@bahdahdoop It would help if you could point me towards the passage in -nonexistent book- that states that atheists should order the massacre of millions.
Atheists are very well known for following every iota in -nonexistent book-, and do so in a very fundamentalist and extremist way.
You can project all you want, your bigotry won't make atheism into something it's not.
Funny how extremely demolished the c*nt was by mr. Dawkins. not that i have ever seen him lose any argument, only people who evade the simple question "Where is your evidence?" and they cant answer, only say that atheism is hateful and ignorant. Pathetic
Dawkins says @1:35 that people have been brought up to believe that Atheists are bad. I agree. I remember I sat by a conservative christian girl in high school science class. When the topic of atheism was brought up she said. "isn't an atheist like some sort of satanist?"
I can't understand how any religious person can watch this and not understand where Dawkins is coming from. He's plain and simple, black and white, and it's clear that he's a nice person. Anyone who calls him stupid, or full of shit, after watching this video is just plain insecure about themselves and their beliefs. It's clear this man is brilliant and credible.
"Dead-to-the-spirit deluded "God Delusion" author & blithering fool scientist goon Richard Dawkins another "leader" given to the profane masses is another useful idiot for Jesuit machinations"-C.O.
Jesuitical: pertaining to the Jesuits or their principals; designing; cunning; deceitful; prevaricating
The Jesuits completely altered the education system to suit their evolution agenda to discredit the Bible. They cant have a Satanic society of 'Do as Thou Wilt' if people still follow the Bible.
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I don't know whether or not the woman is against atheism- in fact, statistically speaking she probably is. But damn- CNN is so much less biased than FOX!
i literally watched 40 seconds of this interview and i was already in hysterics. This guy is too funny!! "WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE IN THOR OR THE SPAGHETTI MONSTER" I love it!
@raging4lcoholic i think this interview was during the promo tour for the God Delusion release in America so maybe his opposing stance at the beginning was a result of a string of combatitive interviews on that run.
I disagree with one thing he says. He says that if you are religious then you don't live your life to the fullest. That's not true! I believe in reincarnation where there are many lives and yet I am living this life to the max, man!
@ahhhhjjjj Yes. I am writing a book on science, reincarnation and the existence after death. PM me in 6 months when its finished and I'll show u where to get it.
@ThatRandomGuy15 I'd have to believe in Buddha since he existed. And to deify him doesnt go so well with traditional buddhist teachings. You get that more in the eastern versions of Buddhism.
i had a religion and Heaven was great what if i wanna play some R rated games or do some R rated stuff in heaven. make a war movie or something what is heaven like does anybody know and what religion gives me more then one Wife to sleep with, I go there in a heart beat. 100% atheists me
People only read the god delusion, it is good, but not near as interesting as his other books. I do suppose his other books are far to intellectual for the average reader in America I suppose.
Hey Zamboro, for Atheist's, Dr. Dawkins is their god and Atheism is their religion. After all, as expressed by Dawkin's, they believe in the scientific viewpoint & THEORY, that stardust experienced an accident genesis of life, (Abiogenesis) which occurred to form a protozoa, then eventually evolved in to a being such as Einstein. That takes too much faith for me, so I clap for you Atheist's, because your faith is far greater than my Christian faith. Clap, clap...
@y2ktube Lol you so full of shit its funny... Who told you Dawkins is the Atheist god? I would be willing to bet no one did, and you made it up yourself or picked it up from some other diluted person like yourself.
@morntis The Bible states "gods many & lords many" Dawkins is your god like the butchered Madalyn Murray O'Hair & other doomed Atheists are your lords... Hey morntis, Pascal's wager baby. If you don't wish to make that bet then enjoy this life as much as you can, because IF by small chance the Bible is correct, the after life will be HELL for you. Farewell
@Khyrid Well then, you better pick a "Pascal's" wager in this horse race. Because you're not even in the race right now with Dawkins & his fellow Atheist's. Their FAITH is in the Abiogenesis bible... Non-existent to simple & dumb, accidentally morphing into complex & intelligent. I have to applaud your tremendous faith in the highly improbable.
@y2ktube I'm willing to bet you have no idea the kind of probabilities that are involved with the scientific theory of Abiogenesis. And I don't have faith in it either. It could very well be wrong. But I'm willing to give a higher probability to that theory than I am the idea that a magic man created the universe. And sorry, but I'm never going to join some religion out of fear of whatever bullshit they want to threaten. I don't choose what to believe, I acknowledge what I believe.
@Khyrid Well genius, since you're deviating from your lord Dawkins, tell us all what is a more plausible scientific theory for stardust eventually turning into a protozoa?
And of course since you know, your "idea" of what are the probabilities comparison to a "magic man"...
@y2ktube Star dust is matter, and that is made of atoms. An atom itself is extremely complex and we do not fully understand how they work. That anything could come of atoms I don't find impossible. The question is what is the original cause to how atoms can even exist? We have no way of knowing currently, but you seem content it was a magical man who hates foreskins and homosexuals.
@Khyrid So your faith is in throwing up a bunch of atoms up into the air for billions of years and it eventually becoming Einstein... That's quite a faith you have there. I applaud people like you & Dawkins with such a tremendous faith! Ahahahahaha wait a minute, got to catch my breath hahahahahaha.
@y2ktube You really should stop being so arrogant, because your view for how the universe started is just as (in my opinion even more so) far fetched. The fact is that no matter who is right the true explanation must be amazing. So if it was atoms that formed into planets and chemicals that formed into so self replicating chemicals and then to life and Einstein or if it was Magic that did it all, it's crazy either way.
@Khyrid stated:" it's crazy either way" Well Khyrid, add foolish to that. Quoting the Bible: Psalms 14:1"The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." Pascals wager should be looking pretty good to you by now...
@y2ktube An argument from the Bible holds little weight in proving the bible to be true, that's called circular logic. And no it's not foolish to think that scientific theories could be true. Nor is it foolish to think that our universe may be intelligently designed, although I don't believe it is personally. Foolishness is only achieved when one assumes they know for certain what they cannot possibly and embrace absolute thinking without regard to any opposing views.
@Khyrid I can certainly appreciate your conceding that believing in intelligent design isn't foolish. Thanks for being reasonable. As far as the Bible, I wasn't arguing with it, it just happens to be the Psalms author's assertion, that it was an inspired quote from God Almighty. To use your words "it's crazy either way"; but that's the neat thing about faith & why it's possible reward is so extreme. (And I don't mean 69 virgins like that assinine religion of peace) Thanks again...
