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What are some testable predictions of Intelligent Design or Creationism? That the rotating flagella of some rotifers could not be explained through the theory of evolution. - This prediction sparked a brief flurry of research, and the rotating flagella of those rotifers have now been explained through the theory of evolution. regards JakobA

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Are you Willing to Pay a High Price When you Have to Choose Between Loyalty and Truth (See Below)? Yes. It is not easy. My daughter should go to college, should I leave it to luck and scholarships ? Or work evil job to help her on her way ? The conflict rears its head all over your life, and I cannot make those decisions for you. But I can appreciate that you care. And try to make them right. regards JakobA

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Is there anything God can't do? He cannot admit defeat.

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Is Voluntarily Working Within a Broken System, Essentially Selling One's Soul? I see two very different questions here. 1) supporting a 'broken' system. - The answer here is easy enough, "Will the results if you dont be worse ? or better ?". A difficult evaluation to be sure, and made more so by 'the fatcats' of the system who do all they can to paint the alternatives as horrible with straw men of dubious validity. Still it is possible to make predictions. 2) Where do...

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When an "accident" occurs, is it a true accident or an event since the world is prearranged? 'the world is prearranged' negate any form of 'free will' ability to change the future. SO I doubt that the world is prearranged.

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Has anyone ever seen God? Adam & Eve, assuming they are historical, they conversed with him so must have been in 'visible range'. There is a piece in the bible about a burning bush that say it is god. Then there is Baalam's ass, though by the story it was merely posessed by someone higher. The 'Moving finger that write' would presumably have been a limb of gods. And 'someone' appeared before Mary, and impregnated...

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Why does God demand, seek, or request that we worship Him? Sorry, it makes no sense to me either.

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How would you define a 'beautiful' soul? A person that is good and admirable in personality and attitude. Alas, too often the phrase is applied as a 'consolation prize' to teenage girls who lack (but would rather have) a beautiful body. see: the book "Maskerade" by Terry Pratchett regards JakobA

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Can you call a walk in the forest spiritual? http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/05/28/no-wonder-people-call-walk-in-forest-spiritual/ Yes. The word 'Spiritual' is used with so many meanings I am sure there is one of them that fits that. 'Uplifting', 'giving mental peace', 'communing with the world', ... Then we can start arguing about what 'spiritual' REALLY means. But I am not going there. regards JakobA

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Does God listen to 'all' prayers? Certainly, being all-knowing he cant help hearing them all, including prayers made to other deities, or to Murphy.

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Will you magically find faith in God right before it's your time to die? Which god are you asking about ? Kali, Allah, Votun, Zeus, Jupiter, Zoroaster, ... ? There are quite a few possibilities ;-))

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If you were born and raised on a secluded island with zero influence from the outside world, would you still develop a concept of 'God'? Religion is mainly propagated through culture and the parental raising of the children. so who raised the parents and where ? And in turn there is the grandparents, etc, etc, etc. Doing it as a 'Scientific experiment' would be cruel and inhuman, so I am fairly sure it has never been actually done. But we do know that isolated communities are rarely very uptight about religion, velcoming...

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Should teachers be allowed to lead a school prayer in public schools? Why or why not? 1) Definitely. Cycling through the existing religions so none is overlooked. Islam, Buddhism, Moonism, Scientology, Baptism, Catholicism, Lutheran Protestantism, Mormonism, The amerind religions, Taoism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Cargo cult, Voodoo, Satanism, ... Each day they should pray in accordance with a different religion after a short introduction by the teaching staff. This will...

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If jesus was so good then why didn't he write a book? He did not make a music video either. So what ? He started a major religion.

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Why do most people use "Christ" like it was Jesus' last name? Actually It is not "used as a last name" It is used as a title, same as when people say "Jesus the redeemer". The word Christos means 'the Messiah' as prophesied to the jews in the OT. The Christians thought Jesus was it, but most jews did not, they are still waiting. That said it is easy for badly educated people to get confused, and reinterpret it as a name. I have even heard "Jesus H...

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in your own understanding how would you prove your love for God, the creator of heave and earth?? There is little need to 'prove anything about you' to someone who already know you better than you know yourself.

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ARe there churches that combine both protestant and coptic orthodox beliefs That would be unlikely. Protestantism arose in reaction to the Roman Catholic church. The Eastern churches never had a reformation, and so did not contribute to the cultural and religious heritage that protestants took with them to build their various churches from. regards JakobA

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Why are there so many different churches? Because people love to 'be right'. The one thing we love more is to tell others they are wrong. So religions have a hard time growing beyond a small group where everyone know and like each other. Differences of interpretation, and even of selecting what is to be scripture causes rifts. Should the gospel of Mary have been included in the bible ? The song of Solomon ? (Luther thought not, so...

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Which book, poem or story could serve as a Bible for atheists? Seriously. There is very little uniformity in 'atheists'. so I doubt you could find "ONE book to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them". But then it all depends how you define 'bible', how I define 'bible' and how all the individual atheists define it. Here are some elements of MY definition of 'bible': 1) A book inspired by a god. - Not believing in any god, atheists are unable to believe such...

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Can an atheist be a Christian? I would expect there are some. Not actually 'BEING both at the same time', that is a logical impossibility. But paying tithe and professing a faith in Christianity they do not hold in order to get more customers for the car dealership. Some places you are a pariah unless you follow the dominant crowd. Atheists willing to be hypocrites for the benefits. regards JakobA PS: Punks. emo's and...

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Research for a story I'm writing - What biblical verse would be well suited for an epitaph on a protestant priest's tombstone? "there is a time for every purpose under heaver" psalms

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Adam and Eve where not married by man but commited through their hearts and God. What would be the difference in making a commintment now between two people and God not with a preacher, judge or whatever? I believe it is called a 'common law' marriage.

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Evoloutionist,why do you put your faith in a man in a lab coat,who offers you nothing after death,rather than Jesus?The bible has had alot to come true,to just throw aside.Have you read Isaiah 53, that was written 760yrs before Christ,He fulfilled all. 2 situations: 1) A starving bum offers 5 fantazillion dollars and the title "Emperor of the galaxy". 2) Someone hold out a sandwich "you look hungry, have a sandwich." Which offer would YOU chose ? Any 'offer' given should be weighted considering the ability of the person making the offer to deliver on it. regards JakobA

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NC Preacher; Forty years ago (gay) people would've hung, bless God, from a white oak tree. AMEN !" Would Jesus approve ? Hardly. Additionally, he is downright wrong. The gay/anti-gay debate was a lot less extreme 40 years ago. And tolerance of 'sinners' were still a major tenet of US Christianity. If any gays were 'hung' back then it would be by 'Mountainmen' or similarly marginalized groups. It was nowhere near a mainstream proposition. regards JakobA

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Why do some Christian denominations impose tithing as this is anti-Christian? Please, no abusive atheistic comments. A very practical reason for tithing is that the church building and lands must be kept in repair, the priest have to eat, etc. In a nation where churches are not funded by the state tithing is a pretty good solution to such needs.

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How do you feel about this episode of science tampering with and manipulating God's creation? So how do you feel about pacemakers (stops people from having a heart attack), Glasses (enabling people to see), or any medication that doctors prescribe to downright do combat against those parts of 'Gods creation' we do not like (fighting Svine Flu, meningitis, tuberculosis, ...) ? Why oh why do those Luddites keep on and on and on ? regards JakobA

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Adam called Eve the Mother of all Living......How would he know anything about a mother if he never had one? Well, having just created all the animals to be fruitful etc, he must have also invented the concept of motherhood. But I wonder just when god invented language. It is hard to imaging how a 'one and only' god with nobody else to talk to would invent the notion of communication. Yet even before creating anyone beyond himself he speak "Let there be light"

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Being Agnostic is just an excuse to do as you please and thus sin. I take this agnostic thing as nonsense, you either believe or you don't. Go learn what the word "agnostic" means. The go talk to some agnostics, and see it they are more or less honest, and moral than your fellow Christians. Once you have done that you will have learned enough to ask better questions than that one.

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Name an emotive container concept and theological noncognitivism that was created to give an answer to the unanswerable questions? Not sure what "theological noncognitivism" means, but here is a concept that I think fit the bill. - Original Sin The notion that 'bad actions' create some real kharmic debt that follow the sinner (and his heirs) until the balance of justice is restored by as sufficient amount of opposed 'good actions' or by divine intercession. In its common form 'original sin' even supersede the...

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A person is too devoted to God when in hard times , but forgets God when he acquires wealth and fame - Agree or disagree? Disagree. People differ, a lot.

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you know what some jokes about jesus? Jesus is dressing on The Last Day: "So many things my father never told me, like what to wear for a crucifixion."

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Why do mystics do their mysticism thang? What are their goals? To get to heaven? Or what? There are several 'kinds' of mysticism, so no single answer will be correct. Sufism differ from Zen Buddhism, differ from Kathars ... I suppose in general terms they try to unscrew the inscrutable hoping there will be a prize at the end. Just like you and me and everyone else. regards JakobA

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Can Christians understand the big difference between born gays and gays by choice? Sure. They just think it is a lie (except for those Christians who are gay, but they wisely keep a low profile). Anyway it is far from all Christians who are anti-gay, it is mostly a local US thing.

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My friend invited me to the celebration/party for her four kids in honor of their First Communion is it appropriate to bring a gift? 1) If you do the gift(s) should be for the kids, not her. 2) So why not just ask her ? Gifts are usually appropriate for 'rite of passage' celebrations; but with 4 kids all at once ? are they quintuplets ?

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If logic is humourless does that make religions hilarious? Even if logic was humorless that would not neccesarrily follow. Anyway, surely you have seen logics such as this one: 2B OR ~2B = TRUE; no question about it. ❤ JakobA ♬

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What is you? I do not really know. At the most I can define my existence 'in relation to' things and people that I dont rightly know what (or who) is either. Yet somehow I am convinced I live a pretty good life. Whoever I am ;-)) So who cares ? regards JakobA

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What kind of God threatens people? Most of them. It is almost always a mixture of carrot and stick.

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Does God keep a record of our Sins? All-knowing beings do not need to take notes.

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Can a non-religious institution function as a religion? Well, the meaning of the word religion is often used broadly outside of any context that would be commonly considered 'religious'. "She religiously changed her underwear twice a day". "I just hate these customers who religiously study the menu, then choose the cheapest meal there is." ... So yes, many "grass roots" movements are fueled by people who religiously pursue a goal, people who are...

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If atheist convinces theist God non-existent and as result theist commits suicide -could atheist be considered guilty of manslaughter? You would need to show a causative connection between the convincing and the suicide. I do not see why 'not believing in a god' would cause anybody to commit suicide, yet you seem to assume that it should be self evident. Please explain. regards JakobA PS: Please try to remember that the atheist 'position' is NOT "I believe there is no god", it is "I do not believe there is a god". People...

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Was John Lennon a theist or an atheist? Not a theist. In the song "Imagine" we have: "Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace..." And that pretty definitely rule out Christianity as well as most other Theistic...

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Do you think atheist people generally have concordance among themselves more so than religious people? The "not beleiving in any god" is rather insignificant for people who do not, it is only people who believe in a god who find it a momentous matter. So I rather do not think so. Atheist differ on most every other subject. Then again atheist are able to entertain the notion that their beliefs may be incorrect, able to listen when someone say "I think you are mistaken about that, and here is...

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Without a Ouija board, how else can I contact demons and jinns? No way that I know of will summon demons or djinns. Not even Ouija boards. But you can make silly people give you money for writing books about those and many other fantasies.

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Jesus Saves while government spends, who would you rather put your faith in? Government can be improved. It is called democracy, you get what you vote for. Religion can be improved too, but it is a lot harder to change.

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Would you consider the fundamentalist Christianity in the US today a cult? There is no answering that question until someone give a firm and verifiable definition of what a 'cult' is. Back in Gallilea, was Jesus and his 12 disciples a cult ? By all the definitions I know of they were, but I bet most people will strongly disagree ;-)) regards JakobA

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Wouldn't it be wonderful news, to learn that snipers had shot/killed the funeral picketers from the Westboro Baptist Church? No. It would be worse. It is harmony we need, not escalation.

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What does the religious right REALLY WANT...?? They want to be validated and recognozed for the 'naturally superior' people they are. It is a very old pattern that tend to repeat every time a group (any group) rise to to where it can dominate in society. Every White Aryan in the trailer park just KNOW that he would be richer than Donald Trumph 'in a fair society'.

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Where did sleigh bells come from? They were made by magicians using sleight of hand,

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If Hell's got bells will you ring one when you get there? Nah, why hurry to get in ? but if I see a bell I'll call you on my cellphone to let you know. Assumeing the area is covered. ;-))

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Do any atheists secretly believe in God? I find it hard to imagine a reason anyone would do that. Ateists are the minority in most every country, so 'fitting in' could hardly be the reason. And if they actually believed the was a god that would send them to eternal torment if they did not profess their faith and worship him, then why not do it. Extreeme masochists trying to sneak into hell ? I simply cannot find a reason that makes...

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Is atheism the best way to simplify religion? way to simplify ??? I dont understand. AFAIK atheism does not simplify anything. Or do you mean in the sense of occams razor: an unexplained universe being 'simpler' that an unexplained deity that create a universe for unknown reasons ?

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Well I am confident you all are enjoying this blessed Sunday? Are you? Yup. Springtime and sunny. All the girls have caught spring fewer and jiggle about in not enough clothes. It just couldent be better. regards JakobA

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You only get what you give, true or false? Wrong. That is the 'mercheants' view of 'bartering' good deeds, and ignores the essential element of caritas. "Spread thy bread upon the waters and it shall come back a hundredfold" Or in the 'golden rule' form: "be kind whenever you can and people are likely to kind to you too". Not because they feel obliged, just because they too now have the strength and self confidence to be 'givers'...

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Are faith/belief in deities, prophets & afterlives just methods of communicating the necessity of optimism for survival to the masses? Not if you include Hellfire and damnation, and all the other not so fun stuff.

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When will the Dalai Lama retire and who will be his successor? Traditionally Buddhist church leaders do not retire, the stay until they die (as do Popes). As senility sets in their job functions may be taken over and performed by others. But officially it is a lifetime job.

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What does JHVH OR YHVH mean? Both 'JHVH' and 'YHVH' are attempts to render the name of the god as it is given in the bible (I think it is in Genesis where Moses ask "Who are you?" of god). Jewish writing of the time had no vowels, only consonants, and people who read then filled in the vovels themselves from context and experience. That is a common pattern in many early phonetic alphabets. So 'Jehovah' is yet another way...

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Non-Christians: Do you know the difference, in Christian teaching, between legalism and living by faith in response to the work of Christ? I rather think I do, At least both of the concepts you describe make sense and can easily be observed in different Christians of our time. And also in atheists for that matter ;) But if you are leading up to a condemnation of one or the other, then I think you are on a wrong track. Both are needful, so as I see it the trick would be to find a reasonable balance. If either were to become "the...

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Do agnostics simply need to find the right God that they can believe in? http://pastebin.com/SvrT0KRv Agnosticism is a position on the possibility of KNOWING god exist, it is not about believing. An agnostic may or may not believe in each and every one of the gods in that list. But you should realize that belief or unbelief have nothing to do with agnosticism. In daily speech many theists (and atheists too for that matter) confuse "knowing" and "believing". - They say "I KNOW Jesus is real"...

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What does the saying that 'God created man in his own image' mean to you? That we are physically like god? emotionally? spiritually(and if so, what does that mean). I don't think it means we are equal to God. So what does it mean? To me it indicate that it is probably the other way round, that men (and women) invented god in their own image.

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Do you think Jesus hates heavy metal musicians? Jesus is fairly well known for being a lover, not a hater.

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My 2 childrn are due to be baptized in 2 weeks. My ex-husband is threatening to legally prevent this. Can he? I am the custodail parent. No. As custodian it is your decision, and only yours.

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Atheists are mostly left brain people and theists mostly right brain people and agnostics are split brainers? You are mixing pop psychology and pop neurology. The result of that is not likely to be useful. and in the case of this question it certainly is not. Speculating is fun, but for useable results you need to touch bases with reality every step along the way. That require a lot of study and research. regards JakobA PS: Critical thinking is a matter of education, anyone can learn to do it.

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Are "saints" only for the benefit of Catholics? Would Saint Stephen just tell a protestant to "go to hell?" I dont see why he would. That is not the position taken by the Catholic church. Nor of the Eastern Orthodox church. They like the Catholics see it as a matter of 'wrong but not heretical'. You can find it among protestant churches. Some of those feel most every other brand of Christianity is false and hollow and sure to send its followers to hell. Only they have "the real thing" ;-)) regards...

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With so many wives and concubines--did Solomon have any extra time to do anything else besides [humping]? When a harem grow to such size it is more a matter of status. Showing the world (and foreign kings) how rich and powerful you are, to be able to feed and support that many wives.

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Which religion has the richest members? Silly question. The 3 possible choices appear to be chosen to ridicule, rather than offer an actual choice. World of Warcraft is a computer game. In Scientology very few are rich, that is the upper echelons who prey on the 'believers' below them. In Mormonism we find a strong and caring community that ensures a considerably greater 'middle class' that is found in the rest of the US. On...

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Why didn't God create trees or plants that produced meat to avoid the savageness of animals & humans having to kill other animals? Even if he had there would still be the savageness of animals & humans having to kill other living beings. Why draw a line between plants and animals ? And which side of the line do you put polyps and sea-anemones on ?

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Was religion designed to stop the lower classes from committing suicide or stop them rebelling and keep order or to keep them poor? It was not 'designed' for anything like that, but whenever religion gets taken over by 'the establishment' it tends to develop in that direction.

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Just for the record, what is a babe? ..Don't do that. Don't even think about it. Be nice. Biblically a babe is a child so young as to be innocent in any context.

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What separates man from God? Man lives in the real world where absolutes hardly exist. God is an Ideal, abounding with absolutes (the man who is all-everything). regards JakobA

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What year did god die? God can not die. To die you must first live, however briefly.

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Do we know if Jesus could read and write? I tend to agree with the Hitchiker here. Even if the verse he cite does not actually said read, but 'found the place'. By todays standards Joseph may have been unlettered, but carpentry is not exactly an unskilled profession. You must read and understand the drawing including the dimensions written on it. You must also calculate how many kubits of wood, how many nails, etc... So numbers at...

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Are there any Spiritual Atheists? "Since spirituality is usually associated with theism and religion ..." Sorry, but I doubt that is true outside your immediate group of friends. Spirituality, like morality is not the property of religion, it can be strong and healthy without any religious faith at all. regards JakobA

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My Buddha statue is weeping tears of vegetable soup - what should I do? Enjoy your soup.

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If Buddhists are supposed to be peace-loving, how come Kung Fu fighting was invented by Buddhist monks? Ehh, 'Kung Fu' as marital art is a Chinese invention that predates Buddhism. Actually the 'marital art' is only one of man possible expressions of 'kung fu': from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_martial_arts " The term "kung fu" In Chinese, kung fu can also be used in contexts completely unrelated to martial arts, and refers colloquially to any individual accomplishment or skill...

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Can light touching increase your chance for a date? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-light-touching-can-double-your-chances-in-dating&WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20120425 "a light touch can impart a subliminal sense of caring ..." True enough, the possibility is there. It can also impart a sense of "Eeuw, what is the creep up to now ?", and many other things, most of which are more dependent on her prior experiences, than on your "skill at light touching". Sorry, there is no 'easy route'. At least not unless she is a very 'easy girl'.

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When was colored glass invented? Colored glass was never 'invented' if is the default you get when melting sand (plus a few other things' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass#Glass_ingredients ). Clear Glass was invented by trying out lots of stuff that could be put in the mix, and was such a success that it is used for most everything now. So much so that most have forgotten that 'natural' glass is colored. regards JakobA

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Should science give up trying to prove evolution? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=okay-we-give-up It is a common misconception that science try to 'prove' things. That is not correct. What science is perpetually trying to do is to 'disprove' things, especially its own theories, such as fx the theory of evolution. After 200 years of trying they have not managed to disprove that theory, but the possibility is there and always will be. someday they might. That is what makes it so ironical...

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Who would win? Three way battle between the big guys, god, Zeus and Jupiter. I thank Thor that I do not live in the Marvel Comix universe.

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Faith is God's given gift - Agree or disagree? According to the dogma of the Calvinist religion that is correct. Interestingly Jesus is quoted as saying: "by their fruits you shall know them". indicating that "behaving in a Christian manner" may be more important than belief or faith in the Christian deity.

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What do you believe, spiritually speaking? If you define just exactly what "Spiritually speaking" means, 2 things will follow. 1) Somebody may be able to give a proper answer to your question. 2) You will have accomplished something no philosopher or theologist have ever managed before you ;-)) regards JakobA

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Is God responsible for the good and the bad? An All-knoving, All-powerful being is of neccessity responsible for all that it does and all that it allows to happen.

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Is God only known for what He's done or for what He is? Without mindreading how can we know "what he is" ? By their fruits yee shall know them. That applies equally to gods.

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Is Spiritual healing real? Is there any danger or risk involved? It is real enough. Sometimes people get better for no physical reason anyone can identify. But it is not necessarily "spiritual healing" either. All we know is some people get better for no known reason. Concluding that spirits do it is as premature as concluding that they get better because butterflies flap their wings in Brazil. We dont know why. Now if somebody prayed over uncle Albert...

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So an all-wise god had to rely on an old man (Lot) to screw his own two daughters just to keep the family line going? Was he that drunk? I have been wondering about that too. From own experience I would say that even before you are too drunk to recognize whats going on, you are already way too drunk to perform. All the eager daughters would get would be fumbling and snores. So either Lot was not all that drunk, or else god must have helped with miracles to stiffen the rod and cause ejaculation. Without such miracles the...

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How does Theism cope with injustice? By throwing apologica at it until the injustice is all covered up and out of sight.

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Is theism objectively true? Considering the very diverse forms theism can take is seems pretty clear that not all Theism os true. The god of Kali worshippers have 8 arms and is female. The god of Christians have 2 arms and is male. The Great White Eagle is a bird (gender unknown). The Great Pumpkin is ... Well I guess you get the message by now. It is pretty obvious that most gods are purely mythical. So the question...

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Who is the Atheist messiah? Ridiculous question. I assume that the asker follow some messianic religion and unthinkingly assumes that every religion must have a parallel to fx the Christian messiah (Jesus). That is far from true. Buddhism, Taoism, most polytheist religions and lots of others have no messiah at all. As for thinking that atheism (which is not even a religion) should have a messiah is just laughable. The...

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What is meant by an "impersonal God"? The term "impersonal god" is rarely used, what is used is the term "personal god" implying a deity that cares collectively and individually about each part of his creation (especially us humans). It is what we think we would do if we were god, and so is essentially a projection of ourselves onto the god-concept. We do that a lot. fx when depicting god in human shape, usually as an old(=wise)...

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Was the Qur'an cobbled together from the Bible and the Torah ; or is it original? Both. Islam is the 3rd "Abrahamic Religion". The 2 first (cronologically) being Jewry and Christianity. All 3 religions believe in 'The god of Abraham'. Each in their own slightly different way. regards JakobA

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Do you think bible stories were written mostly by rational/critical thinkers or by those whose beliefs were based on intuitive feelings? That is rather too broad a generalisation, There are several very different sources for different parts of the bible.

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Christians: Can you explain why you aren't more compassionate? http://now.msn.com/living/0504-atheists-compassion.aspx I think it is because large parts of Christianity in The US have been 'taken over' by conservatism and have adopted a number of conservative dogma such as "those who say they are needy are really just lazy and wanting a free ride." etc. Such dogma makes giving a good bit harder. So my theory is that what the study is actually measuring is politics, rather than religion. More liberals identify...

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Which work do you find yourself going back to for inspiration, peace of mind, or enlightenment? In short, what's your "bible"? Hmm.hard to pin down, there are so many books i "go back to". A good approximation though would be "Anything by author 'Cordwainer Smith'."

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What do you view as the highest form of godliness? Why? Liking people ;)

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I was raised christian, everyone I know is christian, I want to scream out, are you all really that stupid? Anyone else in my shoes? How do you handle it without pissing off your whole world? From you question I would guess you are in your late teens. Making such absolute blanket judgement on all who believe. As an atheist I can assure you that they are not as stupid as you think. And even if they were you do not HAVE TO educate them or bring them around to your own "right thinking" (were did you get that idea from anyway ?). They function. They raised you. 2 out of 3 aint bad...

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AGNOSTICS T/F: I have to save BOTH Atheists and Theists from their crazy ideas. Sorry, but that is a silly question. For that to to be a collective statement (or a collectively rejected statement) among agnostics, it would be necessary for agnostics to form a separate group that contain neither theists nor atheists Agnostics do not form a such a group separate from theists and atheists both. Considering the words 'theist' and 'a-theist' it should be immediately clear...

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Has Atheism or Agnosticism ever been shoved down your throat? If so, how? No. But then i do not think there is an atheist or agnostic scripture corresponding to Deuteronomy 6:4-9 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at...

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Where in the Bible does it say God created everything? Genesis 1:1 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1&version=NIV You may also want to look up the word 'genesis' in a dictionary.

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Can a person be moral without God? (explain plz) If you agree with me that 'the golden rule' is a major and fundamental step in ethics, then yes. See: http://www.scarboromissions.ca/Golden_rule/index.php On this site you will find collected all the places history have recorded and missionaies hasve found "the golden rule"- You probably know it best as "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." but that is far from the first...

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If someone declared the bible was a fraud, but then admitted they never read it, nor do they ever plan to, what would you think of that? I would say he did not know what he was talking about. Strangely I more often get that impression with Christians telling me about the bible. It seem it is not just atheists who do not read it. see: http://www.christianity.com/blogs/mohler/1270946/print/

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Is god just anthropomorphised nature? I pretty much think so. we see the developing pattern in the polytheist religions. "And a god for every purpose under heaven."

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Do you believe that 'desire of God and desire of man are two'? Yeah, it called 'temptation'

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If God doesn't like what you pray for -what does he do? Ignore it along with all the other begging prayers. When I was back there in seminary school There was a person there Who put forth the proposition That you can petition the Lord with prayer Petition the lord with prayer Petition the lord with prayer You can not petition the lord with prayer!

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how can i get likes for our photo entry? SPAM people and tell them you love them. That is what Facebook is for. PS: It is not what AnswerBag is for.

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Who is anyone to desire Union with God? So, why blame atheists ? Then why would there something be wrong with a Christian following his will in the matter ? As for me. If there is a god and that god mindfuck people like that I guess I would have no say in the matter. Sofar he have not. Thankfully. It seems, if he exist, he respect atheists more than most Christians do. regards JakobA

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What would He answer if asked, - "Who are you O lord" ? That was answered in Exodus (I think it was Moses who asked) "I am that I am".

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Is there any point in being an Atheist? None whatsoever. It gets me no tax deductions, no fancied superiority, no crowd of people who thinks just like me. Still, in honesty I can be nothing else. regards JakobA

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If Obama told you he needed to drink your blood to complete his deification ritual, and it would only work if you gave it willingly, This is one reason the separation between church and state is well worth maintaining.

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Atheists - How would you answer for all the described 'Miracles'? Dunno, many different ways I guess. How would you answer for all the miracles that have been exposed as deliberate deception and fraud ?

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Since Levites had no inheritance in ancient Israel, how could the Levite Hanamel sell a field to his Levite cousin Jeremiah(see Jer 32:7)? Even without inheritance you can get money and buy stuff, then sell it. Are you sure about 'no inheritance' for the levite class ? sounds very un-patriarchal.

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Passed by a sign that read "You have been prayed for today". I thought, 'That's nice'. What would you think of it, if anything? Id give him my best wishes that he would get a life.

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For atheist INSURANCE salepersons: Would my home/vehicle/etc be covered for any "acts of God"--seeing as you don't believe in him? I wonder, just how do you know the insurance salesperson is an atheist ? Did he come up to you like: "Hi, I am Adrew Johnson, from "Honesty Insurance Limited". I am an atheist, and I am her to tell you about our new improved life insurance policies...". Somehow I doubt that. Telling a potential customer you are an atheist is not a wise move for a salesperson in 'Gods own Country', it is likely...

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In your darkest hour, who would you like to be with, Jesus Christ or Buddha? By all accounts both were exceptional people, so I would like to spend time with both. I am not so sure what this 'darkest hour' is you are talking about, the only time i have heard/seen the phrase used, it referred to a Christian who got near to loosing his faith in god. As an atheist I dont have any 'faith in god'. Maybe I went through 'my darkest hour' long ago and came out the other...

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In the Atheist non-belief system, is believing in Astrology considered a "sin"? Well at least you dont call it a 'belief system' any longer. Now if you could just drop the notion of 'a system', ANY system underlying atheism we would really be getting somewhere. The sole and single thing atheists have in common is that they are not theists. If you examine atheists I am sure you will find many that have something in common, there will be quite a few who like peanut...

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Atheists - Are you afraid of turning to a theist? There are many, very different, kinds of theists. Some of them I know as admirable and thoroughly worthwhile human beings. Others, not so much. So if I could turn into the first kind, I would not mind it much. But there is still the hurdle on believing in the existence of a god. believing that a somebody created the whole shebang, billions of light years across, in order to get angry because...

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Is X a four-sided triangle that exists outside of space and time, cannot be seen or measured and actively hates blue spheres? four-sided triangle ??? Of course not. How silly. X is a blue sphere that exists outside of space and time, cannot be seen or measured and actively hates blue spheres with a greenish tint.

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God save the queen. Have you taken this oath? If she has god's help, why does she need yours? It is not an oath, it is a well wishing. same as "Good morning" is abbreviated from "May you have a good morning"

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When a theist decides that conversion to atheism is better for them -does anything change about the person? Alas it seems to me that there is a change common to many ex-theists in that situation. The old teachings linger and among them are a 'faith' that without god life will be just one long saturnalia of debauchery and 'lovely desirable sinning'. Pure hedonism. Thankfully it rarely lasts long before they realize that that is not really all that desirable, and start 'cleaning house' to get rid of...

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I have studied many a scriptures and teacher. ALL have a "point". wisdom can be found everywhere. You just reject all? Or explore? I suppose it is a matter of temperament. Some want stability most of all. Fixed rules, no surprises, nothing changing. While raising children I think this is a pretty good thing. Others go seeking, always chasing the next insight, the next surprise. As young adult, this is your proper mode, open to the unfamiliar world beyond the walls of home, eagerly learning how to fit into the bigger...

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where in the Bible is there an example of multiple wives being a good thing? Both Rachel and Leah actively helped Jakob swindle his father-in-law (their father).

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I love to satisfy a womens needs. lately Ive been in a dry spell. So where is a good place to meet women that enjoys oral pleasures in reno. Is there a reason you put this question in 'Mormon Dating' ?

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How do you know if you are actually seeking for truth instead of just trying to make things fit into what you want to believe? Be critical of your thoughts. Do I really know that ? Could there be some different reason for that ? etc. Look up 'critical thinking' and apply it to yourself.

