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  1. HonestJoe

    What do Atheist Believe?

    If you're declaring something has "no rational definition", any question of evidence, proof or even belief becomes meaningless. How could you even say that a thing might exist if you can't even define it? I don't have any specific expectations around the various clams about different gods, I...
  2. HonestJoe

    What do Atheist Believe?

    Atheism isn't an "experience". It is the destination, not the journey. Anyone who doesn't believe in the existence of any god or gods is an atheist, regardless of how or why they reached that position. The reasoning for their lack of belief could be entirely irrational, contradictory or...
  3. HonestJoe

    What exactly is Islamophobia?

    So do other religious texts or rules. Just as a random example, Exodus has "Never suffer a witch to live". My Wiccan friends would be legitimately concerned if we're to assume that Christians and Jews all take that statement literally. It seems there are question about the interpretation of...
  4. HonestJoe

    What exactly is Islamophobia?

    As a basic principle it's really straight forward, and no different to that for any other form of undue discrimination. In general it is about treating people differently (generally negatively) on the basis of their being Muslim (or you thinking they're Muslim even if they're not - an important...
  5. HonestJoe

    You Must Report Criminal Income To IRS

    This seems like the kind of thing that sounds ridiculous on face value but has logical reasoning behind it. Maybe it is to prevent people from excusing not declaring something they should have by falsely claiming they believed it was a criminal gain (even though it wasn't).
  6. HonestJoe

    Why the authortian nanny state BS has got to stop. Grabbing a little kids lunch and tossing it away leaving him hungry.

    Well you have presented an important warning, but it's not about "the autocratic education system", rather click-bait news sources. It seems like a whole load of fraudulent sites took a relatively minor local story from a while ago and made up a whole load of extreme elements to create their...
  7. HonestJoe

    Which camp do you fall in?

    We built it upon the underlying principles though, and there is no reason that some other sentient beings couldn't develop a similar concept based on the same principles, in any time or place. Not at all. I'm recognising the concept and applying logic to it. You're the one defining science as...
  8. HonestJoe

    Which camp do you fall in?

    You don't know that they can't. I'm suggesting that anything that could be reasonably considered sentient would, by definition, have the ability to somehow sense aspects of it's environment and reach conclusions on the basis of that - that is the fundamental core of the scientific process...
  9. HonestJoe

    Which camp do you fall in?

    You're stuck because you're conflating science as a fundamental concept and the capabilities of human beings to apply it. If a god exists, that god could use scientific method. If cross-dimensional aliens exist, they could use scientific method. If our universe is contained within some kind of...
  10. HonestJoe

    Which camp do you fall in?

    That is an entirely false dichotomy that misrepresents (or misunderstand) what scientific method as a fundamental principle actually is. First, science doesn't tell us anything. Science is a tool which we can use to help understand and rationalise things we experience and observe. We still need...
  11. HonestJoe

    Demons, is there any evidence they even exist?

    You can't assess evidence until you properly define the hypothesis. The word "demon" means vastly different things to different people (sometimes even to the same people!). You need to establish exactly what you're talking about here. Then the effects and consequence we would be expect from that...
  12. HonestJoe

    Does Atheism Lead to Immoral Behavior?

    In what way doesn't it make sense exactly? You've already accepted that it is as possible. I think you mean it is an uncomfortable and disconcerting concept (and I agree) but that is just something we need to deal with. I don't think it's healthy to try to pretend negative possibilities or...
  13. HonestJoe

    Does Atheism Lead to Immoral Behavior?

    The assumes we were created by an all-knowing, all-wise God though. The question I responded to (back in post #151) was wider than that; Whether our existence has a purpose, independent of who or what created or caused that purpose to exist. That purpose could be literally anything (or nothing)...
  14. HonestJoe

    Does Atheism Lead to Immoral Behavior?

    I obviously wasn't saying God determined that, it was just an example of beings having a purpose (regardless of who or what gave it) that those beings themselves wouldn't approve of and hence it is kept from them. Maybe we don't know what our purpose is because that purpose isn't for our...
  15. HonestJoe

    States vs. "Woke" Corporations

    That is demonstrably false though, because there are articles from people challenging the claims the game is "woke" too. If everyone was saying the same thing, it wouldn't be a debate in the first place (and nobody would be making money from articles and videos about it). Regardless, I wasn't...
  16. HonestJoe

    States vs. "Woke" Corporations

    There is nothing in that video about anything "woke" though (I suffered through it so others don't have to :) ). It's just a commentary on other people's reviews and (largely legitimate) complaints about bugs and general bad quality of the game. Somewhat ironically, given it's mentioned as an...
  17. HonestJoe

    Does Atheism Lead to Immoral Behavior?

    That presumes that purpose would be something we'd all want to fulfil. If cows on a farm were aware of their purpose in life, would they voluntarily walk in to the slaughterhouse? It's also possible (and even promoted by some religious beliefs), that not knowing the ultimate purpose is...
  18. HonestJoe

    Evolution

    Being gay or transgender doesn't automatically prevent people having biological children, be that by being in a mixed-sex relationship at some point or by artificial means. Also, evolution isn't just about genetics, environment (which includes human society and childhood upbringing) can be...
  19. HonestJoe

    Maybe it was a dream, nothing more?

    It would just be how your mind tried to interpret what would essentially be random sensations. There wouldn't be anything physical that could account for them but some kind of moving material or mist would be the closest your mind could come up with to try to account for them. The emotional...
  20. HonestJoe

    Maybe it was a dream, nothing more?

    We really don't need any kind of "paranormal" explanations for this kind of thing. The human mind and body are weird enough as it is. Hypnopompia - Wikipedia
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