@y2ktube I know it's easy to become defensive on the internet. Here people shove their beliefs down each others' throats with total arrogance. But that doesn't change any minds. I am not close minded, I constantly wonder about "what if", I always try to see things through the other guys eyes. All I ask is you do the same. I don't mean to convince you that there is no god, but at least question your religion. Are you certain it all makes sense? Because it didn't to me.
@Khyrid Fair enough & I totally agree with you... I think we're both gambling a bit. (To use the Stock Market verbiage) We're just taking different "positions". Take care
richard dawkings is a genius! glad to see some people are actually beginning to accept this. no doubt though that cnn is still going to be hostile to atheists like all news broadcasts these days.
Dawkins says precisely what he thinks. He doesn't scream. He uses calm, measured tones in his reasoning. People who believe in Gods deserve contempt for the following reason: "They pave the way and make it safe for the fundamentalists to inculcate their hideous ideologies. If you eliminated the sensible, religious masses you would not provide the breeding ground for the maniacs." Remember, it takes science to fly planes to the moon and religion to fly planes into buildings.
I love how the lady thought she was smarter than Richard Dawkins. By her tone and body language, I think she thought that he was ignorant of this topic. Ironically, though, Dawkins was infinitely more informed and he overestimated his interviewer.
it's one thing to say such beliefs are foolish and another to say I cannot imagine any other reality beyond the present visible-experiential one we are in (I think...and smart people must allow for the possibility whilst living life to the full...)
Atheist in practice: YOUR RELIGION IS A LIE!!! FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER HURR-DURR, THAT'S SO FUNNY! CAPS LOCK IN REACTION TO YOU WANTING TO STOP ME FROM BEING A WHORE AND KILLING BABIEZ!!!
Mr. Dawkins says atheism is a "different belief system" he says it right in this vid. It is afact by the way there really isn't any proof that no higher intelligence exists.
you obviously were'nt listening. he said he's an atheist because there is no positive evidence for theism. it's the absence of belief. call that a different beleif system if you like but to say it's on the same level as religion is wrong.
@Criterionx9 No really if you were listening you'd see that it is up to the theist to provide positive evidence. And if you define belief like that you make it meaningess. Of course everything has some belief or assumption behind it, but to then equate these with th belief in god is wrong. God is not the same as the every day assumptions that we make and belief requires much more faith.
@Zamboro Just as dumb-ass as your Dawkins & his fellow Atheist's FAITH in the Abiogenesis bible. Non-existent to simple & dumb, accidentally morphing into complex & intelligent. A tremendous faith in the highly improbable.
Wow! A decent interview from an otherwise biggoted close-minded channel! I'm actually impressed...although it does make you wonder what was in the 16mins they cut out...
Either morals are autonomous or they do not exist at all. If a person refrains from murdering his neighbor only out of fear of Divine Retribution his behavior is dictated not by moral values, but by caution, fear of the Holy Policemen, egoism. And if a person does good only with an eye to salvation, she is not doing good since her behavior is dictated by self-interest rather than by duty or by love and will thus not be saved.
My usual response is "But in the Ghita, Krishna says that whenever I pray to any god, I'm praying to him. That means Jesus is just an incarnation of Krishna" It can be fun to throw their own bullshit back at them.
Doesn't your life have a point to it? Mine does. I like being around my friends, traveling, watching good films, eating things I've never tried before, falling in love....
Isn't *anything* in your life worth it? Or do you hate every day of it, and you only carry on because you hope there's a heaven?
what's the point in living a life just waiting for a better after life. Wouldn't you just be looking for a shortcut to the better afterlife?
Also, please explain the concept of hell and eternal punishment for mortal sins. How does one learn his lesson for committing a sin if he is to be punished for eternity?
The point is to enjoy life while you have it...... Not waste it and pretend that your going to have another one if you follow a set of imaginary rules.
@TheEquipper wow this post was from a loooooong time ago but.....
wait. the only point to life for either side is well, living it... if you mean what is the meaning to life, that's a completely different question and it's based entirely on the individual. the meaning shouldnt change whether a god exists or not. an atheist's life is worth more in the sense that we believe that we aren't getting a second chance. its not that we're saying we don't want one, but thats just what we believe
@TheEquipper wow you need a REASON to be good? You will only be good if you're rewarded after you die? I definately dont need any imaginary being telling me to be "good". Which sounds more "good" to you?
There is a God. I was blessed by his noodley tentacles. When I die I will be rewarded, for my devotion to pasta, with a stripper factory, a beer volcano, and unlimited pasta and garlic bread.
There is no evidence to YOU Mr. Dawkins, that does not mean there is no spiritual connection, NOT a SCIENTIFIC, INTELLECTUAL, or LOGICAL connection, but a SPIRITUAL, PERSONAL, FAITHFUL connection between a person and their God. If you want to prove your point, fine, but please, I ask you and your followers, to not insult me because I don't subscribe to your views. I am Roman Catholic, and proud of it, just as you are proud to be atheist, if you don't believe in what I do, that's fine by me.
The problem is not the differing in opinion b/w atheists and religious people - its the emotional attachment and self invested in the beliefs. If religion was proven false today (to many it already was but thats a different issue), first - religious ppl would deny it. Then, when you can't deny it any longer, they would feel intense fear, like a huge part of themselves is lost. This is nothing more than an emotional reaction because the beliefs are questioned. But youll still be alive and well.
No we don't. That's why there are wars etc. Not enough straightjackets. Perfect.
Meanwhile, who are you to judge which are really hearing and which aren't? If you could work the Logic, then you could see that the 'faith' of Mormons, Muslims and HIndus is absolute crock. You could see the irreconcilable breeches of logical consistency therein. Christianity however, in it's pure biblical form, you cannot find such a problem with. I've challenged people for 23 years to find one. Fail.
they should call it the holey bible: it's been blown through with so many holes that its sad ppl still defend.
christianity has hundreds of problems, probably more so than any other religion. the way it deals with the problems is to ignore them or pretend they dont exist.
if you want you can send me a copy of your bible and i can highlight everything that's wrong with it. if i did, almost every page would be yellow.
I'm sure you challenged rednecks.... But you're right (sarcasm). All other religions are crazy but yours make sense... It is not crazy to believe that a talking snake tricked a man made from mud and a woman made from the man's rib into eating a forbidden apple. That's perfectly logical... I'm guessing your from Alabama???
