The Foundation of Christianity

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by nailer

Atheism is a religious belief.

And it may in some cases be a religion.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by nailer

nice point.

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[watsup1000]

Originally Posted by nailer

Atheism is a religious belief.

Simply not true. Atheism is not a belief, but rather an UNDERSTANDING that since there is no objective reality-based evidence for a “God”, then the logical conclusion is that there is no such entity.

[watsup1000]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

You're smooth Chicks.

My first encounter was about one week after using hallucinogens. 1986.

I did question my own sanity, and it was a haunting that continued through out my life. My doubts were erased in 2012. One of the non-humans befriended me, and explained a whole bunch of shit.

They walk around in human flesh. In her own words, which were apparently channeled from Lucifer, they are "rent collectors".

The devil will get his or her due.

I am so glad that the orderlies allow you to use the computer for a few hours each day.

[Oerets]

Off the track a bit.

Watched a show last night about England in the middle ages. At the time when Christianity was taking hold. Seems thief was punished with death, a gruesome one at that. Murder was normally just a fine. Trials were by a test of some sort. Like placing the hand into boiling water. Then waiting to see if it got infected. If so guilty!

Kinda makes one wounder about the whole religion and beliefs. The evolution over the ages in what is considered to be God's intent. Or man's interpretation of.

[watsup1000]

Originally Posted by Oerets

Off the track a bit.

Watched a show last night about England in the middle ages. At the time when Christianity was taking hold. Seems thief was punished with death, a gruesome one at that. Murder was normally just a fine. Trials were by a test of some sort. Like placing the hand into boiling water. Then waiting to see if it got infected. If so guilty!

Kinda makes one wounder about the whole religion and beliefs. The evolution over the ages in what is considered to be God's intent. Or man's interpretation of.

If you can find an old Vincent Price movie called “Conqueror Worm”, it’s a really good story about this very thing. I think maybe it was based on a story by Poe. And the name of the movie may have been changed over the years. But I think you would really enjoy it. Vincent Price goes around testing people for being witches. He puts them under water. If they drown, it proves that they are not a witch and their reputation is restored and their family can live in peace. If they don’t drown, it proves that they are a witch and they are burned at the stake. Man’s inhumanity to man.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by watsup1000

Simply not true. Atheism is not a belief, but rather an UNDERSTANDING that since there is no objective reality-based evidence for a “God”, then the logical conclusion is that there is no such entity.

Truth is, your understanding is a belief/opinion.

[donquixote99]

Agree. Reasoning allow one to inductively conclude that God does not exist, but it does not prove the negative.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Agree. Reasoning allow one to inductively conclude that God does not exist, but it does not prove the negative.

There is a big limit to all of this with regards to our mind.

It is like a person who is blind from birth inability to perceive the color red.

[watsup1000]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Agree. Reasoning allow one to inductively conclude that God does not exist, but it does not prove the negative.

It’s not really about reasoning or proof so much as it is about evidence. Since there is no objective reality-based evidence for a “God”, then the logical conclusion is that no such entity exists. Same as with wood fairies. Bigfoot, and Santa Claus.