So, when you get people talking about god, and one of the people is a nonbeliever and the other is a believer, you get some interesting back and forth. One such, which I've heard multiple times, is that there is evil in the world because god is testing us. Well, the nonbeliever declares that for...
So, I've been paying a decent amount of attention to feminism recently and I've come to a conclusion. We don't need it. To be clear, we don't need it in the United States. From what I've been able to see, we don't need it in any other 1st world countries either, as they all have similar anti...
So, I'm sure this has been done, but I'm interested in getting a discussion going. I've been in multiple discussions with Christians about god. I'm pointing out that the god as they explain it doesn't make sense. Here's a point i've brought up and yet to have been given an adequate answer...
So, I just wanna ask you guys a question. As far as I can think of, there are only 3 ways our universe could have "come to be".
1. It didn't "come to be" it has simply always existed.
2. It was created.
3. It came from nothing. Essentially, there was nothing, then there was something...
So, i'm gonna preface this by saying that I'm an extremely non violent person.
I have friends who hit me, just playing around, and i only hit them back cause i know from experience they won't stop if i don't hit them back. To further explain this, generally, when someone hits me, i don't even...
Okay, so I've decided I want to try and learn how to program. I've talked to my dad, and he has pointed me to justbasic, which is apparently a free version of basic, though i believe it is supposed to be simplified for beginners. The reason I want to learn how to program is cause I have some...
Okay, so it is generally known that whoever makes a claim has the burden of proof on them. If you say there is a god, you must prove that there is such a thing. Now, many will say that hard atheists, by value of their claim that there is no god, automatically takes the burden of proof upon their...
Okay, so it has occurred to me, why should i respect someone else's religion? It is quite expected, even though it might not be expected for me to respect their opinion on anything else.
I personally don't actually have a problem respecting people's religions, mainly because i believe in...
Anyone else feel that way? I absolutely(intentional pun, lol) hate it when people make absolute statements.
There was a blogger on youtube, an atheist, who i watched on a regular basis. She was a programmer, and would make a cg of a female character and use her voice to put forth her...
So, let's start this by saying that i have doubts about god not existing.:D
I've never really claimed there is no god, but i do describe myself as an atheist, because i do not believe in a god or gods. Now, as i've gone along, i've wondered about certain kinds of logic. I do wonder how...
Something i've noticed as i get older and think more about the things i believe, is the less certain i get of how i feel about things. Things that were once all but set in stone, are barely still in their casings, as i continously pick at their foundations. The funny part is i'm only 24, but...
Okay, so i've been kind of surfing through life, not doing much. I've never been very motivated to get my GED, so i could go to college, cause i could never think of anything i wanted to actually do.
And then, someone brought something to my attention. And the fact that i am a member of this...
Okay, so i've been looking it up and looking it up, and i just can't find anything dealing with it. Here's what i need to know. Recently, at my workplace, the store manager took all the paychecks out of the store. Essentially, where i work, our paychecks are mailed to us and they get their on...
Okay, i was reading a book, and it brought up a point that i found interesting. It was a fiction, about vampires and such, but you'd be surprised at how much i've learned from such books. Part of the book showed the main character in a prison cell, and he was speaking to another man in the cell...
Okay, so i'll use the train scenario to set what i'm trying to say here. Many of you will have heard of this scenario. You stand beside a train track, right near a track switch. You look forward and see a fork in the train tracks. On one side is one man, tied to the tracks. On the other side, is...
Okay, so i've been thinking, and i'm gonna ask people a question. If you are religious, and believe in a deity that can speak to you(not necessarily literally), or get your attention, i have a question for you. If you god or gods asked you to, let's say, rape someone, for the greater good, would...
Okay, so i just did a post on facebook asking people to answer a very difficult question, and i had to edit it, cause i knew as it stood, most people would just be offended. So, i have a quick question to ask you guys. Which is worse, rape or murder?
Kay, so i've been arguing about incest, and it made me want to start this thread. I am of the personal belief that there is nothing immoral about drug usage, prostitution, incest, gambling, and probably a few more i can't think of at this moment. Why do i think they aren't immoral? Cause if they...
Okay, so i've written a few "chapters" of a science fiction book. Just finished in
fact, and i'm curious to see what people think of it. I'm gonna copy it down here, and hoping you guys can give me some notes on what you think of it. what you like, what you don't like, and what you think i...
Okay, so i've seen how downhill this country(USA) is going, and i've been thinking about how things could be improved. To be honest, i don't think we can fix this government, it will pretty much have be overthrown. I'm not advocating this, i'm just saying that it seems to me like that's the only...