The voice in your head is called YOUR BRAIN. Everything you think, see, feel, smell, and hear is all information processed in YOUR BRAIN. You aren't feeling anything "supernatural" or "spiritual". Also I believe "strait" is spelled "straight". The voice in your head must have told you otherwise...... Go to school. Please
Morals are not reliant on religion. In fact it is experience and compassion that religion relies on. when humans were nomadic and killed eachother without a problem, where was god. It is only since humans realize cohabitation was advantageous that they invented god to keep them in check. This system is no longer necessary for us to live together.
How can u think God was invented, if u claim to be a deist? Isn't that somewhat contrary?
And the Bible never said nonbelievers can't do nice things. 1) God just can't pop out like a genie and stop war and other ugly human affairs. These are the works of men, not of God. 2)However, there is a difference in time, when people lived under the Law, instead now which is under Grace. Back then, it was a different system, but today we live after the sacrifice of Jesus.
OH WAIT! Ziggy, I'm sorry, ur not the deist lol. I mistook u for Tommyboy. uggh. My bad, scratch that. He's the deist. It gets confusing talking to multiple. Sorry bout that.
Thats cool. But i will reply nonetheless: I find it ludicrous to thank god for anything. life- millions of sperm didn't make it so i could fertilize an egg and grow up. Is it by god's grace that so much waste occurs. Healing- people believe god heals but he has never given an arm to an amputee, does he discriminate, does he only do easy sickness like the flu?
God doesn't deserve praise, he deserves our criticism. He is not doing a good job (if he exists). 99% of all species have died, they die everyday around us as the universe expands and the earth cools. His creation is not stable, it is unreliable and uninhabitable (earthquakes,volcanoes). if you look at your earth you will see it is beautiful for its uniqueness not for its sanctity.
God said everything He made was "Very Good" (that was before the Fall). Man's sin is responsible for the way the universe appears to us now. There was no death/entropy before Adam and Eve sinned.
I like ur questions, they are thought provoking. Well Mr. Zig, the entropy of things are a result of The Curse. When Adam and Eve disobeyed, "Sin brought death into the world". (Not the other way around). Jesus wanted people to believe He was God. He raised people from the dead (and restored a soldier's ear for being cut off). Jesus did the work, and faith is up to us now. That means, God isn't gonna make himself obvious for each passing generation. It's all about faith.
Thank you sir, i only want to be thought provoking and do not wish friction between any people on this earth. Word, what about people who never know the word of jesus and the bible, are they curse to damnation? What about those people who are born in slums in India and don't know of Christianity? Is there another path for them that i'm unaware of? Why is it that family and parentage determine religion.
Quite honestly my belief is that we are taught religion before we develop the faculty of reason and thus religion shapes our reality for us without consent. This is unfair, infants are not able to understand this concept but are force fed it from birth. Those beliefs become ingrained and the basis of future learning and decision making.
I can sympathize for the infants who get "force fed". I was one of them. I grew up Catholic, but the Catholics in my opinion simply rely on the element of 'tradition' (zzz..zzz..zzz..which was a reason Y I slipped away). Then years passed before I was reintroduced to the Bible in a very different way the Church never provided before. They informed me of things I never knew before. It was an incredible epiphany, and since then I was "reborn".
Ok,.. I said 'before' like, twice, sorry that was redundant. But to be more specific, unlike reading passages from the Bible (which anybody can do), some different Christians interpreted certain verses for me, they showed me that how the Bible was to apply to my life, they read that God was love and not hate. Stuff like that, tt was drastic. And now,... I try to urge people to take a second look with an open mind, because God has changed me so much, I intend to study theology now.
i'd say that when you were reintroduced to the bible you still didn't have the reasoning or critical thinking faculties to correctly research the evidence and facts. instead you just believed the shit they told you, or used your biased experiences to weigh the evidence. be a scientist, not a theist.
Hey bro, this was a year ago. I forgot this blog. Oh memories. But yes, I definitely have improved many critical thinking skills.
I'll begin to prove it by showing your own bias. The fact you say "be a scientist, not a theist."
It's called false dichotomy. There are enough scientists who are theists, and if you review your history, the founding fathers of most the sciences were in fact devout Christians.
Be honest. Not an atheist liar confused about history.
Second, I was not calling you biased, I said experience is not evidence because it is biased. for instance, if you believe in a god than your conclusion about an experience is biased because you are seeing through believer goggles. This is why science is so great! it is independent of opinion and experience. Also the driving force of science is not to prove ones truth, true, but rather to discover the truth.
Well you lied in a comment you apparently removed..I can't find it. You said :
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first, internet has not existed for 22 years, so I'd say you are the one attempting to deceive. Second, if you believe there is a difference between santa and a god you are hilariously dim.
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1) Look on google groups. Activity on the newsgroups has been happening since 1983 or so. The "net" I said. We called it internet. Some called it usenet in the mid 80's.
Baby/bathwater fallacy. You presumed about the age of the internet. You presume that because SOME people exhibit schizo behavior while claiming to know God that ALL must be schizo if they know God.
Don't you learn from your mistakes? Presumption makes you look foolish. I've never needed any stupid meds. I treat people rightly in business and play and you..are an insulting jerk to call me 'schizo'.
you're right it is silly to say something does exist, doesn't exist, or isn't knowable when there is no evidence for it period. a book written by an uneducated society which gives claims but no scientific evidence is very silly indeed.
you can sit here and talk till your blue about how you know there is this or that, but you are a nobody with opinions, not evidence, so it won't impress me.
Many cultures (see book called gnomes, elves and trolls or some such thing by secular author) have a 'santa' like character..very remote cultures. Since the MO is the same as Satan tempting people to know 'good/evil' for themselves, I think these were demonic manifestations. Think whatever you like. Meanwhile I have a personal relationship with a God of love. You can too if you humble yourself and stop thinking an argument from ignorance is supreme.
way better than fox lol
nightreaper999 2 days ago
"Here's Richard DAAAHHkins"
BaubleRob 6 days ago
Atheism frees you up alright...........Noone was more free than Stalin.
bahdahdoop 3 weeks ago
@bahdahdoop It would help if you could point me towards the passage in -nonexistent book- that states that atheists should order the massacre of millions.
Atheists are very well known for following every iota in -nonexistent book-, and do so in a very fundamentalist and extremist way.
You can project all you want, your bigotry won't make atheism into something it's not.
uruson 1 week ago
Mmm... innocuousness... nice word.
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2:06 - 2:33 I just said, "Amen!"
