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  1. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: STUPID, BIGOTED EVANGELICAL FATHER! Well, in South Carolina, it's pretty much 92% Christian, 1% Jew, 7% non-religious. I'm pretty sure we're in the top 10 most religious states. To illustrate, the recent liberal Democratic candidate for governor was pro-life, anti-gay. That's literally...
  2. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: STUPID, BIGOTED EVANGELICAL FATHER! While this may be true in theory, society's prejudices against atheists pretty much require that you be either "open" about it (and thus face discrimination) or "in the closet" (and feel shitty about hiding who you are). Yeah, my situation isn't the...
  3. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: STUPID, BIGOTED EVANGELICAL FATHER! Hello and welcome to the Forums, Inept At Normal. I'd like to go ahead and apologize for my fellow member's advice here. You might infer from his idiotic statement that somehow we are all like him, but I'm here to tell you this is not the case. I'm in a...
  4. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Pseudoscience = a claim, belief, or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to a valid scientific methodology, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status. Religion Pseudoscience
  5. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    I think he actually said that the dark matter was made up of 77% dark energy and 23% dark matter. The dark energy is God, and the dark matter is Satan. I have no clue what he's talking about, but it seems fucking bogus to me.
  6. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    So, I'm at with my Grandma at one of her Messianic meetings she dragged me along to. (One of the ladies there said as soon as I walked into the room she could "feel the spirit of God" enter with me. lol moment) They had a speaker there who put forth two different "theories". Considering I know...
  7. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Umm... one example? How about the sign over Jesus? Mt. 27:37, And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Mk. 15:26, And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Lk. 23:38, And a superscription also was written over...
  8. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    It offends me that you would believe it was punishment under any circumstances.
  9. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    So it follows: if there was evidence that the Holocaust was somehow divine retribution against the Jews, you would condone it? As someone of Jewish heritage, I find that last statement very offensive.
  10. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Do you think God thought incest was wrong only after he told someone to write in down in Leviticus?
  11. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    What would Leviticus be, then? Poetry? I personally don't subscribe to that argument (as I don't know very much about it)... my argument is, if you eat shrimp (Lev. 11:10), we're in the same boat, buddy. (1) Please back up your claims, and (2) please tell me what this has to do with a direct...
  12. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    It would be fair to say that if God didn't condone (i.e. it was against his law) an act of rape/incest/murder, even if it was committed by a member of his "chosen people", there would be an explicit punishment, yes? Well, for example: Genesis 19:30-32, 36 (NIV) Lot and his two daughters left...
  13. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Watershed was being sarcastic with that statement (and consequently didn't provide any support for it). Pwnemon, I'm curious: how do you think God "inspired" the Bible? Did he actually talk to the writers? Dreams? Is there any logical argument you can make as to the supernatural "inspiration"...
  14. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    You just defined murder as exactly what the passage described. How is killing (murdering) "all the boys" and "every woman who has slept with a man" not in cold blood? And I don't think you can equate with the military here, since as I recall the (modern) military doesn't save for themselves...
  15. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    It's wrong to murder... as long as the people worship the same god as you:
  16. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    A logical Christian. Finally, someone we can debate with intelligently. Genesis 1:27, So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. One could argue either way with this one: that they were created simultaneously, or that the verse is...
  17. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: Christianity (Getting back onto the topic...) What are your opinions on the existence/deity of Jesus?
  18. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: Christianity I do understand things a little better now. So, I guess I'm an agnostic atheist, then. Although I haven't the chance to survey other religions, I'm convinced that Judeo-Christianity is complete nonsense. Their "holy texts" are filled with contradiction after contradiction...
  19. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: Christianity So where would agnosticism fit in? Would it be a synonym for atheism? I understand we're getting into semantics here... but I disagree with your point that "unless you believe in a god, you are an atheist" because that implies only two courses of action: belief or non-belief...
  20. Aobaru

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: Christianity I see what you're saying, but the difference is that I don't assume there is no God. You don't assume something when there is no evidence either way. Do I think it's more likely that there isn't a God? Yes. However, I do not deny the possibility.
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