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 imnakdjumpme
Male, 18-29, Western US
 595 Posts
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Monday, April 02, 2012 10:25:06 AM
Mon360, most athiests believe that there is no evidence for a god, so there is no reason to believe in one. There is evidence for thigs like gravity and evolution that has held up to the rigors of the scientific community, so we are more comfortable believing in those things.
Wowummwow, religion is decreasing in developed nations and rising in 3rd world countries. The more educated you are the less likely you are to be religious, in general.
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Wowummwow
Male, 18-29, Western US
263 Posts
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Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:21:58 PM
Interesting, there was an anti-religious slant against those who throw away science in favor of religion where religion may be easier for people to accept.
"Let the religious morons grab at their straws." - Don't worry they will... and somehow their numbers have grown in the past few decades. |
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 JustDani
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
408 Posts
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Sunday, April 01, 2012 10:39:37 AM
That was a great presentation. :) |
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 mon360
Male, 13-17, Southern US
741 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:43:14 PM
How do atheists know what's what? In our existence, nothing is established so that makes every argument null and void. |
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 swoop408
Male, 18-29, Western US
1768 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:59:11 PM
Let the religious morons grab at their straws. |
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 ledzeppeloyd
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
2197 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:38:29 PM
yea the religious dont realize the magnitude of the universe thinking some infinitesimally small speck known as earth was some how put here by a magic sky demon that judges what you do; judges you and wants your money |
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 Revolutioniz
Male, 18-29, Western US
914 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:08:06 PM
Cobrakiller, this is Philhellenes from youtube, he has tons of great videos. one being "science saved my soul" |
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 KitFox
Female, 18-29, Western US
265 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:07:12 PM
@Angilion
Yes, but the mistake lies in scientific thinking when fact is confused with truth. Fact and truth are two separate elements. Even though scientific fact is perhaps closer to the truth than blind faith, fact can still be refuted. When we close ourselves off to other possibilities with our scientific fact, we do no better than the religious at finding the truth. |
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Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9677 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:33:28 PM
You can't tell me believing that rendition of the creation of Earth takes any less faith than religious ones. No one was there, yet when you throw around numbers like "oh, billions and billions of years ago" you can pass it off as fact when really, you have no freaking idea.
I haven't watched this video so I don't know if it's science or religion, but if you're arguing that science is the same as religion, you're an ignorant fool or a liar. Or, of course, both.
The basis of science is "given the available evidence, this explanation of how something happens is the most likely", with varying degrees of likelihood depending on the extent and reliability of the evidence.
Nobody with a shred of reason could mistake that for the basis of religion - "You must believe this is how something happens and treat it as absolute truth, regardless of any evidence, because I say so." |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23998 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:53:15 PM
We could go into religion and all that.... but we wont! |
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 mykunter
Male, 40-49, Southern US
1629 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 11:12:26 AM
Ha ha, religion is dumb. |
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 InTheNameOf
Male, 30-39, Western US
331 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:29:55 AM
Can I get an "Amen". |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
17458 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:14:31 AM
1:45 "To reveal the prospect of eternal existance as the fools dream it always was..."
Wait, what? He's snuck some atheistic DOGMA into this? For shame! Now it's stuck...
...going again.
Augh! The anti-religion! It burns! Bleck! Whining hippie drek...
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mcboozerilla
Male, 30-39, Europe
649 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:04:10 AM
Ah, the romance of inanimate particles and rigid natural laws... fap fap fap fap fap fap |
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 cobrakiller
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
6864 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:16:55 AM
Was that the villain from superman 2 when he was talking about gods?
Other than that one question bugging me the whole time, this was incredible to watch. Made me feel happy somehow. |
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 FoolsPrussia
Male, 18-29, Western US
2990 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:05:39 AM
Anyone know the image at 8:26 of the bride in the ocean? What is that from? |
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 CaptainPabst
Male, 18-29, Western US
1253 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:02:57 AM
It is truly an amazing feeling when you realize we are all one. |
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 Thonious
Male, 40-49, Western US
589 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:57:06 AM
Some things are very hard to communicate. |
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 SmagBoy1
Male, 40-49, Southern US
2809 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:52:32 AM
The wonderful thing, FoSchizle, is that science admits when it doesn't know something (with obvious exception of dishonest scientists, which, admittedly, do exist--fortunately, they're often found out). Science says, this is our theory, based on this, this and that. "This" and "this" are verifiable, reproducible in the laboratory and, as such, considered fact. "That" might still be a theory, but, we believe it'll be bourne out with more sensitive instruments, better experiments, etc. Science admits to many questions, and is actively trying to find the answers. Religion claims the answers, and resists the questions. Both are fine, I guess. And, you're absolutely right, both require faith. It all depends upon which philosophy you want to hang your upon. On a foundation of reproducible, observable fact, or, on a foundation of long-believed and powerful mythology. |
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 Zach82
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
316 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:51:18 AM
The science is interesting, but the video turns to rubbish when he starts opining on religion. If we're not to listen to priests when we want to know about science, why on earth would we listen to scientists when we want to know about religion? |
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 madduck
Female, 40-49, Europe
2972 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:32:26 AM
Just lovely, shows the magic that we are, the wonder of it all without varnish. |
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FoSchizle
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
294 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:21:24 AM
You can't tell me believing that rendition of the creation of Earth takes any less faith than religious ones. No one was there, yet when you throw around numbers like "oh, billions and billions of years ago" you can pass it off as fact when really, you have no freaking idea.
Gotta love how "tolerance" nowadays is really equatable to intolerance towards religion.
Still doesn't answer the question where all of it came from. |
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MalcomR
Male, 50-59, Eastern US
1 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:18:03 AM
@inversegrav: No, this message brought to you by stupidity discrimination. The only form of discrimination that should always be accepted and encouraged.
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 Kain1
Male, 18-29, Europe
1309 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:11:39 AM
Marvelous !.. |
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SmagBoy1
Male, 40-49, Southern US
2809 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:11:37 AM
...(t)he greatest thing ever. |
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