MisterNerdRage 3 weeks ago
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MisterNerdRage 3 weeks ago
i like how cnn doesnt yell at him and get angry. * cough* fox news
midevilmonday 3 weeks ago 16
@midevilmonday he also has an English accent(or rather no accent at all), that usually helps in america.
kenscottmaclean1 3 weeks ago
richard dawkins is the flying spaghetti monster in the flesh
ContextofSalad58 1 month ago
Funny how extremely demolished the c*nt was by mr. Dawkins. not that i have ever seen him lose any argument, only people who evade the simple question "Where is your evidence?" and they cant answer, only say that atheism is hateful and ignorant. Pathetic
vkeiftw 1 month ago
Dawkins says @1:35 that people have been brought up to believe that Atheists are bad. I agree. I remember I sat by a conservative christian girl in high school science class. When the topic of atheism was brought up she said. "isn't an atheist like some sort of satanist?"
tomhetistgut3 1 month ago
My God, Paula Zahn is so beautiful
hofifut 2 months ago
I hate that they label him as an "Atheist" instead of an "Evolutionary Biologist"
Should others be labeled as a "Religious Closed-Minded Cunt"???
CookieWalka 3 months ago 20
I can't understand how any religious person can watch this and not understand where Dawkins is coming from. He's plain and simple, black and white, and it's clear that he's a nice person. Anyone who calls him stupid, or full of shit, after watching this video is just plain insecure about themselves and their beliefs. It's clear this man is brilliant and credible.
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"Dead-to-the-spirit deluded "God Delusion" author & blithering fool scientist goon Richard Dawkins another "leader" given to the profane masses is another useful idiot for Jesuit machinations"-C.O.
Jesuitical: pertaining to the Jesuits or their principals; designing; cunning; deceitful; prevaricating
The Jesuits completely altered the education system to suit their evolution agenda to discredit the Bible. They cant have a Satanic society of 'Do as Thou Wilt' if people still follow the Bible.
SpencerBenedict2nd 4 months ago
0:08 Rule of journalism. When you are discussing a subject that has different view points, it is ideal in fairness to have the opposing view point to fight their case. Idiots and bigots, the lot of them.
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lightandbeautiful 4 months ago
How are people most greatly attacked? (Mere words)
mhayes38501 4 months ago
I am extremely impressed by this man's eloquence. I think I have to read his book now. Shame on me for not doing it earlier.
miceruletheworld42 4 months ago 3
@miceruletheworld42 there is even an audio version with his awesome voice. available on the bittorrents
yuriythebest 4 months ago
@yuriythebest That is awesome! He does have a really nice voice *off to go look for that* Thanks!
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"THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS NOT IN ANY SENSE FOUNDED ON THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION." (Treaty of Tripoli, Article 11: Written during the Administration of George Washington and signed into law by John Adams.)
MagicTellaVision 5 months ago
Dawkins, bloody brilliant!
farje1 5 months ago
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TRUE goodness is trying to help people even with the fact that none of it will matter when you're dead. - An Atheist
redrum41987 6 months ago
"what's there to be frightened of?"
losing control of the masses.
Fuel1 7 months ago 6
@Fuel1 you sir have hit the nail on the head.
colvstar 6 months ago
I don't know whether or not the woman is against atheism- in fact, statistically speaking she probably is. But damn- CNN is so much less biased than FOX!
junfun086 8 months ago
If one day suppose Athiest in power than do they give freedom to religiouse peoples to
believe as today they believing in one almighty I don't think so actually there ideology
of life will be noooooooooooooooooooo God if any believe in such a things hang him
to death.........hahahahhahahahahh
strangerlover11 8 months ago
Where is the zebra tie prof Dawkins?
hafssol82 9 months ago
i literally watched 40 seconds of this interview and i was already in hysterics. This guy is too funny!! "WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE IN THOR OR THE SPAGHETTI MONSTER" I love it!
Maximus25N 9 months ago
DAwkins is not a prominent atheist. He is a prominent scientist, writer and educator.
kmcl11 9 months ago 2
the more this man talks the more ignorant he appears to be
TazKhan786 11 months ago
at the beginning he almost seemed to be attacking her, very glad they carried on with a professional interview after that
raging4lcoholic 1 year ago
@raging4lcoholic i think this interview was during the promo tour for the God Delusion release in America so maybe his opposing stance at the beginning was a result of a string of combatitive interviews on that run.
stoltobot 10 months ago
I disagree with one thing he says. He says that if you are religious then you don't live your life to the fullest. That's not true! I believe in reincarnation where there are many lives and yet I am living this life to the max, man!
MysteryoftheGods 1 year ago
@MysteryoftheGods "I believe in reincarnation"
May I ask why you do ?
nordhorny 1 year ago
@nordhorny Nah. If I do people will only slap it down and I'll get a flood of emails telling me how gullible I am.
hinduw 1 year ago
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@hinduw Are you responding to me asking MYSTERYOFTHEGODS...
MOTG "I believe in reincarnation"
ME - May I ask why you do ?
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If so, why ? 2 accounts ? Or just answering anyway ?
More to the point, that is no excuse for not answering, and you can send it privately anyway !
nordhorny 1 year ago
@MysteryoftheGods Do you have PROOF of reincarnation?
ahhhhjjjj 11 months ago
@ahhhhjjjj Yes. I am writing a book on science, reincarnation and the existence after death. PM me in 6 months when its finished and I'll show u where to get it.
MysteryoftheGods 11 months ago
@MysteryoftheGods I look forward to reading it. Thank you for responding :)
ahhhhjjjj 11 months ago
@MysteryoftheGods any evidence you can provide i would love to read.
stoltobot 10 months ago
@stoltobot I'm messaging you. Too long to put in 500 words.
MysteryoftheGods 10 months ago
@MysteryoftheGods
I would also like to read this, although I am extremely skeptical.
igotsachubby 10 months ago
@igotsachubby Message me and I'll help you out.
MysteryoftheGods 10 months ago
I hope Fox News learn from CNN how to be neutral
interlinkknight 1 year ago
Paula Zahn is so hot : )
silentthriller 1 year ago
@montrealwatcher No, I mean Richard's book "The God Delusion"
MrC0MPUT3R 1 year ago
I have his book in my hand right now and I don't really see how it is dangerous.
MrC0MPUT3R 1 year ago
@montrealwatcher I agree completely! No argument here.
EnchancedHuman 1 year ago
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts!!!!
smack93 1 year ago
@ThatRandomGuy15 I'd have to believe in Buddha since he existed. And to deify him doesnt go so well with traditional buddhist teachings. You get that more in the eastern versions of Buddhism.
