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  1. Atomist

    What is god?

    is god like a literal being that cares about stuff... IE like a distinct entity with thoughts/feelings/etc or is it something abstract (or something that I don't know)? Like does god care if you stole? Like would he/she/it (I don't know gender of god) be "Bob is a bad person for stealing, and...
  2. Atomist

    What is the difference between a deist god and no god?

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like a deist god that doesn't intervene is essentially the same as no god existing... so is there a reason why people should hold a deist position than over the position that no such god exist? I mean when atheist give arguments against gods the arguments...
  3. Atomist

    You are a product tester...

    and frequently bring your work home. Yesterday, while dressed in a flame-resistant suit (up to 3,000 degrees) and carrying the latest model fire extinguisher, you discovered your neighbor's house on fire. As the flames quickly spread, you stood by and watched the family perish. Which of the...
  4. Atomist

    "right for me" is a cop out

    How come a response I get from theist on why they think their beliefs are right... they retort "it's right for me"... what the F that's meaningless and not true... either something is right or something is not right. I mean if I said "raping and molesting children is right for me" would anyone...
  5. Atomist

    Being wrong feels exactly like being right.

    So why do you think you are right in with respect to your religious beliefs (or lack of)?
  6. Atomist

    Why you don't believe morality is contingent minimizing suffering

    Why you don't believe morality is minimizing suffering Here's a thought experiment: There are 200 people in the society, everyone knows and is very friendly with each other... the death of an individual is a traumatic event that causes everyone in the society to go into mourning. Death of such...
  7. Atomist

    Reproduction: A right or a privilege?

    I just read a thread that got derailed into going about a topic on whether reproduction should require a license or not... and it seems like too good of a topic to leave in a random thread. Topic of the thread: should reproduction be a right or a privilege? Some questions if a privilege 1) if...
  8. Atomist

    Mathematics; the mathiest evidence for god

    I myself love mathematics. Symbols and their definition. Reason and the logic of it. Its very powerful and meaningful, it came from God, a very powerful and meaningful individual. It has proofs. The most fascinating property of mathematics is proofs. Animals cannot make proofs, it is by...
  9. Atomist

    Challenge to Theists

    After reading Mickiel's threads I came to the conclusion all god arguments seems to be presuppositional in nature... so I would like to see an argument for the existence of god that is not a presupposition argument. IE an argument that only works if you presuppose god exists before you argue...
  10. Atomist

    New name for those who refer to themselves as atheists?

    It seems to me that most people religious or otherwise don't understand the meaning behind the word "Atheist" as in what an atheist means when they refer to themselves as such. Frankly I'm tired and have been of explaining what atheist means to people... How does Metaphysical naturalist work...
  11. Atomist

    What makes something worthy of worship?

    What traits/actions/qualities does an agent have to have for one to worship such an agent? Is there any thing that such an agent could have that is worth worship instead of just great praise.
  12. Atomist

    What constitutes marriage?

    is it? 1) x amount of consenting adults 2) x amount of consenting adults that don't have "genetic defects" 1 necessarily allows for siblings to get married and gay people 2 excludes siblings, but also any couple that shares genetic defects... meaning that couples 1) must be tested before...
  13. Atomist

    Opinions on sibling marriage/relationships

    I saw ninerbuff's thread and decided to make a more interesting and way more controversial thread. I'm arguing that for the same reasons we should accept gay marriages/homosexuality we should allow sibling marriage/relationships. Edit: I think the consensius is that sibling marriage is bad...
  14. Atomist

    Christians's reaction to learning that "I don't believe in god"

    When I learn someone doesn't believe in the existence of something I believe in my first instinct is to educate them or try to figure out why either one of us is wrong. However, when Christians hear about that with god... the reaction I get is "I hope you soften your heart", "I'll pray for you"...
  15. Atomist

    Life comes from life.

    Okay... so a common argument against evolution is that life comes from life and therefore abiogenesis is impossible (a huge strawman, but... lets roll with it for the sake of argument) But the problem with that argument is that if life comes from life and that there has to be an original source...
  16. Atomist

    To all Creationist/Geocentrist/Flat earthist

    As a former christian, I should tell you that if you reject the scientific consensus that the earth is round and/or revolves around the earth and/or depute the merit of theory of evolution, that you're doing your cause a disservice. By holding such anti-scientific positions, you alienate many...
  17. Atomist

    Atheism is a reasonable position to hold

    It seems that god is not necessary to explain anything that exists in this universe. That is to say there exist perfectly valid (and empirically backed) naturalistic explanations for said universe. Here's the logical skeleton of this argument. Premise 1: if the universe can be adequately...
  18. Atomist

    Is god necessary to explain anything?

    Science has given us a meaningful answer these points: 1)"why we exists?" through big bang cosmology to evolutionary biology 2) personal revelation through simulacrum 3) efficacy of prayer through confirmation bias 3) holy books have no apparent divine inspiration but rather written from the...
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