Is the theist's problem that they don't know what reality is? (beliefs, bible)

[Jeremiah]

Originally Posted by BalanceFx

I like your sig

"To be, or not to be: that is the question"

heh

The only creature on the planet that believes in gods is also the only one that will willingly commit suicide. heh Big brains are great.

You might like Albert Camus than

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide." Albert Camus

[whereismynotecard]

Originally Posted by Jeremiah

There are two types of atheist. One is faith based; they believe that with out a doubt there are no gods at all. The other just lacks any belief in gods; an absence of belief. I could be mistaken but I believe they are called a strong atheist and a weak atheist.

I thought that if you didn't believe in god, but honoured the possiblity of there being a god, you were agnostic... ???

[Jeremiah]

Originally Posted by Charity

How do you know there are no gods, is it because you have never seen one, or is it because someone told you there aren't any?

I already answered that question in this thread.

[wednesday]

Originally Posted by Rolling_Stone

Everything requires proof? You're a history student and I'm a skeptic. Prove to me George Washington was a real person. Prove all your sources are valid. Prove to me you have a consciousness. Prove to me... How long of a list do you want?

No need to be sarcastic, you know what i mean. Theres a huge difference between george washington and the authors of the bible.
George washington is on coins, notes, fliers, there are notes and books written about him.
Are there books coins etc. on people who wrote the bible?

[Jeremiah]

Originally Posted by whereismynotecard

I thought that if you didn't believe in god, but honoured the possiblity of there being a god, you were agnostic... ???

Weak and strong atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[whereismynotecard]

Originally Posted by Jeremiah

Weak and strong atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ha ha... I'm not going to read that... Thanks anyway though.

[whereismynotecard]

I don't know if George Washington is real... I wasn't there. Alls I knows is the things that happened when I was there... and even then, I cannot be sure... Because I see spiders all the time, but they aren't really there... so who's to say anything I've seen or experienced is true?? Hmm??

[wednesday]

It is generally accepted that he lived as authors corroborate on his life and the events surrounding him. Sure i don't really know if he did or whether 30 different people got together and got drunk, then wrote 30 different books on Washington.
Same goes for the bible, we don't know if the 12 guys sat around and wrote a book on a fantasy character.