We Think Atheist Ep 19: If you could reason with religious people

[ownz690]

And on the first day, man created god.

[bbdog141414]

@ownz690 and santa, the easter bunny, unicorns, the tooth fairy, and anyother mythilogical creatures you want to make up.

[basscann0n]

@ownz690 and completely underestimated his own capabilities and the power of imagination..

[TheScienceFoundation]

lol I created the picture that that quote came from, because the original quote is

'Rational arguments don't work on religious people, otherwise there would be no religious people'

[12tomidnight]

So true... But here's another one: if you could reason with humanists, there would be no humanists. They'd all be *transhumanists*. They wouldn't blindly accept aging, death, suffering, and other drawbacks and limitations of the human condition, but seek to overcome them by means of reason, science, and technology.

[NakkiNyan]

You are assuming there has to be a reason for it, now if you want to show some physical or measurable proof that there is a god and that it is your god go ahead. Saying you don't know the reason there fore a god did it is not going to prove anything.

[sarabellumm]

Maybe ask why the Big Bang happened. Why the universe is here. Why you are so sure you ar the rational one and not theists.

[AtheistPrincess14]

Um, that would be because we're not the ones claiming that a magic sky wizard did it. Yeah, we ARE the rational ones.

[sarabellumm]

So why did the Big Bang happen then?

[CryptSphinx]

Clearly a wizard did it

[shinseichieien]

@sarabellumm Several theories have been created. Some think that it was because our universe grew too big that it imploded; others think that it [the universe] collided with something; and even other believe of the multi-universe theory in which one universe hits another and matter from that universe went into this one.

[sarabellumm]

I have studied multiverse theory and it takes far more faith than believing in God. As for colliding with another universe, where did that one come from? That is just putting off the question another step.

[shinseichieien]

@sarabellumm Well don't ask me; I didn't say I've studied it. I've just merely stated what theories I've heard of--of which I'm not expert in either, so I'm sure there are many more. Furthermore, it's not faith, because if one was proven wrong, we'll go on to create another more accurate theory, which will bring us closer to the truth. I, for example, have been trained to never really put all my trust in something, unless it has been proven entirely--be that a good or bad thing.

[sarabellumm]

The multiverse level of evidence doesn't rise very far above the level of speculation. There simply is no evidence for it. That is not true with the intelligent creation idea. The proponents certainly can't prove the idea, but they can give far better evidence or indications that our universe appears manipulated for a purpose by an intelligence.

[shinseichieien]

@sarabellumm Again, I didn't say that there was decent evidence; why make it into a fight? I'm not arguing with you; I honestly don't care what your opinions on the matter are. Whether there is a god or isn't a god; I don't care. Have a good life.