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Atheists, will you sacrifice your firstborn to Richard Dawkins on National Worship Science Day? My firstborn is all grown up and stronger than me, I couldent do it even if I wanted to. Anyway, why should I ? You need some sort of deity to make that kind of ridiculous demands, and I do not believe in deities. regards JakobA

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How did Jesus pay for people's sins? Did he use a credit card, a check, or did he pull out his Holy Wallet? It is a holy mystery that nobody understand. It is said he paid with his life and the suffering of being crucified, yet the OT clearly state that no man shall be punished for the transgressions of another. And he didn't really die so how could that be payment in any case ? I dont get it, and never did. One of the reason I am not a believer. regards JakobA

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What do you like about being an Atheist (if you are one)? Nothing really. Atheist is not something i go around being ;-) It is just a descriptor that happen to fit me. You could also call me male, Danish, grey-haired or Caucasian, but that is not where I get my self-image either. regards JakobA

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Should we should kill anyone who works on a Sunday? Exodus 31:12-15 To be on the safe side, we better make that Friday, Saturday OR Sunday. There have been so many calendar changes we do not really know which of those 3 days is 'the seventh day'.

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Why do Americans think they're God? It is not that bad. They just think they are his chosen people. Not quite that bad.

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Who is Mohammed ? Mohammed was the prophet and founder of Islam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad

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Who are those people with the long sideburns? Amish or Quakers I suppose.

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Would you or have you visited places of worship of religion other than yours? I have been in churches of various religions (no all of them Christian) Usually invited for a specific event, christening, wedding, etc. Or touristing.

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Enlightenment through sex - Is it possible? What kind of enlightenment ? (good sex burns a lot of calories) And what kind of sex ?

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What do you think of mega churches? Big tent religion turned into a 5-ring circus.

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Is coming, Satan. Jesus is not going. What are your feelings about this? My feeling is that you are assigning your cross-over associative technique more credibility than it deserve :-)) + People do better work (3/1) when sober - A rolling stone (2/4) gather no moss. When sober, stones roll People do better work, not gathering moss. regards JakobA

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Does analytical thinking eliminate belief in the supernatural? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=losing-your-religion-analytic-thinking-can-undermine-belief&WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20120427 No. Belief (in the sense of 'faith') do not not depend on evidence. It is just there, or not. regards JakobA

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Should the first amendment be reinterpreted to mean the freedom to choose from a list of Christian denominations? No. I know at least one 'Founding Father' who will rotate in his grave if that happens: "The bill for establishing religious freedom, the principles of which had, to a certain degree, been enacted before, I had drawn in all the latitude of reason & right. It still met with opposition; but, with some mutilations in the preamble, it was finally passed; and a singular proposition proved that...

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For those who dont believe in God... Is it because you were never taught of Him or is it because you dont believe your education? 'not believing' is the default, just like 'not having lost a leg' is the default. I think you would do better asking the believers why they came to believe. regards JakobA

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Is 2012, FEAR in a nice marketable package and for those who buy into it early will they throw in APOCALYPSE and ARMAGEDDON as extras? Share your answer...

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Is 2012, FEAR in a nice marketable package and for those who buy into it early will they throw in APOCALYPSE and ARMAGEDDON as extras? I think you are going at it from the wrong diretion. It is true that 'fear sell', but that is not why the notion of 'end of the world' and 'armageddon' is growing more popular. That comes the perception of injustice. A desire for 'them' to be punished (and me to get what I deserve). regards JakobA

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Armageddon or Apocalypse. Just life, thank you.

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Have you ever experienced a random act of kindness? And if so, what was it? :) 'Random' ? not so much. It is usually occationed by a visible need (eg: a flat tyre on the highway)

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Did Muhammed exist? Most certainly, there are lots of references to him in the histories of the times.

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Would you vote for that Jesus Miranda guy, the one who says he's the second coming of Jesus and the Antichrist? Jesus AND the anti-Christ in one neat package ??? Now there is a trick :-))

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Why should I care if I "rebel" against your God? By most reports that 'God' fellow have severe anger-management problems. He gives very harsh punishments for not doing exactly as you are told. eg: Adam and Eve was evicted for eating an apple, Onan was killed for not impregnating his dead brothers widow, Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of stone for looking over her shoulder, etc, etc. regards JakobA

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Would religious hypocrites be wiser to admit being atheist/agnostic -just until they get their head together- rather than feigning belief? If they actually are atheists or agnostics, then certainly yes. In that case they would serve not just themselves, but also Christianity better by telling the truth and not pretending a belief they do not hold. But please remember that an 'agnostic' can believe in and have faith in a god, being agnostic merely means he see and admit that he have no rational way to 'prove' his belief to be the...

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What does atheism rely on in order to survive and expand? There are a lot of words ending in -ism. And several of those words imply adherence to a particular philosophical, political or religious movement. Sophism, Liberalism, Coservatism, Theism, ... all give you some information about how a person could be expected to react in a given situation. Atheism is NOT such a word. There is no movement or ideology associated to it. It comes from a-theism...

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What does not-tennisism rely on in order to survive and expand? 1) Spreading spores of fungus infection on tennis courts. 2) Writing scientifical articles about the dangers of tennis elbow. 3) Claiming Tennis Players have no balls. 4) Love of Football.

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Do you think that this world and it's population are the first under God's care? Considering the nr of screwups I think it pretty much have to be a first prototype. Or else random natural processes not directed by any god.

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Have you ever been so excited that you just couldn't hide it, and you were about to lose control but you thought you liked it? Nah, I am not that romantically inclined. Good song though.

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How many years of your life have you believed that God exists? Why? Zero. I never felt the need.

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am i ugly? i know people ask that alot. but yall are honest.? be completely honest no matter what..i want you to be 100 truthful? From you avatar pic Id say you look pretty normal. But then its a very small, and badly re-sized, picture. Not much to go on. regards JakobA

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Is it wrong that I believe there is nothing after death, even though the prospect scares me? That is what I think too, so I dont think it is wrong.

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Most translations are in disagreement about how often and where to put Hell in the Bible. Which translation do you think has it correct? Ooops, intended as comment. please ignore or report as SPAM.

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Most translations are in disagreement about how often and where to put Hell in the Bible. Which translation do you think has it correct? I think the hole notion of 'hell' is an addition that have crept in. In the OT in places where 'hell' occur it is usually a reference to 'the grave'(sheol)/death. In the NT the reference usually is to 'Gehenna', a garbage dumping area outside Jerusalem where much of the garbage was burned to get rid of it (as we also do today). Disposal, not punishment. Several places in the NT Jesus...

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If people -especially including atheists- questioned religious beliefs 500 years ago- as we do now would we all be burned at the stake? Well, they probably would have been, or they might just suddenly have found themselves 'unemployable'. I think the latter would have been more likely, 'burning at the stake' was mostly something the peasants did. High ranking 'defenders of the faith' well knew how likely it is to create martyrs.

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Why do some churches still require an engaged couple to take "marriage classes?" I rather think it is a good idea. Certainly better than the "Making Love is a God's miracle that young people must not be told anything about until after they have gotten together on their wedding night and he tried to stick his thingy into her ear."

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God does not have the QUALITY of existence: he IS existence and cannot NOT exist. Perhaps Atheists are right in saying God does "not-exist"? That sounds a bit like Spinoza's concept of god. Read more about it: http://www.waterwind.com/spinoza.html

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What do all Gods have in common? Everyone know everything about them, but noone have ever met one.

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If God had a blog, what would you ask? I wouldnt bother. Noone ever answer blog-questions.

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If a supernatural force was involved in creation of life -would that mean all living things are endowed with a sort of spiritual nature? I dont see why that would be a consequence. We make cars, they are pretty unlike us in every way.

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what kinds of bugs taste best? A number of larveae taste good picked straight from the leaf they were crawling on. Aphids are sweet but rather too small to be worth picking. Bigger bugs need proper cooking (and sometimes shelling), they usually end up tasting like chicken. A number of snails are delicacies in European cooking, usually served with lemon juice. Before cooking it is a good idea to keep them in a box for a...

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Is meditation a religious practice? Does meditation conflict with atheist beliefs and non-beliefs? No. Meditation do not in any way depend on or follow from 'belief in a god'. In fact the religion that practice meditation the most is Buddhism, a god-free religion. Personally I do not meditate, I prefer more rigorous thinking. but it is an option, and many people do. regards JakobA PS: the only 'belief or non-belief' atheists have in common is non-belief in any divine being. It is what...

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What does it take to start a tax exempt religion? The easiest way is to join a religion that is already officially acknowledged, become a priest of that religion, and then break with it over some point of doctrine. There is lots of precedent for that, so acknowledgment is pretty automatic. A more difficult way is to preach until you have a significant nr of converts to your brand new religion. More difficult because: you actually have to make...

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Which religion has caused the most shame, blame, and guilt? Do you have any proof of this? There is no way to decide that. Guilt as a tool for 'manipulating' the parishioners have been known and used for millennia in very many religions. Generally I would say that the more the religion demand people to act unnaturally, the worse that religion is. By that criteria The Temple of Isis in ancient Rome becomes a strong contender for the title of 'the worst'. To get a job as a priest...

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What argument for creation is actually VALID? http://creation.com/arguments-we-think-creationists-should-not-use Glad to see someone is actually 'cleaning up' and winnowing the huge load of obviously incorrect and sometimes even fraudulent 'evidence for creation' that creationism have inherited from past generations. There may be hope for them yet.

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What would you do if there was a spider crawling on your hand? Depends on where it happens. In a garden, or in wild nature I would just throw the spider into the greenery so it could continue on its way. Indoors I would likely squash it. Then again, if I lived in a country where spiders can be dangerous (eg Black widows), I guess I would be more inclined to kill it.

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In God we trust - Agree or disagree? If the word 'god' is actually spelled with a capital 'G' it is a specific reference to the god of the Abrahamic religions, and so it is 'recognizing a religion' as specifically forbidden by the US constitution. There is a place in the memoirs of Thomas Jefferson where he talks about this: from: http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Jefferson/Autobiography.html "The bill for establishing religious...

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What does the scale of the universe reveal to you? Please see this! It makes me think the universe is vast and wonderful, and that I understand only a miniscule fraction of it. In consequence of such thoughts I have several options: a) I can learn more about it. b) I can 'conclude' that an even vaster and more complex god arrived out of nowhere and created it in order to have a place where he could create human beings that he cares about special, and each of...

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What is the secular or atheist equivalent of the concept of "sin"? Sin is reified 'badness'. That is, 'badness' considered as something concrete and real, something that can be felt and weighed, 'traded' or inherited. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reify To me as an atheist that is just silly. I do believe that many actions are 'wrong' and should not be done, like killing people, or stealing a childs lollipop, or 'dominating others', or 'holding...

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Do you think people who are afraid of bugs are cute when they shriek and scream and squeal? Why or why not? More like annoying, but some of the girls I have seen doing that apparently thought it was cute, simpering and stealing glances to see how it worked. I just kill the bug and throw it away. The rationale behind it is unclear, but it seems to be something they are taught. maybe some persistent teen group myth.

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Which disease or illness would best explain religious groundless hope and belief in deities? Come on Omgbliss, you are becoming as bad a amil m.

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What is it about Bishop Jake Jones? He isn't my cup of tea. Closest I could find was a football player Jake Jones who play for the Bishop Miege school. http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/8DCsHMj4g0GNiLgkAbqwYQ/football-fall-09/profile-jake-jones.htm I rather doubt he is the person you are referring to. Are you sure you have the name and title right ? 'Jake' is usually a familiar abbreviation of the Jewish name Jakob, and a bishop would tend to use the...

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Atheists, how would you feel if I told you, because of your atheism, "You have my heartfelt sympathies" or "I feel deeply sad for you"? I would say "OK", and see if the conversation could be salvaged (most likely not).

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are immoral acts immoral because god says so or because they are innately immoral? Make a list of things that either: God have forbidden. or: most people consider innately sinful Go through the list you get, striking out those that god either do or command his people to do. Come back here if you end up with anything left on the list. regards JakobA

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Besides cults, such as Mormonism and Scientology, will there ever be truly new religions? I rather hope so. Cannot tell you what should be in it, just some things that should NOT be in it: a) Creators 'automatic' right of ownership to do whatever he pleases. b) Patriarcy. c) 'Natural' hierachies. (eg: Kings and nobility appointed by god) d) The notion of 'Sin' as something objective. e) Worship. I know that do not leave much of presentday religion, that is OK by me. regards JakobA

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Why do some think that Chaos theory support Evolution? I dont know, nor do I see a connection between the two. Can you give a reference ?

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Are angels in your outfield? You think I have a baseball field in my back yard ?

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My 5 year old son has a 5 year old friend that comes over often, as we babysit for her 3-4 days/wk. She said they kissed and were boy/girlfriend. He says he kissed her on the lips b/c he Loves her! Should this be a concern? what should be done? Ignore it. In 5 years they will see eachother as "Yuck, {the other sex}, disgusting!" And in 10 years you can start worrying.

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If your son announced he will marry a 4 year old male goat, what would your primary concern be? Who would be the 'male' in the relationship.

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Why do you believe in your personal religion? If I had one, I would believe in it. Why else have one ?

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Is this a coincidence? Atheist son, Sal Bentivegna, mockingly prays for his mom to win the lottery. His mom Considering the number of people who buy lottery tickets, I would expect something equally ironic to happen a 100 times a week.

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In Indian religious what are two major religions Hinduism and Buddhism are the 2 largest religions in India. PS: not the best idea to use your email as nickname, so any spammer can harvest it.

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Do you believe in a soul? No.

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Atheists, were you brought up in atheistic homes? Or did you experience some epiphany that brought you to atheism? I was raised in a non-religious home (except for 1 grandmother who was quite religious). I went to a Catholic run school from first grade thru high school, they did not missionize much, so there was no big pressure to resist, just going to school. Thanks to the one grandmother I read the bible, and when I asked questions it quicly became obvious that she hadnt, except for some select bits. I...

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Which religious group most closely follow the Bible's teachings rather than man's? They all do, as far as they understand it. And, like you, they are usually very willing to judge each other, and to condemn each other for understanding it wrong. That is a recurring problem with religions and political groups that base themselves on absolutes, On the idea the there is ONE and only ONE truth. Hatred and fighting tend to follow. In contrast you might consider this 'motto'...

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If Mormon, Catholic, Protestant are like the main christian group....... It means the you are free to shop around until you find a version of god that is exactly like you, respect/dislike gays to just the same degree you do, approve/disapprove of Republican or Democrat politics just as you do, think women should be covered from the forhead/nose/neck/navel down just as you do, etc etc. You are free to create god in your own image. regards JakobA

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have I lost my mind? I am marrying a girl in less than 2 weeks, I am 32, she is 19. It is not chronological age that matter, but mental age. And having read many of your answers and comments here on AB I think the 2 of you may well be a perfect match. Best wishes for the wedding and all that ;-))

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Atheists: If you don't want to accept a book supposedly written by "fallible man" as truth, then why don't you reject your textbooks too? Because textbooks do not require that they be treated as absolute infallible truth. Anyway i do not 'reject the bible'. it is a book and a pretty good one, collecting tales from Jewish history and often giving a good insight in the norms, superstitions and laws that held the country together. But the religious superstructure that is built upon it I find little value in. Where Kill is...

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Is the distribution of free copies of the Qur'an in Germany disturbing the religious peace in that country ? No more than the distribution of free bibles i suppose.

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who do you feel you disagree with more, someone of a different religion or someone of the same religion but a different dogma? Usually people argue more heatedly the less they disagree. Trinity versus ONE god, nr of angels that can dance on the head of a pin, such pettifoggery can bring people to the brink of murdering eachother. But if Hindus think it is sinful to eat beef, then that is just so weird that it does not easily register as something worth disagreeing with. Football fans fully agree that football is the...

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Is it good idea to be a Buddhist, as they are reborn and so do not clog up heaven, like Christians and others ? The idea is that eventually (after enough rebirths) Buddhists will go to the Buddhist version of heaven (called Nirvana) where they become 'one with everything' (dont ask. I dont know what it means either, except that it is NOT about how you want your burger). So there is really no difference, heaven fills up, Nirvana fills up, same thing. Some Christians say only 144000 people will go to...

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How long would it take me to achieve enlightenment by standing in a loincloth in the snow and staring at the sun without blinking? It you think hurting yourself is a way to reach enlightenment you will probably never reach it.

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Do Buddhists suffer from self-consciousness? I would assume so. They would hardly be human if they never did that. Buddhism (like most any religion) is about improving yourself, becoming a better person. Christianity give you the goal of 'becoming good enough to be invited into Heaven'. Other religions have other goals (though generally they semm pretty much alike in effect). Be peaceful, dont force or dominate others, approach others...

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Are you a butterfly dreaming that you are a human or are you a human dreaming you are a butterfly? I am a computer thinking I am human.

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Do you think Darwin was an atheist? http://youtu.be/yDdaStk5SEM Darwin was a Christian. He studied to become a priest, while also studying the natural sciences on the side. It turned out he was better at biology than at theology. After he published his theory in "Origin of species" there was strong reactions from various religious people, who could not handle the thought of the bible chapters on creation not being exactly correct, as well as with being...

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How would you rate or down-rate each of these Taleban "laws" +/-100?: (1) Television, music and cinema banned as frivolities. (2) Girls aged 10 and over forbidden to go to school. (3) Men required to grow beards. (4) Women to wear burqas. In what Islamic nations are beards mandatory ? And burqas ? Trying to ban foreign media only makes it more attractive (and no less easy to watch via sattelite) Forbidding schooling to girls is the worst.

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Are there more black catholics than other black christians? The Catholic church is quite active missionising in Africa so I would not be surprised if the nr of 'black Catholics' is greater. Whats with all the racial questions these days ? Several have already been banned, but I guess yours is excempt from that.

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Why are minorities expected to "get-over" the bad things that have happened to thier ancestors? Because people have a strong tendency to set their own ideals as demands for others.

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Fox News' Mike Huckabee on his Easter episode said "The Atheist day of celebration should be April 1st." Offensive ? surprised ? Surprized: - No. I have heard the joke before, In versions about atheists, Polacks, and Germans. Offended: - Not when it comes from such as Mike Huckabee, but rather sorry for Americans who get their information about the world from him. regards JakobA

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What if Lady Gaga sprayed holy water on you while Jesus flogged you with a pair of Jordans? What is "Jordans" ?

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Is it considered rude and inflammatory to ask questions about atheism? Not inherently rude no. But there ar questions and then there are rude questions. fx, you could have framed your question as: - "Why is it considered rude and inflammatory to ask questions about atheism ?" And that would then be a rude question. A question that contained a statement about atheism that is not supported by any attached evidence. Ther is a great many such rude questions in the...

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Is a "spiritual atheist" a contradiction in terms since atheists do not believe in spirits/ souls? Sorry. but "atheists do not believe in spirits/souls" is an incorrect staterment. As an example Buddhism is a 'godless' and so atheistic religion, but Buddhists most definitely believe in spirits/souls. Their notion of reincarnation would make no sense without some such non-material 'self' to carry identity from one life to the next. What atheists do not believe in is gods. The word say...

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Are jews white? Lacking a consistent and comprehensive definition of "White" there can be no answer to that question. Is Whitney Houston white ? or black ? or human ?

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Were neanderthals smart and peaceful but wiped out by dumb and violent homo sapiens sapiens? Your guess is as good as mine. Such attributes as kindness and empathy are not preserved in fossils. So nobody knows. If the Neandethals had had time to progress further we might have had some evidence in the shape of statues, paintings and maybe even writings, but alas we came along before they got that far. regards JakobA

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Why has sub-human phenotypes stopped evolving from primates, indeed, why has evolution, stopped, shouldn't we be seeing intermediates? When a new species appear and separate out it is usually because a new niche have become available, New food sources, new opportunities, etc that the original species are not capable of utilizing effectively. Back hundred years ago there was room for an intelligent tool using species. Now that humans exist that room is filled. Filled to bursting actually. Any new mutation that might appear...

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Why are religious morals considered better than non-religious morals? Because there are more religious people than non-religious people. I think the 'argument' goes something like this: - My god is the ultimate Authority, wiser and more knowing than I. Therefore the advice He gives cannot be questioned by such as me, much less by people so deluded they dont even think He exist. regards JakobA

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Why are atheist so mean? The other day they stood out side of our church and cursed at us (even threatened to kill us) and even pushed us. So why are they so mean? Is your church in Westboro by any chance ?

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Why do JW's continue to have Easter if Jesus came in1914? 1 Cor 11:26 states "... proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes" "proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes" Am I the only one with a mind that dirty, or are there others who think "What a weird perversion to have".

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Why use priests as a way to God? Will He not listen if you go directly to Him? Does He only listen to priests? Many get tounge-tied in the presence of 'their betters'. It is a kind of fear: "this person have power to affect my life, what if I say the wrong thing ?". Imagine how much worse that gets when taking to 'the ultimate better'. Today, with individualism and democracy it is much less common than it was in the middle ages with sovereign kings and strich hierachies of nobility. But it is still...

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Here is a paper, a pen, a cup of coffee and meditative music,you feel no psychological stress,you are fully awake. Write down a sentence. this is a sentence.

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Is unity (non dual-state) zero or one? Elaborate please. It is one, reality as it is.

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Koan: Do you risk it? To find the way you must be the way. To find answers you must give answers.

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Explain Japanese zen to me. I know of no 'Japanese Zen'. Zen is a branch of Buddhism (from India). There a many Japanese marital arts forms that 'spice up' their teaching with philosophy and mysticism. To western eyes that may look like Zen; but from the samples I have seen Zen has nothing to do with it. Quite often Japanese culture have nothing to do with it either, it seems many western dojo's make it up as a marketing...

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What do the "Fibonacci numbers" tell you when you observe creation around us? (please watch this short video) Absolutely nothing. You are asribing meaning and intelligence to patterns that are just expressions of natural laws. Might as well wonder how remarkable it is that when you throw a stone into the lake you always manage to hit exactly in the center of the waves that appear. regards JakobA

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How can someone who wants to stop viewing Sunday as "God's Day" stop feeling guilty about not wanting to view Sunday as "God's Day"? It actually is a problem. Beliefs instilled in us from childhood do not just 'go away' because we logically conlude that they are groundless. they tend to linger and show up again in the strangest places. There was a song here in Denmark about 'the eye on high' some 40 years ago. About how the 'liberated' singer felt 'god' watching disapprovingly every time she did something her upbringing...

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Why would an Atheist spend so much time and energy talking about "God", when they don't believe that "God" exists in the first place? In a way we are trying to 'save you'. From such dangerous notion as: - All the answers are known and in the book, so you dont need to figure anything out for yourself. - There is no way you can improve anything, and it is downright heretical to question anything the church tells you. - You are somone elses property 'by right of creation'. This tend to extend into human societies as...

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Has it ever occurred to you how silly it would be to spend ANY time "worshiping" any supernatural absentee being? For me (who dont believe anyone is listening at the other end) it would be silly. For those who do believe there is someone listening it is not.

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Do you think our pets will be with us in heaven? Why or why not? Pets can live long enough to have had several owners. Witch one should get it ? If such a thing a marriage 'dissolves' at the resurrection, I doubt pet ownership counts for much either. see Matthew 22:23-33

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Outside of it's context, how strong is the historicity of the New Testament? Pontius Pilate is confirmed as governor by roman records. The mass killing of children is not recorded anywhere. Jesus is not except for notes of Israel swarming with prophets and sects around that time. There really is and was a country named Egypt. The lineage of Joseph and Maria is not confirmed. Crucifixion was typically used for concrete obvious crimes, rather than political or religious...

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what is the probability of both marksmen hitting the target if at least one marksman hit the target? Once the first marksman have hit the target he is out of the equation, and the chance of the second marksman hitting the target is exactly the same as it would normally be. Unconnected events.

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What are the chances of being hit by a meteorite? I have heard of ONE case in the past 100 years where a person was struck and killed by a meteor. so something like 1 in 2-5 billion risk of it happening within any 100 year period. Then again there may have been cases not reported, so you better move 5 feet thataway, for safetys sake. ;-))

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Does time without intelligent input achieve anything worthwhile, then why not believe in an Uncaused Creator? "Does time without intelligent input achieve ..." implies that "time without intelligent input" is a cause. You are not giving an example of something uncaused, so your 'conclusion' cannot be drawn from there.

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Did jesus's brothers and sisters feel 'dad' might have had a favourite? This is the kind of irrelevant information that way too much time is spent discussing.

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Is technology your Saviour? You have 'a saviour'. Congratulations. As an atheist I do not have a savior. Nor do I feel a need for one. It always amazes me how so many theists unthinkingly assume that atheists must have exactly the same spiritual needs they do. regards JakobA

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If Jesus and Mohammed were both prophets of God,why are the Muslim and Christian religions so different ? I see a lot more similarities than differences. And both have moved a long way away from the super Patriarchal Authoritarian god/owner of the old testament. Mostly I think Christianity have moved a little further because of the strong need to accommodate and respect foreign cultures brought about by mercantilism and imperialism in the late middle ages. Today tele-communiations and Internet...

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How much pain would it cause you to have an Atheist child or Atheist children? Why? As an atheist myself, I dont mind in the least ;-)) Did we 'brainwash' them into becoming atheists ? I dont think so, but that is the example we gave, and they never chose to rebel against it.

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Many people are against women wearing Burqas, What do you think about women who wear Burqas? Same as I think about women wearing High heeled shoes or corsets. Slaves to fashion/convention. But its their business. I too have a few weird ways.

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Jesus' saves? I have not the foggiest notion what you are talking about.

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How do you feel a perfect God would act? Why? Well, a perfect god would have gotten it right, the first time, so there would be no angel who had rebelled and later no tempter in the garden. He certainly wouldnt have screwed up in his second attempt too. regards JakobA

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If Richard Dawkins told you to jump off a cliff would you? No. Is there any reason you think I might want to do that ? I mean a real reason, not the usual ridiculous "Because you worship and have faith in him" nonsense. Lightbulbs do not believe in god, that does not mean that they hate your god, or are anti-christian, it just mean that they dont believe in god. Just like me. Or Richard Dawkins. The world do not revolve around your beliefs. regards...

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Why are Atheists unwilling to admit that they worship science like how Christians worship god? Maybe because atheists do not worship science the same way you worship your god.

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Is it safe to say that those who do not worship God, worship science? You can safely say that (anonymously hiding behind your computer screen). And I can in equal safety say that your religion is a ridiculous croc of bull (hiding behind mine). But whatever either of us say do not change what science is (or your religion is). So wouldent it be better if we did not slander others ? but instead looked into it and found out what science actually is (and your...

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Did jesus say he is not here for the righteous but the sinners ? There is the righteous, and then there is the self righteous. They can be hard to tell apart, especially in a religious setting.

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Why do you muslims kill dogs? What kind of sick people are you???dogs are mans best friends... From this and other questions you have asked, it seems you are on a "find dirt about Muslims and spread it" misson. I would suggest you read your bible with special attention to what it say about judging others, and how your relationship with neighbors should be. regards JakobA

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what is the moral code of the baptist religion and what is their rites of passage The baptists 'rite of passage' is baptism, marking the 'adult' choice of a life devoted to their version of the Christian god. The moral code is partly based on the bible, Humility, devotion to god, loving your neighbor. And partly based on American culture and ideals: Individualism, Self sufficiency, 'dont take no crap from nobody'-pride. It is not the easiest of mixes. regards JakobA

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Is life wonderful? Yes Why is this question in the religion setion ?

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Where there are atheists, life is _______________ ? normal, with maybe a little less crime.

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Is there really a religion that believes someone must be buried whole in order to reach heaven? (No organ donors, no cremation, etc.) Who are they and what is the story behind this belief? In connection with Christian belief in 'The Rapture' there are some doctrinal disputes about this. Some say that the dead will resurrect 'in the flesh' and be raised in their old physical body. That would appear a good reason to make sure the body is complete and not too cutup in the coffin. Then again I have NEVER heard it said that people who fall into a meatgrinder or burn to ashes in a...

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Is the Ayatollah Khomeini a man who should be given sexual advice to muslims in Iran? Download his BEST Seller!! It seems your link is already out of date. The website say it is retired.

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Some say Religion is the only way to reach true public discipline and order,Do you agree? I do not agree. Religions track record in that area have not been very impressive. Even with hangings at the crossroads and stocks in every city medieval Europe was rife with crime. Currently the US, the wealthiest and 'most Christian' country in the world have something like a 0.75 % of its citizens in jail. Here in mostly ateistic Scandinavia it is more like 0.07 %. regards JakobA

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woo woo (woo 5:18) and woo woo woo (woo woo 7:32) do you agree? To be is to do - Socrates To do is to be - Sartre Do Be Do Be Do - Sinatra

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Should you believe a biologist on matters of theology? No more that you should believe a theologist on matters of biology. But as Stepper already said: You should not blindly believe ANYBODY because of their Job Title or nr of PhDs, Think for yourself a bit.

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Is Determinism and Predestination the same thing? For 'practical' purposes: Yes. - Both claim future events are knowable and fixed. But there is a difference in the way it is supposed to work. - In determinism the universe is a pure 'cause and effect' clockwork. Billiard ball A will hit billiard ball B and cause it to hit billiard ball C, etc, etc, until finally and inevitably billiard ball Y hits billiard ball Z. Expand to an alphabet with...

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Is Free Will and Predestination mutually exclusive? The 2 concepts are mutually exclusive. For both to be actual at the same time restrictions would need to be placed on one or the other (or both)

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What type of subjects would theologians debate about if both of them were theists? Here are some subjects that have historically been subject of, often heated, discussion amongst Christian theologists: 1) Trinity vs unity of god. 2) The number of angels that could dance on the head of a pin (needle) 3) Calvins 5 points. 4) The relationship between Jesus and god (if any). 5) Faith vs works. 6) Abortion (about half the people in the networks organizing abortions before it...

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What sort of explosion would you have if you took a dump? I do daily, and it is nothing noteworthy.

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Should we educate people about delusions and wrong thinking or should we just let people believe nonsense? Your question assumes you have already decreed those people to be delusional and 'wrong-thinking'. That is about the worst starting point for teaching anybody anything. If you cannot like and respect people, you (and they) are better off leaving eachother alone. This is a truism than many would-be missionaries also have problems comprehending. regards JakobA

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Where there are atheists, life is _______________ ? being lived.

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Does your pastor have guts? The prayer contain several judgements that can only be called political. As such it has no place in a religious context.

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My fiance and I want to get married in a catholic church (he is catholic and i am methodist), and we have our first interview with the priest soon. Should we tell the truth about living together and having had sex before marriage, or will he not marry us a) You should tell the truth. b) The priest may or may not agree to marry you, that is on him.

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An innocent girl is to be stoned. She asks the priest if God will save her as He did the woman in antiquity. What should he tell her? "An Innocent girl". You start your question with what can only be a presumption. Innocence is a negative claim of thing not done, not said and not thought. Impossible to prove. That said, Stoning is an archaic and barbaric remnant from antiquity (the good old days), a spectacle of bigotry. I would advice her to get the heck out of a country (if any yet exist) where stoning is seen as a...

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Do we put our faith in the Word of an all-powerful God, who knows everything and has always been there? Or do we place our faith .........? I would ask the question a bit differently: " Do we put our faith in the Word that some people claim come from an all-powerful God for which there is no evidence, A god who is reported to know everything, yet who is also paradoxically reported to get angry again and again ? Or do we try to find our answers ourselves through reason and logic assisted by other humans as fallible as we are...

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Is belief faith? Not necessarily. 'Faith' implies an identity that you have faith in. It is pretty much reserved for religious beliefs. 'Belief' can be any notion secular or not. eg: "The moon is made of cheese", "I believe I got pregnant from sitting on a toilet seat".

