the id, the ego, & the single misfiring brain cell - Latest Comments on i'm the hardest possible atheist

Jam [Visitor] in response to: i'm the hardest possible atheist

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:06:46 +0000

oh, sorry, that first comment was not directed at you, but at the person who posted right above me.

as for time – God is fully disillusioned, as it were, and we are not. Being infinite, He is able to act in ways that we in our limited ways cannot.

admin [Member] in response to: i'm the hardest possible atheist

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:30:29 +0000

Sorry, Jam. Where was the insult?

How does time being an illusion change the the problem?

Jam [Visitor] in response to: i'm the hardest possible atheist

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:33:45 +0000

insulting people is no way to win an argument–it’s just a way to stroke one’s own ego. don’t you have better things to do with your time?

btw Diana, as far as the “God is outside of time” debate, I tend toward the “time is really an illusion” pov at the moment. Had an interesting conversation about it with a philosophy teacher, but can’t remember it well enough to faithfully reproduce it, so.

diana's Marine [Visitor] in response to: i'm the hardest possible atheist

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:03:45 +0000

Belief in god’s and or religion is ridiculous, and people who tout such beliefs in public deserve the scorn they bring upon themselves.

Plus, Jesus was gay.

James [Visitor] in response to: i'm the hardest possible atheist

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:24:07 +0000

Becky, your posts reveal a profound ignorance of physics. You’re using Chopra tactics by throwing around words you don’t really understand in an attempt to get an upper hand in a personal dispute here. Try posting any of that on just about any Science Blogs forum and see how far you get.

Jam [Visitor] in response to: i'm the hardest possible atheist

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:18:45 +0000

Is it really fair to compare belief in the supernatural to belief in Santa Claus or the Loch Ness Monster?

I mean, it seems as though belief in the supernatural has been part and parcel of the human experience for as long as human beings have been around, you know? Some people even argue that our brains are specially wired for the belief in gods and things. Obviously not all humans in all times have had such beliefs… but belief in the supernatural is really a normal human behavior, and has been since even before written history. On the other hand, Santa Claus was made up in the last hundred years by parents, trying to scare their kids into obedience, and the Coca Cola company… the Loch Ness Monster hasn’t been around for that long either, and that’s a physical thing that can be searched for as opposed to some abstract concept anyhow. I mean, the Christian God has been around for at least 2000 years (even more if you include the Jewish experience of Him), so you have to give the idea some credit at least. You can’t just put it on the same level as silly monster hoaxes and people/creatures only children are fooled into believing in.

I mean, it’s fine for you to believe and say that the supernatural is not real and all religion is some kind of massive deception. Fine. But I think the comparisons you’re making are unfairly trivializing.

admin [Member] in response to: i'm the hardest possible atheist

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:02:08 +0000

HAHahahahahaha. Well, I’ve never seen that one, but it’s an excellent quote. Thanks, Lorraine!

Something for us to all keep in mind. I know I’m not exempt from this very human tendency.

Lorraine [Visitor] in response to: i'm the hardest possible atheist

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:52:29 +0000

Hi,
Was the following quote posted on your website or did I run into it somewhere else? In any case, perhaps it bears repeating as it seems apropos of you latest post, Diana.

“Faced with the choice between

changing ones mind

and proving there is no need to do so,

almost everyone gets busy on the proof.”

-John Kenneth Galbraith