is not so; God is exalted above the partners they ascribe to him." (52:43) "Glorified be He in Whose hand is all sovereignty and Who has power over all things." (67:1)
1tabligh 5 months ago
We can raise precisely the same objection against the atheists and ask them, "If we follow the chain of causality back, we will ultimately reach the primary cause. Let us say that cause is not God, but matter. Tell us who created primary matter. You who believe in the law of causality, answer us Ws: if matter is the ultimate cause of all things, what is the cause of matter?
You say that the source of all phenomena is matter-energy; what is the cause and origin of matter-energy?"
1tabligh 5 months ago
In other words "Where did the" matter/energy " come from then?"
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh Acting protons and neutrons, typo. In any case, Science doesn't say that these elements produced themselves. It say that we understand up to a point about how these things formed, and then we don't know what is beyond that. I'll take the route that says I don't know because I'm not going to assert that the elements formed themselves. We don't know, I don't understand why it's so hard to say we haven't figured everything out yet. I try to be honest with my Q or A to the unknown.
Dacurath 5 months ago
@Dacurath Should the scientist, who is aware of the natural causes and of the factors determining each step of creation towards perfection, of mankind's evolution, of the minute accuracy and exactitude that rules every change in the nature that surrounds us, come to believe that these wondrous laws and amazing interactions have somehow *fortuitously* emerged out of *mindless* matter?
1tabligh 5 months ago
@1tabligh cont.. (make sure to check the previous comment) Further, is it wise to conclude that we know all the possible ways that this "mineral realm" can come about in only two possible ways? Is it not true that we cannot know anything 100%, or can we know something that is always constant? I try not to assume anything, and if you argue that we need to make assumptions or that we know, the burden of proof is on you to prove your case. Otherwise, I leave you to your non-evidential assumptions.
Dacurath 5 months ago
and compounding with other bodies.
"Do they imagine that they've been created without any cause, or do they suppose that they are their own creators?" The Quran (52:36) "Have they created the heavens and the earth ? They have no certain belief in what they say" (