Indeed, and that renders the argument meaningless. If morality is defined as being from a god, then it merely states that a god exists if a god...
Not really. It depends solely upon a correlation between the existence of gods and moral values and duties. Correlations of which none can ever be...
Imagine that I were listening to a persons experience of alien abduction. Would I have to believe that aliens existed in order to air my opinion...
Indeed we don't. It's no different than any other kind of addiction.
The evil, jealous and madly selfish traits of the god aren't much worth of attention, - it's that the ideas appeal so tremendously to the human mind.
I believe it was you who introduced science in the discussion. I was talking about evidence. But no matter the reason you're trying to ditch...
It has nothing to do with what people allow or don't allow. It has to do with the inherent properties of the method of science. Science cannot...
"God did it" may be a compelling answer for a number of reasons, but trying to balance it on top of something it has nothing to do with, such as...
It is still as simple as it was when I told you years ago, Incorporeal: Any evidence of the supernatural ties it to the natural world. Hence,...
It's not an opinion but, as said, the very nature of the god concept. The claim that "God did it" has the exact same explanatory power as any...
It's been awhile and I'm not really sure what was discussed previous to Unifiers post #22, but I presume that as an atheist my assertion was that...
Nope, the lucky ones only end up in prisons until later. True, the consequences will always come bite you in the end. Nothing of this having...
Constantly trying. And so?
There are no gods - so the question is moot
Easily: God
Huh? The very purpose of the quote you posted was for Einstein to say that he was NOT a theist.
That other people exist externally to you, to whom morality is also an internal business, does not change the nature of morality. Law is...
That other people exist externally to you, to whom morality is also an internal business, does not change the nature of morality. Law is directed...
That's like saying you can't claim an absence of insects isn't an entomological viewpoint. The entomologist will see it as such since he views...
Junkieturtle, you seem to believe that morality is something external to the person. Like laws are external (as they are a societal concept rather...
There is no evidence of gods, so looking at "the available evidence" (of which there is none) will neither assist in catching the faith-bug nor...
What's a "future eternity"?? :psychoitc:
I neither see the point nor agree. The prerequisite of religion is not faith but supernatural presupposition. Such a presupposition is not only a...
In principle you're right. However, I do not know of a single case where faith in a god comes unattached to an entire realm of occult...
Well, evolution is not really linked to theories of life emerging from non-life but the other way around: For all practical purposes, life...
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