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Re: No

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:38 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
The existance of God can neither be proved nor disproved so to believe does not make one idiotic

The compelling story of the bible could lead one to BELIEVE rather that be sceptical because no scientific/concrete evidence exists

One interesting fact is that when people are faced with their imminent demise they invariably turn to God for help,even non-believers

Hypocrisy at its best

Some believe that the Devil rules the world so you wouldn't want to do an angels bidding now,would you Sam? ;-)

Re: No

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:40 pm
by Sam Slater
Would you question my intelligence if I believed in fairies?


Re: No

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:49 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
If it can't be disproved then why not

Re: No

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:56 pm
by Sam Slater
What if I said these fairies said I must rest on Wednesdays, never eat peas or marmalade; must piss on a compost heap at least once a week, that the fairies are mad at me if I get cancer, and that for my children to live forever, I must pull out my babies fingernails at birth?

It's all down in this book, the fairies gave an ancestor of mine 2000 years ago.

I'm completely stable?


Re: No

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:23 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
Sam Slater wrote:

> What if I said these fairies said I must rest on Wednesdays,
> never eat peas or marmalade; must piss on a compost heap at
> least once a week, that the fairies are mad at me if I get
> cancer, and that for my children to live forever, I must pull
> out my babies fingernails at birth?

As long as it doesn't all go pear shaped as it did with the Taliban
I can't see a problem with believing

Tibet under the Buddhists(Don't believe ina higher being)went from warring factions to peace for hundreds of years so religion isn't always a bad thing

When your beliefs impinge on living peacefully with your neighbour then theres a problem

>
> It's all down in this book, the fairies gave an ancestor of
> mine 2000 years ago.
>
> I'm completely stable?
>
>
Nothing to do with stability of mind
Indigenous people all over the world believe in spirits
yet their day to day actions don't show them to be anything but sane

I'll always judge a person by their actions more so than their beliefs

Re: No

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:27 pm
by jj
I'm an atheist but have turned to God in the past when I've been in
screaming agony without hope of relief- sure, the sense has subsequently
'kicked-in' but I wouldn't decry anyone who seeks solace in religion in
similar times.