Beyond the talking heads, I don't know many atheists that would outright state that there is no god or no possibility of a god.
Atheist is such a pejorative term, at least when used by religious peeps. I was talking with someone a few days back and they were saying my atheism was a "belief". I likened it to reading a book..say the Lord of the Rings -- when you finish that book, do you spend hours debating whether or not Sauron is real. When you come to the conclusion that he's not real, do you label it a "belief". I read the bible the same way. When I finished, I didn't ponder whether that god exists. I realized it was a set of stories from a long time ago (and not even really good ones at that) and that's where I left it. I won't deny the possibility of a god. That would be bad science start with a conclusion. I think Possibilianism is just another term for a way of thinking that people have been doing for a long time now. On Apr 5, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow...that lazy, huh? Or did you just stop watching because he uses logic? > It is a shame, he makes some great points. Very thought provoking. > Well...thought provoking for people with an open mind. > > The major talking point he makes is: > > We know too much to adhere to any particular religion, and not enough to > adhere to strict atheism. > > One example he uses in the 'we know too much' area is the age of the earth. > According to the Bible it is only about 6000 years old. Yet, we (humans) > have found pottery in Japan that is older than that. > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I got bored after two minutes. Does he go on to say the universe is so big >> it's not possible for there to be a God? >> >> . >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> This guy pretty much nails how I feel. >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LENqnjZGX0A >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 4:35 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> That's the beauty of my faith. >>>> >>>> Whatever could put this in motion, whatever its motives they would be >> so >>>> far b eyond my understanding as to be incomprehensable (sp?) to my >>> limited >>>> understanding. >>>> >>>> Tell me why the body gets measurably lighter when you die. >>>> >>>> Lets talk about the veins in a leaf and my arm and the elipse of the >>>> planets and that of the atom. >>>> >>>> I see a design even if I can't possibly understand it. >>>> >>>> There had better be a reason for me continuing to move forward and make >>>> ammends and do better god damn it haha! >>>> >>>> Surrender is not a ranger word! >>>> On Apr 4, 2013 4:26 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> prove to me that the Invisible Pink Unicorn exists and I'll accept >>>>> the existence of your god. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 4:17 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> That's why I'm more agnostic than anything. Every organized >> religion >>>> has >>>>>> been tainted by man. I find it arrogant that some imperfect being >>> here >>>>> can >>>>>> claim so perfect an understanding of or relationship with the thing >>>>> complex >>>>>> enough to create it..... >>>>>> >>>>>> Yet I go further with athiests as it's almost a denial of ones own >>>> senses >>>>>> to deny totally the supernatural and the metaphysical. >>>>>> >>>>>> Its a crazy place in my head! >>>>>> On Apr 4, 2013 4:07 PM, "GMoney" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I find it odd that cavemen had the inalienable right, endowed by >>>> their >>>>>>> creator, to own something that didn't exist yet.....? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> LIfe, liberty and the pursuit of happiness all require only that >>> one >>>> is >>>>>>> alive. So those rights being endowed by whatever created them, >>> makes >>>>>>> sense......but endowing them with an inalienable right to >> ownership >>>> of >>>>> an >>>>>>> instrument thousands of years in the future....seems rather odd. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:58 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Deeply. >>>>>>>> On Apr 4, 2013 3:57 PM, "Jerry Barnes" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "these rights are inalienable, they can't be separated from >>> us, " >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This is an outstanding point that people seem to forget. >>>> Americans >>>>>> are >>>>>>>>> assumed to have rights by birth. They are not granted. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The second amendment does not give us the right to bear arms. >>> It >>>>> is >>>>>>>>> assumed we have them. It says that right cannot be >> infringed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Unfortunately, too many people don't understand this and the >>>> right >>>>> is >>>>>>>> being >>>>>>>>> infringed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> J >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a >> bad >>>>>>>> reputation. >>>>>>>>> - Henry Kissinger >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of >>> the >>>>>>> tunnel, >>>>>>>>> go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:362476 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