Doesnt mean I'm Buddhist.
wavedash101 1 year ago
This is why we love Richard Dawkins.
gupsphoo 1 year ago
That last statement is what it is all about.
"...to live this life properly, happily and fully."
Words of wisdom, my friend.
cmxsevenfoldxmc 1 year ago 45
@cmxsevenfoldxmc Couldnt agree more.
blindinglights02 3 months ago
Flying Spaghetti Monster on CNN!
freethinker923 1 year ago 58
i wish nietzsche was still alive... he would convince everyone to be an atheist
sMC193 1 year ago
Is there the full 20 minute version anywhere, or did you mean it was cut up before it ever was on the show?
Snowstorm45 1 year ago
Acid in school goes a long way.
0nisful 1 year ago
i had a religion and Heaven was great what if i wanna play some R rated games or do some R rated stuff in heaven. make a war movie or something what is heaven like does anybody know and what religion gives me more then one Wife to sleep with, I go there in a heart beat. 100% atheists me
ShinWR1 1 year ago
People only read the god delusion, it is good, but not near as interesting as his other books. I do suppose his other books are far to intellectual for the average reader in America I suppose.
MasonicEyes 1 year ago
Ask a guy a question he answers with 213 more questions i like him.
MeetYourMeaker 1 year ago
Hey Zamboro, for Atheist's, Dr. Dawkins is their god and Atheism is their religion. After all, as expressed by Dawkin's, they believe in the scientific viewpoint & THEORY, that stardust experienced an accident genesis of life, (Abiogenesis) which occurred to form a protozoa, then eventually evolved in to a being such as Einstein. That takes too much faith for me, so I clap for you Atheist's, because your faith is far greater than my Christian faith. Clap, clap...
y2ktube 1 year ago
@y2ktube Wow you really like to spread crap around don't you? I guess that's what christians like to call "spreading the gospel".
CamillaCalamity 1 year ago
@y2ktube Lol you so full of shit its funny... Who told you Dawkins is the Atheist god? I would be willing to bet no one did, and you made it up yourself or picked it up from some other diluted person like yourself.
morntis 1 year ago
@morntis The Bible states "gods many & lords many" Dawkins is your god like the butchered Madalyn Murray O'Hair & other doomed Atheists are your lords... Hey morntis, Pascal's wager baby. If you don't wish to make that bet then enjoy this life as much as you can, because IF by small chance the Bible is correct, the after life will be HELL for you. Farewell
y2ktube 1 year ago
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ImagesByDavid 1 year ago
@y2ktube calling atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color
punkrockdrummmer 1 year ago
@punkrockdrummmer You're quite the comedian aren't you. Oh the denial. Well, if there is one, good luck in the after life Punk.
y2ktube 1 year ago
@y2ktube He's right actually.
Khyrid 1 year ago
@Khyrid Hey believe what you want. Just remember; eternity is a long time to be wrong...
y2ktube 1 year ago
@y2ktube That's called pascals wager. Eternity is a long time to be wrong about Islam, Zues etc. You have as much chance of being wrong as me.
Khyrid 1 year ago
@Khyrid Well then, you better pick a "Pascal's" wager in this horse race. Because you're not even in the race right now with Dawkins & his fellow Atheist's. Their FAITH is in the Abiogenesis bible... Non-existent to simple & dumb, accidentally morphing into complex & intelligent. I have to applaud your tremendous faith in the highly improbable.
y2ktube 1 year ago
@y2ktube I'm willing to bet you have no idea the kind of probabilities that are involved with the scientific theory of Abiogenesis. And I don't have faith in it either. It could very well be wrong. But I'm willing to give a higher probability to that theory than I am the idea that a magic man created the universe. And sorry, but I'm never going to join some religion out of fear of whatever bullshit they want to threaten. I don't choose what to believe, I acknowledge what I believe.
Khyrid 1 year ago
@Khyrid Well genius, since you're deviating from your lord Dawkins, tell us all what is a more plausible scientific theory for stardust eventually turning into a protozoa?
And of course since you know, your "idea" of what are the probabilities comparison to a "magic man"...
y2ktube 1 year ago
@y2ktube Star dust is matter, and that is made of atoms. An atom itself is extremely complex and we do not fully understand how they work. That anything could come of atoms I don't find impossible. The question is what is the original cause to how atoms can even exist? We have no way of knowing currently, but you seem content it was a magical man who hates foreskins and homosexuals.
Khyrid 1 year ago
@Khyrid So your faith is in throwing up a bunch of atoms up into the air for billions of years and it eventually becoming Einstein... That's quite a faith you have there. I applaud people like you & Dawkins with such a tremendous faith! Ahahahahaha wait a minute, got to catch my breath hahahahahaha.
y2ktube 1 year ago
@y2ktube You really should stop being so arrogant, because your view for how the universe started is just as (in my opinion even more so) far fetched. The fact is that no matter who is right the true explanation must be amazing. So if it was atoms that formed into planets and chemicals that formed into so self replicating chemicals and then to life and Einstein or if it was Magic that did it all, it's crazy either way.
Khyrid 1 year ago
@Khyrid stated:" it's crazy either way" Well Khyrid, add foolish to that. Quoting the Bible: Psalms 14:1"The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." Pascals wager should be looking pretty good to you by now...
y2ktube 1 year ago
@y2ktube An argument from the Bible holds little weight in proving the bible to be true, that's called circular logic. And no it's not foolish to think that scientific theories could be true. Nor is it foolish to think that our universe may be intelligently designed, although I don't believe it is personally. Foolishness is only achieved when one assumes they know for certain what they cannot possibly and embrace absolute thinking without regard to any opposing views.
Khyrid 1 year ago
@Khyrid I can certainly appreciate your conceding that believing in intelligent design isn't foolish. Thanks for being reasonable. As far as the Bible, I wasn't arguing with it, it just happens to be the Psalms author's assertion, that it was an inspired quote from God Almighty. To use your words "it's crazy either way"; but that's the neat thing about faith & why it's possible reward is so extreme. (And I don't mean 69 virgins like that assinine religion of peace) Thanks again...
y2ktube 1 year ago
@y2ktube I know it's easy to become defensive on the internet. Here people shove their beliefs down each others' throats with total arrogance. But that doesn't change any minds. I am not close minded, I constantly wonder about "what if", I always try to see things through the other guys eyes. All I ask is you do the same. I don't mean to convince you that there is no god, but at least question your religion. Are you certain it all makes sense? Because it didn't to me.