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Why don't the church and police take responsibility for their links to prostitution? You call it "links to prostitution" they call it "outreach programs" One of the things I like about Jesus as described in the NT is that he too had "links to prostitution" ;-))

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Do you sometimes wish God had incarnated as a stunningly beautiful woman? But he did. Haven you heard about Britney Spears ? ;-))

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Why do so many people have a problem with the Christian religion? They want to take "under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance or have us say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. Why is it that they don't mind all the satanist crap out there? 1) Why do so many people have a problem with the Christian religion? - My guess is it is because many Christians show a remarkable 'lack of manners' in their attempts to push their beliefs and rules on everyone else. It is just not nice to kill doctors who perform legal abortions. It is just not nice slandering entire groups of people who do not believe in your YHVH. 2) They want to take...

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Jehovah Witnesses taught that Armageddion would occur in 1914,1915,1918,1921,1925,1932,1941 and 1975. Who is the father of the lie? Rather than picking the 'end of the world' predictions from ONE religion and saying 'see how silly they are'; shouldent you be collecting 'end of the world' predictions from all religious branches and see who have the greatest nr of failed 'end of the world' predictions, before drawing any conclusions. I believe Evangelicals and Baptist are well ahead in the running at this time ;-)). "We...

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Is the Koran the one that has been unchanged for the longest periods of time among other books..? Your question hinges on a interpretation of the word 'book' that did not exist at that time. Scrol would be a better term and the quoran are several scrols. (like the Thoras. Ever notice how the Thoras are always referred to in the plural).

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Is there an original Holy Quran for one to look at or are there only copies of copies? If not, what happened to the original HQ? I doubt there ever was such a thing a 'the original Quran'. Mohammed did not dictate continuously, and after his death a lot was appended from people remembering him saying something.

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Why do Jews turn to Jesus? I doubt that more people leave Jewry than join it. If you wish to give that impression you should document the shift. And the main reason to do either is usually love, spouse joining the religion of other spouse.

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Could you tell me something as radical reform? I do not understand your question. should it 'tell you something' as a 'radical reformer' ? Tell you about what ? My summer holiday ?

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Do people who believe anything believe in god? No, there are lots of other things you can 'believe in'. Such as: 1) Trickle Down economics. 2) The power of crystals. 3) Sooth Sayers. 4) The talking frog you met in the park. 5) That Doublemint Gum will make you twice as happy. ... etc regards JakobA

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What are the three pieces of evidence that Jesus was Jewish? My guess would be something like: 1) He was born in the Jewish city of Betlehem. 2) His mother was Jewish 3) If gods contribution had made him look Japanese or some other recognizably different racial type, I think the bible would have mentioned it.

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Why do some people confuse being Wiccan with being Goth? Maybe because both became visible in the popular press at about the same time ? Ignore it. They dont know any better.

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Where in any Bible does it state Jesus returned in 1914 and the heavenly resurrection began in 1918. Is there new light on 1918 yet? Nowhere in the bible does it say that. But persistent theists have an extraordinary ability to read most anything out of Revelations, so I would guess that is what it is based on.

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Atheists: How would you describe the way you look at atheism? Just please remember that I am not telling about how anyone but I feel. The sole qualification needed for being an atheist is that you should not be a theist. That leaves atheists with a gazillion other things they can be.

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Atheism is like a way station for anyone discouraged , grieving, exhausted, angry or disillusioned. Beyond the waystation, ...........? atheism is a word used to denote people who are not theists. That is what it means, and that is ALL it means. That may not stop you from adding all sorts of extraneous baggage to it. Just remember that it is something YOU added not an inherent part of atheism. I can add too: "Theism is like a way station for insecure and frightened people who seek to return to the security and comfort they...

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What's wrong with being absolutely certain that there's no flying spaghetti monster hiding behind the moon? 1) "What's wrong with being absolutely certain that there's no flying spaghetti monster hiding behind the moon?" Not much, now that we have been orbiting and photographing it from all angles. But it is really hard to prove a negative so 'abolutely certain' is probably too strong a way to put it. He could have been visiting family at the time. 2) "...or a teapot orbiting the moon?" If it is...

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If you were baptized by a priest that molested children, does your baptism still count since it was performed by a sinner? As I understand it a major dogma of Christianity is that ALL human beings are sinners. So if 'being a sinner' disqualified the baptism, the NO baptism would be valid.

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Why are you afraid to believe in God?:)? No. And I do not 'hate God' either. I am not afraid to believe in Zeus or Thor or The great White Eagle or Gaia or Santa Claus or ... either. I just dont believe in any of them, including your 'God'. By this time hundreds of people have told you that. Is it really so very very difficult for you to understand it ? By the way, isnt it Christians who are supposed to fear your God ? being...

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Some see science as an absolute truth, a final answer, can science be considered a god?? 1) "Some see science as an absolute truth, a final answer," That would be some pretty uneducated people. The very basis of Science is that no theory is ever final and absolute truth, all is and must be open to revision in light of new testing or experience. 2) "can science be considered a god??" By those very uneducated people it might be. 3) "Is this really why Atheism is considered a...

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What is the best way to instill Faith in kids? Try a 2cc injection of saline in the buttocks every 8 hours, until they turn 18. They may become a bit more prone to bursting into tears, but you just call that spirituality ;-)

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Can you give me direct quotes from the bible about parents selling their child into sex slavery? As far as I know there are no such passage.

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If energy can neither be created nor destroyed why doubt the reality of the Uncaused Being, YHWH/ JEHOVAH? If energy can neither be created nor destroyed why doubt the reality of the Uncaused Being, The Flying Spaghetti Monster / FSM ? I still ask: Why not doubt the reality of the mythical ?

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Does having a martyr in the family very desirable to Muslims as a way of insuring a place in "Paradise" for other family members ? No more than you mum gets green stamps for the local CostCo because of your trying to trash muslims.

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Do Mormons still believe when they die they will become Gods and given their own planet? No more now, than they did back when that notion was first getting spread.

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I Just Made a Comment About Bizarre RELIGIOUS Beliefs On Another Site, "The Thing is, - The words like 'Bizzare' and 'Absurd' are value-word indicative of those beliefs having low value. Yet that is not true to those holding the belief, so such words are best omitted if you want real answers from all sides. I agree many religious people (particularly from monotheist religions) try to spread their word, and that they often do it in a manner that is more likely to push people...

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Why would the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia think "it necessary to destroy all churches" in the Arabian region? Probably because he dont think his religion have a chance if they are allowed to stay in business.

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Having a clean hand for eating and an unclean one for wiping your bottom seems logical, why isn't it more popular in religions? Probably because, in most religions, it would be too difficult to decide which religious traditions and dogma belonged in which category.

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Can Religion evolve? Yes it can, and it does so all the time. In traditions, in world view, and in interpretation. A quite neat example of that is how the world have become round. In the temptation on the mount: (NIV) Matt 4:8 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. At the trial of Galileo this particular verse was given in evidence...

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What does "secular" mean? Does it mean "atheist"? No it does not mean atheist. The word is used in several senses. a) Things that have nothing to do with religion. fx "brushing your teeth". Many religious people do it, but not because their deity have told them to, they do it because (like most everyone) they want their teeth to last a long time. A purely secular reason. b) Activities where religion (as religion) have been specifically...

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Do Atheists owe Christianity gratitude for occupying regions that will have Islam and Sharia law trying to fill a cup already full? No. Please be specific. Which 'Christianity' have occupied what regions ?

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Do you have faith in cheese? No, I prefer ham.

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Whats the real history of tolerance in Christianity? I think it is the same as with many other groups, whether based on religion, politics or even sports. When the group is small it believe in equal rights for all, marketplace of ideas, pluralism and the freedom to believe as you will. When the group grow to where it can dominate such notions of tolerance and respect for those that think otherwise tend to disappear, and be replaced with "Laws"...

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Atheism is one among the several ways to realize the truth - True or false? 'the truth' ? What makes you think there is only one ?

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Am I in the wrong if Im an Atheist, and I believe that everything has scientific proof, but I believe in the paranormal and fortune telling? Everyone is wrong as seen by someone. My mother (at 86) still tells me I should dress warmer when I go out. And as I do not believe in the paranormal, I am one who think you are wrong about that. As for atheism that is about 'believing in a god'. So there is no 'rule' that people who fx believe in poltergeists, cannot be atheists. Ever people who believe what their newspaper tells them, can be...

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Why would a child rapist go to heaven? Because it is nicer there ?

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For you ATHEIST insurance salespersons: Would my house/car/etc be covered for any "act of God"--seeing as you don't believe in him? You should read your policy with more care. The typical clause is "This insurance policy do NOT cover 'acts of God'." So by your logic atheists should have BETTER coverage. In practice of course 'act of God' is a legal term, defined by the judical system. Your policy probably does not cover 'acts of war', 'acts of nature' or 'restraint of princes' either. regards JakobA

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How often are people who accuse other people of whining the ones who are whining? It is pretty much a general rule, there are even proverbs saying that, such as: "The dishonest man thinks everyone is a thief."

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atheism is not hostile to Eastern philosophies - True or false? I personally tend to consider that true. Then again there is no reason for atheists to be actively hostile to religions centered around a deity either. Let people believe what they will.

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If God doesn't exist how do you account for absolute laws that are true at all times &for all people in a Universe that is not eternal? But Anil m, it is YOU who have absolute laws, given to you by priests and a book that claim to represent a deity. I do not have that. Quite often religiousminded people berate me for not having that. They usually call it 'moral relativism'. They tell me that it will inevitably cause me become totally immoral and cause the death of millions of people (like Stalin {who was Eastern Orthodox},...

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Is it GOOD that Republicans in Kansas want to REQUIRE doctors to LIE, if telling the truth MIGHT result in an abortion??? Basic rule: It is not good to lie. Situation: Now that this ruling encouraging doctors to lie have become publicized people will trust doctors less than they did before. End result: More uncertainty and ignorance in the populace. Less trust in society. I wonder: Was this ruling by any chance lobbied for by the religious right ? regards JakobA

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Do you think atheist need more faith then Christians to believe that in this whole universe there is no God? IF that was 'what atheists think' THEN I would agree that some faith would be required. Mostly it is not, though. 'I do not believe in any god' is NOT the same as 'I believe there is no god'

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So Sgt. Robert Bales killed a few Moslems. HE'S ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS!!! Don't these animals get it that it's okay? I do hope you are joking. They are just as much people as you (or Sgt. Bales). And murder is just as much murder whoever does it. regards JakobA

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if i can levitate then why can't you And that is the trouble with such 'If' questions. The if needs to be established before it makes any sense to discuss the secondary clause. So fly on over to Denmark and hower outside my 5th floor apartment window, then I will talk about why I dont levitate like that.

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Atheism is absured - True or false? With no such word as 'absured' in the dictionary it is impossible to give a 'Yes' or 'No' answer. Anything we do not comprehend we tend to consider absurd. What do you think of the fashion industry ? Do your girlfriend agree ? Sometimes we might even be right.

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Is it possible to believe in something yet fail to live up to it? It is not just possible. It is very commonplace. regards JakobA

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any idea's for making an underground bunker more long range survivable and hermetically sealible? There are a lot of people working on that. Not because of 'Armageddon' but because people will need to live in space. fx this research into 'enclosed environment' ecologies: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11541596

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Is there a distinction between “creation” and “creationism”? Yes, and it is a huge one. 'Creation' do not need to involve more than the first nanosecond of the existense of the universe. The 'outside influence' that made it happen. 'Creationism' posit continuous micro-management of every event, every individual being in every species since then.

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Is it time to upgrade the trinity for something better? The Quadrille ?, Pentagon ?(nah, that one is already taken, and so is pentagram) Anyway what purpose would be served by giving the same thing a new name ? The place I usually see that done is in marketing when a company have destroyed its own reputation. Do you think Christianity have become that damaged ? Well, maybe in the US. Off course it never works, as the name is not the problem that...

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Can you tell me what it's about? Not unless you tell me which 'it' you are talking about.

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Why do atheists always single-out Christianity? Why don't they ridicule other religions, like Islam, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, etc.? We dont. But as you no doubt know it is rude and offensive to talk evil of people behind their back. So if front of the big majority of Christians here on AB we talk about fx the inconsistencies in Christian scriptures, about the behavior of contemporary Christians as contrasted to the teachings of Jesus, etc etc. There is a lot to talk about there. Occasionally there are questions about...

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Why do they call your first name, your Christian name? don't jews, Muslims, buddhists , hindus ,africans, atheists and just about every other racial/religious group have given names too? The origin of the term is historic. While Christianity was still expanding through Europe a custom arose that when new people had been converted and were baptized they should choose for themselves a new name to mark the beginning of their new life. fx by adopting the name of a saint they admired. I expect part of the reason for this was that many were named after deities in the old pagan...

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If atheists have no religion then how come they call them selves as Hindus ,Muslims,Christians? Hinduism, Islam and Christianity all have gods to be believed in. An atheist calling himself Christian would be either lying or not an atheist (because he believed in your YHVH) I have occasionally seen atheists describe themselves as 'christians' in the sense of adhering to the spirit and message of the New Testament. Fx: "I think I am more of a christian than that Phelps fellow." But then...

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Are you a polyatheist? The word Theist is not about any particular deity. If you believe in ANY god you are a theist. Dont matter if it is Allah, The Great Eagle, Gaia or Quatzlecoatl. So since a-theism is those who are not theists, that means that all atheists are 'poly-atheists' in the sense given in your question. If they did believe in any god they would, by definition, be theists and not atheists. In a Nation...

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The roots of atheism is based on religion. Without religion, there wont be any atheists - Agree or disagree? Disagree. There are several religions that do not have deities, Buddhism for one. A number of atheists are buddhists. But without people who believe in a deity there would be no atheists. Because atheists are those who do not believe in a deity, and without people who DO believe in a deity there really would be no point in having a label for people who do not. It would be like having a...

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why do people sniff and cough when they havent got a cold or anything? It could be allergies, smoke or polluted air, internal rashes and several other things. Or it could simply be they lie about having a cold, whether because they need the daily paycheck, or just because they dont want to listen to you trying to sell your aunts home made cold cure again. regards JakobA

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Does Jesus own your brain? Brain, body, soul, ... you name it. It is MINE. I have signed of paper though, so the bit and pieces will be freely available for transplants when I am dead. But then I am not a Christian. It seems some think he do and others think he dont.

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What are the beliefs and values of the Jedi Religion (Jediism)? As far a I know Jedi's and 'the Jedi religion' are fiction. Taken from the "Star Wars" universe. Loosely patterned on Eastern 'Marital Arts' philosophies, Zen and Western individualism. A cocktail that do not stand up well to either shaking nor stirring ;-)) regards JakobA

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What is the ..only.. faith that is accepted by the true God from anyone who claims to be his followers william wilbur (facebook) Trouble is every single branch of Christianity think it is "accepted by the true God". And so does every branch of Jewry, and Islam, and Hinduism, and ... You feel you have it exactly right, and everyone different will go to hell ? Now, how is that for proper Christian humility ? regards JakobA

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Why do Amish avoid buttons? I did not know they did. Are you sure ? I did a quick search and found an Amish Website: http://nursing322sp10.wordpress.com/the-american-amish/ and a picture titled 'Amish Couple': http://nursing322sp10.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/amish-couple.jpg It sure looks like that is a buttoned shirt the man is wearing. best regards JakobA

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Does anyone "ping" anymore? What does that mean anyway? Practically every communication on the internet start with a ping. Routing servers ping regularly to check if they need to update their routing tables. A ping is when you send a minimal data packet to another computer on the internet and get an acknowledgement back that it has been received. By doing this you reassure yourself that the other computer can be reached.

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a superior species has decided to eradicate us all... who are you? (if none of the options fit you, explain. I would scurry around like a mouse hidden under the leaves or inside the walls, trying to keep alive those I could. Hoping that someday the tables would turn.

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What is the last word in the King James Bible? "And they will live happily ever after".

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What is the word for someone who believes that God exists but has no faith in God? Knowing you as a Christian I assume that 'God' means 'the god of Abraham'. Most polytheist religions would have little trouble in acknowledging such a being as yet another deity, just not one that need to be considered important by the faithful. The old Norse Vikings used to sacrifice to their own gods, and ALSO to whichever gods were said to be powerful in the country they were plundering at...

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Is the digital version of the Bible still the word of God? 'The Bible' is a string of words, it is still the bible if spoken, sung, written on walls, burned in flash memory or printed on a roll of toilet paper. Some versions might inspire more awe than others, and some might even make people angry; but if the words and meaning are the same, it is the bible. The mode of delivery is secondary. regards JakobA

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If you burn an iPad with a Quran app, do Muslims get angry? Sorry, I misunderstood the question.

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Was Jesus sent to save ONLY mankind, nobody else? What about that rebellious 1/3 of angels? Will God send His only daughter to save them? If you go by the words of Jesus as reported in the new testament he was sent as a prophet ONLY to the Jewish people. (but then that is sort of everybody since Noah was Jewish).

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Robertson: Tornadoes wouldn’t happen if enough people prayed. Has the Christian Right completely forgotten about science? It is called "the Wedge Strategy", an attempt to undermine peoples trust in scientific results so society can become more 'Spiritual' like it was in the good old days. You can read it here: "The Wedge Strategy" http://www.antievolution.org/features/wedge.pdf And read more about it here: "The Wedge at Work" http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/barbara_forrest/wedge.html So far it have been...

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Simple minds, confused ideas – I don’t really care for these nitwits, agree? No, I do not agree. They do get tiresome sometimes, then I take a break.

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Are we bringing our own demise believeing in this,2012 stuff?,when we know what the Bible says. 1) Only a miniscule fraction of humanity believe in such 'end of the world' predictions. 2) Yes, by setting aside reason and knowledge in favor of superstition those few people DO harm themselves. Living in a fantasy is not a good way to succeed in a real world. Thankfully the only thing harmed is themselves. regards JakobA

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if an arrow needs an archer, because that arrow in unintelligent, surely our planet needs a designer as it too is unintelligent. agree? Isnt it in the US you have those porcupines that throw spikes/arrows from their tail when they get harassed ? Those particular arrows evolved naturally to fill that function. No mystery. no designer needed.

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What would happen if you took a peice of buttered toast and a cat and taped them together? The cat would get very angry, and you would get scratched. When tying the toast to the cat, do the toast have the butterside towards the cat or away from it ? There may be no contradiction at all.

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Please view video then: God did what for whom now? And he only told a couple nomads on a spec of Mediterranean desert about it? Or maybe there are lots and lots of petri dishes like earth. Carefully kept separate so they will not pollute eachother. No real argument for, and no real argument against.

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On what occasion did God (the God of the bible) last demand a sacrifice. If it was usually goat or fowl, was it ever any other animal? From the bible I would say it was usually Lambs that got sacrificed. After wars a lot of the loot was given to the temple for sacrificing. But as for God *demanding* a sacrifice I do not recall any examples of that after Genesis 22 where god demand a human sacrifice http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0122.htm regards JakobA

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What events does the Bible say will lead directly to Armegeddon? The clearest statement is in Mark 13: 32 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch. There is also...

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Who was the Annas mentioned in the Gospel accounts? Luke 3:2 'Annas' was the name of an High priest (male). It is not a plural of Anna. The temple in Jerusalem was led by 2 High priests. At the time of the events Luke is describing one of them was named Annas, the other was named Caiapas. One migh speculate that Luke names them to point out that they were not good High Priests, as he give them as the reason "the word of God came unto John the son of...

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According to the story, a star led the wise men to baby Jesus, Who sent the star? Actually it was a large group of shining angels high up in the sky. They knew what was about to go down, so flew there to watch and take some pictures for the album. There were no weather balloons back then.

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If assigned the task of dividing humans into only two categories (other than gender), what would they be? Please describe/differentiate. Those who are alive, and those who have died. A unique and clear demarcation. Or at least it was until they started freezing sick people in hopes of a future cure. Not an easy question ;-)) regards JakobA

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Does it matter to you as a non-Arab speaking Muslim if you can only recite Quranic verses-in Arabic- without knowing what they mean? Up until recently Muslims were pretty much required to learn Arabic, so they could read the Koran. They were not required to learn to pronounce the language, but they were required to comprehend the words written. I suppose that is what you have heard of and misunderstood. They may not understand a word eachother are saying but they can write notes to eachother and understand them perfectly. ...

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Is there a god? Why or why not? I consider it rather unlikely. The 'gods' people believe in bear a remarkable likeness to themselves, and rarely for the good. They are jealous, get angry and act unwisely in their rage, they want adulation and flattery even from the insignificant beings they themselves have created. Just the dumb kind of things people do. Are all-wise gods really that dumb ? So for a generic Spinozean god,...

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If in Buddhism the different realms are mental states and not physical then where do animals fall into? Animals have mental states too, ask any pet owner.

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What is the Satanic equivalent of a Saint? Why do you assume there have to be 'a satanic equivalent to saints' ?

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Dr. Paul C. Vitz: "In the case of [atheist] woman, the vacuum created by loss of the divine relationship is filled with other relationships. The woman who rejects God will look for substitute relationships in some new enthusiasm." Thoughts? Dr. Paul C. Vitz takes as a given that 'the loss of a relationship with god' is a real and concrete deficiency. That might be correct, IF GOD EXISTED, yet I believe it is pretty much established that there is no real and concrete proof either way about that. Essentially he is repeating the tired old idea of a 'god shaped hole' in people that draws them towards god. Even though in this case he...

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Atheist dresses as Mohamed for Halloween. Muslim man attacks him. Muslim Judge throws out case and calls atheist a doofus. Your thoughts ? 1 question: 1) How did the Muslim Man know that he was dressed up as Mohammed ? Did he hold a sign saying so ? - Today nobody knows what Mohammed actually looked like, tall, short, fat, skinny, bearded, clean shaven, ... We have no clue. He specifically forbade pictures being made, so there are no contemporary depictions. IF he was holding up a "Zombie Mohammad" sign then I would call it a...

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Who or what determines the "truth"; does a PhD in Theology translate to accurate knowledge in the Bible, is the Pope approved by God? By Catholic dogma the pope IS chosen by god. God inspire the cardinals to make the correct choice. Others may have their doubts. As for people who have a PHD in theology, I would question that if they have only studied the theology of a single branch of a single religion. regards JakobA

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I'm told, "if you were born in a Muslim country you would be Muslim", do you think this is an absolute truth? not an absolute truth, but a high probability.

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Faith is _______________ ? Faith is what we call it when we do not have a reason, but believe anyway.

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The important religious distinction is between _____________ and ________________ ? Those who follow the letter of the law (and find loopholes) And those who follow the spirit of the law (and then some).

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I want 2 sell my soul can anyone help me do it? For free ? No way. But if you give me 50 dollars and a loaded revolver, I can exorcize it out of your body. regards JakobA

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What's this about a faction of the Apostolic Church called the "Apostolicus Damacottis?" A google on "Apostolicus Damacottis" finds nothing but this question. So if there is such a group they must be very small. Or else you spelled it wrong.

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GODS plan was for SIN to enter the world..HUH? HUH indeed. A discussion best conducted through inarticulate grunts.

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"Kelly Defends Surveillance of Muslims" If "Jews" is substituted for "Muslims" does it sound like Nazi Germany? Is it so very hard to include a link to whatever you are talking about ?

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Do you think Adam and Eve were made to live forever? Scientist think so. I think you left out a big uppercase 'CREATION-' from in front of 'Scientists'. Like this: 'Creation-Scientists think so.' regards JakobA

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Does this remind you of Stockholm syndrome? The threat of being burned alive for eternity, then a Saviour comes along to rescue you...? No not at all. You should read about what Stockholm Syndrome actually is.

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Why is the group known as Jehovah's Witnesses the closest followers of the actual teachings of the Bible? They are not. They just think they are. Just like any other branch of Christianity.

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The last time you visited a new church, were you treated well? Did they make you feel welcome? http://www.stuffwhitechristianslike.com/2008/11/1-greeters.html Personally I prefer to be a 'fly on the wall' first couple of times I visit an unfamiliar place.

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The name of the nearest sanctuary to your home please? Stray Cats: 3.5 miles Homeless persons: 25 miles Against nuclear fallout: 5 miles (they are wondering how to tear it up). regards JakobA PS: It is not that Danes are more compassionate towards Cats than towards People. There are just very very few homeless people (and lots of stray cats).

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Was this Prophecy referring to black Israelites? (Read description) We could equally fit that prophesy to Jews, Irish, Romas, Iraqi after GWB's war, Normans, Buddhists, Myceans, ... Quite a lot peoples have been 'dispersed' like that throughout history.

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A priest refused to give a Lesbian communion at her mother's funeral. Is this an 'atta boy' or a 'shame on you'? I would call it a 'Shame on you'. But I am an atheist, so I am allowed to show compassion for the bereaved.

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How many times has the average Americans tap water been recycled ? Impossible question. If not recycled by man, it has been recycled by nature, many many times.

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Are most Cadillac, BMW, and Mercedes owners jerks? Nope, but jealous people tend to think they are ;-))

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Do atheists mind getting help from Satan in advancing their worldview and social agenda(s)? Atheists do not believe in 'Evil Satan' deities, any more than they believe in 'Good God' deities. To do that would be 'believing in a deity', at which point they would, by definition, not be atheists. Really Stormarm, There are Christians here I rather expect such 'questions' from; but up to now you were one of the redeeming exceptions to that. regards JakobA

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Who or what book told you there was no God? It is not about books, it is about using your head for thinking, instead of just memorizing bible verses.

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Does Atheism stand a snowball chance in the Hell they don't believe in against Islam? Judging from the talks I have had with 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants from Islamic countries atheism is winning handily. Some of that of course is because many of the fugitives we have received were people of a less fundamentalist persuasion (fx fleeing from Saudi Arabia or Khameini's theocratic rule in Iran). But we also got a lot of 'god fearing moslems' fleeing from more secular...

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Is faith required to accept that atheism can provide salvation from religious beliefs? That is one of the hard questions. "salvation from religious beliefs" (or from most anything else) is near impossible to quantify. Just as difficult as "salvation from the devils snares". There was this fellow I met in Denmark, he went around snapping his fingers a lot. We talked a bit and after a while I asked "How come you keep snapping your fingers like that ?" - "It is to keep the tigers...

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What mission trip opportunities are there for disabled individuals? Would you consider just NOT missionizing ? Most missions go to places where everyone is already being approached several times daily by missionaries who want to 'spread the word' for one or another branch of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Vicca, etc. To me and many others it is a nuisance. It is also a waste of time, as the the sole effect of such repeated intrusions serve only to firm up my...

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Why is it considered unreasonable to educate Islam that Koran books, while containing contents holy to them, is still just a book? "Why is it considered unreasonable to educate Islam that Koran books, while containing contents holy to them, is still just a book ?" Education can take many forms, and burning Korans (or bibles) is not a good form. It has a lot more in common with insulting and denigrating people. regards JakobA PS: there have been a lot of talk about people burning flags. Do you have any idea why ? It is...

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Why is Jesus so popular among gangbangers, prison inmates, and citizens of countries that invade the Middle East? It is not that such groups are more likely to be Christians. They are just louder about it.

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Is hearing voices a symptom of manic depression? Nope. Hearing voices is a symptom of being human. We use our senses to find out what is happening in the world around us. And we do that all the time. To do it we often need to interpret what we see and hear, paying special attention to things indicating danger ('lions in the grass') or other people (we are social beings), And that is where we sometimes go wrong and hear (or see) someting...

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Does it seem that religious people are too easily offended? It is a general, rather than religious thing. In the life of most any teenage girl there is a period where EVERYTHING mother say sounds like criticism. Part of growing up. We tend to be touchy like that when we have something to prove, you can find it in any group, religious, atheist, menial worker, industialist, schoolteacher, ... Whatever we actively dont want people to say, that is what...

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The worlds most famous atheist admits he can't be sure God doesn't exist? There is a chance I might win the lottery tomorrow. It is unlikely to be sure, particularly as I have not bought a ticket. But one might fly into my hand, really anything can happen. That does not mean that I believe I will win the lottery. And that is all atheist means. not a theist, not someone who believe there is a god. It could be that the 8-armed Indian goddess Kali really exist. I...

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Would you recognize Jesus if he wears a turban? I would not recognize Jesus even if he carried a cross. AFAIK nobody knows anything about what Jesus looked like, short/tall, pretty/ugly, etc. Thankfully that is not what the gospels are about.

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Why is "god" a man? Because the Abrahamic religions are very much Patriarchal. The patriarch (and his heirs) is what matter, the rest of the family group (wives, shepherds, carpenters, soldiers, ...) are incidental, and their only purpose in life is to support the patriarch. fx: When Sarah think she is barren, she gives Abraham her handmaiden to make a heir on. It does not really matter what woman bear the heir,...

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Does the Buddhist religion have a holy book? Yes, the Pitakas. Chronicling the life of the Buddha. It pretty much correspond to the New Testament of Christianity. It is not 'holy' in the sense of 'divinely inspired' though, Buddhism have no central divinity to inspire anything. It is just very much revered and read by Buddhists who wish to follow in the footsteps of the Buddha.

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Why do atheists demand conformity? "Why do atheists demand conformity?" The question state as a given that "atheists demand conformity". I do not particularly agree with that, so please give examples of atheists making such demands.

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Should school children be allowed to sell jesus to their classmates? See link If it is the kids own idea, I see nothing wrong with it, break-time is free time where the kids can talk about whatever, and the other kids are equally free to respond. But if Mummy or Daddy 'guided' the kid into doing it, and helped to formulate the message then it is not OK. Not at all OK. That would be proselytizing (and dishonest to boot).

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According to Genesis 3:16, a woman's husband is supposed to rule over her. What are your thoughts on this? Dream on.

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Why do I keep hearing voices at night? Because your walls are thin and people are talking on the other side.

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No rational person would burn a holy book of any religion. Fanatics do it any way and there is always he** to pay. Why do they? To get into the spotlight. To the fanatic his cause is so obviously right and just that he simply cannot imagine anyone disagreeing (if only they had the facts). We can tell him as many times as we like that we understand his concern but do not see the need for such drastic action. To him it only means that we have not REALLY listened. If we had we would agree 100%. So we must be made to...

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Are Muslims encouraged to have large families? If so, why? I have not heard on any branch of Islam that preached this as religious dogma. I know there are a few Christian branches preaching such a view, but so few as to be insignificant. regards JakobA

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Yeshua, (jesus) was a colored man why do Modern society says he is white? Please read description Once again it is a matter of things not being just black and white. Jesus was from the Mediterranean area, a bit swarthy, but not at all negroid. That was (and is) mostly the case for the Egyptian population too, the average Israelite would be well within the norm there. "Modern society says he is white." ? I know some few Nazis and White supremacists preach that Jesus was a White Aryan....

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Can you have multiple anti-virus programs on one machine safely? Nope. Anti virus programs look for suspicious behavior, but to do it they themselves have to do a lot of suspicious behavior, like fiddling with your drivers, and keeping track of what what you download, etc. They would 'find each other' and try to prevent eachother from doing it, getting into a fight.

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Why do the Faithful believe Satan is anti this and anti that when the Fallen One is pro everything and always on the side of the winner? "Pro everything" Pro-life and pro-death at the same time ??? Lately you have been making more sense, but now it seems you are loosing it again.

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Pastor Darrell Gilyard molested kids so kids are banned from services. Would you attend this church? Why/Why not? No. Because I do not believe in any god.

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Witch plus size, is the hottest over all? It is pointless adding size to a witch, her powers do not correlate to size at all.

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Has a government or corporation ever kept certain advanced technology suppressed and that the existence of such technology be classified? I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you ;-)) Secret means just that. If we knew about it it would not be secret. There are lots of rumours of such things such as energy corporations suppressing alternative energy technologies, but I would say most of it is merely conspiracy theories made by people who are frustrated about the alternative energies taking such a long time to arrive....

