Dear Believers, prove your god or gods is/aren't just fiction(s).

davewhite04 said:
I didn't want it to be a red herring but it is I guess. I wrote something about free will on here, and how I believe atheists are meant to be atheists in many cases maybe all cases, like teeth aren't perfect because God wanted dentists.
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The part about dentists sure makes sense as a way to teech a young lad the power of fear... especially since it was this 12 year olds first esperience wit a dentist.!!!

The street level steps in the dimly lit stairwell up to the dentist office was steep an about 2 stories high... an when at eye level wit the upper landing a near overpowering sinse of dread crept in as the black leather chair an drill could be seen in his office.!!!

I had been thar a week earlier for a check-up an he found a cavity that needed to be filled.
So he began to drill... an I thank the drill might have been powered by a foot peddle sinse the speed would vary from slow to slower.!!!

I told him I need a shot... but he kept sayin hes about done... an after asking for a shot a couple a more times he finally did get done... thank God... an started poikin in the silver.!!!

That was one of my strongest memories at 12 years old... that... an quitting the nasty habit of self-gratification.!!!

I guess I passed Gods tests cause he has been very good to me ever since :)
 
This has just become little more than a bashing thread (if it was ever anything else).

I have put in a request to moderation that, if contributors don't start behaving themselves, the thread be closed.
 
davewhite04 said:
Good point. If free will exists in the realm of this universe, then I think it's random, or maybe runs in your family. It acts like any other gene.

I don't think belief in God makes you any different from a non believer.
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Do you thank thers any advantages for those who have a God gene.???
 
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billvon said:
That's fine. Other people believe the Earth is flat, or that democrats control the weather and aim hurricanes at red states.

However, there is no proof for any of the above - which on a science forum is sort of a big deal.
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This is a philosophy/religion sub forum, so it's no big deal.
 
davewhite04 said:
This is a philosophy/religion sub forum, so it's no big deal.
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"As the forum developed, our interests broadened to include Philosophy and Ethics, Religion, World Events and Politics and other topics. However, we retain in all areas of debate an ethos of respect for the scientific method, which demands critical analysis, clear thinking and evidence-based argument.
 
cluelusshusbund said:
The part about dentists sure makes sense as a way to teech a young lad the power of fear... especially since it was this 12 year olds first esperience wit a dentist.!!!

The street level steps in the dimly lit stairwell up to the dentist office was steep an about 2 stories high... an when at eye level wit the upper landing a near overpowering sinse of dread crept in as the black leather chair an drill could be seen in his office.!!!

I had been thar a week earlier for a check-up an he found a cavity that needed to be filled.
So he began to drill... an I thank the drill might have been powered by a foot peddle sinse the speed would vary from slow to slower.!!!

I told him I need a shot... but he kept sayin hes about done... an after asking for a shot a couple a more times he finally did get done... thank God... an started poikin in the silver.!!!

That was one of my strongest memories at 12 years old... that... an quitting the nasty habit of self-gratification.!!!

I guess I passed Gods tests cause he has been very good to me ever since :)
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I remember when I had dental work at about 10-12 years old. The dentist used gas. I found myself looking like Flash Gordon(80s movie Flash) flying up a dark tunnel trying to get to light, when I got to the light I woke up. Pretty intense for a 12 year old just getting a filling or a tooth out.
 
DaveC426913 said:
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I'll let James R tell me if I've broken any rules.
 
davewhite04 said:
I'll let James R tell me if I've broken any rules.
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He did. By posting the rules for all to see, abide by and agree to. And as you see, the rule is pretty clear.


Aren't you the one who is demanding everyone pay attention to rules set down 2000 years ago? ;)

Otherwise, "I'll let God tell me if I've broken any rules." - and we're all in the clear, no harm, no foul. :biggrin:
 
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davewhite04 said:
I think practicing theists get some comfort believing in God, for some it's a way of life... atheists seem happy to me, if anything I think the god gene is a disadvantage.
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Do you thank you have the God gene... an if so... would you rather not have it.???
 
cluelusshusbund said:
Do you thank you have the God gene... an if so... would you rather not have it.???
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I do have it, yes. I think about God a lot, it's hard because it distracts you from day to day living, you may come across as being aloof.

I think life was easier and more fun when I was an agnostic.
 
kx000 said:
There is no evidence for God, for a reason.
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I can't wait to find out the reason! Do tell.

After all, you tell us that this God of yours gave us all His Holy Word in a special book, from which it is reasonable to deduce that he wants us to know he exists. But on the other hand, he hasn't given us any good evidence to show that the holy book was divinely inspired or, in fact, that this God did anything at all, any time. That suggests that God doesn't want us to know he exists.

Which is it? Does God want us to know about him, or not? And if he does, why hasn't he done a better job of unequivocally communicating his existence to us? Is He just not very good at that sort of thing?

I'm sure you'll explain.
 
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