Khyrid 1 year ago
@Khyrid Fair enough & I totally agree with you... I think we're both gambling a bit. (To use the Stock Market verbiage) We're just taking different "positions". Take care
y2ktube 1 year ago
richard dawkings is a genius! glad to see some people are actually beginning to accept this. no doubt though that cnn is still going to be hostile to atheists like all news broadcasts these days.
HaveFaithInScience 1 year ago
Dawkins says precisely what he thinks. He doesn't scream. He uses calm, measured tones in his reasoning. People who believe in Gods deserve contempt for the following reason: "They pave the way and make it safe for the fundamentalists to inculcate their hideous ideologies. If you eliminated the sensible, religious masses you would not provide the breeding ground for the maniacs." Remember, it takes science to fly planes to the moon and religion to fly planes into buildings.
5anthonys 1 year ago
Human built the twin towers, religion brought them down.
gsvkck 1 year ago
This interview is so much better than the Fox News interview.
laflugantabastardo 1 year ago
Atheist =/= Non-believer
Selfdeludedmonkey 1 year ago
I love how the lady thought she was smarter than Richard Dawkins. By her tone and body language, I think she thought that he was ignorant of this topic. Ironically, though, Dawkins was infinitely more informed and he overestimated his interviewer.
bookwormsrcool 1 year ago
I laughed at the start when the guy said that people wanted an atheist in the discussion about atheism. Shouldn't that have been common sense.
brettsheakirk 1 year ago
it's one thing to say such beliefs are foolish and another to say I cannot imagine any other reality beyond the present visible-experiential one we are in (I think...and smart people must allow for the possibility whilst living life to the full...)
enniopat 1 year ago
viva Richard Dawkins
Atet8oo8 1 year ago 2
Athiest in theory: I don't believe in God.
Atheist in practice: YOUR RELIGION IS A LIE!!! FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER HURR-DURR, THAT'S SO FUNNY! CAPS LOCK IN REACTION TO YOU WANTING TO STOP ME FROM BEING A WHORE AND KILLING BABIEZ!!!
It's still not as bad as libertarians and fags.
JimProfitCat 1 year ago
@JimProfitCat At least your not quoting parts of the bible. "HURR- DURR"
rowanrockhopper2 1 year ago
@rowanrockhopper2, actually that was a fair summary :D
somberlight 1 year ago
lol he always does that funny blink stare at people lol
RealEros1 1 year ago
I wish Dawkins was my professor. I think he's dreamy!
CanadiaNecro1 1 year ago
There he preaching his beliefs.
Criterionx9 1 year ago
Thank you mr Dawkins. Atheism is a BELIEF system. It is in fact a religion.
Criterionx9 1 year ago
nonsense
CheekyVimto08 1 year ago
Mr. Dawkins says atheism is a "different belief system" he says it right in this vid. It is afact by the way there really isn't any proof that no higher intelligence exists.
Get it now?
Criterionx9 1 year ago
you obviously were'nt listening. he said he's an atheist because there is no positive evidence for theism. it's the absence of belief. call that a different beleif system if you like but to say it's on the same level as religion is wrong.
CheekyVimto08 1 year ago
@CheekyVimto08
I obviously was listening I quoted him word for word.
There is also no positive evidence against theism.
Furthermore every action anyone does is caused and preceded by some belief.
Beliefs are fundamental characteristics of the person.
Criterionx9 1 year ago
@Criterionx9 No really if you were listening you'd see that it is up to the theist to provide positive evidence. And if you define belief like that you make it meaningess. Of course everything has some belief or assumption behind it, but to then equate these with th belief in god is wrong. God is not the same as the every day assumptions that we make and belief requires much more faith.
CheekyVimto08 1 year ago
You don't have a clue.
GluttonForSex 1 year ago
@GluttonForSex Really??? Why wouldn't you prove me wrong then???
Criterionx9 1 year ago
Intolerant because theists feel atheism threatens what they find emotionally comforting.
JustinBringit 1 year ago
Richard Dawkins survey of 100,000 atheist found that 89,119 were gay or bi-sexual.This is thier agenda
namtesyalp 1 year ago
so what if it is?
CheekyVimto08 1 year ago
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"I'm an atheist with respect to the Judeo-Christian God, because there is not a shred of EVIDENCE in favor of the Judeo-Christian God."
~ Richard Dawkins
...Dawkins, that's because you have not visited my channel.
Eye2EyeIIIV 2 years ago
I visited your channel. It was just more retarded creationist stuff. Did I miss something?
Zamboro 2 years ago 32
@Zamboro hahahaha nice dude
AnywayJosh 1 year ago
@Zamboro Just as dumb-ass as your Dawkins & his fellow Atheist's FAITH in the Abiogenesis bible. Non-existent to simple & dumb, accidentally morphing into complex & intelligent. A tremendous faith in the highly improbable.
y2ktube 1 year ago
@Zamboro
the evidence, yes
Eye2EyeIIIV 1 year ago
I would insert the word "good" before evidence. There is bad evidence for God, and that isn't very compelling to skeptics.
leifey 1 year ago
@Eye2EyeIIIV
lol@you.
BelfastAtheist 1 year ago
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@Eye2EyeIIIV ""I'm an atheist with respect to the Judeo-Christian God, because there is not a shred of EVIDENCE in favor of the Judeo-Christian God."
~ Richard Dawkins
...Dawkins, that's because you have not visited my channel."
- I visited your channel, it is a swamp of religious/creationist info....could you present to me your proof of your god ?
nordhorny 10 months ago
I'm pretty sure if there was a god, Dawkins would put him in his place instantly.
TheNorthFuck 2 years ago
Excellent Video.
joeycusack80 2 years ago 4
he is seriously my hero
B4IRUTUARU16 2 years ago 8
Ah, Richard Dawkins is a genious.
SigDrums 2 years ago 39
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@SigDrums At telling lies !!
isawman1 10 months ago
hahah at the end of the vid the lady was probably like "oshit.... hes right."