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If a husband yells to discipline children, is it undermining if wife intervenes (from the christian bible point of view)? By the Christian bible the wife is in all ways subservient to her husband. HE is the head of the family.

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It is unlikely that Jesus spoke Latin and equally unlikely that Pontius Pilate spoke Aramaic. Given that none of the gospels refer to a translator being used, how were Jesus and Pilate able to speak to each other? Come on, The country had been under Roman occupation for decades. Plenty of time to develop some sort of Latin-Aramaeic pidgin language. It happens every time. The soldiers need to buy booze and find hookers, the native need to sell stuff and negotiate bribes.

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So Jesus never spoke against Gay's, thoughts? So I guess he did not consider it an issue worth talking about. I am pretty Christlike in that respect ;-))

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Do you think Heaven will have a Ministry of Silly Walks? I guess they will need something to pass the time. It ruins the voice singing hosannas 24/7

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Let's say "Heaven" exists. What advantages does Heaven offer? What disadvantages does Heaven have? You know, every theist i have ever talked to about it have automatically assumed that THEIR loved ones would be in heaven with them. I sort of wonder if that is correct. What if Mummy is not there ? Or Daddy ? or your life partner ? How heavenly would it be, living in happy land, while knowing that they are in the other place ? regards JakobA

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If God knows the number of hairs on your head, what does that say about how He feels about us? That god is the ultimate stalker. Who else would care about such trivia ? Sorry, that was "first thing that come to mind". Mostly I agree with Stepper. For an all-knowing being it means nothing. There was a great short story by author Stanislaw Lem about a 'Troll under the bridge' getting a machine that told him EVERYTHING. I dont remember the name of the story, but it is in "The Cyberiad".

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Do people really need "the Lord"? Do you? People differ. Some seems to need a god. Personally I do not.

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Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance - which is this nation and what is Gods inheritance? I assume you are referring to Psalms 33. The nation is Israel. (poetic form of "blessed are we") As for inheritance, that is a moot point, as god is expected to live eternally.

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Why do most of theists consider any unusual exprience as "God"? We tend to see what we expect to see. A bitter old man will look at 5 teenagers sanding on the sidewalk talking and think "darn hoodlums, up to no good". And someone actively looking for god will see him all over the place.

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The majority of sociopaths are atheists? No I do not think the majority of sociopaths are atheists. I think it is more like about 15%. That being the guesstimate of how many are atheists. Then again it might be lower, afterall less than 1% of imprisoned criminals are atheists.

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Does being an Atheist necessarily preclude a belief in an afterlife? Can an Atheist believe in reincarnation or even ghosts? Sure atheists can believe in reincarnation. It is called Buddhism.

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How does an atheist avoid necessarily becoming a nihilist? To me it appears pretty much the other way around. How do Christians avoid becoming nihilists, when their whole life is dedicated to following somebody else's rules ? A mere 'color by the numbers' exercise. After which those that colored properly without crossing the lines get invited to happy-land and everyone else gets punished. I was a programmer before I retired and I can imagine nothing...

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Tell me, Who are you? no.

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Has all this advanced & development of technology ever touched on the spiritual side of life? Certainly, it is doing so right now. With the internet people talk freely across borders, and between cultures, religions and traditions. An unprecedented flood of new ideas, different challenges and alternative solutions are coming at us. Many are scared of that. Will my dogma survive ? Will my sons and daughters be subverted by funny notions I do not understand ? Will I be exposed for the...

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Will you let me go to Heaven? Sure. If that where you want to go. I think you will have to build it first though, to your specs ;-))

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Who is your favorite atheist? Terry Pratchett

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What makes someone a Saint? Was/Is Jesus a Saint? For a person to be declared a saint by the Catholic Church, there are 2 main requirements: 1) The person must have been morally impeccable and actively good. 2) At least ONE miracle connected to that person showing gods approval of him or her. The church is quite strict in evaluating such miracles, anything that can be explained as random luck is out. It would be silly to call Jesus a saint....

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Why do conservative Christians demonize Mormons and say that they are a cult? Both groups have similar beliefs on many subjects, including chastity. So why are conservative Christians reluctant to accept Mormons as fellow Christians? "So why are conservative Christians reluctant to accept Mormons as fellow Christians?" It is not just conservative Christians, It is pretty much the attitude of any branch of christianity towards any other branch of Christianity. It is a case of form over function. Dogma superseding the 'love thy neighbor' that should be the heart of Christianity. Calvinists: Anyone not holding to the 5...

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Is it possible for an atheist to have "beliefs" that are similar to "religious beliefs"? Yes. An atheist can have whatever beliefs he or she wants; EXCEPT for the belief that there is a god or gods. A person who have that belief is (by definition) not an atheist. Here are some things I believe: 1) Good is better than bad cause its nicer. I do not have evidential backing for it, it is a matter of faith. 2) TANSTAAFL. As evidenced by logic. 3) Lying is bad. A large part of the...

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Why does the Mormon church conduct posthumous proxy baptisms of non-Mormons? How presumptuous! I guess they are scared of what heaven will be like with only people like them in it. And I can understand that. Sam Clemens was a drunk and a liar, unreliable an uncouth. But still the thought of an eternity without him or people like is unbearable. By the way, I thought they had stopped doing that.

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How can men deny God, if they do not possess the absolute knowledge of the universe or anything outside of the universe? Because there is no need to posit a god to explain the universe and what is in it. Not saying we 'know all the answers', far from, just saying that 'the answer is god' is an inadequate and unsupported hypothesis.

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If Atheists don't believe in anything does that mean Nihilists just don't believe in God? No No, Nihilists believe in 'nothing', build altars to it, etc. Atheists done even believe in that. They just hate the poor persecuted Christians who, out of the goodness of their hearts, try to hit them with the bible.

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What do moderate atheists have to say about their militant brethren? The question have apparently been deleted, so I dont really know what you are referring to (one of Ombliss's ?). Anyway, I have on occation talked to such people, and the main common denominator is that they WERE raised Christian, and later rebelled against it. So I see the anger mostly as an example of the 'divorce hatred' that so often appear after a lot of investment turns to nothing. A...

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What do you expect to happen on December 21, 2012? my true love send to me Nine ladies dancing,

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Is atheism a religion? If so, hasn't congress been by default endorsing and establishing a religion? Sure, just as much as they 'recognized Christianity' when they allowed people to write 'Christian' in the field for 'religion' on the millitary recruitment forms. Thing is atheists (usually) do not have a religion to write in that field, and that caused a lot of problems with literal minded sergeants who crossed out 'none' or 'atheist' and put in the name of a 'proper religion' instead. The...

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How many different sources do you need to examine before you feel comfortable with your knowledge regarding a certain historical subject? It is not as simple as a number. As an example history books often get their material from older history books, and so any number of such 'derived' histories count no more than the original. You need to find sources independently researched by different people. Also on contentious subjects you should look for sources written by people on both sides of the issue. A prime example here is the US...

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Are Ann Coulter and George Will reliable journalists? You mean as in "following the journalistic ethic of reporting without bias" ? Ann Coulter most definitely do not, she cherry-pick and exaggerate to please her audience (mostly Conservatives with little education). She have been caught several times in outright lies. I dont know George Will, so can say nothing about him.

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Is cutting a thieve's hand rational?Why muslims dont think about this? It is a question of economy. A nomadic people just do not have the means to put people in jail (and guard and feed them there), and so justice becomes rougher and more brutal. Heads on stakes, highwaymen hung at the crossroads, and stealing hands cut of. As wealth increase most civilizations abandon such practices, in recognition that 'deterrent' is an empty word and does not work. No...

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Some believe that hell is the earth's core. Do the Scriptures support the belief that Hell is under the earth? The only indication we have from the bible is that people are 'cast down' into it. That would imply a location 'below' rather than up in the sky. But the bible really does not say much about hell.

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Regardless of your belief, do you think that the scriptures portray Jesus condoning leaving your mate due to Alzheimer's? I see no biblical grounding for such a statement (but I would expect he phrased it as a "I shall not judge a person who do that" statement. thus 'showing how tolerant he is', rather than 'condoning desertion of a spouse in need'. regards JakobA

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What will Muslims do to the thieve's cutted hand? They are used for making shower curtains. "for that personal touch" ;-)) That punishment went out of favor a century ago, and only the most conservative nations still have it in their books. Much as Britain still have a law forbidding a husband to beat his wife with a stick thicker than ½ of an inch.

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Was Jesus a heretic jew? The Jewish authorities of the time thought so. And got him executed for 'rabblerousing'. They were at least partly correct: "No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6, "It has been said to you ..., but I say to you ..." Matt 5:21-48 regards JakobA

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Why christianity was rejected and/or reformed but no such thing has happened in Islam?We don't have catholic states anymore but there Because Christianity got a head start. Christianity started in year 0, Islam 600 years later. If Islam follow the same timetable their reformation should begin in ca 200 years. Give them time ;-))

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what is wrong with cartoon network? Advertisments for kids tend to be even less honest than those for adults.

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Why is it that most of the atheists on this site grossly stereotype Christians as Biblethumping hate mongering and of inferior intellect? You mean like this ? I think it usually have to do with some people not having the intellectual capacity to honestly argue their views. And so they descend to stereotyping and slanders. regards JakobA

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Why do many Christians think atheists accepting Jesus on their death bed is significant as though they are thinking rationally? One of the recurring problems with religion is that 'the faith' (and the many thoughts and considerations behind it) tends to get dumbed down to "if you do this magic ritual then that result will follow". Among the laity baptism become little more that pouring water on people because that ensure salvation; etc. Over generations this can even 'migrate' into the priesthood of the religion...

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Atheist can feel spiritual? http://atheism.about.com/u/ua/Atheist-Agnostic-Belief-Survey/Are-You-Atheist-Agnostic-Deeply-Spiritual.htm?nl=1 It is pretty much up to how you define 'spiritual'. I would call a concert pianist playing a piece of music quite spiritual. Would'nt you ? Or there are the UFO crowd, believing in little green men flying around the place. Essentially the same as fairies or gnomes in earlier ages. Spiritual ? Certainly not very real ;-)), still there are atheists who believe that stuff. Then there is the awe...

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Do Jewish and Moslem folk get offended when they are asked for their Christian name? No more than Christians get offended when someone say "Thursday" (day of Thor, the old norse thunder god)

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If pregnancy outside of a marriage is a sin, then wouldn't that mean Mary sinned when she was pregnant with Jesus? 'Sin' is what god forbids. No more, no less. So whatever god himself do is by definition not a sin, even when it would be a sin for you or me to do it.

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As the occupiers, did the Romans keep any records that mentioned Jesus, or as he was a Rabbi are there any of his writings that were saved? We have reports that it was a religiously active time with lots of preachers and prophets. John fx was one of those until he joined forces with Jesus. The Josephus reference is known to be a later insertion, and tacitus wrote a century afterwards, mainly reporting what the groving group of christians in Rome told him. Still he might well have existed. What i find really strange though is...

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Are policemen so stupid that they don't know the Pope is a Catholic? I guess some are and some are not. Just as in most any other group. On various forums I have heard many people say Catholics are not Christians ;-))

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If man has evolved from the monkey, why are there so many different species of monkeys, yet, only one of man; is there a difference? Man IS one of those many species of monkey (actually you should say 'ape', a subspecies of monkeys). More specifically we come from the Bonobo twig of the Chimpanzee branch of Apes. regards JakobA By the way the monkey we are descended from are NOT the kind of monkeys you see today. It is that kind of monkeys that lived in Africa 10 million years ago. Some of their children evolved into us,...

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Are atheists in essence evil? As far as morality goes i would say atheists are generally 'better' than Christians. But the term 'Evil' is religious. It essentially means 'disobedient to God'. Since Atheists do not believe there is a god it have little meaning for us. We do not base our morality on what an old and inconsistent book say god have said. Onan was punished for willfully not impregnating his dead brothers widow....

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Atheists:Do you deny God if you see him? It may be an illusion.:D Well I wouldent start worshiping just because someone said "I am God", any lunatic can say that, so I would want some proof.

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If earth revolves around the sun due to gravitational force of attraction,why does sun not revolve around it? It does. Only the sun is so much bigger than the earth that the orbit the sun makes in response to the orbiting earth is quite small, smaller than the sun itself.

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If the foreskin was intelligently designed by 'Allah', why does he want people to cut it off? He does not. In the Koran Mohammed specifically mention circumcicion (especially of girls) and say it should be avoided, or at least kept to a minimum.

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Should church's use blessed water for the soup at the shelters ? Wouldn't alot of atheists be eating him then ? The water do not become the Eucharist just by being blessed. And making atheists eat it is not a goal in any case, most Christian religions do not permit any but those who are 'in grace' to partake of it.

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I hope someone knows whether this is true..I don't. 67% of Catholic women practice birth control. If true, are they bad Catholics? I have heard a similar number, so I guess it is true enough. Thank God for that ;-))

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What part do each of the four directions play in our individual lives? You are making assumptions again. The choice of 4 compass direction (N,S,E,W) is a purely human convention; it is not based on anything in particular. We could have chosen 5 directions, or any other number. So there is no basis for assuming that our '4 directions' have each their own separate effect on us.

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Do you think Islam is sillier than Christianity?Why?(Quran doesn't support that Sun revolves around the earth) I read somewhere that the heliocentric view of the solar system was first proposed by an Islamic astronomer in Spain. But even so I consider Islam pretty much as silly as Christianity. It is not about whether the scriptures of the religion support or deny this or that scientific discovery. The faithful can easily write apologica to justify most any discrepancy to their own satisfaction. It is...

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Is the nasty hypocrisy displayed by many religious people the proof that organized religion is a waste of time? No, it merely show how religion tend to get lost when defined and hemmed in by organizing it. It is the same with art. We keep trying to organize it; then cry when we have killed it. It seems spirituality and organization just do not go well together.

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What fuels Atheism ? Meeting people like you.

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would you accept if i invite you to Islam?why or why not. I am an atheist. I could not honestly worship any god. I know of Islam and find it in some ways better than many other religions; but, like most religions that posit an absolute truth, it tends to lend itself to fundamentalism and silly rules like "a mans silk tie must be no wider than 4 inches" and the like. regards JakobA

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Atheists against anti-religion? "Atheists against anti-religion ?" Is that a triple negative ? or just double ? Either way, too complicated for me ;-))

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aren't antievolutionists technically heretics? That sounds like one of those harebrained overthough ideas. Like: "If atheists dont believe, do the pray to nothingness ?"

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Do atheists know fiction when they see it? Sometimes, sometimes not, like anyone, we can be lied to. I try to discern, and sometimes it is easy. Like with those 'testimonial adverts' that pretty much label themselves as false: "I thought my laundry was clean until I saw my friends laundry on her line. WooW. So I asked her and got her secret, she use SudSo, the detergent with enzymes and polyunsaturated aminos. I am going to try it, you...

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Atheists, on your death bed would you pray to God, just in case, or would you remain an atheist to the very end? Praying just to 'hedge my bet' ? I would call that pretty immoral. And by all accounts an allknowing god would know I was lying through my teeth when I said i believed he existed and was great or whatever goes with praying. So if there was a god listening to my prayer it would not work, I would get sent to hell for trying to lie to God. surely that is a sin. Sorry, but that was a pretty...

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses still use the term "mind cleansing" when referring to "brainwashing"? 'Brainwashing' is what we call it when do not agree with what is being taught. We 'deprogram' relatives who have joined a cult (and been 'brainwashed' there). We 'teach a new paradigm' to help people cope with the changing times. Children are almost always 'raised in the faith' of their parents. The officers at basic training 'mold' recruits into good soldiers. And JWs apparently 'Cleanse...

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What does the Bible mean when it says “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’”? It means that idiots make absolute statements even when they do not know what they are talking about. fx: - There is NO god. - There IS a god. - ...

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What Bible story inspires you the most? Why? I like the parable of the fishes as it so clearly shows just how Jesus (and presumably God) see humans. The fish swim happily in their lake when a fisherman comes and cast his net. He catches lots of fish, but sort through then and throw the little ones back in the water so he can catch them again at some later date when they have grown fatter and juicier and will fetch a better price on the...

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How long do you wear your clothes/shoes before donating/throwing them away? Till they fall so much apart they become uncomfortable to wear.

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Why do people believe that if God exists, then he has to be good instead of evil? Or why can't be be both? Or maybe Satan is the good one? When you work for the company, you had better be "the Companys man". You might not have a job for long otherwise. So you find reasons why the current round of dismissals is really a good and necessary thing, etc, etc. All part of the job. The unfortunate thing is that when the company is a religion that sort of apologica and up as dogma, to be held as true, no matter how badly reasoned. When...

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What is it like being an Atheist? It does not particularly feel like anything. I just dont think there is a god. Now if I DID think there was a god, then I would need to act on that belief, fx by worshipping and saying prayers. But NOT thinking there is a god (or not thinking space aliens want to kill me) does not really change the way I live. I just live my life, pursuing happiness as best I can. It is only when some theist...

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Should atheists help Christians become better Christians..? I dont know about "should", I just try my best.

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How does knowing the age of the rock in which a fossil was found help scientists determine the age of the fossil?(: Rock are sort of solid, It is difficult for a creature to 'crawl into the rock' after it has formed. Conversely living beings are not very solid, they are likely to get eaten shortly after they die and can no longer defend themselves. So for a fossil to form the death of the animal and the formation of the rock strata it is encased in pretty much have to happen at the same time.

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How is it coherent to say, on the one hand, that God has a divine plan, and on the other, to claim that we each have free will? I cannot make sense of it either. Sorry.

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A question for atheists: If you believe you are a morally good person, then where do you get your moral awareness from, if not from God? From parents, from people i have known, from social norms, from history describing the morality (and succes) of different cultures and nations, from common sense, and from being a basically good person ;-) It is not so hard.

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A temple for atheists.. What do ya think? http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jan/26/alain-de-botton-temple-atheism I think its a silly idea. To 'celebrate' the world, I prefer to go out in it. Instead of seeking out a replica of it ;-)) regards JakobA

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Why don't fundamentalist Christians drink when Jesus turned water into wine? There are some teetotaler Christian groups. But they are not necessarily fundamentalist. Some are others are not. About the same ratio as in the rest of Christianity. I see no reason to assume there is a connection between temperance and fundamentalism.

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Isn't a disbelief a belief? Isnt Disqualified the same as Qualified ? Isnt Disingenuous the same as Ingenious ? Dont be silly. of course it is not. Words have meanings. regards JakobA

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Do worshipping God idols on Golden thrones or Golden idols of Gods matter actually? Dont worry, I do not worship idols whether on or off golden thrones.

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If there was no religion making a claim on the Earth's age, would any evidence that we have seen imply the Earth is only 6,000 years old? Not that I know of, no. My country, Denmark, export quite a lot of cement. The reason we can do that is that underground we have a plate of chalc, about a mile thick, it stretches from Bornholm in the east to 'the white cliffs of Dover' (England) in the west. The plate is made from fossilized corals, they are easy to see most anywhere you dig. How long does it take corals to grow a milethick...

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What is it called when Marines gather? Marinating.

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If there is really a Satan that wants to temp us, wouldn't he make hell a cool place to go ? As we have no reports from people who have entered the afterlife and returned, we have to face the fact that everything we know about Hell (or Heaven) is what have been told to us by biased deities that desire us to go to one place and not the other. Advertising. I see no reason to assume that either party is more honest than your average marketing executive. And therefore I would reccomend...

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A very talented writer/illustrator friend of mine is wanting to do a children's book for atheist children. Any helpful ideas for a book? It is near impossible to use 'atheism' as a subject. As it is essentially 'the absence of something'. So how about just a book about whatever the child shows interest in.

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In Iran a girl hears the screams of a girl as she's being flogged. Should the first woman repent her sins before they are known? Everyone should repent of sins, whether they are being flogged or not. Well, being flogged might be a good reason NOT to tell of sins to the person flogging. That person is quite obviously not a 'good muslim', and would likely misuse any knowledge of her private life that was gained through such means. By the way you speak as if certain that she have some sins to repent of. Do you have...

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Today we see the collection of money throughout most of todays churches' - did Jesus Christ passed a plate around for collections of money? Yes and no, On one occasion he collected bread and fish from the audience. But then he gave it back so I'm sot sure if that counts here.

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How many AB'ers speak a second language well? Which language? I speak english fairly well. But with a horrible Danish accent ;-)

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Atheists gather together in groups to talk about their beliefs. Isn’t that like church? I have never "gathered together in groups to talk about their beliefs", and the notion seems rater silly to me, like gathering together to talk about not collecting stamps. I dont think there is any groups in Denmark organized around 'being an atheist', I do know that such groups exist in the US, but I explain that by the different situation there, with a number of 'Christian' groups lobbying...

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Which famous Muslim most represents Islam to YOU? The prophet Mohammed of course. btw, - Gandhi was Hindu. not a Moslem. - Shakirah ??? the only Shakirah I know is from South America. People are mostly Catholic there (or else a native religion), and I would assume she is too.

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Is a truce between Satan and God good for mankind? I think it is about time they got reconciled. That silly 'family feud' have been going on for ages with no issue, no result, and no reason. Kiss and make up you idiots ! Or as a fairly famous book have it: "Love thy neighbour".

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If I told you I found the original manger which encased the baby Jesus, would you believe me? Nope The probability of any wooden structure, built 2000 or more years ago, surviving to this day is so neglible that I would call it a practical impossibility.

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What do you not understand about Jehovah Witnesses? Lots of things. I just do not care enough to ask. But as you want an example: I do not understand why this question is posted in the category "Catholic religion".

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As it is structured in a similar way, are scientologists the new nazis? No. Nor are biker gangs 'the new Nazis'. Nor were G.W.Bush's presidency a resurgence of nazism. You can find points of similiarity between any 2 (or 20) groups you chose to examine, but that does NOT man they are 'the same'. They can be (and usually are) disgusting (or wonderful) each in their own way. regards JakobA Really Ombliss, this is the kind of argument I would expect form an anal...

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Could you kindly list a point by point comparison of scientology and nazis? (not my question see description.) Sorry, but whenever people make this sort of comparison the agenda and cherry-picking is pretty obvious. Points of similarity can be found in EVERY direction. If noting else every man puts on his pants one leg at a time, whether Nazi, Scientologist or gardener. The conclusion usually desired is "they are identical" and that is always wrong. They are not, there are just as many (significant?)...

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Do you believe that life is the same as it always has been or do you see a significant change of attitude of mankind toward one another? Yes ;-)) People are as they have always been. We take three steps back for every 4 steps forwards. But that one extra step in the right direction do mean that we progress a bit for each generation. regards JakobA

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As a Christian, do you feel you have the right to be disrespectful to anyone despite their religious preference? If so, why? Yes ;-)) People are as they have always been. We take 3 steps back for every 4 steps forward. but that one extra step in the right direction do mean we progress a bit for each generation. regards JakobA

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What does it mean to be a spiritual person? A mind

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If you pray for a touchdown and it works wouldnt that be cheating? I would see it more as proof the his god was a corrupt politician, 'buying votes'. Wasnt it Janis Joplin who sang "Oh lord wont you buy me a color TV, ..." ?

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LDS It has been proven that caffeine is actually good for your health. Why has your god not recanted the Word of Wisdom on hot drinks? Hey Joseph. Isnt it about time you left of trolling the LDS ? regards JakobA It is not that i consider their version of god any more beleivable than yours. It is just that since YOUR branch of the Christian religion have given rise to such an obviously unchristian hater and troll, I become more sympathetic towards the LDS every time you open your mouth to let out yet another batch of hatred...

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If religion did not come with ethical and moral restraints would Atheists care so much what you believe? See answer here: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2658377 And please try not to ask the same question, again and again like that. regards JakobA

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Is an agenda behind Atheism not so much freedom from religion but freedom from moral/ethical restraints if not one and the same? See answer here: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2658377 And please try not to ask the same question, again and again like that. regards JakobA PS: in this particular formulation I find the question not just offensive, but actionably slandrous, in that you imply that 'licence to be immoral' is an active desire among atheists. If it was not so nonsensical, I might sue you ;-)). Can you give...

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Is the character of Atheism demonstrated by who they try to offend that they know exist? Offense is in the eye of the beholder. I dislike olives and are offended when people mix chopped olives in my food. That does NOT mean 'being offensive' is an inherent quality of Olives; it just means that I (the person JakobA) do not like olives. Now I know from previous questions of yours that you (and likely most of the people you hang with) do not like atheists. That is OK with me, you...

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How come a high percentage of people on AB are religious, compared with the percentage of the general population? Yes, it does seem so doesnt it. And then again: - How come a high percentage of people on AB are irreligious, compared with the percentage of the general population ? - How come a high percentage of people on AB are worried if they are pregnant ? - How come a high percentage of people on AB are loudly political ? - How come a low percentage of people on AB talk about the weather ? Do you see...

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Are you a Will Smith fan? Nah, I dont do the fan thing. I do admire him very much as an fine actor.

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There are many who believe that God "literally" created everything in 6 days. But then we also have to keep in mind that (please read on) "... And the evening and the morning were the N'th day ...", It may be that the word "day" can be reinterpreted as 'period', 'age', 'aeon', ...etc. but I would bet that the words for 'evening' and 'morning' are a lot more specific and unlikely to allow for a corresponding re-interpretation. regards JakobA

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Are Muslims aware that failure to acknowledge the death and resurrection of the Messiah, means eternal death to those who obstinately refuse The entire notion of hell as a place of eternal punishment is quite dubious. - The bible say those of faith will BE GIVEN eternal life, It is not a basic property of every soul. - It also speak of souls dying, ceasing to exist. As when thrown into a fire to be consumed. There may be a brief scream, but mostly it is a quick way to dispose of the unwanted. Rather than a punishment as later...

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Everybody 'sins'; that is understandable -but when does hypocrisy begin to happen? When we start lying to ourselves about it.

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Why do some people use religion as an excuse to hate others who don't share their beliefs? Because they want to hate. That comes first, the 'religious justifications' are added on later. But why would anyone want to hate ? I cannot claim to know, but here is a guess: 1) Strangers are scary, because they are different. by believing in something else they challenge us. What if our children take on 'their' values instead of ours ? -> We must hate these strangers and drive them out...

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Are you mad about being mad? Yes, most times I get mad I am angry at myself for it. It is so rarely the appropriate response. Are you curious about being curious ?

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Are there any women, who are virgins when they get married nowadays? This is one of those questions that are hard to poll reliably. - people tend to lie about it, even to themselves. - ignorance give very many definitions of 'have sex' (not sex if he pulled out ?, not sex if raped ?, not sex in rear/mouth/armpit ?, etc...) So just guessing I would say there probably are some.

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Eyes is not even Good enough to look at the sun, yet many trust their eyes to deny God, why do you men do such foolish things? And is it then our smelly feet that cause us to deny the elephants in our refridgerators ? PS: So it is OK for you to criticize gods creation ? And to claim that based on observation God do not exist ?

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Why agoblinists hate goblins?(i respect their view that they don't love goblins) Wrong category. This should be posted in: - Home / Questions / Social Sciences / Religions / Agoblinism or possibly - Home / Questions / Social Sciences / Religions / Acategoryism

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Agree or disagree - If God’s ways are perfect, then we can trust that whatever He does and whatever He allows is also perfect! Sorry, but that runs head on into "The Problem of Evil". A lot of thing are so inarguably bad, that labeling them as 'divine perfection' is ludicrous. ref: The Problem of Evil

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THANK YOU GOD! If not you.. then who? Wise Odin, Mighty Thor, The Great Eagle, The Big Pumpkin, The Leprechauns, Mother Gaia, ... There is an infinity of gods to chose from beyond the one usually spelled with a capital 'G'. regards JakobA

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Coincidence or something...else? See description. I dont really see a causative relationship here. You sought it, and eventually you found it. If you had stepped on it earlier, you would have found it earlier. A matter of chance. A rather similar question is: "Is it not amazing that the thing you seek is always in the last place you can think of looking ?" I believe anyone can answer that one with but a small amount of logic applied ;-)) ...

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Will you be PROUD of a First Lady who slept with a married man?? By definition a "first Lady" is married to the first man (the president). I rather expect most of them to have slept with theit husband at least once during a 4-year term. There are several first ladies I admire, but that is rarely the reason. Elanor Rosevelt set a stellar example with her humanistic work, and Michelle Obama have done quite well following up on that tradition. regards JakobA

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Question for atheists: Do we have any purpose as human beings? Not in the sense that "someone have assigned a purpose for us". Certainly in the sense that "I want to marry Annabelle" or "I want to be rich like Donald Trumph" or "I am going to find a cure for mumps" or "I want to be an Opera singer" or ... We assign to ourself whatever purpose we want. And if you choose for yourself the purpose of coloring by the numbers in God's big coloring book, then...

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Is there a difference between the brain of a theist and the brain of an atheist? (link to scientific article 'Mind and Brain') I suppose it is the same as with muscles. whichever parts of your brain you uses more gets 'stronger'- So the question becomes whether theists use different parts of the brain than atheists. Personally I doubt it. (from the article: "one study showed that when religious people prayed to God, they used some of the same areas of the brain as when they talked to an average Joe.")

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Do you read your Bible? How often? Almost daily I look things up to make sure I remember them right. Mostly for use here on AB. Do that count as "reading the bible" ?

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What's your take on the year of the dragon? Chinese astrology is no more (and no less) credible than Western astrology. For me personally that means 'utterly unimportant'.

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If someone was panhandling with a sign that said "God Bless", would atheists be less likely to give him anything than if he left that out? I dont think it would make any difference one way or another.

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Is the Bible covered under SOPA? Well, there is a lot in the bible that could be objected to as hate speech. They will probably have to give it 'airtime' anyway, though there might be a number of "I understand and acknovleged that this material is allegorical and in no way to be taken literally"-checkboxes put in guarding access to 'delicate areas' such as: - the commandment that disrespectful teenagers should be stoned. - the...

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Was Jesus a virgin when he died? Wasnt there something about him playing footsies with Ms.Magdaleen ?

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Is Janis Joplin in Hell? Not for you, or me, to judge.

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If Knight Rider is an allegory for Mormonism, is K.I.T.T. symbolic of Mormon Jesus? If Mister Bromide is so hateful that he attack the the religion of Mormonism with nonsensical and nonargued attacks like this, should we conclude that the Mormon religion is 'better' than his ? Or should we just ignore the whole ridiculous controversy ? regards JakobA

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Do you believe the universe was created by a series of accidents with nothing liable, or from a fine tuned plan? I remember you saying that in another question, and when pressed all you came up with was an article on a creationist website and a person 'Robert Collins' as a scientist of no discernible repute who made the identical claim and did not in any way back it up either. Show us the research, the data, the argument. Or expect to be ignored like any nutter who makes wild claims. regards JakobA

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Though I am not religious per se, would pretending to convert to another religion such as Christianity or Islam be a good idea... I can think of several places where that might be an economically sound idea. Places where people would rather buy a used car from a Christian hypocrite than from an honest atheist. Then again those places (at least in the US) tend also to be the places that are the least economically sound, so you might be better off moving elsewhere in any case. You should also consider your personal moral...

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If your father is a jehovahs whitness,,, can he give you away on a church wedding?? For many churches the religion of the 2 people getting married matter, some require that they both be of the same religion as the church, practically all require that one of them is. The religion of the farther or the best man or the bridesmaids do not matter. Anyone of any religion (or none) can fill those jobs. They are in essence secular additions to the marriage tradition.

