Why Are You An Atheist?
Why are you an atheist? Does it have anything to do with a lack of evidence for god, or are there other factors involved?
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Why are you an atheist? Does it have anything to do with a lack of evidence for god, or are there other factors involved?
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Someone quotes me? Is this an AI bot, or something? ;-)
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 4 hours ago
As John Loftus would say, "If faith is trust, then there is no reason to trust faith."
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 5 hours ago
Daniel, there is zero chance that you could explain that to someone like Kent Hovind. I document religious nutjobs and still spend an unhealthy amount following these personalities (some of whom I...
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 5 hours ago
My version of atheism is science. Science is certainly a belief system, where we shape our beliefs with overwhelming evidence. If Kend Hovind thinks science is a religion, I want to know how much...
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 9 hours ago
I avoid adding 6,000 otherwise unnecessary and often harmful theological questions to my life.
I remember the good old days, back when we had separation of church and state,...
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 9 hours ago
Bertrand Russell posited a flying teapot circling the earth's atmosphere. When you speak of the burden of proof for scientific people, what are we supposed to be doing for these types of claims,...
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 9 hours ago
By arguing that atheism does not constitute a "faith position," the author challenges religious apologists who claim that atheists employ faith analogous to...
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 9 hours ago
Somewhat amusing if you read it as a critique of the output of AI. I don't think it gives you any useful pointers. But, unlike the fake legal references it comes up with in bad legal briefs,...
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 10 hours ago
A hobby consists of a set of practices. But a hobby may also have beliefs associated with it. If nothing else, there are beliefs about those practices, specifically about their opportunity cost....
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 10 hours ago
Just to repeat what I have already posted in other threads: it’s not AI we have to worry about but the developers of AI - the odds that they are good actors are very slim, considering that billions...
Debunking Christianity: Wall Street Journal on AI · 10 hours ago
Collecting stamps is a hobby. Not collecting stamps is a hobby??!?!
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 11 hours ago
By intentionally blinding myself to the gospel, I avoid adding 6,000 otherwise unnecessary and often harmful theological questions to my life. I'm saying certain forms of intentional blindness...
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 12 hours ago
I know this is not a direct answer to you, but if I may share: if our goal is to change minds (which for me at least it is), engaging in arguments like that is often counterproductive. Ultimately,...
Debunking Christianity: Me? A Religious Nutjob? · 13 hours ago
Yes, I was addressing it to both of you. From your answer I am thinking that many Catholic combox guys and others, up to professional Thomistic philosophers, will dismiss your arguments as...
Debunking Christianity: Me? A Religious Nutjob? · 13 hours ago
I think John has made this point, but I'll paraphrase: obviously we have to realize (and probably we already have) that many are so far deep into their delusion that we can never hope to help...
Debunking Christianity: Me? A Religious Nutjob? · 13 hours ago
From what I recall he was a nominal Anglican, but I may be wrong. If you have a source, I'd be happy to correct it and credit you for the information.
Debunking Christianity: Me? A Religious Nutjob? · 13 hours ago
Christians can more easily dismiss someone like Dawkins who was never much like they are, since all they need for that is their usual prejudice against out-groups....
Debunking Christianity: Me? A Religious Nutjob? · 14 hours ago
Unlike say Dawkins, who is a lifelong atheist not really knowing what it's like to be even moderately religious, John was brought up to combat people like Dawkins.
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Debunking Christianity: Me? A Religious Nutjob? · 15 hours ago
Is there such a thing as a non-misled Christian?
Some versions of Christian atheism maybe? Robert M. Price is a Christian atheist Trump supporter.
* As every...
Debunking Christianity: Volume 2 of Chris Rodda's "Liars for Jesus" Is Now Available · 15 hours ago
I have a faith in reason rooted in objective evidence. Objective evidence is the mortal enemy of religion, and the antithesis of religious faith in my view.
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 16 hours ago
If atheism is a religious faith, then the off button on the remote is a TV channel. Reminds me of Kent Hovind arguing that evolution is "also a religion" lol.
Debunking Christianity: AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer" · 16 hours ago
Is this question addressed to me as well? If you want my view, I usually do not bother with such stuff, mainly because arguing medieval metaphysics bores me. I would rather, like John, deal with...
Debunking Christianity: Me? A Religious Nutjob? · 16 hours ago
But back to this parable — and others like it — I wonder: is it simply a lack of imagination or skill on the part of the writers, relying on clumsy or morally troubling metaphors to...
Debunking Christianity: Honest Sermons on the Gospel of Mark: Chapter 7 · 17 hours ago
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Gents, how do you refute arguments that make use of the Principle of Proportionate Causality and the theory of Act-Potency?
Debunking Christianity: Me? A Religious Nutjob? · 19 hours ago
it's just an observation that some lines that looked uncrossable in the past turned out not to be.
It's interesting to see how some of them got crossed. One of the...
Debunking Christianity: Wall Street Journal on AI · 1 day ago