69Thrasha69 2 years ago 33
Wow! A decent interview from an otherwise biggoted close-minded channel! I'm actually impressed...although it does make you wonder what was in the 16mins they cut out...
beergodsquelch 2 years ago 5
Christians are just people shit scared of death, clinging onto the idea of eternal life.
fuckucxcukckc 2 years ago 8
Either morals are autonomous or they do not exist at all. If a person refrains from murdering his neighbor only out of fear of Divine Retribution his behavior is dictated not by moral values, but by caution, fear of the Holy Policemen, egoism. And if a person does good only with an eye to salvation, she is not doing good since her behavior is dictated by self-interest rather than by duty or by love and will thus not be saved.
qaplatlhinganmaH 2 years ago 2
religious people are close minded because when u debate with them they constantly refer to passages in the bible to prove their point
"god doesnt exist"
"yes he does because it says so in the bible"
llethaface 2 years ago 6
My usual response is "But in the Ghita, Krishna says that whenever I pray to any god, I'm praying to him. That means Jesus is just an incarnation of Krishna" It can be fun to throw their own bullshit back at them.
VigilanteNighthawk 2 years ago 6
Life is TRULY beautiful and miraculous. We forget that when we get older and responsibilities wear us down.
capoman1 2 years ago
Wait a second..Live this life really good and die..What's the point?
TheEquipper 2 years ago
Doesn't your life have a point to it? Mine does. I like being around my friends, traveling, watching good films, eating things I've never tried before, falling in love....
Isn't *anything* in your life worth it? Or do you hate every day of it, and you only carry on because you hope there's a heaven?
Zamboro 2 years ago 22
checkmate!.. good job zambo.. and it does sound like equipp needs to visit a shrink, he/she sounds mighty depress :(
mmmodafoca 1 year ago
you've lived a good life and hopefully had a positive impact on someone or something. why do you need more?
atheistslovak 2 years ago
what's the point in living a life just waiting for a better after life. Wouldn't you just be looking for a shortcut to the better afterlife?
Also, please explain the concept of hell and eternal punishment for mortal sins. How does one learn his lesson for committing a sin if he is to be punished for eternity?
mikejohncooper 2 years ago
The point is to enjoy life while you have it...... Not waste it and pretend that your going to have another one if you follow a set of imaginary rules.
xTPTxOCELOT 2 years ago 3
@TheEquipper wow this post was from a loooooong time ago but.....
wait. the only point to life for either side is well, living it... if you mean what is the meaning to life, that's a completely different question and it's based entirely on the individual. the meaning shouldnt change whether a god exists or not. an atheist's life is worth more in the sense that we believe that we aren't getting a second chance. its not that we're saying we don't want one, but thats just what we believe
imbarisaxy 1 year ago
@TheEquipper wow you need a REASON to be good? You will only be good if you're rewarded after you die? I definately dont need any imaginary being telling me to be "good". Which sounds more "good" to you?
stiimuli 1 year ago
@TheEquipper Maybe the point IS to FIND the POINT! Through science! Not accept bigotry simply because its the only answer,
wouldn't you like to know the truth,
maybe there will be something very beneficial in knowing the truth,
so let us discover the truth using science in every aspect of life.
EnchancedHuman 1 year ago
There is a God. I was blessed by his noodley tentacles. When I die I will be rewarded, for my devotion to pasta, with a stripper factory, a beer volcano, and unlimited pasta and garlic bread.
Ouchthathurtslol 2 years ago 6
i dont believe in god but i dont believe that once we die se seace to exist so what does that make me?
gzweez 2 years ago
blindly optimistic
macraeronnie 2 years ago
There is no evidence to YOU Mr. Dawkins, that does not mean there is no spiritual connection, NOT a SCIENTIFIC, INTELLECTUAL, or LOGICAL connection, but a SPIRITUAL, PERSONAL, FAITHFUL connection between a person and their God. If you want to prove your point, fine, but please, I ask you and your followers, to not insult me because I don't subscribe to your views. I am Roman Catholic, and proud of it, just as you are proud to be atheist, if you don't believe in what I do, that's fine by me.
Cnd1867 2 years ago
The problem is not the differing in opinion b/w atheists and religious people - its the emotional attachment and self invested in the beliefs. If religion was proven false today (to many it already was but thats a different issue), first - religious ppl would deny it. Then, when you can't deny it any longer, they would feel intense fear, like a huge part of themselves is lost. This is nothing more than an emotional reaction because the beliefs are questioned. But youll still be alive and well.
theirlinator 2 years ago 2
lots of ppl claim to have a personal relationship with their specific god. lots of ppl claim to hear god's voice in their heads.
now, if god really doesn't exist, what does that say about the ppl with the voices in their heads? do we have enough straitjackets i wonder?
Raptor302 2 years ago
No we don't. That's why there are wars etc. Not enough straightjackets. Perfect.
Meanwhile, who are you to judge which are really hearing and which aren't? If you could work the Logic, then you could see that the 'faith' of Mormons, Muslims and HIndus is absolute crock. You could see the irreconcilable breeches of logical consistency therein. Christianity however, in it's pure biblical form, you cannot find such a problem with. I've challenged people for 23 years to find one. Fail.
sounddoctorin 2 years ago
they should call it the holey bible: it's been blown through with so many holes that its sad ppl still defend.
christianity has hundreds of problems, probably more so than any other religion. the way it deals with the problems is to ignore them or pretend they dont exist.
if you want you can send me a copy of your bible and i can highlight everything that's wrong with it. if i did, almost every page would be yellow.
Raptor302 2 years ago 3
I'm sure you challenged rednecks.... But you're right (sarcasm). All other religions are crazy but yours make sense... It is not crazy to believe that a talking snake tricked a man made from mud and a woman made from the man's rib into eating a forbidden apple. That's perfectly logical... I'm guessing your from Alabama???
xTPTxOCELOT 2 years ago 2
The voice in your head is called YOUR BRAIN. Everything you think, see, feel, smell, and hear is all information processed in YOUR BRAIN. You aren't feeling anything "supernatural" or "spiritual". Also I believe "strait" is spelled "straight". The voice in your head must have told you otherwise...... Go to school. Please
xTPTxOCELOT 2 years ago 2
that was what i was getting at. i was trying to get the theist to suspend his belief for a second and see the implications of if he was wrong.
i'm using the dictionary on my computer, it says it can be spelled both ways, but it wouldn't be the first time MS let me down.....
Raptor302 2 years ago
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this guys a douche
M3GTR 2 years ago
Richard Dawkins owned!
Ludde365 2 years ago
And when was he owned? Fucken idiot
10qpalzmxncbv 2 years ago
He wasn't owned. He owned.
Ludde365 2 years ago 7
Its not good to get Richard Dawkins on, hes a scientist, and scientists are not used to debate against lies.