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How can atheists simply maintain non-belief in God where theists require a bible, regular church attendance etc.to keep their faith in God? Because it is a whole lot easier to NOT do something than it is to do something. "Not doing" is also much easier to multitask: As i sit her typing, I am also and at the same time: not painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. not eating a horse, not watching porn, not doing homework, not picking my nose (at least not all the time), not riding a horse, not shooting at anyone, ... The list...

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What part of your upper body do you dislike the most? Why would I dislike any part of my upper body ? Or lower for that matter ;-))

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Why do all the atheists I meet say there is no deity? Probably because atheists are not theists (a theist is someone who believe in a deity)

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How does Hell's Internet differ from our Earth's Internet? On hells internet there are twice as many spam adverts.

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If there were no theists -would life be TOO easy? Nope, you are putting the cart before the horse. The problems of dishonesty and dominance existed before religions, the religions are mainly an attempt to counter it, to make everyone 'behave right'. Not a very successful attempt maybe, but they do try. Rejecting religion would not solve that problem. What we need to do is find a solution that works. regards JakobA

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Why do people want to know my personal beliefs in real life, why do they care what I believe? All too often it is a conversation opener intended to give them an opportunity to tell you what you ought to believe instead. Just tell then you are not up for that.

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Consciousness comes from : Neural feedback processes.

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Mindfulness is better than "spiritual" meditation-Agree or disagree? The 2 concepts overlap in usage, so you will have to be more specific if you want a meaningful answer.

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Religious people claim God 'fine tuned' it all to allow for life on Earth; maybe we're here because that fine tuning was a chance event? Planet earth were not 'fine tuned' for us. We fine tuned ourselves into something that fits on planet earth. It is called evolution. All the species that could not survive here didnt. We are whats left

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What does eternity feel like? "What does eternity feel like?" None of us have lived eternally, so none of us know. We can only speculate and guess; So remember that is what you get.

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is there ever sudden strange psychotic movements in your bed late at night We have our moments. And mostly we like it :-) Except when it is caused by icy cold feet against a hot thigh.

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What should have to change about religion that might cause secular people to become interested in coming to church? I believe what is mainly needed is for more Christians to be "admirable role models". Educated enough to put forth a valid argument. Wise enough to not publish their prejudices about others as 'the Truth' (capital T). Able to respond to, and learn from, the responses they get. Too many of the loud Christians we meet here on AB are incapable of living up to even ONE of those. regards JakobA

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Did you know if you push away those who preach the Laws of God, even your prayers will soon become an Abomination? Good thing I do not pray then ;-))

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it's called "brainwash" to love Christ. Hypocrites are you not brainwash to love Money? As you are posting this in the 'atheists' category, I assume you are referring to atheists with the word 'hypocrites'. That is rather inappropriate for two reasons: a) Atheists do not particularly 'love money'. Just look at me sitting here and trying to teach you to use words right, when I could be out profitably stealing handbags from old ladies ;-)) b) Religiously a 'hypocrite' is someone...

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Endorsement of atheism is often presented as a courageous act of facing up to a harsh reality. It is sometimes presented that way. But the statement is not necessarily true.

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Do you know how to round up demons? No, But I can square them away, will that do ?

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Malachi Martin died July 26 1999, before he died, he said that the Anti-Christ will invade DC. And said his name was Obama. What say you? I say You and Malachi have seriously misundestood 'the wall of separation between church and state'.

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Are you tired of being reincarnated? No way. I love merrygorounds

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Can a Christian in a "Saved" State Lose Their Salvation? That depends. Different branches of Christianity defines 'saved' differently.

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Does the existence of Dick Cheny prove there is no god? Or maybe he is proof that god has a wicked sense of humor.

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Why do some Catholics praise religious figures in wood? Don't they think it's just wood that they're worshiping? "Why do some Catholics praise religious figures in wood? Don't they think it's just wood that they're worshiping?" I cannot tell you why, because they do not. I know a number of protestant denominations are eager to turn Catholics into Idolators (and JVs into a cult, and mormons into racists, and ...). I believe that tells us more about those particular protestant denominations than it tells...

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Christians, shouldn't we have a day to celebrate God the father? I believe it is called Sunday ;-)

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What would Jesus eat? I would expect him do do as he instructed his disciples: (14) Jesus said to them: If you fast, you will beget a sin for yourselves; and if you pray, you will be condemned; and if you give alms, you will do an evil to your spirits. And if you go into any land and travel in its regions, if they receive you eat what they set before you. Heal the sick among them. For that which goes into your...

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Why do i always find excuses to push people away? Because you are afraid of what might go bad if you invest yourself in them.

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If Jesus turned water into wine then how did Joesph and Mary stop him from underage drinking? When he had any access to water ...and poof. As soon as it got into his divine stomach it would just be turned back into water, doing him no harm.

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Have you got angel fingers? As many as you want at 7.99 GBP each: http://1001gifts.co.uk/404/13/angel-fingers

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Why are most Christians so judgmental?!?!? Because the ones you hear most is the ones who shout loudest. They are far from the majority, just very loud. A few silly Christians admire that and try to live up to them, but thankfully the great majority of Christians try to behave in a more mature fashion.

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Are the armies of Yahweh Sabaoth incarnate? incarnate as 'something to be' ??? Please explain what you mean by the word. I know of a few meanings for the word, but none of them seems appropritate in your question. 1) stout and steadfast, unswayable. 2) risen from the dead, resurrected.

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Since Christians believe that God watches over them, why don't they all play Russian roulette every chance they get? There actually are some branches of christianity that do that. Not with guns though, but by handling poisonous snakes. Every now and then one of them get bitten and die. Then the others say "His faith was weak". Anyway, as I understand it, Russian roulette is about the adrenalin rush you get from being in danger of imminent death. If you truly believed there was no such danger there would be...

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Since you don't believe in GOD but you do know YOU, er, we exist.. do you believe in devils? Nope. But I do believe stupid people exist.

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Is forceful conversion, perversion of spreading the Gospel? Forceful conversion would be utterly without value or validity. You might force people to go down on their knees and say prayers: but there is no way you can force them to mean it. Also there is the golden rule. Would YOU appreciate being forced to go through the motions of worshipping Zeus or Jupiter or some other god you do not believe in ? As much as you would dislike that, that much it is...

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Praying seems like a lost cause to me , you think anybody hear's your prayers? There are those who say it matter what you pray for. Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ? My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends, So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

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Should christianity always be attached to the ethics subject Yes and No. Christianity, Hinduism, Taoism and many other religions have been instrumental in formulating moral and ethical rules for millennia. That gives them a 'seat at the table' when the subject of ethics are taught. But to give only ONE of them exclusive rights at the table would be wrong. It would also be a 1st amendment violation in any school fully or partly funded by the federal...

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Atheist: Do you agree that religion = hate? No. That would be silly.

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Can, and will, you forgive me? I cannot, but I would if I could. The person that really need to forgive you is YOU. And that is very difficult for us to do when we feel guilt over something. Religions offer the the ritual of absolution, as a way to assist with this. With a bit of pomp and bombast taking the Eucharist really makes people feel better because they let go of the guilt (or at least some of it). There are 2...

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It is a fact that ancient texts predicted the year that the "Christ" or anointed would appear, is the evidence disputable? The text can be interpreted in several ways. Some hold that it is predicting the coming of Jesus, others point to a now mostly forgotten prophet contemporary with David. Frankly i tend to the latter idea, because of phrases such as "THE WEEKS ARE WEEKS OF YEARS". That is a theory even more disputable and rather sounds like apologetics language for "We gotta find something to make it at least...

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If energy can neither be created nor destroyed then the Cause of energy must be Uncaused and thus ETERNAL? If energy can neither be created nor destroyed then energy must be eternal. The premise tells us absolutely nothing more than that. Plus as I told you just 2 days ago. Energy can be converted to matter and visa versa, so the premise do not hold anyway.

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How could this be predicted so accurately over 2000 years ago, when the Americas were unknown, yet is only ONE of a COMPOSITE sign? You are cherrypicking again. Also the 'predictive condition' you point to is one I would call a general and timeless truth. Like the popular seers prediction of "you will meet a tall dark stranger" it happens all the time. Riots are not exactly rare in human history. Most every nation have had a riot or 2 every year for at least the past several thousand years.

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Do you think Jesus Christ was born and died on many other planets to redeem humanlike beings from their local original sin? Why would you assume they were 'human like' ? Surely 6-legged beings with tentacles should have their chance of salvation too ?

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How can intelligent person believe in God? "I can't understand how an intelligent person can believe in God." As usual, it is a matter of definition. If you take 'God' to mean "an old man with a beard sitting on a throne up in the clouds", then I doubt you will find many scientists (or even Christians) who believe that is an accurate depiction. But when you describe 'God' as "The creator of the universe who care about the people in...

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Who is the Whore of Babylon in Revelation? Each new generation tend to pin "the Whore of Babylon" on some contemporary woman they consider immoral and then insist that this time they have it right. Lately the women chosen have usually been entertainers, fx Britney spears, Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Josephine Baker ... It is a bit like all the End of the World predictions.

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In Luke 14:33, what do you think Jesus is really saying? He want commitment.

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What is the scariest thing about any religion? People who have a dream of god telling them to do something, who then proceed to do it; sacrificing their firstborn, bombing an abortion clinic, etc.

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How do you become a Satanist? Same way you become a Christian or muslim or hindu ... By deciding you are one. But why would anyone want to ???

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My girlfriends vagina starts to get sensitive after 15-20 minutes of me fingering her/rubbing her clitoris. I feel bad because i want to please her but i mean..obviously im not. I don't think its me...i always try to be gentle. whats the deal? 15 minutes ! Try rubbing your dick for that length of time. You would likely get blisters. There are lots of places to touch on a woman, and variety works a lot better than just rubbing 'the treasure spot'. Leave it alone and go everywhere else, stomach, arms, neck and ears, etc etc. Wherever she like to be touched and kissed. Notice I say touch instead of rub. you are not trying to make a...

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WHAT is the trouble with ATHEISTS? It sounds like he is trying to turn atheism into "a cause" or "a religion". I tend to disagree with that.

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Just for discussion, do you believe God is an E.T? I do no believe god exist at all. At least not in any of the shapes given to him by the religions I know. I tend to assume alien life and even intelligence exist somewhere out there in the universe. The universe is a very big place. I find it much less likely that we will ever contact or be contacted by such intelligent life. The universe is a VERY big place. Regards JakobA

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Are there any similarities between Mormonism and a cult? Sure there are. Just as there are similarities between families and cults, or political parties and cults, or any branch of any religion and cults. And that is if we accept the premise that there are real distinguishing characteristics determining what is a cult. Unfortunately there are no such firm distinguishing characteristics. Mostly "cult" is just a negative word we use when describing a...

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What has your god done to earn his position of respect and authority? By Abrahamic standards the god of Abraham is the ultimate Patriarch. The source of everything. And of course the patriarch must be obeyed, else where would we be. Anarchy, Democracy, Communism, Pluralism, all the tools of Satan... After 400 years there are still a lot of people who find that to be the natural way of thinking (or not thinking) about it. It sort of goes with the notion that...

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What is the highest altitude that any lifeform is naturally found? Bacteria that live floating in the air at an altitude of 20 Kilometers (ca 14 miles) http://www.springerlink.com/content/h22x14u71j61514h/

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What's a sure way to ruin a pizza? pee on it. The smell only get stronger with baking.

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Do you believe that there is life without God? Yes.

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Is everyone familiar with stigmata? I know what the word means. But have never seen any. You decide if that is "familiar"

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So, 2012 is here. Will you be expecting disasters of biblical proportions? My bible is about 10 by 7 by 1 inches big. So that sounds fairly right. I will probably spill a teapot or two.

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When did ancient cultures celebrate the new year? The "Start of the new year" tend to be set to either the winter solstice, or the spring equinox. both are fairly easy to recognize astronomically. But then ancient culture rarely knew just how long the year was. so by using a too long or too short calendar the "New Year date" would gradually diverge from that. Our western New Year fx is ca 9 days after the winter solstice, The Russian Orthodox...

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Hold up... wait a minute!! You ________ my ________? --- are ---- father ? --- copied ---- answer ? --- took ---- panties ?

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Happy New Year Loony People. What now? Can I celibate with you ?

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Why do you feel the Jehovah Witnesses are out preaching and teaching despite being rejected over and over again by the same people. Why do Mormons, Evangelicals, etc, etc ... do the same thing ? Part of the reason I suppose is that they see it as a biblical commandment (Mark 28). regards JakobA

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Where can I get Karma? I get mine by mailorder, from the Acme novelty company. But I expect most retailers have it. You could try Sears, Wallmart or whatever others you have locally.

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Is today the end? Today is the beginning of the rest of your life. It always is ;-))

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How impossible is it for a living lifeform to arise from a chemical 'scrapheap'; for an intelligent lifeform from mindlessness? 1. Energy creates matter from nothing. - Energy create matter from energy. Energy and matter are 2 side of the same coin and can change from one state to the other. This have been known for at least 70 years. We utilize that knowledge in fusion and fission reactors. 2. Anti-matter cancels matter. - While emitting a whole lot of energy. See response to 1. 3. Our intelligence and technology...

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Gangs are invariably race exclusive. As they are racist groups, shouldn't all gang crimes be considered hate crimes? I do not think your premise is correct. Youth gangs tend to be location specific, if for no other reason than busfare costs money. Older gang groups (like Bikers) may have some core philosophy setting them apart from others, but again this is rarely racist, it is more likely to be political or 'the kind of bike to ride'. So where the community is largely segregated with different races living...

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What if the mormon religion is wrong about baptism, and you can only get into heaven if you have NOT been baptised, then are the people who have been dead for many years falling from heaven in their hundreds as mormons baptise the dead whilst they have someone standing in for the dead person at the baptism ceremony? The "what if" of you questions is so extereme it is not really worth considering. Jesus was baptized by John, so Jesus would not get into heaven either. Christians should still expect to meet Jesus in the afterlife, just not in the place they expected.

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Mormons ? I have houseguests who are mormon. will they be offended if I have a cocktail for dinner tonight ? I know they don't drink. I would suggest you ask one of them. Mormons differ almost as much as protestants or catholics.

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Atheists: Do you wish someone would make you a sandwich? Do you have any open sandwishes ?

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How do you create a God or Goddess? There are many ways - By telling a scare story to your little brother about the monster under his bed. - By thinking justice WILL be done instead of SHOULD be done. - By not wanting Grandma to have died. - By feeling there MUST be someone to blame for whatever goes wrong. - By telling your grandkids everything was better in the good old days.

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you need the money, so you decide to join a gang and rob a westbound train. You choices of gangs: I am not robbing anybody unless I get Chuck Norris AND MacGyver on my gang. But with those two I would take on Fort Knox

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is 52 yeard old still young enough to start a relationship? What the relationship would be like? The older we get, the less easy it becomes for us to adapt to somebody else. But on the plus side we also become less likely to 'grow apart'. So if the 2 of you are a natural fit, then I would say your chances are better. But if one or both of you are doing the midlife crisis thing, then the relationship is less likely to be a success.

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Is a righteous atheist better than an unrighteous theist? "righteous" is a religiously defined word: "One who believe the True Truth". It dont really make sense unless you believe in an absolute all knowing god to define what the "True Truth" is. Unless what you mean is "self-righteous" (aka "All to willing to showe his own Truth down other peoples throats"). regards JakobA

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How shall we praise the Loony? Matthew 5:3 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Should the errors of Creationists, the fallacies of Christendom and the myths of pagans cloud the fact that there is an Uncaused Being? Here on AB you started using the word 'fallacy' about 2 weeks ago. Starting immediately a lot of people told you that the word 'fallacy' have a meaning that does not fit with the way you use it. Yet here you go, still using it wrong. To me that describe a wishful dreamer, not a seeker of truth. A seeker of truth know he have not found it yet, and so tries to learn something from the reality...

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Do you think there's anything wrong with using the term "retarded" like this? 1) My company implemented a really retarded vacation policy. - here 'retarded' is used in the sense 'not wise'. the usage is correct, but impolite 2) Science education in Kansas has been retarded by Creationists. - this is an archaic use of the word. 'held back' would be a better choice. 3) Catholics say that Lutherans practice a retarded version of the sacrament. - the phrase 'retarded...

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Are more enlightened societies becoming less religious while those where poverty and superstition reign remain more religious? Historically people tend to flock to the churches when chaos threathen.

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Priests fighting in Bethlehem Church. What is your impression of the battling holy men? Totally amaturish fighting. They wouldnt last a minute in a Killbill movie.

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Atheist: Why don't you believe that there is a creator? Have you noticed in the Old Testament, that nowhere does the god reported say he is the ONLY god. "thou shallt have no god before me" means "I demand your full worship, if you worship any god Im gonna smite you" "I am a jealous God" apparently some of the other gods are not. etc... Nowhere is it written that the "I am" is the ONLY god. He say the others are false - liars or evil He say the...

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I wonder if Salman Rushdie (Sir) ,since he was knighted by the British Crown, would continue to be a celebrated Author if he wrote a book in favor of the prophet Muhammad pbuh and denounced his earlier book the Satanic Verses. Would that help or ruin him? How is the book an attack on Mohammed ?

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Was Heinrich Kramer denounced in 1490 for “The Malleus Maleficarum”? He was fired from his job over it. That do not automatically mean his book did not sell well.

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Have you noticed that some Trinity proof text in the NIV differ from Trinity proof text in the KJV and vice versa? That is called translation. There a very few texts that cannot be translated in several ways.

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How can atheists deny what you do during life doesn't affect what happens to you after you die? Whatever happen after I die do not happen to me, it happens to a corpse that was me until I died. Once dead I am no more. Like a duracell bunny without a battery.

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Theists take their kids to church to learn about and believe in God; where do atheists take their kids to learn that there is no God? Maybe a holiday trip to Somalia to watch all the people who are starving for no reason. Or maybe to west Africa where aids is flourishing because god dont like condoms. Or a trip to the US to to see just how much nicer and more loving people are when they feel they are 'saved'. Nah, why go somewhere. The lack of evidence for a god is everywhere.

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Ok so who took crabs, herpes and aids on Noah's ark, surely that was stupid of them don't you think? Gods command was "2 of EVERY kind". Are you claiming god is stupid ? "He fellas, lets collect some firewood and torches to deal with this blasphemer."

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Are the proof of God arguments logically sound, but based on false or unproven premises? It is possible for an argument to BOTH rely on unproven premises AND be logically unsound. Most proofs for (or against) the existence of a god fall in that category. eg for the first cause augument: False premise: "everything have to have a beginning." False conclusion: "Therefore a beginning-less divinity must exist to cause that beginning." regards JakobA

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The Supreme Court, 1961, (Torcaso vs Watkins), recognized eveloution / atheism as a religion? A minute of googling is all you would need to find: Torcaso vs Watkins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcaso_v._Watkins It is about test oaths. And the right of atheists to serve their country on an equal footing with anyone else. I think you are confusing that case and the Pennsylvania district court 2005 (Kitzmiller, et al v. Dover School District, et al) case. During the trial ID...

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Do you know why Satan is laughing? The devil is in the details. Love lives between the extremes Love lives (3/1) with a Devil(TM) inside. The details (2/4) are between the extremes. Let the love flow. Let the devil go. Appreciate every detail both wholesale and retail. regards JakobA

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I'v had dierea the last few days,bloating like you would'nt believe and no appitie and today my stomace hurt even to walk to the restroom and i have really smelly gas my stomace pains still wont go away what is up with me? From your description it could be anything from Legionaires stomach to ulcers to appendicitis. Or the odd spices your cousin used in the Cristmas dinner you ate too much of. You could try here: Ask a Doctor: http://www.justanswer.com/sip/bowel but they will likely tell you the same as Athrael and I. Go see a doctor about it.

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Would you still like to go to the Restroom in Heaven? Sure. Gotta check if my halo is on straight every now and again.

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Will radioactive dragonbirds destroy the earth? No No No. Dont trust those aliens. They are spreading that lie because they know the radioactive dragons (not birds, they are lizards) Is the only earthly force that can stand against the invasion they are planning. By tricking us to start a fight with the radioactive dragons they hope we and the dragons will weaken eachother and so make it easier for them (the aliens) to take over. To give...

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The illuminati, real, or just an urban legend? Detailed answers preferred. A little of each. Back in the french republic when Napoleon the 3rd struggled to introduce a viable democracy in the country, he worked closely together with the various trade unions {masons, smiths, jewellers, woodworkers, painters ...}, they were a fine way to 'spread the word' and also contributed a lot of good ideas. Nowadays we know them all as masons, but it was really all trades that...

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Have you ever wished Merry Christmas to an atheist? Or vice versa? Yes and Yes

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Who oppresses women and gays more, God or Allah? YHVH and Allah are two names for the same god (often spelled with a Capital G, 'God') asthat is all the name needed for a "one and only" god. It would be a logical contradiction to say the god of the Abrahamic religions opress someoneone more than the god of the Abrahamic religions opress them. Yo probably meant something more like: - "Who oppresses women and gays more, those who claim to...

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This Christmas is reviled by non-Christians due to this Nazi Pope. My opinion is that you are wrong and ill-informed. And chasing a hobby-horse for no reason. It I vere to look for someone to blame for the decline in US christianity, I would probably focus more on protestant christians such as Westboro Baptists or Dominionists - their 'UnChristian Christianity' is apt to make anyone recoil in disgust.

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Atheists: How are you today? Full of food an in the lap of my family. Doing OK.

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Atheists - Do you continue your atheism in the coming new year too? I do not expect to start believing in a god. Apart from that I expect other things about me to change, as they have this year and every year before it. Even at 61 I am still "a work in progress", watching, thinking and learning ;-)) How about You ? regards JakobA

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What if anything at all can one say 'GOOD' about Obama? He tries to mend the "US versus THEM" mentality that have been crippling American politics for decades. He speak real, rather than sound-bytes.

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Can you describe yourself in one word? myself

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How can atheists deny what you do during life doesn't affect what happens to you after you die? You can create hell on earth while you are still alive by following the advice of diet-prophets.

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Have you been naughty or nice and if you have been naughty how do you plan to make it up with Santa? There are only a few days left I am sure that if I'm naughty enough with Santa he vill give me lots ;-))

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How is atheism reasonable? @ "How is atheism reasonable?" How is YOUR question reasonable ? You have asked the same before. And if you have read even 1/10th of the answers you have gotten to the question before you know the answer already. So why do you ask again ? And again ? And again ? Tell us the plain truth please. - What do you think you are accomplishing by repeating your questions over and over ? Matt...

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Should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a schoolbook? Considering the way most kids HATE whatever books they are told to read by their schoolteachers, I rather think that would be a bad idea. At least if your purpose is to spread Christendom it would be a bad idea.

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Are you one of the few ..............? PL read on!? Thankfully I am NOT one of the few. Not at all. I never really understood how the red queen in "behind the looking glass" could actually be proud of how she was able to believe in 3 impossible things before breakfast. I am rather proud that I dont ;-)) regards JakobA

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Have the atheists won because the holidays have been so commercialized that there is very little religious value left anyways? If it were atheists that had caused Chrismas to become so commercial, then you might have a glimmer of a point. But from here it seems more like the commercialism have been fostered by the business community, irrespective of theist/atheist leanings. regards JakobA

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It's time we take a page from Hugo Chavez's book and nationalize the US Oil Industry. Agreed? No. That would make the entire oil industry a single monopoly block. And with the government as owner of that bloc it would then be in the governments best interest to retain oil as the main source of energy. Also US laws on expropriation makes recompense to current owners extreemely expensive, It would probably result in 'fake' oil companies being formed with the purpose of becoming...

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What would the moral code be of our world if there was no more religion? Pretty much the same. Very few moral principles comes from religion.

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If western culture is so alien to muslims why on earth do they choose to come here ? Probably because western culture is not all that alien to muslims.

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Do Muslims celebrate a holiday during december. Most islamic holy days are timed by the Islamic calendar. A lunar calendar as was used in the arabian penindula at the time of the prophet. In comparison to our modified Gregorian calendar they move forwards 11-12 days pr year. If there is a holiday in December this year, it will be a holiday in November 3 years from now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan_%28calendar_month%29

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What would it take for you to realize The Beatles were no talent hacks who sold their souls to The Devil? A less broad spectrum of great tunes. A lesser range than from "Elanor Rigby" to "Norvegian woods" to "Imagine no religion" to "Help !". PS: Why is this question in the religion category ?

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If you were not where you are at, where would you be? I would be at home.

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Cosmology, Evolution and other sciences just come up with theories so are speculative but God is a fact. Thoughts? "Cosmology, Evolution and other sciences just come up with theories so are speculative but God is a fact." The argument is based on misrepresenting the words "theory" and "fact". It is commonly used by theists with little education, yet it must have been crafted by someone who knew he was misusing the words. Someone who knew he was lying. I dont like liars, and as I read it, neither does the...

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If you had a broken spine, or nerve damage, would you abuse the parts of yourself you can't feel? What would be the point ?

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Have you ever watched The Atheist Experience? No. The show is not awailable here in DK.

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Just wondering: How many youths, who felt so gutted when they started to realise that not everything their "church" (please read on) I think you are right, but would express it differently. Rather than calling it "throving out the baby with the bathwater", I attribute the effect to lingereing Dogma that have not been re-thought. eg: "Now that I am an atheist i must be a selfish hedonist with no morals, because morality can only come from god". It takes time to clean house and find a new balance after loosing faith. ...

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Insolent people establish a religious law, and sheeple follow. why do you think this is so? "fitting in" with the people around us is a built in priority we have. A strong priority. You can see it a lot of places. Probably most clearly in the young. Getting a new job, a new circle of friends, a new station in life, they can change, within a span of days, to different ways, different reaction to things, etc. The person is still there, but reality suddenly get filtered through a...

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What would you do if you found two little green aliens on your front lawn doing heroin? Id check my stash, and if nothing was missing, I would ignore the little green buggers.

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Christians: Did you know the God "Zeus" was another disguise & representation of Satan? Lightning is electrical discharges between areas with different electrical charge. No 'god of lightning' is needed nor desired. From what I hear, it is bad form for Christians to belive in the existense of Zeus or Thor or any other lightning god ("No god but YHVH ..."). Maybe you should focus on the errors in your own belief for a while. (Luke 6:42, Matthew 7:3-5) regards JakobA

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What breed of dog is considered the oldest American breed? There are a great many Native american breeds of dogs, from Inuit sled dogs through these: http://www.nighteyesfarms.net/ and the middle American Dingos thru to south American dog breeds. The cultural eco-centrism that claim no dog breeds existed in America before European settlers introduced their dogs to the continent is pretty ludicrous. regards JakobA

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Do you think that the advent of such things as the internet have been good for Christians who, centuries ago, had no (please read on) It is difficult to make valid comparisons betveen Christianity now, and Christianity centuries ago. A little like apples and oranges. begause the differences are so extreme. For one thing in the 'good old days' (before protestantism) laymen were not permitted to read the bible. That vas reserved for the clergy who could be trusted to 'read it right'. And considering some of the weird branches...

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Atheists: are you celebrating the holidays this year? That is actually a hard question. I am NOT celebrating the holy-ness of the day, as I see nothing holy in it. But I am celebrating my family, and loving our neighbors, giving and recieving gifts, etc, etc, ... So whether I am "celebrating the holiday" is really a matter of semantics. What does 'celebrate' mean, how much "holy" is there in holiday. My little sister is Christian and celebrate...

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What are noble/genuine aspirations? Can we discern what is needful for us personally without it being colored by a multitude of sources? It is fairly clear we cannot predict the ultimate results of our actions. What start out as a good deed may in the end become a catastrophe. eg: You can spoil your children with too many gifts and too easy a life so they end up as useless takers who feel they deserve being pampered without ever contributing to the world or their society. Then again, other children raised in what is...

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dont you think its kind of hateful that on jesus's birthday, everyone gets a present except him What present could we give that he do not already have ?

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Can anyone discredit these statements made over 2000 years ago? Well this one is quite easy to discredit as something applying to our current times: " Knowledge Increases. ["And as for you, O Daniel, make secret the words and seal up the book, until the TIME of [THE] END. MANY will ROVE about, and the [true] knowledge will BECOME ABUNDANT." Daniel 12: 4] " The [true] knowledge will become abundant ??? Surely you know of the Mega Church Circuses where...

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Is spreading atheism harmful to society? For those who are theists AND believe theism have brought significant benefit to society it may appear to be harmful and destructive. For those who are atheists AND believe theism have brought significant harm to society it may appear to be beneficial and neccesarry. For most people I think "Spreaders of the Word" (witch-ever Word) are just silly and a bit annoying.

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Militant Atheism: Isn't "spreading reason" just as bad as "spreading religion"? I quite agree. Aggeressive "Us versus Them" thinking is just as silly in atheists as it is in theists or politicians.

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Why is fornication considered as immoral as murder and rape by religions? LoL.

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Just heard on the news that scientists have created a version of bird flu that can pass from person to person. please read on... Please take a breather before obsessing about such alarmist news. For one thing ANY type of bird flu is already able to pass from person to person. that is nothing new, and anyone claiming it is should not be trusted to know what he is taking about. For another bird flu is not all that dangerous. We have lots of practice in making flu vaccines, it rarely takes more than a day, then another 3...

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From where did the fallacy of an immortal soul, eternal torment, and trinity originate, so who really are the true Christians? A fallacy is an improper application of logic, where the conclusion is not actually supported bu the logical premises put forth to 'prove' the conclusion valid. The conclusion itself is NOT a fallacy, the fallacy is the argument leading to it. if that argument is a fallacy then the conclusion MAY be incorrect, but that is not inevitable, it is easy to create a fallacious argument for something...

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Is the world misled by fallacies such as Trinity, Eternal Torment, Immortality of the Soul, Darwinism, and greed? If ALL of the things you list are fallacies, then the world is pretty thoroughly mislead. Are you sure they all are ? please elaborate for each of them.

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Does the Roman Catholic Church belong to any inter-Faith organizations, such as the WCC - World Council of Churches or any other group? Yes. The Roman Catholics are founding members of the WCC, and are also active in several other ecumenical initiatives. They are not very agressive about it though, as the understandable protestant reaction to such overtures typically are: "Ha Ha, You just want to get us back under your thumb." Even religions can suffer blowback from past misbehavior.

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Why is fornication considered as immoral as murder and rape by religions? Actually it is not ALL religions that are so down on it. Religions formed in patriarchal societies are the most hellbent on stamping out fornication in any form. - I theorize that that is because fornication creates doubt about who is 'the rightful heir' of the patriach. A single stableboy in the woodpile could cause the entire inheritance to go to a lowlife commoner, instead of a child...

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What's a good manly MAN'S song? How about this one:

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Why is it so hard to believe that technology similar to our own existed in prehistoric times? Assuming a natural disaster the preservation Because such technology leaves archeological evidence. Constructs like the New Jersey turnpike and the Hoover dam will be recognizable for what they were even after a 100 thousand years of natural erosion. The remains of the interstate highway system will be recognizable for a million years. If such technology existed in prehistoric times (a mere tens of thousands of years ago) we would have...

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Why do some religious people here have a problem understanding that atheism is the lack of a particular belief rather than a belief itself? For the same reason that causes the cartoon situation of ONE babyfish asking advice of it mummyfish when we all know perfectly well that - fish dont talk. - there is no such thing as one babyfish. mummy spews millions of eggs at a time. - the fish hatching from the eggs have no idea which adult fish spewed them. But human children have a mummy, who matter a lot to them, and because of that the...

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if your an athiest and dont believe in god, should you take presents at christmas Welcome to the "most repeated questions" club. http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2511874 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2357636 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2333676 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1843420 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1816876 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1815792 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/318149 You are a grade 3 member, Third in rank after the "am I pregnant ?"...

