Faceless Atheist
If one religion does indeed have a monopoly on the truth than how do we know which one? It’s like playing Russian roulette with only one empty chamber, and the stakes couldn’t be higher, the fate of each everlasting soul is on the line. How does one choose? How did you choose? or did you allow ... Read More
How would a christian convert a muslim? Or to put it in more chrisitan terms, how would you go about saving the soul of a muslim? Say you discovered the man/woman you loved, or, god forbid, you’re your own child, had joined islam, how would you save them from eternal torment? How would you go ... Read More
Not sure if any of you have seen his video on consciousness and free will ( http://bigthink.com/ideas/daniel-dennett-explains-consciousness-and-free-will ), but Dennett says he believes humans possess free will. Though I share his belief, his reasoning seems circumspect. What do you think about it ... Read More
Well we all know that it is impossible to prove a negative, but at what point can one argue that so many of the core attributes of an individual are inaccurate or impossible that the traditional understanding of that individual is no longer valid. If we were to learn that Christopher Marlowe was ... Read More
I saw Bill Maher's documentary Religulous on Friday and I loved it. The girl who was sitting next to me, a Catholic, was very offended and became teary eyed afterwards when talking about it. I was wondering what anyone else thought about the movie. I agree almost completely with Maher, an anti ... Read More
Firstly I was wondering how many of you believe that humans have free will.I believe we do, but this seems to be unjustifiable. Whether approached from a theistic or atheistic point of view, free will seems unable to exist thanks to an omniscient omnipotent creater and/or the unbreakable laws of ... Read More
We can debate the existance of god for another four thousand years without completely exhausing the subject, but do you "believe in belief?" I took this quotation from Daniel Dennett's interview on The Atheist Tapes (recommended). "I think religion, for many people, is moral viagra. 'Some people ... Read More
Sorry to belabor this topic, but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it! Does the fact that each person is different, both from the nature side (except identical twins) and the nurture side, mean our decisions are unpredictable? The arguments that our decisions are the result of electro ... Read More
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/guy_dammann/2008/05/sciences_dark_glasses.html Science is close to explaining away theology, and some, myself included, would say it already has. Is philosphy next? If science can explain away our free will and prove that our consciousness is nothing more than ... Read More
Dostoevsky is my favorite author. Part I of Notes From Underground is one of my favorite things concerning philosophy and religion he wrote (also The Grand Inquisitor chapter in Brothers Karamazov, both must reads). In it he talks about the possibility of science explaining away free will, and his ... Read More
How do creationists account for vestigial organs? Wings on an ostrich, eyes on blind fish/moles, the arm/leg bone structure in whales. The tailbone, wisdom teeth, and (the all-time favorite) the appendix in humans. Extra parts and spare organs seem an odd design for a divine creater, especially ... Read More
Moral relativism is a fact in the world we live in. Each person inevitably constructs his own set of morals, his own system for judging what is "good" and "bad", "right" and "wrong". Even if one were to believe that morality was not relative, that there was "objective morality" of a divine ... Read More
Peoples faith in the bible astounds me. Believing it is the word of god makes as much sense to me as believing the guy at the street corner yelling that the world is going to end in a few years. Why are people sceptical about everything but their 'holy' book?If the bible was published today would ... Read More
Does anyone see a contradiction in believing that god is both the source of all morality and the creator of every species on earth? There are so many animals that act completely amoral. Many animals eat their young while others eat their mates after mating. How can these animals be considered the ... Read More
Why would god make us moral? Did he have a reason for morality? If he had reasons for making us moral than what were the reasons? Was morality intended to help the human species as a whole? to help individuals act better toward one another? to help people realize that all humans are equal on some ... Read More
In Sam Harris's book, End of Faith, he makes a strong point about how moderate believers allow the extremists to exist by validating the holy books which they literally interpret. My question of those moderate members of religions is how would you attempt to argue against a fundamentalist? If you ... Read More
NO!!!!!!!Some people try to point to the missing links in the fossil record, especially regarding the evolution of the human species, as though this is a flaw in the theory itself. This is not a valid point, in my opinion, because of the overall rarity of fossils. The fossilization process only ... Read More
I know that the two are completely different theories relating to completely different issues, explaining complex life vs explaining some of the mysteries of our universe. In a few posts I have mentioned the two in conjuction and been rebuffed by those who rightly say the two have nothing to do ... Read More
Can anyone who believes in any of the major religions (Buddhism the possible exception), or any codified system of belief, be considered a rational person? The amount of excuses used by the religious to defend their beliefs in the face of logical problems, historical atrocities, or factual evidence ... Read More
What is your favorite novel? I've been trying to read the top novels according to lists like The Modern Libraries top 100 or the Novel 100 but I also wanted to get your guys take. Not on the top 100 of course, but maybe the top 5 or 3 or just your personal favorite. PS Sorry for posting in Faith ... Read More
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