They should get Matt Dillahunty instead... AND Russel Glasser AND Jeff Dee And basicly all of Atheist Experience :D
C0ldhead 2 years ago
Morals are not reliant on religion. In fact it is experience and compassion that religion relies on. when humans were nomadic and killed eachother without a problem, where was god. It is only since humans realize cohabitation was advantageous that they invented god to keep them in check. This system is no longer necessary for us to live together.
ziggy2ras 4 years ago
How can u think God was invented, if u claim to be a deist? Isn't that somewhat contrary?
And the Bible never said nonbelievers can't do nice things. 1) God just can't pop out like a genie and stop war and other ugly human affairs. These are the works of men, not of God. 2)However, there is a difference in time, when people lived under the Law, instead now which is under Grace. Back then, it was a different system, but today we live after the sacrifice of Jesus.
wordkeeper 4 years ago
OH WAIT! Ziggy, I'm sorry, ur not the deist lol. I mistook u for Tommyboy. uggh. My bad, scratch that. He's the deist. It gets confusing talking to multiple. Sorry bout that.
wordkeeper 4 years ago
Thats cool. But i will reply nonetheless: I find it ludicrous to thank god for anything. life- millions of sperm didn't make it so i could fertilize an egg and grow up. Is it by god's grace that so much waste occurs. Healing- people believe god heals but he has never given an arm to an amputee, does he discriminate, does he only do easy sickness like the flu?
ziggy2ras 4 years ago
God doesn't deserve praise, he deserves our criticism. He is not doing a good job (if he exists). 99% of all species have died, they die everyday around us as the universe expands and the earth cools. His creation is not stable, it is unreliable and uninhabitable (earthquakes,volcanoes). if you look at your earth you will see it is beautiful for its uniqueness not for its sanctity.
ziggy2ras 4 years ago
God said everything He made was "Very Good" (that was before the Fall). Man's sin is responsible for the way the universe appears to us now. There was no death/entropy before Adam and Eve sinned.
wordkeeper 4 years ago
I like ur questions, they are thought provoking. Well Mr. Zig, the entropy of things are a result of The Curse. When Adam and Eve disobeyed, "Sin brought death into the world". (Not the other way around). Jesus wanted people to believe He was God. He raised people from the dead (and restored a soldier's ear for being cut off). Jesus did the work, and faith is up to us now. That means, God isn't gonna make himself obvious for each passing generation. It's all about faith.
wordkeeper 4 years ago
Thank you sir, i only want to be thought provoking and do not wish friction between any people on this earth. Word, what about people who never know the word of jesus and the bible, are they curse to damnation? What about those people who are born in slums in India and don't know of Christianity? Is there another path for them that i'm unaware of? Why is it that family and parentage determine religion.
ziggy2ras 4 years ago
Quite honestly my belief is that we are taught religion before we develop the faculty of reason and thus religion shapes our reality for us without consent. This is unfair, infants are not able to understand this concept but are force fed it from birth. Those beliefs become ingrained and the basis of future learning and decision making.
ziggy2ras 4 years ago
I can sympathize for the infants who get "force fed". I was one of them. I grew up Catholic, but the Catholics in my opinion simply rely on the element of 'tradition' (zzz..zzz..zzz..which was a reason Y I slipped away). Then years passed before I was reintroduced to the Bible in a very different way the Church never provided before. They informed me of things I never knew before. It was an incredible epiphany, and since then I was "reborn".
wordkeeper 4 years ago
Ok,.. I said 'before' like, twice, sorry that was redundant. But to be more specific, unlike reading passages from the Bible (which anybody can do), some different Christians interpreted certain verses for me, they showed me that how the Bible was to apply to my life, they read that God was love and not hate. Stuff like that, tt was drastic. And now,... I try to urge people to take a second look with an open mind, because God has changed me so much, I intend to study theology now.
wordkeeper 4 years ago
i'd say that when you were reintroduced to the bible you still didn't have the reasoning or critical thinking faculties to correctly research the evidence and facts. instead you just believed the shit they told you, or used your biased experiences to weigh the evidence. be a scientist, not a theist.
gikaplan 3 years ago
Hey bro, this was a year ago. I forgot this blog. Oh memories. But yes, I definitely have improved many critical thinking skills.
I'll begin to prove it by showing your own bias. The fact you say "be a scientist, not a theist."
It's called false dichotomy. There are enough scientists who are theists, and if you review your history, the founding fathers of most the sciences were in fact devout Christians.
Be honest. Not an atheist liar confused about history.
wordkeeper 3 years ago
first, I gave my opinion, so how was I lying?
Second, I was not calling you biased, I said experience is not evidence because it is biased. for instance, if you believe in a god than your conclusion about an experience is biased because you are seeing through believer goggles. This is why science is so great! it is independent of opinion and experience. Also the driving force of science is not to prove ones truth, true, but rather to discover the truth.
gikaplan 3 years ago
Well you lied in a comment you apparently removed..I can't find it. You said :
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first, internet has not existed for 22 years, so I'd say you are the one attempting to deceive. Second, if you believe there is a difference between santa and a god you are hilariously dim.
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1) Look on google groups. Activity on the newsgroups has been happening since 1983 or so. The "net" I said. We called it internet. Some called it usenet in the mid 80's.
2) Let's talk santa vs. God
sounddoctorin 3 years ago
according to wikipedia the internet went public in 1989. i was wrong, but did not lie. lying would imply that i new the truth.
Yeah, you have an interpersonal relationship with your own brain, not a god you schizo.
"the invisble and the non existant look very much alike"
gikaplan 3 years ago
Baby/bathwater fallacy. You presumed about the age of the internet. You presume that because SOME people exhibit schizo behavior while claiming to know God that ALL must be schizo if they know God.
Don't you learn from your mistakes? Presumption makes you look foolish. I've never needed any stupid meds. I treat people rightly in business and play and you..are an insulting jerk to call me 'schizo'.
So waht does that make you? A moron? What?
sounddoctorin 3 years ago
you're right it is silly to say something does exist, doesn't exist, or isn't knowable when there is no evidence for it period. a book written by an uneducated society which gives claims but no scientific evidence is very silly indeed.
you can sit here and talk till your blue about how you know there is this or that, but you are a nobody with opinions, not evidence, so it won't impress me.
gikaplan 3 years ago
Many cultures (see book called gnomes, elves and trolls or some such thing by secular author) have a 'santa' like character..very remote cultures. Since the MO is the same as Satan tempting people to know 'good/evil' for themselves, I think these were demonic manifestations. Think whatever you like. Meanwhile I have a personal relationship with a God of love. You can too if you humble yourself and stop thinking an argument from ignorance is supreme.
sounddoctorin 3 years ago