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Why wouldn't Noah let the Pokemon onto his arc? What a dick, am I right? Hey dont blame Noah for that. With *a pair of each kind" the ark was crowded to the max, there were no room for fighting. So the pokemons he brought died. Pokemons just cannot go without at least one big fight in each weekly episode.

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If, "the truth stands while the rest falls away" (MODE of Cosmic Therapy) when is there ever an impetus for trying to prove something? Because ofttimes it takes a while before 'the rest falls sway', and people get impatient so they try to speed up the process. And so nullifies it. It is a lot like politics really.

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If there was a referendum to nullify the right of the Scientology organization to call itself a church how would you vote? Such things are NOT subject to democratic voting. I must be decided according to the laws of the land, by judges trained to be impartial and unemotional on the subject. Can you name a single religion that would not abolish all the other religions should it possess a 51% majority.

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Do black people want to join the KKK? Then why do gay people want to be preachers? Probably because gayness and religious faith are entirely unrelated. The moral lessons taught by Jesus do not apply only to strait people. In most cases they would apply equally well to space aliens with tentacles and seventeen different sexes.

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Are Fundamentalist Christian Conservatives against welfare because it is against the Ten Commandments? The thing about Fundamentalist Christian Conservatives is that sometimes the Conservative part dominate, sometimes the Christian part dominate, and sometimes the Fundamentalist part dominate. And after being raised as such by Fundamentalist Christian Conservative parents they have absolutely no problem with fitting such divergent philosophies together, even though the task may appear...

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When two girls wear the same outfit, don't they have to fight to the death? You wish ;-)) Sorry no catfight for you. What happens is they talk and the the junior go home and change into something else. Or they may stick together like glue and pretend it was something they had planned.

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This is an article related to the "us against them" mentality between Christians and atheists. Comments? Opinions? Ideas? I love it. He raises real points (and fingers) at both stands, and does it with charm and love. If only 'the rabids' on both sides were able to read it. But I doubt they can. They will find hate in the fingers raised in their direction, and will gleefully collect ammo from any finger they see raised the other way. Just look how various ecumenical councils have trued to find similar 'common...

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Is it not so much that Atheists are bad people but that their values cannot be trusted since based on the "NOTHING" in which they believe? "Is it not so much that Christians are bad people but that their values cannot be trusted since based on the "NONEXISTENT ENTITY" in which they believe?" Not to mention the eagerness some of them have to judge and condemn anyone who do not believe exactly as they do (this despite several exhortations in their own scriptures not to NOT judge others).

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Understanding Atheism: Is one allowed to commit suicide, under this religion? Why? or why not? Theist religions may have a collective stand on this subject, but many do not. Atheism is not an organized group of people, so atheists have no central collective to even take a stand on their behalf. Each atheist will have to form his own opinion about it, should the need appear. I suspect that most atheists, like me, hope that the need will never appear ;-) regards JakobA

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Have you seen much propaganda promoting hostility toward atheists? No. None. I have heard of people with fx bumper stickers getting the cars scratched and such, but only in the US, never here in DK.

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what super power would you choose? But invisibility could be usefull too.

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Growing up everyone has heard 'there is no such thing as a stupid question'....agree or disagree and if you disagree give me an explain of a stupid question please =) Well, given this question http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1033734 and this question http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1033732 Identical and asked by the same person. I would say ONE of them is a stupid question ;-))

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is this a stupid question????? Yes. But it took a bit of wit to come up with it anyway. yes ?

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My husband is interested in adopting a pot-belly pig. Does anyone know where I could look to find city ordinances about these animals to determine whether we can even have one in our home? (Big Lake, MN) I doubt any state will allow a human family to legally adopt a pig. You need to aim a little lower, say to have it as a pet.

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Where does one look for god in a big city? Even in big cites there are quiet corners where you can sit and think or pray. You can often find such places near the harbor; places that were (as an example) used for drying fish 100 years ago, and now just lie unused, Factory districts also have a lot of such places.

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Since I am atheist doesn't that mean I -soul and all- am separated from God even before I 'go to hell'? It is impossible to be more separate than from something that do not exist. But I rather doubt you will go to hell, more likely you will just die in the fullness of time.

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who was god refering to when he stated let us create man in our own image There are several possibilities: 1) He was speaking to all the other God's. Back in those days god was young and naive and had not yet given up on consensus and cooperation between the gods. 2) He was speaking to the heavenly hosts, the angels he had created even earlier than the universe. It is widely accepted that at least Satan (the tempter) existed before Adam and Eve, else the fall could...

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Why do we observe sunday as the lord's day and the jews, seventh day adventists and the jehovah witnesses on saturday? When it is sunday there is 7 days to the next sunday. When it is saurday there is 7 days to the next saturday- What you see as different: Sunday versus Saturday. I see as the same: Every seventh day. Why create disagreement where there is none ?

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Is it seem okay to pick and choose what parts of God's law are done away with? Dont observe seventh day Sabbath, but we must not lie? Id say it depends on how we use the rules we chose. All too often we choose our rules as a way to hit other people with them, and that is not good.

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explain this sin thing? someone? so everyone is a sinner? It is pretty simple when you get right down to it. 'Sin' is disobeying god. Whatever god say is 'gods words' and must be obeyed. So when god told the Israelites to utterly eradicate the naobites and other tribes in the promised land, that genocide was not a sin. etc.

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Am I a bad person because I don't believe in God? Nope, that is not the reason you are a bad person. You are a bad person because you sit and obsess about it, instead of doing something useful. If that is what you are doing.

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Have you ever fallen in love ..............? no.

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Atheist: which quote is more dangerous to society? I STRONGLY dislike it when an answer I have written is disappeared. Such as the answer I gave in this question. And several others. I want to know: 1) WHY was this answer dissapeared. 2) By whose authority was this done. 3) Can I receive some guarantee that this will not happen again ? It is time for AB's leadership to publicly and sincerely declare that the site do NOT desire nor approve of...

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Atheist: do you not give birth after your own kind? No, I cannot give birth at all. But my wife did, and I am glad she did. And one of them was not her own kind, he is my kind. What the heck are you taking about now Andy ? Is this some old anti-evolution propaganda you have dug up ? If it is I would suggest you post the question in the category for that. and address it to pro-evolutionists.

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How do atheists reconcile their unbelief with apparent supernatural forces within our visible universe? @ "... apparent supernatural forces within our visible universe" Apparent supernatual forces are just that 'apparent'. It is things we are unable to find a natural and logical reason for. That do not mean that there isnt a natural and logical reason for them; nor does it mean that God did it with a miracle. All it means is that we do not know why that happened. In earlier ages there was a...

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Was the earliest Christianity devoid of denominations of variation in beliefs, were they ONE in belief, in faith? There was quite a lot of different directions and opinions. That is what the council of Nicae was all about, to 'standardize' Christianity. read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea

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What would the Church do if the Pope started declaring things that contradicted morality? Mostly nothing. According to dogma, when the pope speak 'from the lectern' he is inspired by god, and what he say is 'gods words'. If we deem it to be immoral the error must be in us. In our lack of understanding or in our lack of faith. It is a large part of why the protestant movement happened as it did.

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God, or Satan? Well God definitely have done better with the PR Morally I am not so sure. Trouble is I dont really know what it was Satan did to become "The Enemy". All I have is PR reasons. "He is Evil", "He eat people", "He is a sadist", "He disobeyed god", etc. I really dont know who deserve to get the white hat. If either of them do. regards JakobA

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Should Christians observe Christmas? None of my business. Let them celebrate as they want.

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How do you argue against this? No counterargument here. I agree with him that it dont make sense. Then again I have occasionally felt an urge to kick the computer, when a program I wrote did not work.

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Islamic cleric has warned Muslim women not to get too close to bananas and cucumbers to avoid having “sexual thoughts". Is he right? Just another old fogey being paranoid. it happens all the time. Remember that guy who thought teletubbies vere Gay propaganda ? Or the groups that played rock records backwards and heard satanic messages. Fools like that come in a steady stream.

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Why don't people get it through their heads that even if Jesus AND God both existed, Jesus was God's son, and not God? It even says so in Im atheist so I dont care.

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What does planets in alignment mean? "align" means "place in a line". Every now and then Mars or the moon will pass in front of Jupiter or some other planet, The two bodies involved will be "aligned" or "in alignment" with the earth. Forming a line. Such alignments can be sometimes be seen with the naked aye, so oldtime astrologers discoved that it happened and considered it important. What did Mars an Jupiter talk about when...

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Suppose Mohammed and Jesus Christ meet each other. What do you think they will say to each other after they said: "hi Jesus,hi Mohammed"? J) It strange, for some reason I expected you to be taller. M) LOL. and I(pbum) expected you to be taller. I(pbum) wonder why. J) Probably the media. We are stars, so they paint us all out of proportion. M) That could very well be it. Bugger, its hard to avoid the message getting distorted. J) Yeah, and the followers get worse and worse. Picketing funerals, doing inquisitions, it is practically...

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God is NOT supernatural?? It is a great short essay; but fail to see how the title question fit with it.

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What gender do yo think God is and why? Se is a womb-female, the fourth sex after: Seed-male, prenatal-hormone-male and egg-female.

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The Europeans and Arabs love Jesus the Christ-our sun of LOVE from Israel! Is there anybody who are not in love with Jesus? There is an AB'er "The Holy Spirit" who have looked closely at the light and just know that Jesus was a baddie. Apart from that I know of none who find fault with the Jesus' message of kindness, brotherhood and respect. Buddhists, Taoists, ... give it thumbs up all the way.

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What do you think about a people who are beautiful and always have a positive atitude no matter what? I hate them. Such perpetual godie-twoshoes makes me look even badder than I am.

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Christians: did you know "old Nick" aka Santa Claus is a medieval name for satan? (Christmas is False) Old Nick and Sct. Nicholaus are two different people. Just as there are other people than you who bear the name Andy. And others than me who are called Jakob ;-)) You draw very sweeping conclusions on the basis of inadequate evidence. Please check a bit further before you spread such erroneous conclusions to the world.

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I've noticed how there are Christians who are either for the prosperity message or are against it. What do you think God says about it? For those who do not know what the prosperity message is, there is a page about it here: the prosperity message I suspect the question was inspired by Tony Perkins' statement

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Atheist: who is more profitable? the man who claimed he has the key to how it all began or the man who claimed he has the key to death? As long as neither of them have more than a claim, I would say they are equally worthless.

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Would you read bible if there was cash hidden between the pages? ..But for unknown reason the dough won't appear unless you study each page Ah but there IS cash hidden behind every page, When you dont find any, it is because you do not read it THE RIGHT WAY. I shall be happy to teach you, for a small fee. Read it MY WAY and you will get the cash. Trust Me, it may take a while, but it will come. Just look at all these other people I have converted. And while you learn to READ IT RIGHT I can point to you as another convert. It...

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Christians: Are you aware, Statue of liberty, the olympic torch run and columbia ent are all Honoring Satan? No I did not know that. I still do not know that. But i have to admit that - the Statue of Liberty - the olympic torch run - the nation of Columbia Is an impressive list ;-))

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Tony Perkins (Family Research Council) says Jesus was a free marketer and wouldn't have supported the Occupy people or the poor: It just goes to show how far a religion can be twisted, to conform to the beliefs of those professing to believe in it.

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Atheists: If you HAD to pick one religion to be ultimate truth, which one would you pick? Which one could you live with, or even want to be true? @ "If you HAD to pick one religion to be ultimate truth, which one would you pick? Which one could you live with, or even want to be true ?" I disagree with the "HAD TO", belief can be neither forced nor chosen, It is there or it is not. In me it is not. If I were to convert to some religion it would be pretense and hypocrisy, not an honest conversion. I have met missionaries who seemed to...

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Atheists: Would you consider converting to one of my 2 religions? My first is Pastafarianism - there could be a free feed in it for ya! :) Sorry, I prefer the IPU (Invisible Pink Unicorn). It is the only religion I know of that have an end-time goal of peace and brotherhood, rather than killing and vengeance. And they have Pizza. Much better than spaghetti and meatballs ;-))

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What do you believe is the best feature of each of the worlds religions? The golden rule. I will not point to a particular religion as you will find the golden rule in the scriptures of pretty much all of them.

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I want to make a seasonal card for my neighbour who is haree krishna, does anyone know of a picture image I could put on the card I make? The current season is "Hemant" During Hamant there is one festival, celebrating the birth of Gita You can read about it here: http://hinduism.about.com/od/thegita/a/gita_jayanti.htm Not quite perfect as the celebration date is yesterday (6th of december) but pretty close. Here is a nice and appropriate image: http://www.exoticindiaart.com/artimages/earliest_representation_of_gita_govinda.jpg

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If you are christian and believe in god how do you explain justin bieber? Sometimes the Lord on high get an urge to test the people on this world. (like with Job) I suppose Justin Bieber is one of those tests.

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Why are you an athiest I am JakobA I am a retired computer programmer I am a Dane. ... "I am an atheist" is a long long way down the list of things that define me. squeezed in between: "I dont see the point of NasCar racing" and "I have never played raquetball". Atheist is a negative definition, it means 'not a theist', People rarely define themselves by what they are not. - "Hi I am Peter, I do not collect stamps,...

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I'm thinking about converting from Westboro Baptist to Scientology, any advice? Why dawdle like that ? Taking small steps and pausing all the time. Go all the way and join the White Nationalists.

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in the bible i keeep seeing the word yoke... what is yoke? The picture below show a yoke (the original meaning) It is used to have the animals pull things such as fx a loaded sled. A rope connect the sled to the central ring below the bar. and you tell the animals to move forwards. Yokes were a big improvement compared to just placing a loose loop of rope around the animals neck and having it pull. The stiff bar transfer the backward pull on the...

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Is the "Old Testament" the most widely followed religious scripture in the world? When you say 'followed', I would have to answer No. I doubt you can find anyone today who would suggest that: - A girl must marry the guy who raped her, with no possibility of divorce. - Smart aleck boys who disrespect their parents should be stoned to death. - Clothes must be made from only ONE kind of fibers. (Well possibly some very conservative Jews) - People who kick a pregnant woman so...

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Are you the type of atheist who thinks there isn't enough evidence God exists? Or, the type that thinks God simply can't possibly exist? Both kinds of people you describe are REAL atheists, so are people who never heard of any god and dont know what is meant by the word. atheist comes from a-theist, not a theist. and that mean everyone who do not believe in a god. It say nothing about WHY, or to what degree, it is not "the opposite of theist" it is "anything except a theist". That said I would answer your question by saying I...

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Do you believe Islam is a violent gutter religion? No. I dont think Christianity is a violent gutter religion either, despite such bad apples as the Phelpites, the inquisition, the dominionists and the Which hunts.

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Can anyone recommend a non-violent gutter religion, or maybe a violent non-gutter religion? how about a non-hateful non-gutter religion ? Or would that be aiming too high?

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If christians have churches, where do all the atheists hang out? At the bus station. Where the real people are.

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Would you consider someone a loser if they didn't go out and party/drink every chance they could? Especially if all the people their age were doing so. It rather depend on what they were doing instead of partying. But it would not take much. Partying is pretty low on my list of worthwhile activities ;-))

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Agree or diagree - To live unconsciously is to live in sin; to live consciously is to be virtuous, is to be religious? a) To live unconsciously is to live in sin. Answer one: If we use the word 'sin' in the religious sense of "Disobeying the word and will of god" then I must disagree. Adam and Eve (and all humanity after them) are cursed with Original Sin because they disobeyed a command, and that very disobedience was the cause of their becoming conscious and self aware. They were not 'conscious' until AFTER...

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Which is true Christianity? Catholic or Mormons? @ "Which is true Christianity? Catholic or Mormons?" The Question itself is wrong. Because it take as a premise that one or the other of just those two religions is 'The One True Religion'. And that is no more true when we say it about 2 religions than when we say it about one. It is about categories. about naming collectives. And then assigning attributes to them. A) Which are true humans...

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do you agree ? Those who don't believe in a god TALK about God a lot ? Uhm, no. AB is pretty much the only place i talk about god, and even there I also talk about a lot of other things. Is that the reason I frequent AB then ? I rather dont think so, It is more the hope of seeing a glimmer of a reasoning mind, paradoxical as that may seem, considering some of the questions asked, like "Will you be sorry when you discover Hell is real ?" and the like. Still the...

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Atheist, do you realize you are living this brief moment on this earth to deny the only offer to eternal life? There are many more offers than one. And I see no reason to choose yours. Singing hosannas 24/7 for eternity sounds like about the worst eternity imaginable. Then again, by the reports it seems that your god is also quite the sadist, so maybe the eternity he offers as an alternative actually is worse. In either case, basing all eternity on a mere 3 score and ten seem to be such a shallow...

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A small Kentucky church has chosen to ban marriages and even some worship services for interracial couples. Is this legal? As I read the article it was repealed and the pastor retired, even before the article was written.

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Do u consider mormonism, Jehovah's witness, or Catholicism to be a cult? Yes.

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Atheist: doesn't the first sentence of the bible prove einstein theory? A) "In order for MATTER to exist within SPACE it had to have a BEGINNING." - Einstein never said anything like that. And his theory is about how the existing universe works. Not about how it came to exist. B) "Beginning = Time"; "heavens = space" - It looks like you are creating equalities here because it fits what you want to prove, not because you have any shred of evidence that the equals...

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Atheist, If the bible is false, Because it was written by men shouldn't the same be considered for Science & History books? @ "you've accepted the scientist and their works, the historian's and their versions of history and rejected the work of the anointed ones." I most certainly have NOT ! - Where do you get these absurd notions ? Scientists make mistakes, just like anyone else. That is why science operate through peer-review. Any new guess about how the world might work have to be supported by evidence. and...

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Who is a true Christian according to Mark 16:16-18 ? Would you take the true believer's test, and drink a gallon of bleach? Well you know how salesmen get when it becomes clear they wont be able to meet their monthly quota.

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Can Truth violate an individuals intuitive sense of justice or logic? Why or why not? Intuition is useful, but it is also a dangerous tool to use. Did you hear about the lady who put her cat in the microwave oven, when it came in from the rain cold and wet ? Or the cabdrivers who keep working every day until they have earned "a full days pay" ? Some days they work only a few hours, other days well into the night. Intuition can be stupid, and often is. When it is catastropic...

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Atheism: summum bonum* of spiritual quest based on truth & reality: is hugely mystical awakening- not merely negation of belief in God? Please do not use so many big words. Such sesquipedalian loquaciousness do not explicate, it serves only to confuse and confound. Nor will the grandiloquence make people admire you. Say what you mean in plain language that the people you are talking to can understand. regards JakobA

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Is it wrong to be an Atheist? It is right for me. It may or may not be right for you. only you can tell what is right for you. regards JakobA

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Atheist, do you not realize the ways of your heart were written down long before you were born? What is your question ?

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After sex how long do you worry about AIDS? After sex is the wrong time to worry about AIDS. Buy a pack of rubbers so you are prepared BEFORE sex.

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Can you be religious,of any persuasion, and believe in the existence of intelligent extra-terrestrial life? Or are they mutually exclusive? Why would they be ? Nowhere in the bible does it say there was only one garden. Maybe those other gardens is what he went off to work on when he left the day old Adam and Eve unsupervised so they could eat forbidden fruit and get in trouble. It would be much harder to explain why he why he went to the trouble of creating billions of stars and galaxies and planets if they were only going to be...

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What is the logical approach for the existence of God? Ultimately all logic must be either hypothetical or rest on natural evidence for its premises. A creator god is a supernatural entity. If the nature(universe) he create contains evidence of his existence it is because he deliberately placed it there. And anything thus placed may or may not be a lie, we would have no way of knowing. So basically logic is inherently incapable of proving or...

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Is Napolean your hero, if for no other reason than arresting the damn Pope? Napoleon the 3rd is my hero because he turned the idea of democracy into a workable form of governmen. That required endless negotiations and compromises in all direction and he worked steadily on it for many many years. Napoleon the 1st just killed a lot of people with his idea of fighting being the solution to every problem. That is not a hero, that is a fool in love with his own image.

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Name some things that both religious and non-religious people agree on. That a huge number of the gods people believe in do not exist. The one small difference is that religious people think one of them exist.

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WTH! Can people stop making fun of and insulting my God? this really infuriates me and hurts my feelings. =( Could you please tell me which god it is I should not make fun of. The god of Mother Theresa ? Or the god of Fred Phelps ? The mighty Thor ? Or the swift Mercurius ? Or Khrisna ? Or ... ??? Please help me out here. We need to narrow it down to just 'your' god. And what about all the other gods that people believe in ? Should I respect them too ? The way you do ? If you do not respect...

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Why is Johnny Depp so awesome, but he was such a crappy Willy Wonka? Because Willy Wonka is for children, the humor needs to be flat and obvious. Johnny Depp's humor is for grown-ups. reflective and subtle. But he was instructed to do the other kind.

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Why don't we have endless conversations about proving/disproving Love? Why is it always about God? Why not expand the discourse? I have seen a lot of "do (s)he love me ?" questions here on AB. But somehow they rarely turn into huge discussions. Not sure why. But try asking a question like: "Why is Obama (or GWB) the best president since George Washington ?" I am sure that would get a huge discussion going. ;-))

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Who is the patron saint of bantering? I doubt there is one. The Old Norse had a deity of mischivious pranks (Loki), and so have several other religions, but YHVH is too dour and jealous to allow anythings that is 'just for fun'. regards JakobA

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John Cena and Jesus Christ have the same initials. Coincidence? Or a sign? So does Angelina Jolie and Al Jaffee. I think we must assume at least some influence from random chance. regards JakobA PS: Hey, I have those initials too, just backwards. That cinches it. A and J is the Lords sign that he places on the people of greatness. It is obvious ;-))

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Do you write people or write to them? I write people. And it means write to them. Or actually "write a message to them". Both subtractions are OK to use in english.

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You discover that the world is a Giant Holodeck and all its "human" inhabitants are holograms. Do you tell folks or keep quiet? Why? If people are Holograms, then nothing would change by telling them. If they are not, I would be locked up as a lunatic if I say they are. With no gain either way, I would keep it to myself. regards JakobA

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Is there any famous person whose footsteps you would have liked to follow in if you had the talent to do so? Whom would that be and why? Le Corbusier. His houses were (and are) fabulous. But on trying I found I'm more of a funkis guy. My plumbing works, but it is not pretty.

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In the future will we all be wearing 1960's clothes and hairstyles just like they did in Star Trek? Probably. Fashions tend to get recycled after a while.

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Can you be hot if you're cool? What about the reverse? Is cool hot or not? Cool is Hot, but is not Cool to call Cool Hot. In a girl enough Hot will automatically make her Cool, even if she is not. In boys the rules for Cool and Hot change frequently, with no apparent cause. You are advised to not use either word about them unless you are IN.

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How much does it amuse you when someone accuses another person and yourself of being one and the same person on this site? Well, its bound to happen occasionally. Tell him to compare punctuation and sentence structures next time. Those are rarely so similar.

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Casey Jones, Ironside, Columbo, Mister T, McGyver, Jim Rockford, Quincy MD or Jack Lord. Who should run the country? None of the above.

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How do you deal with two wise guy's who show up at your front door? 1) Gracefully accept the gold and frankincense. 2) Ask them where the 3rd wise guy is. The one with the myrrh. 3) Close the door.

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Who here thinks I'm a funny person?! Well, this is a funny(peculiar) question.

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Have you ever seen a middle class or upper class LADY, or a lady of any class wear those boots that Julie Roberts wore in "pretty Woman"? Sorry, I did not look at the boots.

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Whats your number one rule in your bedroom? Im da man.

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They feel so firm. Are the natural? Dangerous question that. You probably wont be allowed to continue feeling.

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Did i craft a truly artistic bespoke headwear that speaks to the demise of modern society and the failure of civilization? @ "No answers yet. Be the first!" but I dont want to be first, or second, or third ... in this sort of question.

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Is the Holy LORD God, and Sin the same thing? Why does it seem like they are never around at the same time? "Why does it seem like they are never around at the same time?" Because, by definition, God should be thanked for all things that are good. And man or the devil should be condemned for all things that are bad. That is just the way it is ;-))

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atheist if life was an equation atheist do you choose to believe x is 0 and is neither the beginning or a solution? If life was an mathematical equation I would use the rules of math to find out what X is. I most certainly would not start by saying: "I will not accept any value of X other than X='God'." regards JakobA taking your equation X -5 = 2 we get X = 7 Trugh mystic numerology I know that 7 means "Chocolate chip cookie" No wonder so many people say "This is life" when they eat a chocolate chip...

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Can atheism save the world from its self? No. But people can. Especially if they pay attention to reality and dont let themselves get sidetracked by superstition. Like this guy: "We don't have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand." ~ James G. Watt (US secretary of the interior under Reagan) Or this guy: “George Bush was not elected by a majority of the voters in the United States, he was appointed by God.” ~...

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One-world religion? Is it possible ever? I think there would be, if only there was a god to promote it. PS: Would YOU adopt the Westboro Baptists religion as yours? If it was the only one around ?

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Should women be property, like in the bible and koran? If we go by the example of parts of the old testament (eg Deuteronomy) then women and particularly daughters are property. a) To be offered as a diversion if the crowd wants to violate your (male) guests. {Lot} b) To be married to the man who raped them. He broke them - he bought them. {Deut 22} But later in the OT this changes. When Tamar is not given the heir to which she is entitled, she...

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What sentence is correct "Dog laps milk". Or "Dog drinks milk". Please clearify it if you know? Both are incorrect. People feed milk to their dogs because they feel milk is 'better' than water, and their pet deserve the best. But grown dogs cannot metabolize milk, they are willing to drink it for the water it contain, the rest is useless to them. People and a very few other animals (eg cats) retain the ability to metabolize milk, most mammals have use for it only as babies, and are...

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Why are all the religions against Sex ? There are several brabches if Christianity that downright demand that the faithful should procreate and multiply as much as they can. That it is fx a sin to use rubbers when having sex. So i do not think 'against sex' is the best choice of words. It is more a matter of controlling sex, trying to make it a safe and predictable thing; rather than something that grabs people by the guts and make...

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Do you have a very unique job. If so, what is it? Educating people on the internet.

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Jehovah's Witnesses: Do you accept my invitation to come to my house for dinner? An inter-Christian thanksgiving ? Could I come (as an atheist) ?

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You can destroy one religion, erase it permanently from existence, and the followers will convert to yours. Will you? What religion? Sorry, I do not have a religion to replace the one I got erased in them. They will have to grow up in their own time. It would be a hugely immoral thing to do anyways.

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Do you believe in Supernatural forces or Supra-natural forces? Do you believe in Nothing? Do you believe in everything? Am I God? Are we? I believe in lots of things but my beliefs are conditional, They may be proven wrong any moment as new knowledge accumulate. I am almost entirely sure that I am not a god. Much less God. Neither are you or any other poster here on AB. Every single grain of sand exist, as do every hydrogen atom. Even those spread thin between the galaxies. So I guess I believe in everyTHING. I do not believe...

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What natural disasters often occur where you live? Very Very few. We have occational floodings in southern Jutland (when there is a strong and wind-assisted tide). And sometimes a strong storm that blows the roof of some houses and break trees in the forests. No earthquakes, no volcanoes, no tsunamis, no hurricanes and no tornadoes. Nice and quiet ;-))

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Is the Occupy Movement beckoning a whole new epoch unlike that ever experienced through previous world history? I doubt it. It is too incoherent to hold together long enough. On the plus side the same applies to the Tea Party.

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What differentiates Christianity from other religions? Nothing.

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What does this Phrase mean as you understand it... "the Bible is filled with Hidden meanings? @: What does this Phrase mean as you understand it: "the Bible is filled with Hidden meanings" ? Most often it is used as shorthand for "Go away annoying child, I cannot make sense of that passage either" (eg Gods military tactics in gaining control of the promised lands for the faithful, or most of Revelation.) I suggest you actually read the book, you might find meaning :-) regards JakobA

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What are demon spirits? Did God give some evil female animal spirits the opportunity to become a demon? by The Holy Spirit 36 minutes ago | no answers | in More Religions Did God give some female spirits the opportunity to have an angel position? by The Holy Spirit 37 minutes ago | one answer | in More Religions Did God give some male spirits the opportunity to become an angel? by The Holy Spirit 38 minutes ago |...

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Atheists: With all respect, can you read this quote from instituting Thanksgiving, and find a reason why you should participate? Come on now. Whether theist or atheist, it is always fun to watch Uncle Joe when he gets drunk and stars fighting whatever it is he fight with then. Not to mention stuffing your face till you drop. But surely there is nothing biblical about thanksgiving, it is a tradition that started as a neighborhood get-together between pilgrims and indians. An excellent idea, but nothing to do with any...

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Does the love of Jesus ever manifest itself in violence,doing harm to another person who does not think as you do or believe as you believe? Probably. For the insane any string of random observations may give compelling meaning. I have always wondered what Sarah thought as Isac followed after Abraham while carrying the firewood. And how loving their marriage was after that.

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How do you effect change if not by protesting injustice? Some of you have written off the entire "Occupy" movement. Will you tell me why? There are many many ways to do that, and protesting is not the best one. Neither is suicide bombings. Protesting serves to publicize the injustice done. It frequently have no effect beyond informing unscrupulous people that there is an opportunity for them there. Like when the police proudly declare that they have caught a drug runner with 2 million dollars worth of pure heroin in his...

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Do senile religious people eventually stop believing in godzilla? Omgbliss. kindly stop with the spamming and trolling. Unless of course you WANT to be famous as "the atheists anil m"

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How do you feel and react when someone asks you if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your lord and savior? I tell them No.

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Is pseudo science the new religion.. people using scientific terms to justify whatever they believe when the science isn't there? Well sort of. I too have noticed that people with weird notions often trot out some pretty 'pseudo science' in the hope that it will convince people that their silly notions have scientific backing. The Nazi's used a lot of pseudo science to 'prove' that jews were inferior and evil, etc. I remember a guy talking about how oil was really not old plant matter, but was instead produced far...

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Rather than science being based on religion, shouldn't religion be based on science? Neither should be based on the other. Science and religion are entirely separate subjects. Religion is about the supernatural. Science is about the physical universe. Should science make claims about the supernatural you can safely dismiss them, it dont know what it is talking about. And if religion make claims about the physical universe, you better check with science before accepting them.

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Why do you not believe in God? (Assuming you don't) Because I do not believe such a being as god exist. Any voices I heard in my head I would put down to going insane. Especially if they said things like "Take your son and kill him as a sacrifice to me" or "Picket the funerals of soldiers who died for their country because I hate gay people". Thankfully I have not heard any such voices yet. Maybe I am sane ;-)) regards JakobA

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When would you take a leap of faith? Why? We all do. Daily. Whether we believe in a god or not. When I drive my car through a forest i dont worry that a deer may suddenly jump out in front of me. Yet that happens 100s of times every year. When I buy a lotto ticket i expect to win, despite tonnes of calculations and logic clearly shoving that the sum of money won in each drawing is orders of magnitude lower than the sum of money paid...

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Will you join the Ministry Of Silly Questions? No,

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One meter is equal to how many inches? It depends. What kind of Inches are you talking about ? The International/Imperial Inch is 25.4 millimeters. 1000 divided by 25.4 gives 39.37 International Inches to a meter. The US Surveyors Inch is 0.0002 % smaller than the International Inch The Metric inch is 25.00 millimeters 1000 divided by 25 gives 40 Metric Inches to a meter. The Scottish inch is 25.441 millimeters 1000 divided by...

