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Recent content by HonestJoe

  1. HonestJoe

    Reasons for Atheism if you aren't in the DIR

    That's just a function of the nature of our intelligence. Don't go gaslighting the universe because of our failings. :cool:
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    Reasons for Atheism if you aren't in the DIR

    I always find it a little odd when people talk about their reasons for being atheist, as if it is an active decision that is consciously considered and decided on. I'm an atheist because I don't believe in any gods. While I've given consideration (briefly) to some specific proposed gods, I make...
  3. HonestJoe

    Are You Above Or Below Average On RF?

    If you have to ask... :wink:
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    God Says ..., Science Says ...

    It seems you really want to believe that. :wink: I don't think it's legitimate to treat "God" and "Science" as comparable equivalents though. Neither of them "say" anything because they're both abstract concepts, and both can certainly be (ab)used by people to try to give undue authority to...
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    What will be an atheist's answer ?

    The fantasy characters in your head can say anything you want them to. I don't think any real theist would say what you suggested and that anyone in that situation, theist or atheist, would say the same kind of things, depending on their actual individual circumstances. I find it a little...
  6. HonestJoe

    Theists: Does God Exist?

    A question direct from the Department of Redundancy Department. :rolleyes:
  7. HonestJoe

    Has Hamas Won the War?

    I doubt that was their intent. I don't think anyone would have predicted the sequence of events that actually followed the October 7th terror attack and expect the aim was just more of the same violence and kidnapping to try to force Israel in to releasing Palestinian prisoners and push back...
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    Do you really have a choice?

    So you just decided you were going to believe in free will "with no doubt in your mind"? It's not an inevitable rational conclusion based on logic and evidence? I don't see how you could have it both ways - your fundamental beliefs can only be either implicit logical conclusions or a conscious...
  9. HonestJoe

    Do you really have a choice?

    You mean you feel incapable of believing otherwise, even if you really wanted to? :cool:
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    Why should I debate about God with you ?

    So post something more interesting them. :cool: We're all free to choose which posts and posters we respond to, and can freely skip over anything we don't consider relevant, important or meaningful. The answer to your OP question remains exactly the same and remains the same regardless of the...
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    Why should I debate about God with you ?

    This isn't "God Forums", it's "Religious Forums". If a proposed god doesn't actually exist, it is irrelevant (directly at least) but religions can have a massive impact of people's lives, regardless of whether they're valid or not. None of the debates here are really about gods, they're about...
  12. HonestJoe

    Why should I debate about God with you ?

    Any of the same reasons we'd debate about anything else; Convincing people for or against resultant socio-political behaviour; As practice to develop skills and experience, either directly for future debates or for more general intellectual and social benefits; General entertainment and...
  13. HonestJoe

    Why No Major Western Religions?

    As I suggested in my first reply, the point is that our Eurocentric view of the world isn't really relevant when you're talking about that far back in history. The whole idea of western and eastern hemispheres is entirely manufactured and the dividing line arbitrary. You might as well ask why...
  14. HonestJoe

    Why No Major Western Religions?

    East of what exactly? It would be easier to understand if you recognise that region as more the centre, from where a lot of structured society happened to develop from (for a whole range of geographic, practical and random reasons). As those structured societies spread, they tended to absorb or...
  15. HonestJoe

    The Spirit of the Law

    A judge isn't likely to ask you why you committed a crime so that specific situation is moot. If you told your lawyer that would be your defence, they should strongly advise against it as totally invalid and ridiculous. If you somehow had the opportunity to make that statement in court, you'd...
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