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Recent content by TheGunShoj

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    Do we Control our Beliefs?

    Perhaps. I don’t think I’ve given the topic enough evaluation. There are multiple types of free will to believe in as well which is where some of the hesitation arises. Even if I do believe in free will, which version?
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    Why do some atheists have to be so insulting and mean?

    Because some people are insulting and mean. They're are jerks in every single group on the planet earth. You've probably dealt with less than 1% of atheists that exist so it isn't a great sample size. We as humans tend to latch onto negatives so you probably don't remember the nice atheists that...
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    A force for good

    I have heard non believers challenge theists by saying something along the lines of "show me one real, tangible benefit that religion offers to people that cannot be achieved purely by secular means" I like this challenge and I have yet to see someone fulfill it. So if religions or religious...
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    Do we choose whether or not we are convinced by evidence?

    I was inspired to make this thread by another recent thread called "Do we control our beliefs?" I wanted to take one step back and examine that process before beliefs begin taking form and ask a slightly different question. I don't think that belief is a choice in the simple sense like you...
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    Why do I care what people believe?

    Focusing on which actions help or hurt is great but don't all actions stem from beliefs? hypothetically, If we found the key to why people hold racist beliefs and were able to eventually weed out that belief wouldn't that be a good thing? If that belief were eliminated wouldn't all of the...
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    Do we Control our Beliefs?

    We may be in agreement here. I am not sure I believe in free will either. I think there may be an issue by using the word "choice" because it may mean different things to different people. It's rather vague. I think you may be poisoning the well slightly by saying "and DECIDE to drop one...
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    Do we Control our Beliefs?

    I'm just going to post a comment as I received several very long replies and while I did read them all it would take a considerable amount of time to break them all up and respond to each point individually. I think I can sum up a lot of confusion with what I said. I believe a lot of confusion...
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    Why do I care what people believe?

    I wasn't necessarily saying that people make a conscious decision to impose their beliefs on others. I was saying that most actions you take, things you say, ideas you hold, ect. stem from beliefs that you hold to be true. For instance, if someone holds the belief that white people are better...
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    Do we Control our Beliefs?

    I'm surprised by how many people here hold the opinion that they can choose what they believe (not that there's anything wrong with that) I don't think one can choose what they believe. The very concept seems absurd to me. I couldn't choose to believe that I can fly. I think I would meet a...
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    Why do I care what people believe?

    I care what people believe because our beliefs inform our actions. For example, If someone believes that one race is superior to another, this belief could lead to a harmful action. Beliefs don't just live inside our heads. They manifest in reality by informing every single decision that we make...
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    If everyone followed the teachings of Christ, what would the world look like?

    Jesus Actually taught to give up earthy possessions including money many times throughout the bible, including the sermen on the mount. How would poverty be eradicated? How would waiting until marriage to have sex eradicated STD's? Most if not all STD's originated as another type of disease and...
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    Two sides of a coin?

    Belief is not a choice. You absorb information and it either convinces you or it doesn't (regarding the existence of a God) no choice is made. I think it's important to try to identify what the cause of this change was. What happened that made the view point shift? what new information did you...
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    How did backward-thinking fundamentalism come to dominate American politics and culture?

    ONLY 1/4th of public schools. only.
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    Present arguments for atheism

    Now that I'm actually read up on what's been happening in the thread. Yes, yes it was a perfect representation of what people were saying.
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    Present arguments for atheism

    The fact that you are unwilling to simply provide a definition which is as easy as googling it as you say, that supports the argument you are making is a glaring admission that you know you can't because you are using an irrelevant definition that no one else would ever accept.
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