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What is the purpose, theme and message of the Book of Mormon and who actually wrote it? Is it considered equal to the Bible as for as truth? Mormons think so. non-Mormons usually do not. Hardly surprising ;-)

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Would you agree that Religion is like a foreign language? In order to understand you need to be open to learning it. Well yes. But I see that as a general property of learning, rather than of religion or languages. It applies equally to math or carpentry or windsurfing or whatever else one might study. regards JakobA

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do you have any friends on facebook that you don't know? No, because I am not on Facebook. Dont like the place. Here, and on most every other website i frequent that have a friends function I have several such unknown friend, As default I click yes to friends requests, only rarely do I send one.

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Why are people so secretive on AB, not giving their sex or any information about the. They must be deceptive people!!!! "Why are people so secretive on AB, not giving their sex or any information about the. They must be deceptive people!!!!" Because it can be quite a relief being judged ONLY by what you write, rather than by the listeners/readers prejudices about your sex or skin color or whatever. I remember once on another forum a guy who wrote beautiful poetry. Much later he revealed that he was also a...

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WHY do the Muslims believe that the original Gospels of Jesus have been corrupted and lost? The adoption of the Christian doctrine of the trinity was not exactly unanimous at the council of Nicae. A majority (including the host of the conference) liked it and a large minority did not. Main reason is it do not fit very well with the "There is only ONE God" that is quite explicit in both the Torahs and the Quoran. The trinity try to conform with it through a lot of apologetics that...

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Who told you there was no God? I dont know. Not even sure someone did. I am however very sure that a lot of people have told me that he do exist. So apparently being told something over and over again is not enough to make me believe it. I also dont believe that science have proven that Colgate is better. Or that 'trusting pink' will make my laundry cleaner. Quite the reverse actually. In my experience, the more people...

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How important is God in your life? Utterly insignificant.

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How do you get a boyfriend in a week? I think you would have to put out. And what you got would probably not be worth it. Cant hurry love. http://youtu.be/fQ7uXX9K7Sk

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Can you survive for a month on Coca Cola and Flinstones vitamins? I think you have chosen the wrong category, I see no connection to Mormon religion in your question ?

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Why does Islam forbid sleeping in the nude? I never heard of such a rule. Are you sure ?

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Could the "wise men" or "magi" that visited Jesus have actually been Hebrew rabbis? Hardly, they came from far foreign lands.

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What would you like to be reincarnated as? I wont be reincarnated, I am on my last go-round ;-)

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Would The Church Of Jesus Christ And Ladder Day Saints be a good name for a wrestling stable? Nah, it is too long. What is "ladder day" anyway, something to do with coreographed wrestling ?

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Christians: do you feel there is religious justification to be specifically anti-slavery? Or is it just something that is just right, but doesn't have any backing scripture? Some Christian parsons cited fx the curse of Noah as the justification for slavery. Something about Noah getting falling down drunk and passing out so he lay there with his 'nakedness' visible, and one of the sons came by and laughed and pointed fingers at him instead of covering him up properly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_%28son_of_Noah%29 And Negroes was decreed to be the sons of Ham....

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I think I read that if you take a picture of a full moon, when they look very, very, very large (it happens from time to time), the picture will come out as a regular size full moon and there is no scientific explanation. Is that true? No, That is not true. A thin layer of haze in the air will sometimes make the moon look bigger, but a camera will record it as bigger too. You would probably have to spend several months checking that out, because you would have to wait for such haze to happen while photographing around every full moon to make sure you had pictures from before during and after of the same full moon. I guess...

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Is Religion simple daily reliable practice? Will a scientific explanation invariably humble the meek? The teachable? In time? With Love? The path you take should never be a circle. Going nowhere. But if you happen too look from the wrong direction it can be difficult to see the difference between a circle and a rising spiral.

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Do you ever spread PVA glue on the back of our hand and let it dry just so you can peel it off? No, but I have done equally ridiculous things.

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Do you catch yourself being racist sometimes? Yes, it has happened. Once when breaking up a fight I automatically assumed that the swarthy looking guy was the aggressor and not the danish-looking girl. That assumption was wrong. Clear racial profiling :(

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Hi there im not a very religious person but i believe in god completey as my savour but my question and i hope someone can answer it for me is. i am looking for information on the "prince of god" on earth. if anyone can help that would be great. thanks I suppose that would be Christ after the second coming when he is supposed to rule for 1000 years

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Believers tend to become upset when someone professes unbelief; but do atheists become so upset when someone professes their theism? It rather depends on the situation, and the people involved. I remember once at a major accident this devout believer vent down on his knees and started praying loudly for the injured. Trouble was he did it in the middle of the designated ambulance lane, so I told him to go somewhere else, which he would not because 'it was important'. That is the one time I have used one of those special...

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Would Jesus suffer a woman to vote? I suggest you do a google on "The Gospel of Mary"

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Jesus said there will not be any prophets after me, if there is they are false prophets so does that mean Islam and its prophets are false? I very much doubt you can show me some place in the bible where Jesus said that. You may have heard it as an over-interpreted extension of "only through me"; but that AFAIK is all it is.

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As a means of public execution -when did 'the cross' begin to become fashionable? The Romans did it it a lot, but the actual practice go back a lot further. And even if we had a full historical record of prehistoric times, we would have to decide exactly what is a crucifixion and what is not. As an example the romans generally did not use crosses, most often they used T-s. A standing beam with a crossbeam resting on top of it. Is that a crucifixion ? How about when a...

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Do you believe that the human soul is eternal? Assuming 'the soul' is a living part of god, then that would be a possibility. Otherwise souls would at least have been 'born' when god created them. Personally, I do not think there is such a thing as 'souls'. My guess is the concept have arisen from attempts to explain our self-referencing consciousness as something separate from ourselves. regards JakobA

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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures the most accurate? The JVs think so. The evangelicals tend to prefer the King James Version. etc. Alas you have to look long and hard to find an unbiased opinion on this subject.

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Why some christians think that they are better than other Christians. It is pretty much implicit in the concept of monotheism: "There is ONLY ONE god, and Jesus is his son and prophet". And by that anyone who do not have it exactly like that is automatically WRONG WRONG WRONG. And once you have gotten that far it is tempting and easy to extend it to trivialities like whether the sabbath day should be celebrated on Freyas-day, on Saturns-day or on the Suns-day.

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What race do you consider Jesus Christ to be? Jesus was a Semite, that is of the line of Sem, 2nd son of Noah. The whole middle east region (including Eqypt) is supposed to be of that line AFAIK. So actually BOTH Jewish and Arab

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Why is it that lots of atheists love to get on here and ask theists to prove to them that God exists? You know I have never seen any atheist "ask theists to convince them" of anything. Not ever. What I have seen (and quite often) is atheists saying "If you want me to believe that, you will have to supply some real evidence for it". Same as the greengrocer will say "If you want an apple, you will have to pay me 50 cent for it". So please dont blame atheists because you do not have "50 cents"....

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Is there a revised version of the bible that has all the contradictions taken out? The closest I know of is the Jefferson Bible, collated by Thomas jefferson (founding father) by omitting all the miracles, but retaining the philosophy and morality. see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Bible regards JakobA

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A common argument against agnosticism: we have no way of knowing whether the tooth fairy exists, so shall we suspend judgment and claim that it may indeed exist? Agnostics: Care to refute or comment on such an argument? Sorry, but I cannot find enough logic in the argument to refute anything. I can however tell you that I have never heard such an argument given by any agnostic, so I find it hard to believe that it is a "common argument". Can you evt link me to some of the several examples that have caused you to consider it to be a common argument ? regards JakobA

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Is anything too hard for God? I guess you never met Chuck Norris.

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RELIGION:suicide is unforgivable,if you kill yourself you go to hell,but if someone wants to kill themselves, they must already be in HELL ? Something is off here. If that is a true description of the situation and the religious position, then suicide is merely a way to make the current situation permanent.

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What happens to those who have never heard about Jesus? Within Christianity there are many different answers to that question. mostly sparked by the philosophers and scholars in ancient Greece. "Surely it is unfair to condemn such wise and peaceful people to eternal torment". - The Catholic gave them a special (reasonably nice) section in hell (purgatory) where they could be taught and eventually be admitted to heaven. - Mormons have a similar...

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Do you think arab muslim immigrant girls from the middle east who came to America are very horny? I think a better word would be 'frustrated'. Anyway is not premarital sex also very close to illegal in the US ? Or at least as illegal as the Holy Molies could get it. It seems to be a common goal in religions, to prevent people for having sex, and to make them feel guilty if they do anyway.

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Can enlightenment be attained without faith ? In the cosmic all of course, the Buddha struggled long and hard before he gained enlightenment.

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We have many kind of theism,SO How many kind of atheism do we have? The thing is that atheism is not defining a group with any kind of common goals or beliefs, atheism is the alternate to theism. The alternate to having belief in some sort of god or gods. So the group we really have is theism, comprised of the people who believe in Thor or YHVH or Allah or Jupiter or any of a thousand other gods. it is fairly easy to subdivide that group, fx by making smaller...

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Did God create sin? I believe the basic dogma is that god created EVERYTHING.

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Do you think man can live without God? Of course he can. And so can horses and monkeys and giraffes and acacia trees and butterflies and mole rats and elephants and ... etc forever. Please notice I did not even bother to ask you WHICH particular god you were thinking of when you wrote 'God'. It does not matter, because whichever god it was we know he was utterly unknown to more than 50% of the people on earth just a few centuries...

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Is there a War on Christmas in the US? Nope. The "war on Christmas" ended in the US around the time of the civil war when the ban on Christmas Celebrations was overturned as a religious encroachment on personal freedom. Up until then the eastern states (prompted by their Christian majorities) had condemned Christmas as an un-Christian display of secular drunkenness, gluttony and indulgence. regards JakobA

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Who is worse;those who in-spite of claiming to "know" God and are morally bankrupt,or the agnostics and atheists? Morally bankrupt is morally bankrupt. Not a good thing to be. It makes little difference which people you harm or the particular subjects you lie or deceive people about, be it the healing power of God or the healing power of apricot pits. From a Christian viewpoint I suppose it is particularily bad to lie about god and their relationship with him, they even have words for that:...

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Have we been marked by the beast yet? Goodnight! Not that I have noticed, no. Have you ? either way, have a good night sleep.

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Since God believes in karma, have you had misfortune in your life and wondered the reason for the bad occurrences? Some have good fortune. Please provide some sort of evidence for your postulate that "God believes in karma". Do you think karma is superior to God that he should be obliged to believe in it ? As far as I know the concept of karma is originally derived from the Hindu religion (8-armed goddesses and a lot of quite pornographic scriptures), and later refined by the Buddhist (godless) religion to the meaning it mostly...

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Atheism is _______________. non-Theism. The absence of belief in any god(s)

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Did you know that espousal of atheistic views was rare in Europe during the Early Middle Ages and Middle Ages...... Yes, I knew that. I suspect many of the 'great people' of those days were secretly without faith, and only kowtowed to the ruling faith to survive.

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Is god the biggest urban legend? Yes and no. You could equally say it is an agrarian legend, or a hunter/gatherer legend, etc. By placing the limiter 'urban' in front of 'legend' you get an incorrect implication that people who answer yes agree that 'god' is a particularly urban notion, and that is far from true. Statistically I would even call it wrong, as modern urban areas tend to have a greater proportion of atheists than...

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Morality is doing what is right, regardless of what we are told. Religion is doing what we are told no matter what is right. One thing is for sure, pretty sound bytes are not enough by themselves.

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Does the brain control the way we perceive reality? Yes, very much so. The 'Picture' we 'see' when we look around us contain a lot more detail than out optic nerves are capable of carrying. A lot of it is 'added' from past experience and from our knowledge/belief about what is there. Another place you can see it is in reports from UFO believers, it is fairly easy to track the various major 'Alien contact' movies from the way details in the...

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Name some things that both religious and non-religious people agree on. Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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Is it possible to doubt the existence of God based on logic and science, yet still have faith that God exists? Logically it is not possible, but emotionally it is very possible and happens all the time.

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Some try to apply logic to belief in God. God is a product of faith not logic. It is illogical to do so. Why do they continue to try? Yes, it is a bit of a paradox there. On one hand faith is extolled as a essential virtue, and then on the other hand they attempt to make it unnecessary. In some ways it parallels the Calvinist notion that it really is not missionaries who convert the heathen, but god himself who chose who is to be infused with holy spirit and converted. Yet still retain the commandment to 'go and make all men...

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http://intelligencesquaredus.org/index.php/debates/the-world-would-be-better-off-without-religion/ YOUR opinion? If that was supposed to be a debate, then the site ought to remove all references to the word 'intelligence'. The arguments on both sides were dogmatic sound bytes with no reasoning visible to be examined. Affirming the pre-held opinions of those on 'their side' rather than challenging those on the other side.

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Are atheists logical and those of faith illogical? Some atheists on AB seem to believe that logic only resides within them. Do you agree? I do not agree. We all use a mixture of dogmatic and critical thinking. For an example you might compare 'Dennis the Menace's neighbors, the elderly Wilson family. - Mr Wilson just KNOW everything is aimed at aggravating him, and pretty invariably react with anger, not just at the horrible things Dennis do, but at most everything. The daily paper thrown 5 feet from his front door, etc. - Mrs...

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Buddha teaches that we should free ourselves from ill feeling towards others - but does that include loathing of truly evil people, too? "Truly Evil People" ? Are you sure there are any ? The great majority of people that our history books describe as "truly evil" had redeeming features or were actually more deluded than evil. Those medieval Inquisitors really thought they were bringing people to god with their torturing. Just as the recent Bush administration thought every prisoner in Guantanamo and elsewhere was a terrorist...

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Do atheists like to fish? Early Christian communities used a stylized drawing of a fish as a recognition symbol that would not be understood by their roman persecutors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthys#The_early_church So if atheists go fishing they should pay a license fee for using a Christian(TM) symbol. The thieving scum ;-))

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Does God endorse sinning? If god endorse it it is not sinning. With god as the 'prime mover' there cannot be a preexisting rule of "this is sin, and this is not sin" that god is obliged to follow. God is the one who define what is sin (or not) and god may redefine it at any time. If you are a bible reader you will see this many times. "Do not kill anyone"/"Kill every man woman and child in that tribe", etc

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Can someone be neither an atheist nor a theist? A theist is somebody who believe at least one god exist. Anyone who is not a theist is an atheist. A non-theist. Semantically there cannot be anyone who is not in ore or another of these 2 categories. We may question the wisdom of positing just those 2 catergories as significant and worthy of having a name. For one thing the word "god" is pretty much undefined, and without a proper...

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Do you want to get all of your questions answered? Not at all. I would not have THOSE questions to toy with anymore, but I am sure each answer would create 2 new question. There is no danger of running out of questions.

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Is it wrong to be an athiest? Well you said it : "... this stupid thought ..." ;-)) It is difficult to live in 2 worlds at the same time, you get culture shock, uncertainty, and lots of doubt. Then again it is also pretty much the best thing you can do. There on the border is where you learn the most, about people, about the world and about yourself. It is where you can see not just the differences but also the...

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Was Jesus a vegan? No. - The Vegan movement did not start until the mid 20th century. - According to the bible he ate fish and lambs meat. By the way, isnt it about time you actually read that book ? But I am sure the ratio of meat to vegetation in his diet was a lot lower than ours. Meat was not an everyday thing back then.

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Is asking for proof of God pure fallacy because ALL evidence is subject to interpretation of whether or not it is devine? Please read up on the meaning of the word "fallacy". This is the second question where you use the word, and it does not fit in this question either.

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was Mary raped? When God do it it is not rape. It is an honor. see also the medieval concept of "droit du seigneur".

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Who would like to take me camping? I've never been. Frankly I would rather not. Camping require quite a bit of know how and practice. The person You go camping with should be someone who love you enough to not mind doing everything, and then continuing to fix the things you mess up (using all the fire-starters on building the very first fire, pitching the tent in a stream-bed because "there is less wind here", etc.) regards JakobA

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Is child molestation a sin? If we go by the bible then children should be beaten when they misbehave, and stoned if they disrespect their parents. So it cannot be a sin (a disobedience to gods instructions). It is however wrong, and illegal in most civilized societies, including the US.

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Why has no major Islamic Cleric catagorically condemned the suicide bombers/terrorists/hate mongerers??? Are you as fed up as I am hearing them go on and on about 'Islam is a religion of peace' without disowning the bombers etc.... Plenty have done just that. http://islamnewsroom.com/news-we-need/373-whywedonthear http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=249362 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCtOON1q3io http://www.fatwa-online.com/news/0040508.htm http://www.fatwa-online.com/worship/jihaad/jih004/index.htm http://www.islamfortoday.com/terrorism.htm You may also not know that - Most Islamic terror attacks are aimed at...

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If atheists don't believe in God, why do they all us expressions like; "God help me" or "Oh my God"? " If atheists don't believe in God, why do they all use expressions like; "God help me" or "Oh my God"? " If Theists do believe in God and know they are not to use his name in vain, why do they all use expressions like; "God help me" or "Oh my God" ? I rather doubt those phrases was introduced in the english language by atheists ;-))

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can you actually bring a civil law suit against a democrat president, notice I don't capitalize, (Cause I aint got no respect for them) You can sue the President privately in whichever way you want. Just be warned; he have access to some darn good lawyers, so it is not likely to gain you anything. Suing him (or any other politician) for a political decision he makes is near impossible, you will need much better evidence than the sound bytes you are fed at Tea Party rallies or Republican gatherings. regards JakobA PS: Are you...

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Can a Muslim aunt be her Catholic nephew's godmother? nor do I care enough to even try to properly scan the question.

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THE new atheists envision a world with no religion—no suicide bombers, no religious wars, and no televangelists fleecing their flocks. Does that vision appeal to you? 1) That vision appeals to me. 2) Who are these "New Atheists" you are talking about ? I've been an atheist for 50 years, and have never before heard of them. 3) No, I do not think universal atheism would lead to a better world. The wish to impose our will on others are deeply rooted in humanity, and I am sure we would find ways to continue to do so.

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Would you say that performing sexual acts dressed up as either the pope or religious figure (nun, deacon, etc) is satanic? No. Hypocricy and Satanism are 2 very different things.

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What are Christians known for? Missionaries, The Crusades, The Inquisition.

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When will they understand that God is not for sale? Maybe when priesthoods stop selling him to the highest bidder, whether it be politicians, marketing depts or military generals.

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Why is it when your cold you wee alot? Sorry, with me its the other way, I wee less when cold. (not the best time to throw away warm liquid) Could it be you only think you wee more ? Because you spend more time unwrapping and rewrapping layers of cloth.

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Of the following, which religion has historically been the least peaceful? If we consider the biblical description of the taking of the holy land around 1300 BC to be historically accurate. then Judaism 'wins' by several lengths. Even Christianity cannot compete.

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Why do Buddhists shave their heads? Rather than being a sign of humility, is this not MORE image-conscious, because of the effort required? We should all stop shaving then ? Considering the way fancy hairstyles are often used for display and vanity, I find it easy to see the baldness as a humble withdrawal from such earthly pride.

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How come there are laws against speaking out against religions but none stopping the religious speaking out against everything else? There are very few places where the old blasphemy laws are still enforced. You can get in trouble if you slander individual religious people though. And so can they.

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Yahweh and Allah- same God or different? Jewry, Christianity and Islam are "The Abrahamic Religions", All based on Jewish scriptures (with some additions), and all worshippong the god of Abraham in their slightly different ways.

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Why aren't young girls entering the convent? I haven't seen a nun in years. Most of the dress rules for nuns have been relaxed to the point where they are difficult to distinguish from regular people. They still tend to dress a bit more conservative though, no tube tops with a bare stomach, etc.

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Has there ever been a religion to use self-deprecating humor? I have known quite a few priests who did, but the religion itself tend to insist on being a serious matter.

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Where do all the day light savings hours go? They are stored in old coal mines, so they can be heady for spring when they are needed again.

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Would religion -without God- actually make more sense? The Buddha spoke against the belief in gods, and Buddhism is a largely god-less religion. On the whole buddhism is also one of the more palatable religions. It does not promote absolute patriarchal sovereignity as "the natural order", it does not venerate an instrument of torture, and it does not call on its faithfull to turn everyone on to Buddhism (by whichever means). Even so there have...

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There seem to more similarities than differences between Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Why can't they get along? Because there are more similarities than differences between Christianity, Judaism and Islam. For many people it is very important whether their football team is better than some other football team. But noone cares whether their football team is better than a baseball team. regards JakobA

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True or false - Spirituality is the lighthouse to the people who are travelling in the ocean of the world.? Romantic and meaningless. An empty profundity.

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Is an atheist so by conviction, or by convenience? When you ask an either/or question like that you should make sure that your 2 categories are: a) mutually exclusive (no atheist in both). b) collectively universal (every atheist in one or the other). In this question neither a) nor b) is observed, and that make the question nonsense. You might as well ask whether Christians are sincere or on sundays.

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Is the fallacy of non belief be that we NEVER have all the facts and facts we do have are ever changing? I do not see the fallacy there. Please explain. It is however a 'Problem' of non-belief. And equally a problem of belief. If we always knew everything about every situation we find ourself in, we would always be able to act correctly. As it is we rarely know more than a small part, and so we have to act on what is essentially guesswork. Will my project work out or will it be a flop. We never...

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Did God create viruses? If you are a creationist who believe God personally designed every living being, then it follows that he created viruses too. Else it would seem a rather silly thing for a god to spend his creation power doing.

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i rounded up all the people that make computer viruses ... what shoud we do with them ? Make an omelet. PS: Why ask this in the religion section ?

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Do you cuss? No more than you.

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Where does it say in the Bible that man will be resurrected to live on earth? Also where does it state earth will be restored to Paradise? Most all of 'End time' data is interpreted out of relevations. That also account for the many different and even contradictory statements, John is pretty vauge and ambiguous.

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If a miracle was said to have happened but but was only reported over 30 years later, would that be sufficient proof? At least the Catholic church have an office charged with 'investigating' miracle reports. It is almost like a court case. I dont know what their critea are for evidence, but they are considered quite strict and throw out most miracle reports as insubtantial.

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What if Jesus told you you had to find the Triforce and save Zelda? Please stop it with the trolling.

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How many, if any, microwaves have you had in the last ten years... Two. Sot the first as a handme down several years ago. Then 2 monthst ago it stopped working and I bought a new one.

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Can I worship Satan publicly without fear of being burned at the steakhouse? That rather depend on where you live. In Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and many parts of the US I would advise you to thread carefully. In Scandinavia most people would just shrug and think "What an idiot".

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Pumpkin Carvin that be the _________? bomb; especially if you then drop it from a 4th story balcony. PS: Dont do this at home kids, you could kill someone.

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Did God say he would call but never did? I think he lost his cell. It's been ages since he called anyone, and the answering service wont take any more messages.

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I've noticed a disturbing lack of penguin-based cults. What can we do to remedy the situation? You are right, it is a disgrace. Then again I would not want to be associated with the sort of waddling penguins use for walking, so it should be a religion for other people than me. Hmm...m. Got It :) The Church of the Gay Penguin. Gather round brethren and hear my words (psst, "not that close there in the back") : The resoucefullness and caritas of Gay penguins are legendary. Whenever...

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To all those who do not believe in Heaven and Hell, will you be sorry if you are actually wrong? Eternity is never ending and one of those 2 places would be a complete drag to spend your forever, wouldn't it? "Eternity is never ending and one of those 2 places would be a complete drag to spend your forever, wouldn't it?" Actually BOTH of those 2 places sound like they would be a complete drag to spend my forever. regards JakobA

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Why do atheists insist that SCIENCE and RELIGION be enemies? Have you read this: THE WEDGE STRATEGY ? excerpt: " Governing Goals - To defeat scientific materialism and its destructive moral, cultural and political legacies. - To replace materialistic explanations with the theistic understanding that nature and hurnan beings are created by God. " It seems to me the...

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Is freethought the religion of science? "Freethought is a philosophical viewpoint that holds that opinions should be formed on the basis of science, logic, and reason, and should not be influenced by authority, tradition, or other dogmas.[1] The cognitive application of freethought is known as 'freethinking,' and practitioners of freethought are known as 'freethinkers.'[2]". It would appear that 'Freethought' is what I would call...

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Should the paranoid religious hate words like 'sin' and 'evil' be treated like the bigoted prejudices that they are and be banned? No. What a ridiculous idea.

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Atheists, do you celebrate Halloween? If so, does it truly mean anything to you? Halloween is an American holiday. It does not exist here in Denmark. So no, I do not celebrate it. Anyway, Isn't Halloween about Witches, ghosts and monsters ? Is there a Christian backstory/reason/origin for it ? If halloween truly mean anything to YOU, I expect you know it and can tell me ;-))

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If you are an Atheist, what would you ask God to do to prove that he exists? Not believing your god to exist, I do not ask anything of it. What I (and others) are saying is that IF there is a deity, then it is up to that deity to prove it exist. Sofar no deity have done that. And for that reason, and also because i see no need for a deity to exist, I will continue in my atheistic ways. regards JakobA

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As a new atheist, or at least agnostic concerning any atribute as to the cause of the universe, what reason do I have for not killing, stealing or raping at will, if I don't get caught, please dont say empathy, where is the empathy for the other animals. Have you ever killed a man ? or a cow ? or even a chicken ? It is not all that easy, many people today cannot do it at all. They can learn to do it though. By being hungry enough, or angry enough, or threatened enough, but it is important to remember that it is something we have to learn, very few can do it easily. Did you ever watch a boot camp movie, with the typical choleric, shouting,...

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Which country in the world has the most atheists ? Why? I dont know. Especially not why. Try asking your god for a change.

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Do you think there will ever be an atheist televangelist? Would you send money to 'support the cause'? What cause ? The only characteristic common to all atheists is that they dont believe god exist. How can that become 'a cause' ? "I am not a hypocrite telling you the nonexistent god wants you to send me money, I am just honestly telling you to send me money" ;-) He would not be able to afford the broadcast-time for long.

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Do you accept Jesus into your heart? No. I admire much of what he taught though.

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Are theists and atheists not united in their claim that "seeing is believing", the only difference being that theists claim they have seen I know of very few theists who have actually 'seen'. They mostly trust the 'certainty' of priests, parents, etc. who usually have not seen either. As for 'dreams and visions', I agree that I as an atheist consider them null and void as evidence. There is just too many natural ways for them to be generated. Not least the 'power of suggestion' generated by the endless proselytizing that most...

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Atheists, and the like, have you ever used the phrase, "For the love of God.....", if so why? 1) Yes 2) To lend emphasis to the instructions coming after. eg: "for gods sake keep stirring the milk as it boil, or it'll burn and taste horrible."

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Were the original pagans theists or atheists? It is hard to draw a line there as it depends on how you define 'god'. The further back in time we go, the smaller and more local the gods become. Is 'the troll under the bridge' a god ? or 'the guy in a flying chariot who makes thunder and lightning' ?

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If you had been around during Old Testament times -do you think you could have written a story that would have been included in the bible? Yes. Actually, I think I wrote a bible-quality parable/joke a couple of years ago ... (fishing in archives): All the people with pets arrive up in heaven at a pair of magnificent gates. Pearl studded with rhinestones and neon lights so they make daylight for hundreds of yards around. Before the gates stand a couple of angels beside a big chute. Whenever the lid of the chute opens you feel heat...

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Do you think building exist on Heaven? Yup. Jesus say so in the NT John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (KJV)

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Please describe your idea of what a "perfect world" would look and be like..... If the world was limited to only having the mores and differences that I or any other single mind can imagine then that would be a sorry world indeed. What need is there for 2 people if they are exactly the same ;-)) So I cannot describe my vision for a 'perfect world'. To me differences, chaos and even hatreds are good and necessary. How else can we get enough diversity to try EVERYTHING....

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Anyone else noticed how noisy, and frenetic life is becoming? Is that Satan drowning out any attempt by God at communicating with people? Nah, it is just you getting annoyed by the noise around you. Some people revel in it, and enjoy having all that life around them. Goes to show how different people can be. You might try earmuffs.

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Do you feel human beings are becoming rivals to god? From the way the creator god is supposed to predate the universe itself, I would say the difference between humans and god would be a difference in kind, rather than a difference in degree. Rivalry would not be an applicable word.

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What can an atheist possibly celebrate? Life, Love, sunrise and sunset, a cool beer on a dry day, ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIdbroOLvhw

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Has anyone -other than in scriptures- ever witnessed a direct action of God? Shit happens. and sometimes you get lucky. For the believer it is entirely reasonable to attribute the shit to satan or to mans sinful nature. And at the same time attibute the luck to the divine grace of their deity. For me it is just a matter of random probability coupled with good (and bad) decisions. You should always try to have a Plan B ;-)) regards JakobA

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What does it mean for Jesus to "sit at the right hand of the Father"? Is it literal? Does it signify power? Your thoughts? "sitting to the right" of the ruler is the most honorable position you could get at the table. It usually goes to the most trusted advisor. Or to visiting royalty. That is the case in many cultures.

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Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and then a diet coke? It is a sort of band-aid to cover up the 'guilt' of breaking their diet. Like in that movie "Never on a Sunday", as long as you have one unbroken principle you can focus on that and feel proud of yourself. But surely Mama Cass, with that name you should know this.

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Do you think that most intangible.......things......in the universe do not really exist? Does that work for you? 'Intangible' things do not have physical existence. That is how the word is defined. If they could be seen, touched or measured they would be tangible, not in-tangible.

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God created the world in six days and then on the seventh day, he rested. Since then he has been resting - True or false? False because it contradict itself, How can there be a 'day' before the sun have been set to orbiting the earth ? ( or until the earth have been set to spinning ;-))

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What does this mean when you see a ghostly symbol on the wall? There can be several sources of such 'visions'. a: drugs b: tiredness c: deterioration of the senses (fx with age) d: hysteria b: and c: are by far the most common. I am old enough that my sight is deteriorating, and as it does I see more and more hallucinations. particularly when tired. Walking down a corridor, shadows on the floor and ceiling (at the edge of vision where sight is least...

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Do Crosses at Catholic University Violate “Human Rights” of Muslims? To the degree that the school is state funded, they have a case, Not because of 'human rights', but because of the first amendment. But if it is a purely private school, funded only by parental or students fees, then they should choose another school or build one themselves that promotes the religion of 'their' choice.

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If you went to hell, and you had a choice of daily punishment, would it be sex with Rosanne Barr, or a life insurance seminar? I'd go for Rosanne Bar. I like women of substance.

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Is it wrong that i believe that religion is a scam/fake??Am i a bad person?? Not to those who share your opinion. Like me and all the other atheists ;-) But some theists (usually the less educated ones) will see it as an attack on their faith and get angry.

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All pagans are often called devil worshippers by people of the christian religion. Do you think this is correct? It is the usual "With us or against us" fallacy, everyone outside the religion get lumped together in one big group of 'god-hating atheistic devil worshiping pagans' with not regard to how illogical that is.

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How could Adam have been a muslim prophet if there was no koran at the time. By that logic Moses and Elijah and Balaam and many others cannot be prophets in Christian reckoning either, since Jesus did not come until long after they were dead.

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Do Islamic women want to wear the burqa? In many Islamic nations there are womens movements to abolish such rules. It is not however "I dont want to wear a burka", it is more like "I want to decide for myself when to wear a burka and when not". As an example it is an very sensible piece of clothing to wear in a dusty desert when there is a bit of wind. Mostly though it seems to be a questions of freedom. Freedom from being dictated...

