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GREAT idea for BigThink

Bigthink — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:59:38 +0100

My idea for BigThink is to make individual public live chat rooms for each topic, (wisdom chat room, live & death, Faith & beliefs,)

Especially if you add a bunch of cool features.

I guess my idea is that we make BigThink alot more interactive for members. (I put this in the faith, and beliefs section, because I BELIEVE its a good idea.) lol. Do you agree?

The Holocaust never happened?

Bigthink — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:54:22 +0100

Keep your pants on, I'm not saying the Nazi Holocaust never happened.

I have heard people claim that the holocaust never happened, and I havent heard why they believe this. Does anybody know the argument for this?

- Arcanine

Re: A Candidate's Religious Faith is Important

Bigthink — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:47:46 +0100

The problem with people knowing about a politic's religious beliefs is that some groups are told to vote for people only because of their faith.

For example, I remember my great-aunt telling everybody not to vote for somebody because they would start the end of the world. That is just ridiculous.

I thought of a rule for voting. Anyone with an IQ of under 120 cannot vote. That would definitely solve any ignorant voting. But as you were saying, I sure want to know if the person I am voting for is a crazy religious freak.

American Catholics banning everything?

Bigthink — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:42:51 +0100

Am I the only person that is noticing these Catholic extremists trying to get everything banned? I thought this country was founded on the freedom of religion. If I can't watch The Golden Compass in theatres or find a public school that doesn't teach creationism, havent we lost the religious freedom in America? We shouldnt have to follow catholic rules just because they are the majority. For all of these Catholic Extremists, please review the first amendment. Lets keep this nation free.

Re: Another question for athiests.

Bigthink — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:59:42 +0100

You say that because so many people have believed in the same overall god concept, it should hold some credibility to God's existence.

I see something opposite of what you are seeing. I see that it must be a trait of humans to question why we have a conscience, and why we are here. I think all of the religions are around the world because they are a great way to control a population. At least, thats why I think they are still around. But to answer your question, I think that humans carry a similar hunger to understand this whole life experience thing. In my opinion, when we thought these God concepts up, we were all still too dumb to know the answer. And now that time has passed, we can answer these questions smarter than, "A magic man in the sky made it."

- Arcanine

Re: Prove your own existence.

Bigthink — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:19:38 +0100

What really is existence? Maybe things exist just because you believe it does. We only know we exist because we can think with our brains. A cloud cannot prove its own self exists, so to itself, it does not exist.

I exist because I am standing here, saying so.

Why are there so many Atheists on the internet?

Bigthink — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:55:57 +0100

Have you noticed the extremely larger number of non-believers than believers on the internet, even though Atheists are a minority in the world? I think I might have a conclusion for this.

It is my theory that to believe in a religion, you must not have time to pause and take a good look at what you are believing. Let's face it, this world is a busy place! Most of us are too busy to answer deep questions like, "What is the meaning of life?" I think that when somebody gets the time to think about their beliefs, they grow apart from them, when they notice how silly they really are. These people with extra spair time may inhabit such places as the internet, more than people who don't have enough time in the day. This would explain how Atheists are the majority on the internet, but a vast minority in the streets.

Just an Idea! - Arcanine

Re: Why don't you believe in god?

Bigthink — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:40:57 +0100

As an atheist, i will answer your questions. I am a former Christian Catholic, and through what I would consider reason, I came to the conclusion that God doesn't exist. In our modern world, you must have blind faith to believe in a god. I look at it as an outdated theory on the meaning of life. Remember, when humans made religions, they had no scientific method. They were very ignorant of the world's works. Their conclusion to the rainbows and waterfalls and sunsets was that there was a god ruling them. People used to believe in Zeus, and Thor, and now people are mainly believing in Allah and Jesus. Now that we can explain the universe further with a great scientific method, we are seeing a great number of Atheists growing in the world. You ask if there is any evidence to disproving god, but i would say that we don't need it. If you are making the claim that the meaning to life is to serve a sky-dwelling diety, we should see a little bit of evidence. The burden of proof is on the person who believes the story. The fact is, that God is a story that is built to never be disproven. We now see that the universe doesn't need a creator, and that God doesn't come into play at all. Also, I cannot believe in some god just because they tell me I'm going to hell. That is a scare tactic, which shouldn't alter your decision to believe, or to not believe in this illogical story.

I guess the real question here is, why do you believe in God?

Should we get rid of Culture? - Arcanine

Bigthink — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:03:17 +0100

: Although many people say that culture is an enjoyable thing in the world, are humans ready to get rid of it? Of course we are always going to have a slight bit of culture, but we need to realize the age we are living in. We have the technology to explore space. It seems like culture is keeping us from enjoying the human experience to the fullest. First, lets identify culture for what it is. Culture becomes apparent when a civilization grows different from another. For example, in Tibet, people wear different clothes than people in Germany because of different climates, and surroundings. These are 2 different cultures. Now, lets say in 100 years, we get rid of culture. We could do this by funding poor countries with all that US money that goes into warfare, and after 100 years, the culture of the world is almost the same. In this process, we have eliminated much war, along with enhancing 3rd world countries. With all of this positivity, what is bad about removing culture from the human race? I can also see the culture of Earth decrease gradually, but not for the goal of removing it. Remember, even if we got rid of culture, that doesn't mean we can't keep appreciating it. If anyone cares to respond, please tell me what would be bad about this process of removing culture? -Arcanine