As a non-believer,
- What are your general thoughts on Reverend Scott?
Not sure. If he's a good man, then good for him. That he follows a church, well, that's his choice.
- In the context of the story, do you think that Reverend Scott would go to hell for his outright defiance?
As a...
>> If you had infinite power and authority, do you think you would do a better job than God(s)
Firstly, perhaps that's a loaded question: the assumption is that there are gods doing anything.
But, for the sake of argument, let's assume that there is some kind of god as generally defined by the...
>> We are speaking about real life here not mythological characters only existing in comic books.
Odin is as real as all those others you named.
Moreover, your list is woefully short. There are myriad great beings you neglected to mention.
Moreover, moreover, your list contains only male...
>> If you are an Atheist I'm interested in your beliefs about how we got here.
I'm not sure, but I give little or no sway to spiritual/religious claims--whatever spiritual/religious means. Nontheless, based on the current understandings--via the scientific method--we have come to, it looks...
Firstly, I am a non-believer; the god hypothesis, as proffered by most cultures, does not make sense to me.
Now, to answer your last question: As in life, with questions like these, perhaps there may not be an easy 'yes' or 'no' answer. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality are related but are not...
1. Before I essay to answer, perhaps you may let me know to which god(s) you refer. As you may be aware, there are thousands.
2. Here too, perhaps you may let me know also what is a miracle?
Catweazle to Carrot (Edward): "Teach me thy electrickery."
For Catweazle, "sun in a bottle" was...
I believe several other posts tried to explain that "atheists" tend to have--like any other homo sapiens--varying understandings, opinions, responses to your original question. So, given that I hold no belief in gods, which may suggest that I am an atheist, allow me to point out that the phrase...
It does have something to do with Christ--and I think that is obvious. Christians made it that way.
If, however, the question was asked: "Is Xmas based solely on Christ?": well then, perhaps the answer is no.
The pagan roots of several modern Christian religious celebrations are, similarly...