I find it perplexing that my countrymen who once rebelled against tyranny now lay down and let our obviously corrupt government put their boot on their necks. Traitor Trump led a coup attempt and stole top secret military documents and he's chilling in Florida talking crap about the FBI daring...
For starters the whole Noah story arc. If not taken literally what twisted message is it trying to convey? If you take it literally there is substantial evidence against it. For instance, if all mammals are descendants from who was on the ark, we would all be horribly inbred. I can concede that...
Why is it so hard for many theists to provide/follow logical arguments? You would think, that given the amount of time their religions have been around they would have some well reasoned arguments ready to go. Yet when I try to have an honest and rational debate/discussion with a theist about...
It seems obvious to me that revealed religions are bogus. Why would a god not announce it's desires and demands directly to the people? Isn't it blatantly obvious that anyone claiming to talk on behalf of a god is either insane or a con artist? If an old man who lived in your neighborhood...
It seems to me that some Christians, being submerged in a social group that is all about Jesus, assume that Atheists don't believe as they do because one of the following:
1. They are bad people who want to sin and so screw god and his rules.
2. Had something bad happen to them or a loved one...
For religions that put emphasis on this life being a test because we have freewill and can make bad/wrong decisions, will people have freewill in the afterlife? If freewill makes people so unpredictable that we need to be tested in the first place, what will keep them from making bad/wrong...
If the human race created a new sentient species in the future (doesn't really matter how in this scenario) would it make sense for us to have this new species worship us? I personally think that would be a bit odd and blatantly narcissistic.
So if humanity was created by a "god" would it want...
A recently published paper in Physics Letters shows that the universe may have always existed, see link below for article. If science ends up proving the universe always existed what effect will it have on religion? Especially those which claim their deity created the universe?
No Big Bang...
I was recently following two theists argument over the properties of their shared god in the religious debates forum and it reminded me of the gang from big bang theory arguing over superman.
Does anyone else see the correlation or is it just me?
To skeptics faith is nothing more than the ability to suspend disbelief when common sense and reason would clearly support disbelief. I'm sorry, but to me faith is a measure of how purposely gullible a person can be. Am I wrong? Is there any rational argument for faith being a virtuous and...
Is it just me or is main stream Christianity the coke zero of religions? Most Christians I talk to consider the bible as a book of stories to teach morals and not to be taken literally. Many people I've talked to who identify as Christians don't believe in hell and say that living a good life is...
I get tired of listening to ignorant people claiming America is a Christian nation. Capitalism is one of the defining aspects of our culture/nation, last time I checked Christ preached against greed and how the rich would likely never enter the kingdom of heaven. Christ preached to love your...
As a nonbeliever why should I recognize or respect someones beliefs that are solely based on faith? How is a child's faith in the tooth fairy different from an adults faith in their religion? In my view the child and adult have the some amount of credibility.
Hello everyone, I usually stick to the debate forums but I was wondering about a couple things. I know a little about Islam and it is my understanding that Muhammad is the last prophet/messenger that will be sent to mankind. Also, that god's message was revealed to him by a real life angel, not...
One major reason for me, that keeps me from being a theist, is that there are too many religions. People seem to concentrate on one religion with blinders on and ignore everything else. How can a theist look at all the religions they don't belong to, past and present, and not wonder if their...
How is not believing in a god bad? If belief in a god is important, why is it important? Wouldn't a god obsessed with worship try harder to show us he exists? If a god fails to show its existance, punishment for disbelief simply doesn't make sense.
I've never seen any evidence of a god or gods interceding on humanities behalf. As far as I can tell there is no materialistic evidence to support the existance of any god. So if there is a god, it must not be concerned with worldly, materialistic issues. From my personal observation it would...
Sometimes I see theists on RF ask atheists and agnostics why they care about religion so much. One of the primary reasons for me is that the top two religions today believe that their god is going to bring the world to a violent end. So for the believers of these religions there is no point in...
Occasionally I hear theists say that life is a test. What are we being tested for exactly? Where did this test idea even originate from? What could god possibly be testing us for that requires the amount of suffering that occurs on this earth daily? Also, if this is a test shouldn't everyone get...