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POP QUIZ Who was the source for this quote speaking of: "Whenever he wants anything, that's when he gets a revelation." I believe her last name is Smart, not Smith.

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What is the term for an entrance ceremony for a cult? Few groups want to be called 'a cult' so if a word for 'joining a cult' existed they would not use it.

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Mark 16:15 states the Gospel should be told to all creatures. Does this mean the animals as well? If not - why not? Words tent to change meaning with time. Consider the dictionary definition of 'creature' " World English Dictionary creature (ˈkriːtʃə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide] —n 1. a living being, esp an animal 2. something that has been created, whether animate or inanimate: a creature of the imagination 3. a human being; person: used as a term of scorn, pity, or endearment 4. a...

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Religious folks supposedly "love thy neighbor". If they don't they're not religious. You have to follow the rules to qualify don't you? One drawback of intelligence is that it enables us to 'wriggle around' the rules. eg: "This hurts me more than it does you" say daddy as he beat up his child. or: "One nachos wont break my diet". and another, and another. or: "The slaves are like children, they need someone to tell them what to do" or: "if waterboarding him saves hundreds of lives it is certainly justified" and the whole...

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How would science prove the existence of God? Nope. And you cannot disprove science using god either.

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Spirituality Vs. Science – Can The Two Meet? Unless you define 'spirituality' to specifically mean "belief in gods and spirits" then yes. They can meet. Do it all the time. They never parted. see the quote below: In some respects, science has far surpassed religion in delivering awe. How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, "This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets...

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With all the persecution in the world against RELIGION has anyone ever been targeted for practicing none? "I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." ~ George Bush Sr.

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Understanding Atheism... If Heaven and hell were scientifically proven, which place would you rather be for eternity.... "And yes, you would have to surrender your life to God." That is the crux of the comments you heard. The god described in the bible and by later theologicans is someone I (and apparently others) would go a long way to awoid spending eternity with.

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"Mind your own business"! Why?? It is partly a rephrasing of the biblical 'splinter in your brothers eye' about not focusing on other peoples faults when there is plenly of faults in yourself that needs handling. and partly just as way to say "get lost".

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What's a "what-not"? Do you have one? 'what-not' is 'lots of other stuff I dont remember offhand' eg: "my sister is a horsey girl, she has a horse, and riding boots and pants and what not". a related word is 'the kitchen sink', those things so unrelated to the subject situation that nobody in their right mind would include them. eg: "my sister is a horsey girl, she has a horse, and riding boots and pants and everything but the...

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Why does my jock itch? It dont. YOU itch inside it. Wash it, and yourself, and see if your still itching. If you are, its time to look for critters, maybe see a doctor (he knows how to look for them) regards JakobA

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What percentage of the world's population would be Atheist? Nobody knows. There are still many parts of the world where atheists are liable to get stoned or 'reeducated' if they 'come out' and publicly say they are. For some strange reason theists seems to be more afraid of beople living without belief in any god, than they are of people believing in a god utterly different from their own. Fear of the incomprehensible, I guess. regards JakobA

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What is the relevance of Mormonism in the 21st Century? It is obviously relevant to those who profess to it. As for why I could not say as I am not a mormon. I cannot tell you what the relevance of Nascar racing is either, or of fashions. And eventhough Nascar fans and fashion followers both have tried to explain it to me, I fail to see it as anything but wasteful sillyness. Ditto for Moslems, Baptists, coin collectors, health freaks, etc ... But...

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What is one word you would use to describe Christianity? Why? All-encompassing. It ranges from the Amish to the Westboro baptists, from father McAllister to you.

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Do you refuse to buy yourself something because you hate the idea of cleaning it? ex. white leather YES. Particularly when it comes to clothing. If it wont go in the washing maschine at 60 Celsius (140 F) I do not buy it. regards JakobA

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I believe there is a man made parasite that goes into wood products for the war on marijuana that can harm you. "man made parasite" implies that people have 'created' a viable species of living beings. In 100 years we may be able to do that. But there is no way we could do it today.

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It's October 21st here in the UK, and the world hasn't ended yet, shouldn't Harold Camping just give up? He should, but he is a true believer, so he wont.

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Atheists - How will you feel when you find out that there really is a God and that you have spent your life mocking him? anil m. I WANT SOME ANSWERS FROM YOU ! When did I ever 'mock God' ? How do you think it is even possible for anyone to mock something they do not believe exist ? When are you going think a bit before posting offensive and ill informed questions containing slanderous assertions about atheists or others ? regards JakobA and finally: How are you going to feel ehen your God sends you to hell...

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Which response would you like to receive from an AB user regarding religion? I have received all of the responses from the same AB user. mispost. sorry.

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What is something you keep forgetting to do? To turn the cigarette around so the filter goes into my mouth. I recently switched to filtered after 43 years of smoking unfiltered, so my habit-motion of taking a cigarette is pretty fixed.

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What can Atheism offer the world? atheISM ? Nothing. Atheism is not a belief system. it is the collective name for people who do not hold to a Theistic belief system. atheISTS ? Lots. I am sure you can find lists of atheist inventors, social reformers and philosophers who have done good. I rather doubt any of them did it 'in the name of atheism' though. They just did it because they were good people. Good people is the kind...

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Should Atheists celebrate Christmas and have holidays? Pl read on! The 'Christian joke' you relate remind me of a song I once heard, abouth whether people could take their dog with them when they went to heaven. It was a nice enough melody, but the lyrics did not make any kind of sense.

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What is the greatest disadvantage of being an atheist? Not having anyone to look down on as in "they are going to hell" or "lets pray that they will forgo their wicked ways". That said, I would remind you for the umpteenth time that atheist or atheism is not 'a religion'; not 'something to be'. Atheism simply and only means "not believing in any god(s)". The word does not specify what any atheist do believe in, or what goals, hopes or ideals any...

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Which response would you like to receive from an AB user regarding religion? I have received all of the responses from the same AB user. You are the asker formerly known as the holy spirit, Yes ? He is not polite, but frankly I tend to agree with him. The whole structure with Word as a person/deity and jesus as an asshat and 4, 6 or 10 worlds is very farfetched and seems to come from nowhere but your fantasy. regards JakobA

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Any guesses as to why this New Testament scholar critiques the Bible,but not the Qur'an? Probably because the bible is the study topic of a New Testament scholar, and the Qur'an is not. PS: I am sick and tired of 'Christians' trying to paint Islam as an 'Evil' religion. Learn something instead of just parroting the hate-sites.

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Why did God make me an atheist? How should I know why the Flying Spaghetti Monster chose to do what he did ? Mysterious indeed are the ways of the lord.

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Is poking Satan hokey? Come again.

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Will a Church ever ordain female priests? Why or why not? There are lots of female priests already. Even in Amerika. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordination_of_women.

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Do you think it would be wrong if I were asking and answering questions during church service?✞ ✝ It would be disrespectful to those around you in the congregation, who would then have to 'listen around you' to hear the sermon they came to hear. But you might suggest to the church fathers that a special section be set aside for you and others who want to make noise by talking or eating crackers or whatever.

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Who do you think is the Creator of this Universe? Hi Anil M. Have you stopped beating your wife ? I see no reason to assume that a 'who', a 'somebody' created the universe.

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Does every person have a little love for God in them? If you would spell it with 2 o's I would agree ;) Everybody have a little good in them. A little kind in them. A little love in them.

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Which religion is more violent? Islam, or Christianity? There are two main 'kinds' of Christianity. Aggressive, characterized by phrases such as: "God is on our side", "Forwards Christian Soldiers", "We have a mandate to rule this nation", "My god was greater than his god", etc. At this point in time "Dominionists and Evangelicals" are fairly close to the aggressive side. And consequently quite visible in the debates going on. But there are also...

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What is 'agape' love? unshakeable love with no thought of sexual or material recompense. 'Kindred spirits' love.

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America gives the impression of being a very Christian nation, but then there are so many protestant factions, why? Because people are not really comfortable with a god so on-high that he is unfathomable. The want numbers, they want facts, they want details. Is god so perfect his hair and nails never grow long and need trimming ? What size bra did the virgin Mary use ? How big must a stone be before God either cannot lift it or cannot create it ? How many angels can dance on the head of a pin ? ... ...

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Why did God amke plants from which drugs are derived if it is wrong ot use them? Probably because those plants need them to fight off their predators or diseases.

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For anyone well familiarized with the bible -do you think God is most compatible with the concept of socialism or capitalism? Socialism. Not that thatsjustme is entirely wrong, but the capitalist notion that some is inherently better and more competent than others and therefore should 'win' is even more unChristian. Particularly when extended from 'better and more competent' to 'smarter operator' ;-))

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Atheism - the only rationale choice because... I chose the silly answer, because frankly this is a silly question.

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HELP! How can I discuss with my parents my new beliefs without a messy fight??? They are serious about Athiesm but I want to be a Christian Just tell them. Its no big thing. Not like the other way around where becoming an atheist would condemn you to eternal hellfire in the Christian parents eyes.

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A Catholic school in Winnipeg is giving girls community service points for attending anti-abortion rallies and protests. What do you think? And you can also get community service points by distributing condoms in AIDS striken areas. Or by working for some political candidate (even if its a declared communist). Or... A part of 'community' is to acknowledge the existence of disagreements. political, religions and even dietary, etc. And to get some work done in that context.

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Why do people think Atheism and Agnostisism are on some kind of scale, when the words are not even defining the same thing? Because when looked at from a theistic viewpoint they actually are the same thing: "People who do not properly believe in god". Essentially you question is the same as; - Why do so many people believe Muslims/Jews/Nazists/N***ers/Democrats/Car_Salesmen/etc... are all the same. For those inside such groups the differences are glaring and obvious. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were utterly...

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Why do you believe I would care what you think I should believe? Because you keep asking questions that neither I nor anyone else can understand. So I try to impress upon you that it would be a good idea if you learned to formulate and express yourself in proper English so we could understand your questions and maybe even answer some of them.

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Did ya know there are 'tons of atheists' at Fox News? http://www.atheistrev.com/2011/10/tons-of-atheists-at-fox-news.html 10 minutes. I listened to the first minute of it and he still hadnt finished introducing/promoting himself when I switched off. Sorry, no comment.

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What is your favorite argument against atheism? what is your favorite argument against theism? Against theism: It is not necessary for a creator god to exist, and if one should exist its existence would be even more difficult to explain that the existence of reality (without one). Against atheism: How could the world be so wonderful without a god to make it so ? regards JakobA

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How can one consider him/herself to be Christian and be unwilling to help fellow human beings? What would Jesus do? Do you follow Him? Usually by telling yourself that the need and suffering is intentionally caused by god, and that it would therefore be 'sinful' to go against 'Gods will' by helping. The same logic have also been used in other religions that have a 'personal god' directing events on earth. As an example I believe there still is a fairly strong lobby of American Christians AGAINST research on how to cure AIDS....

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What would you think if some Christian extremists -EG. Fred Phelps- decided to become atheist? I would find it very strange, as the very core of his extremism is that he believe he has a divine mandate and is commanded to do it. If we take away the divine part from that he would have to see himself as the person responsible for it.

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Why doesn't the Pope run for president? He is a 'head of state' already. The Vatican State: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City He is not eligible, as he was not born in the US. And why on earth would anyone want to be the president of the US ?

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Which option best describes the bible? none of the above. (as usual)

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Why doesn't the President run for Pope? For one thing the Christian denomination he follow is Protestant, not Catholic. He would have to convert first. For another popes are chosen from among Catholic bishops who started their career as priests and have been celibate ever since. He would have to get rid of Michelle and the kids, before he could even start climbing that ladder. For a third why would he want to ?

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Is atheism more interesting than being religious? I doubt it, The only place I ever spend time being 'an atheist' is here. Most of the time I just live my life while thinking of neither atheism nor theism.

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which of the four horsemen(Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett or Christopher Hitchens) do you like best? and why :D I have read some of Dawkins articles; but the other 3 names I do not even recognize. So apart from commenting on your attempted slander in equating them with 'the 4 horsemen' of revelations I really do not have any answer to your question. "I do not know them" ;-) regards JakobA

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Atheists: have you ever heard any argument from the other side that you couldnt answer, or that made you stop and think? Yes and no. Being still an atheist I obviously have not been convinced that the theist view is correct ;-) But I have several time had to admit that the argument I was making really only existed in a non-theist framework, and so were invalid. Circular arguments so to speak, just with a 'bigger circle' than the basic: "God exist because the bible say god exist, and god wrote the bible, so that...

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God is _______________ ? fantastic because he always hate the same people I do.

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Which part of the US do people not pronounce the "g" at the end of words ending in "-ing" Because that final 'g' in many words are not pronounced. eg: going, answering, ringing, ... Those are the words where lazy writers often drop the 'g'. In other words the 'g' is pronounced. eg: ring, thing, sting, ... And it is extremely rare for those words to be written without the final 'g'.

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is jesus the anticrist Of the choices given 'a piece of cloth' is certainly the most fitting. For there to be an Anti-XXX there must be or have been an XXX regards JakobA

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Before she is punished should an immoral woman accept Jesus and repent her sins? Is it more important for a woman to do so than a man? This is a scary question. I have in my head a picture of this Macho Domineering Guy who caught *HIS* wife smiling at the greengrocer while buying potatoes. So now he have her tied to a tree, and stand there ready with the whip. Only before going on with her punishment he ask a question here to find the right sequence things should happen in. If the above is any kind of true, you need...

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What would make a person who is not religious come across as religious? Why? A great many things that have come to be considered religious are actually inherent parts of the human psyche. such as: empathy giving love telling the truth seeking not to harm others etc ... So when a person taught in a religious worldview encounters such behavior in non-religious people it is easy to make the assumption that they must be somehow religious after all. The real error is to...

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Can you worship God without your religion? Yes, several. The 2 best known are Taoism and Buddhism. Both are 'philosophical religions' and do not need a 'god' to function. regards JakobA

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If God exists outside of time, doesn't that mean he actually doesn't exist? It means that God does not exist as a part of physical reality (the way we are). But that does not necessarily mean that God may not exist in some meta-reality of his own. After all he is supposed to be the creator of all physical reality, so it should be no surprise that he himself is not a part of it. If he were he would have created himself, a notion I have trouble comprehending.

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True or false - The Concept of God Exists, therefore God Exists ? Ridiculous and false. The concept of Superman exist. The concept of mermaids exist. The concept of Free Lunch exist. The concept of concepts exist. You can read about the word 'concept' in a dictionary. I would suggest you do that. regards JakobA

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Are atheists & people who disobey GOD a natural disaster waiting to happen? "We don't have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand." ~ James G. Watt (Appointed Secretary of the Interior under Reagan) Now THAT is a natural disaster waiting to happen.

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Are Methodist allowed to watch porn? My boyfriends father is Methodist but he watches porn every single day.. Methodists are no more and no less fallible than everyone else.

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How many of you were unhappy before you were born? If so, do you have any details that you can share about it? Thank you. Sorry, the earliest I can remember is from when I was about 3 years old. Mom reading about a cat running up the hill and down the hill. I was quite happy ;-)

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Why do muslims say that Allah is the "greatest" except in a polytheistic context? You appear to be adding an implied 'god' after 'greatest'. Do you have a reason to assume that that is how the sentence "Allah is the greatest" should be read ? If so please explain what your reason is. regards JakobA

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A Christian can be forgiven for sin; can an atheist be forgiven for 'mistakes'? You will have to ask god, she is the forgiver; choosing for itself what he will forgive.

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A major asset of religious scripture is wisdom -so should that mean religious people are wise people? Yes it should.

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Why is atheism on the increase ? Because Christianity have descended from its spiritual foundations, and is now trying to 'prove' itself through marketing, business management and fallacious arguments. Mega Churches, Televangelists, The Wedge, the Creationist's failure to acknowledge thorough rebuttals of their 'arguments'. All have contributed to turning Christianity into more circus than contemplation; And so have made it...

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Which spiritual words do you recite? Or which should be recited? Looking for a word or sequence of words that will make you 'spiritual' is a fools errand. I am reminded of the script kiddies that are forever asking for fx: "the code for snowflakes on the screen" . Its not a set code you can just cut&paste into your webpage, it can be done in many many different ways. All valid, and none neccesarrily better or worse than the others. It is about Process...

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Theist: 'its God's will'; atheist:'shit happens, dammit'. ..Under certain circumstances -is there a nicer way to say 'shit happens'? Well, there are prettier ways at least ;-) Just remember that prettier are not necessarily nicer. Here is a nice one: "A tragic accident that is nobody's fault"- And here is a pretty nasty one: "Call it evolution in action"; the implication being that it was the persons own fault for being stupid and/or incapable. In some ways I consider such "social Darvinism" even nastier than the theist...

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Is infant baptism a Bible requirement? No. The need for infant baptism grew as the notion of eternal punishement in Hell grew to loom ominously over the faithful. Parents wanted some way to make sure their innocent children were not caught in the fanciful splatter-type hell the priests were preaching about so graphicly. http://www.gamerzines.com/system.store/media/images/600/dantes-inferno-04af9df19dcc8b.jpg

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Today we all face many problems. Sickness, death of loved ones, old age, financial stresses, etc. Throughout history we have all faced problems. Nothing new there. 'created perfect' becomes weasel words in a context like this. Perfect for what ? from whose point of view ? a) perfect for being happy in the now ? b) perfect for learning and growing to appreciate a world full of uncertainties ? c,d,e) etc We cannot just take what WE consider 'perfect' and project onto them. As demands to the...

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If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!" Why do the Buddhists say this? It is a book title. On a book written by an American author. I very much doubt Buddhist tradition would have used the work 'kill' here, more likely 'push him aside' or 'ignore him'. With the reasoning behind it given in the Artful Bodger's answer.

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Do you have divine source? Do you think individuals who believe in this concept believe in God? No. I do not think I have a divine source. Yes. As expressed in your text a god is clearly described. Have a look at the buddhist concept of satori. That too is an 'inner place of peace and joy' only it is in no way tied to anything divine.

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Why is Islam trying to take over the Western Hemisphere? They have the same commandment Christians have, to spread the word. see matt 28 And of course thy dont call it 'take over', they call it 'bringing people to god'. Just like the Christians do.

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Do female Muslims receive 72 MALE virgins in Paradise Teaching 72 overeager fumbleheads how every day ? That dont sound very heavenly to me.

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Do you need a touch of God? No thanks, Im fine.

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If GOD sent a personal message exclusively just to all atheists and agnostics -to prove he exists- would YOU go? If I got the PM in my e-mail I would still doubt it. There is a lot of loons out there. Many even willing to betray their religion with lies and deceit in order to 'convert the heathen'. But if an invisible hand wrote it on my living room wall (Mene Tekel) I would take it a bit more seriously. And try to talk with it. regards JakobA

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Agree or disagree - Without religion, there would be no ultimate meaning to life? On the contrary, not believing in a god gives life more meaning. And a lot more meaningS. We make them ourselves. My meaning is not the same as yours, and I like that. I see no reason you should become a computer programmer just because I think that is the best job in the world ;-) If I were to pull somebody elses 'meaning' down over my head, why then my life REALLY would be meaningless. Then...

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Did Word/Jesus Christ want God to continue building worlds for eternity instead of settling for the 6 worlds God has built? Please, Please try to understand. You ask your questions out of a worldview we dont know or understand. That makes your questions utterly meaningless to us. By the way I remember you talking about "the 10 Worlds" in your last question. 10 or 6 ? which is it ? At the very least you should try to be consistent with what you have said yourself.

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Effing the ineffable - how can anyone describe the ineffable God ? No one can describe or quantify an infinite all-mighty god. But that dont stop a lot of people from talking out their a** anyway. Telling people what He wants them to do, what His purpose for them is, etc, etc. Its called religion.

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Heres one I thought of in the shower, what are Athiests opinion on Ghosts and past lives? Have you tried bathtubs ? Wonderfully comfy and so relaxing I always fall asleep with not a thought in my head.

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Did Jesus have the appearance of "walking" on the water or did he glide above the water? Actually he skipped, on one foot, while rotating very fast. That also explain HOW he managed to stay above the water. You can do it too, at least with small flat stones you can ;-))

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"unlikely,Atheism is going to be a religion in America." What do you think about this statement? I sincerely hope whoever said that is correct. By itself atheism provide nothing to build a religion with. No deity, No common philosophy, No sacred objects, No sacred events, No saints. Imaging a service in the 'Atheist Church': Priest: I do not think there is any god. Congregation: neither do we. Priest: And that conclude todays sermon, I hope to see you again next wednsday. Goodbye, and...

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Why were the apostles writing very similar to each other? The gospels were not actually written by the apostles, they were compiled later. partly from people who had heard them speak, and partly by 'borrowing' from a similarly written gospel by another apostle. This is particularly visible in Mark, Matthew and Luke. Corrrently scolars think that both Matthew and Luke are largely copied from Mark and from another (now lost) source. ...

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Are There Any Ideas Which Are "Off Limits" (See Below)? Oh yes, lots of them. such as: 1) The idea that God might be the evil one. 2) The idea that "Marketing telling the truth" might be more important than "The company making money". 3) The idea that "Morality out of a rule-book" might be inadequate and damaging.

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Why do people who practice religions bothered by Athiests? "Why ARE people ..." not "Why DO people ..." ;-))

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Why are atheists seem to be at peace with all other religions and not with Christianity. I dislike all religions equally, but not very much. And when I 'persecute' Christians it is not because of their religion. It is because of the prejudices they display and promulgate. Such as fx "Islam is Evil", I have heard that from quite a few Christians, and when I do I step in and try to explain how the extremist acts of terrorists are not a characteristic of Islam but a perversion of...

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When Word was living on Heaven did he pretend to be God? "When Word was living on Heaven did he pretend to be God ?" Your use of the word 'on' seem to indicate that you think of heaven as a planet. Is that correct ?

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If you follow a Pagan path, do you get "hassled" about it? How so? So am I, it is sad to see such persistent ignorance. The more so as the very notion of a god that dumps people in a everlasting hell for 'not believing' is ridiculous. Particularly if you follow Calvinist teachings that claim the god specifically chose who to instill faith in and who not. Anyway there is very little biblical backing for the idea of hell.

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Is there any scripture that clearly supports the Jehovah Witness view of the resurrection. The death of Christ and the rising of Michael. Nope. It is just as unsupported by the bible as is The Trinity, or the notion that water can be made holy, or the divinity of Christ, or lots of other stuff from all the various branches of the Abrahamic religions.

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Alabama town now giving the choice of 30 days in jail or attending church every Sunday for a year for misdemeanors. Which would you choose ? Hmm. That will not hold constitutionally. Especially not if the judge tells them WHICH church they should go to. And if he dont, then imagine the uproar when some convict say "Right, I'll go to the 1st Satanist church in Woodsville, as I have always done". As for the 'forced worship' aspect I find it disgusting and demeaning; not just for the person so convicted, but also (and especially)...

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What are your thoughts on these assurances by God? Seek and you will find.............? Your question is purest missionizing. Not really a question. And as usual you did not think things through before posting that list you found. You say: It is impossible. God says: All things are possible. (Luke 18:27) - I agree, but are they possible to you ? http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/ Down here we are getting closer to regeneration of lost limbs and organs, are you making progress...

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Why is Islam Evil and Immoral I cannot tell you why your premise: "Islam is Evil and Immoral" is true. Because it is not true.

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Would God want Church and State separated? Some people think so: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Williams_(theologian) http://www.unveiling.org/articles/garden.html http://www.theocracywatch.org/separation_american_history_may2_05.htm And then again some dont: http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/Z5242V.pdf http://donaldsconkeyobservations.blogspot.com/2011/02/no-wall-of-separation-between-church.html And as usual 'those who dont'...

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Is the Jewish return to Israel a fulfillment of Bible Prophecy? Some fundie zionists think so.

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Which option best describes the reason 1/3 of God's angels turned away from God? Where do you get the "a third" from ? Does it include the group that caused the nephelim problem ? And if not, then why not ? Why did god create humans when he already had a population of ornery and disobedient angels ? Could it be a case of repeating the same action, expecting different results ?

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Christians: can you use less than 5 words to describe your relationship with God? Yep. 4 words less: none

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Do you think the general population has more interest in religious mythology than they had years ago? Whenever social reality becomes more random (economic crises, arbitrary job market, natural disasters) there tend to be an upsurge in religion to provide an overriding order behind the observed randomness. Later when people feel more secure it vanes again.

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How do people know they need to be “saved”? Are they admitting they are evil and they need to be "saved"? By Christian dogma ALL human beings are born as 'sinners', tainted by the 'original sin'. Thus they must work at it to get saved.

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Would it help me get to heaven if I answered all of Anil M's and The Holy Spirit's questions in some kind of a nice way? What the use of getting to heaven if you head has exploded ?

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Is it Christian-like to refer to yourself as "The Holy Spirit"? Quite Christian like. There are also many who think they are god (God complex). But Jesus tend to be the most popular.

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Is intelligent design flawed in that they used all the intelligence in the title? We need less questions like this, not more.

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Why don't the majority of self-proclaimed religious people read their scriptures ? Some people love to read. I am one and apparently you are another. But for many people reading is a pain, something to do only when you have to. They prefer to hear it, or watch the movie.

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If Jesus was God, does that mean God was the son of Jesus? What it mostly mean is that divine beings are beyond even such classifications and relations that we consider 'god given' ;-)) PS: A math example: a) infinity divided by any number gives infinity b) any number divided by infinity gives zero c) any number divided by itself gives 1 Q: infinity divided by infinity gives _______ ?

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Confused about my Religion? Advice please. Not really Wicca either. Vicca is animism. Their many 'gods' are more like spirits, each associated to and caring about some particular area. A dryad in this oak tree and another dryad in that oak tree over there. But NOT any 'god of dryads' (or oak trees), just individual spirits each devoted to and caring for its own personal oak tree. What you describe sound more like one of the several...

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Does God ever answer prayers with a NO ? He appear to be quite consistent in not answering Yes to the prayers from amputees to become whole again. But whether that is equivalent to a "No" I couldnt say.

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Is not going to church on Sunday a Sin? Or going to a WRONG church also a sin? Wherever you worship, there is your proper church.

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What would be your reaction if you discovered a television replaced the preacher in the church? That would be sad. The people going to church are often lonely and in need of human contact. A TV screen cannot help fill that need.

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Why are the mentally ill attracted to hare krishna? I agree with BenUK78. I have neither observed nor heard of such a correlation. Unless you are redefining 'mental illness' to include 'being a hare krishna' ;-))

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Implementing God's laws would be savage and barbaric, so why do people want them? Lynch mobs ARE savage and barbaric. Yet they still happen. Not an explanation, just saying that that is the way it is.

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If your daughter/sister/mother/girlfriend/wife provoked a man into attacking her as a form of vengeance how would you feel? How could that possibly be 'vengeance' ? The only people hurt by it is her and the person provoked to violence. Are you some kind of macho control freak who feel personally wronged if someone hurt one of 'your' women ?

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Is God & religion much different than entertainment commodities such as sports, movies, music, etc.? For some it is pretty much the same, others see a huge difference.

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Is it true that if a person's soul is pure, then a snake bite wouldn't harm that person? It is what is called "A Self Fulfilling Prophesy". Some people get bitten by snakes and die, others get bitten and do not die. We can see this, and measure it. And one thing that is obvious is that some snakes tend to be more dangerous than other. When bitten by a black mamba, practically everyone dies. When bitten by a european viper, most people survive. Anyway it is always possible to say...

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Can one religion be "right" and the others "wrong"? It is possible; just not very likely.

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Do you think there is a Reason for "God"? Well, Voltaire apparently though there was: "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him". ~ Voltaire Then again, you could also interpret that to mean that all that is needed is the idea of a god for people to worship.

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Christians, is Darwins theory of evolution any more ridiculous than god making a man out of dirt and a woman out of the man srib? Unfortunately not. Magic do not need a rationale or an explanation, I just is. And if the spell "Grourhyrg Bozzi" makes daffodils grow out of peoples noses, then that is just the way it is.

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'Nontheistic religions' (Wikipedia) consider belief in a supernatural creator God as 'unhealthy' Why would you agree OR disagree? Belief in itself is not unhealthy. It is when people try to 'pin down' and put physical quantifers to it that it becomes unhealthy and damaging. eg: - I can/cannot take my doggie with me into heaven ! - You must have 4 tassels on your shirt because God commands it ! - The eart is flat. Anyone saying otherwise is contradicting the bible and hates God ! - If the aureola around the nipples can be...

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Does petty human emotions like anger and jealousy sound like something the omnipresent, omniscient, all knowing, all powerful God would have? Of course. Afterall he was made in mans image. That is the trouble with a 'personal god'. He gotta have human feelings to relate, and for us to relate to, but that makes room for the less admirable feelings too. Like jealousy, pettyness, and vengeance. And so we get the philandering Zeus, the jealous YHVH, and the mischiveous Loki. regards JakobA

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If bananas disprove evolution, why do they fit in monkey hands too? Because hands are one of the major successes of evolution. They fit 'just right' around just about anything: bananas, bums, apples, beer bottles, boobs, forks, ...

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Science vs. religion?how come? Most everyone masturbate. It is very much preferable to the wet dreams you get if you do not. With masturbation you can aim and catch it in a tissue, with wet dreams you need to wash the bedsheets after.

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Would you try to modify your behavior if you discovered your sins were not forgiven and you were held accountable? We love to play 'sin accountants' on behalf of others. The bible very clearly tell that that is NOT a good thing to do. Matt 7:3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Matt 7:1 Do not judge, or you too will be judged. We also quite often play 'sin accountants' to justify doing what we want to do, fx by claiming that those...

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Comrade, are atheists stupid people? I think the answer have to be relative. Are they more or less stupid than people who ask questions like "Comrade, are atheists stupid people?" or "Atheists -why are you against Religions?" or "Why are atheists so immoral?" or ... I would say atheists are less stupid than that. Then again, thankfully, so are most Christians.

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Atheists -why are you against Religions? Atheists-why is the Bible unacceptable to you? Are atheists more immoral than theists? Since morality comes from religions? When you repeat and repeat and repeat your questions and your incorrect assertions, I wonder: Do you keep on expecting different answers ? regards JakobA

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What counts as a lifestyle, is it something you choose? "Lifestyle" is a marketing word used to fence people into a limited number of boxes by categorizing them and making them believe the categories offered are valid, That make lot of people want to make the same choices as the lifestyle they aspire to demands such as "A fridge at least as big as the Joneses", or "makep like that metrosexual celeb is wearing", or "a suit and tie like that upwards...

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Do you think evil spirits are grinding their teeth and screaming since they are in pain in Hell or are the spirits quiet and motionless? Do spirits have teeth to grind ? If you want to ask that kind of questions, you really need to define your universe in detail, so we have a chance of knowing where you come from.

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Is man a potential God Rather depends on how you define 'gods': 1) Somone who, walking down the street, ca decide he want to talk to someone on the other side of the planet, and do so ? Then yes. I can do that. (and so can you, with a mobile phone) 2) Someone who is infinitely wise ? Then no. I dont think I will ever get there. regards JakobA

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If it wasn't for __________ and _________ you wouldn't be here ? Cigarettes and potatoes

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What is an atheist's definition of 'evil'. If, being a theist, you are speaking of 'Evil' in the religious sense, then atheists have no corresponding concept. The notion of any person or being being 'purely evil' appears ludicrous to me. I see no reason or excuse for reifying the concept. The closest I can get is 'bad' ore 'wrong'. Lying is bad. stealing is wrong, etc.

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