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    Thread: A Cumulative Case for Christianity
Post: RE: A Cumulative Case for Christianity

Deity is easy. Its not there.  But the belief in "we may be part of a living system" matches pretty good.  Basically, a belief in a higher power, to me, just "alive", is far more observational based ...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 1,369 25,217 10-07-2023, 11:43 PM
    Thread: THE paradox of our age...oh, the suffering
Post: RE: THE paradox of our age...oh, the suffering

(09-05-2023, 07:36 PM)Dexta Wrote: Free will. As an atheist I believe in hard determinism - we have no free will. Yet this excuses us from culpability for our actions, perhaps. The paradox is that, ...
Scoop Science, Engineering and Mathematics 20 688 09-06-2023, 11:07 PM
    Thread: Climate Change
Post: RE: Climate Change

look at what global warming did to the summarians. What we need is big volcano. Earth has been reality quiet the last few hundreds ms of a nice big temperature dropping geologic event.
Scoop Science, Engineering and Mathematics 1,059 223,289 07-26-2023, 10:40 PM
    Thread: Ukraine (Topical thread)
Post: RE: Ukraine (Topical thread)

The drone should have the capability to shoot down any enemy fighter that approaches it. Well, only if it is not over the nations jet fighter shooting at it. And yes simple minds, dropping flairs on...
Scoop World News, Politics and Current Events 4,561 87,373 07-26-2023, 10:36 PM
    Thread: Why people see communism everywhere?
Post: RE: Why people see communism everywhere?

lets see, list all the communist countries. That's how they run. That is empirical. Do we want to run like that? One look at our secondary schools and we should fear socialism. It steals the future...
Scoop Spirituality, Pseudoscience and Conspiracy Theories 31 1,024 07-26-2023, 10:31 PM
    Thread: Bigotry in Christians, bug, feature, or neither?
Post: RE: Bigotry in Christians, bug, feature, or neithe...

bigots are in both camps. Do we call atheist bigots? Do we atheist that see the belief that we are part of a larger more complex system makes more sense than the reverse call out fundamental think t...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 367 6,360 12-29-2022, 02:04 AM
    Thread: Why does God hate us?
Post: RE: Why does God hate us?

For me, the belief that we are part of something more is more data based than the reverse. An all loving god believer or an all vengeful god believer shows us more about the person than the god. If...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 337 6,997 12-29-2022, 01:56 AM
    Thread: Historical Solomon, Biblical Solomon
Post: RE: Historical Solomon, Biblical Solomon

lets see. They had cities back then. Some cities were behaving poorly or made unhealthy choices and paid the price. That seems ok. They didn't know squat back then so though some super thingie did...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 101 6,938 08-04-2022, 02:48 PM
    Thread: Confusing Atheism
Post: RE: Confusing Atheism

(08-03-2022, 04:21 PM)Deesse23 Wrote: (08-03-2022, 03:05 PM)Scoop Wrote: The only thing that has never failed in making a prediction, well that I know, is QM and dropping something. Actually, prob...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 234 11,136 08-04-2022, 02:38 PM
    Thread: Confusing Atheism
Post: RE: Confusing Atheism

(08-03-2022, 04:40 PM)Bucky Ball Wrote: (08-03-2022, 03:05 PM)Scoop Wrote: The only thing that has never failed in making a prediction, well that I know, is QM and dropping something.  Can you ple...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 234 11,136 08-04-2022, 02:29 PM
    Thread: Confusing Atheism
Post: RE: Confusing Atheism

(08-01-2022, 06:59 PM)WICharlie Wrote: Actually, if the Big Bang Theory was known 100% to be true, it wouldn't be called a "theory."  A theory is someone's educated guess, based upon the physics of ...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 234 11,136 08-03-2022, 03:05 PM
    Thread: Confusing Atheism
Post: RE: Confusing Atheism

(08-01-2022, 06:59 PM)WICharlie Wrote: Actually, if the Big Bang Theory was known 100% to be true, it wouldn't be called a "theory."  A theory is someone's educated guess, based upon the physics of ...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 234 11,136 08-03-2022, 03:05 PM
    Thread: Is Freedom of Speech Ethical?
Post: RE: Is Freedom of Speech Ethical?

