Themselves.
It wouldn't. All the problems that religion creates balances out with the benefits to society it adds.
To the original question. No, I do not believe in God, or religious in any way.
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Themselves.
It wouldn't. All the problems that religion creates balances out with the benefits to society it adds.
To the original question. No, I do not believe in God, or religious in any way.
I am easy.
It just annoys me when people read the tabloids and think they know everything there is about religion and just because God doesn't help people he's either a ahole or doesn't exist.
Everyone's entitled to there opinion and that is where a lot of atheists fall over, as they wont religion removed.
I don't think what that person has posted really gives the impression that they don't know anything, nor that they are educated either. Unless you can find a quote that shows it either way. Only reason I responded to you is because it seemed like someone posted something you perhaps disagreed with and you just replied basically saying "well you don't know anything about it so BAI" kinda thing based on nothing.
But which is more probable?
I think humans are too set on that things must have a beginning and an end - that's why people struggle to understand how everything is.
It's undisputeable that the threat of terrorism (oh yeah, that little gem spawned from religion) being no-longer present would be a weight off quite a few people's minds.
Religion, in this day and age, causes a lot more problems than it solves, i feel.
The "That sounds jolly convenient!" is the bit which shows a lack of understanding.
And you would be totally naive if you thought terrorism has anything to do with religion other than using it as a scapegoat.
In fact most extremists already blame it on occupation of there land and just use religion to back it up.
You don't believe it could be created? The alternative is that it formed by chance over an extended period... Both are equally implausible imo.
To me they are both probable, If there IS a god, then its none of the god's we believe in, eg. Allah. IF god wanted us to worship him he would just make himself clear, I mean why send the Quran telepathically to a single person?(AFAIK) , send it to everyone so we can be sure it's not just some crazy person.
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A lot of the believers seem to be criticising the non-believers for dismissing the idea of a "God". Well are you, the believers, open to the idea that maybe there isn't a "God"?
What? That's a popular arguement for "intelligent design"- aka creationism that can be taught in schools in America, as an alternative to evolution by natural selection.
I belive in people. The things we have achieved have been staggering (both positive and negative) yet time and again we have been held back by religion. Can we just not believe in ourselves?
I get a little annoyed when the religious types think they have a monopoly on morality and decency. There is nothing wrong with the framework religion and the belief in a god has laid down (indeed it has done much good in the world), there just isn't a place for that god anymore. We know too much about the world and we need to consider our place within it rather than worship a non existent diety.
Actually most us who are criticizing have said we don't believe in god
You cannot believe in 'a nothing'. Your accusations are typical of the denials of the religious types (wether you are one or not). You cannot impose a religious structure on those that, by definition, do not believe.
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Tis one of the things ive always wondered.... even if science is applied with the big bang theory, then what created that very molecule that started it......
Makes one wonder if there isnt a higher being really.
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Actually most us who are criticizing have said we don't believe in god
For those that do, then.
But few do, it's something people just assume.
Huh? Although I agree that religion does cause some problems, it's not true the terrorism spawned from religion really. I suppose you could say it does in that terrorism was used against Israel, but before Palestinian terrorists did attacks in the name of religion it was more political terrorism then anything, but has of course evolved over time.