Freedom of speech without vulgarity is what they meant. Today, if we question the majority, its freedom of speech.  If we question the minority its racist, hate speech, and bigotry.
Scoop Philosophy and Ethics 55 2,368 07-08-2022, 04:17 PM
    Thread: Another Day, Another Conspiracy Theory
Post: RE: Another Day, Another Conspiracy Theory

I just hope the hawking radiation conspiracy is true. Every single time the event happens anyway.
Scoop Spirituality, Pseudoscience and Conspiracy Theories 7 393 07-08-2022, 04:10 PM
    Thread: The Biden Chronicles (topical thread)
Post: RE: The Biden Chronicles (topical thread)

if he lives that is. I can't believe that either side can't produce a candidate that would render trump irrelevant.
Scoop World News, Politics and Current Events 1,475 61,217 06-30-2022, 10:30 PM
    Thread: Misanthropy
Post: RE: Misanthropy

(06-12-2022, 06:13 PM)Minimalist Wrote: (06-12-2022, 03:49 PM)GenesisNemesis Wrote: Yes, but if we're going by motivations, then it doesn't make sense to hate all humans. We don't know everyone's ...
Scoop Philosophy and Ethics 79 2,983 06-29-2022, 01:35 PM
    Thread: Misanthropy
Post: RE: Misanthropy

Life exploits every resource it can till it eats (thus poops) itself into extinction or something stops it. Evolution seems to be going for less complex to more complex through a series of "steps"....
Scoop Philosophy and Ethics 79 2,983 06-29-2022, 01:28 PM
    Thread: Climate Change
Post: RE: Climate Change

cool, Back in the 80's we said its possible, difficult and time consuming, but doable. Assuming we don't kill ourselves over religion, race, pronouns, and greed that is.
Scoop Science, Engineering and Mathematics 1,059 223,289 06-29-2022, 01:20 PM
    Thread: The nones
Post: RE: The nones

reap what you so.   I am not saying its you,  The problem is there are too many people that are fine with being blunt with others but when it comes back they cry foul.  Or it diverts them from talkin...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 72 2,746 06-28-2022, 02:27 PM
    Thread: The nones
Post: RE: The nones

I just never cared either way to tell the truth. I always wished I could use people's hopes and dreams to make money.  I think I would be a great con man if I could just get past the notion that I sh...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 72 2,746 06-28-2022, 11:01 AM
    Thread: More Stuff You Can't Make Up
Post: RE: More Stuff You Can't Make Up

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/anci...tion-taung New depictions of ancient hominids aim to overcome artistic biases Kind of looks like her.
Scoop Spirituality, Pseudoscience and Conspiracy Theories 15 637 06-27-2022, 12:47 PM
    Thread: LOL! Jesus and the pig story...
Post: RE: LOL! Jesus and the pig story...

Since I am atheist I always ask my self "What would an asswipe fundy think type atheist sound like?" Closed minded, self righteous, blow hard? Can we spot them? How would a sick one sound? preaching...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 81 2,211 04-16-2022, 12:35 AM
    Thread: Standing up to family for what you believe in
Post: RE: Standing up to family for what you believe in

hmmm ... rational family members understand differences of opinion here. they can lay out why they believe as they do. They understand the difference between a belief vs a dislike of religion. Some ...
Scoop Atheism & Theism 76 2,225 04-13-2022, 10:12 PM
    Thread: Finally opening up about abortion on this forum
Post: RE: Finally opening up about abortion on this foru...

I get it. Killing babies should feel bad. Its programed in. But to ignore logic and reason around some terminations because we are afraid to make some tough choices isn't rational either. If a pers...
Scoop Philosophy and Ethics 580 60,486 04-01-2022, 09:08 AM
    Thread: Stupidstition Still Taken Seriously by NPR
Post: RE: Stupidstition Still Taken Seriously by NPR

The cards can help if you are reasonable about it.  It can help some people settle down, think, and break their train thought so that an idea can "pop" in there.  The woo ... again, some people don't ...
Scoop Spirituality, Pseudoscience and Conspiracy Theories 42 1,326 04-01-2022, 09:00 AM