A good collection of debate points that address these very issues.
You can't find something from intelligent people? I have a justifiably low opinion of Dawkins' groupies.
Really? The average IQ of a Dawkins' groupie is much higher than that of an average MAD participant.
The better option, of course, would be to read the God Delusion and Moral Minds, but I have a feeling that Jason is not going to want to do that.
MAD? Is that the Mormon apologetics board? In any event, I have read The God Delusion[sic] and I found Dawkins' arguments against classical theism to be pedestrian at best.
Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei
(I lost access to my Milesius account, so I had to retrieve this one from the mothballs.)
Calculus Crusader wrote:MAD? Is that the Mormon apologetics board? In any event, I have read The God Delusion[sic] and I found Dawkins' arguments against classical theism to be pedestrian at best.
Yes, but you believe in an imaginary invisible sky daddy. You've demonstrated a few times you don't really understand his arguments. What more needs to be said?
God belief is for people who don't want to live life on the universe's terms.
Calculus Crusader wrote:MAD? Is that the Mormon apologetics board?
Yes.
In any event, I have read The God Delusion[sic] and I found Dawkins' arguments against classical theism to be pedestrian at best.
I get your subtle hint. The fact that I do not strictly adhere to the MLA style on an informal message board is undeniable proof of my stupidity.
So you just found his arguments against classical theism pedestrian? As opposed to his arguments against polytheism, which were good? I kind of thought he was arguing against the existence of supernatural deities per se.
"reason and religion are friends and allies" - Mitt Romney
Jason Bourne wrote:Well gee. Let's examine all the atrocities that dictators that were atheists, such as Stalin, perpetrated on the world. I suspect that the millions he killed were a few more then the JWs that die because of their religious belief. Sorry man, but adhernets to atheism has posed more threat and perpetrated more death on man kind then religion has, by far.
I'd say that's political extremism Jason, not religious extremism.
And crawling on the planet's face Some insects called the human race Lost in time And lost in space...and meaning
This dude has some serious faith! Check out the pic. It's horrendous.
Jose Maestre, 51, of Lisbon, Portugal, was first stricken with a facial tumor at age 14. His religious beliefs have kept him from undergoing surgery. The tumor is now 15 inches long and weighs 12 pounds, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph of London.
WK: "Joseph Smith asserted that the Book of Mormon peoples were the original inhabitants of the americas"
Will Schryver: "No, he didn’t." 3/19/08
Still waiting for Will to back this up...
This dude has some serious faith! Check out the pic. It's horrendous.
Jose Maestre, 51, of Lisbon, Portugal, was first stricken with a facial tumor at age 14. His religious beliefs have kept him from undergoing surgery. The tumor is now 15 inches long and weighs 12 pounds, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph of London.
This dude has some serious faith! Check out the pic. It's horrendous.
Jose Maestre, 51, of Lisbon, Portugal, was first stricken with a facial tumor at age 14. His religious beliefs have kept him from undergoing surgery. The tumor is now 15 inches long and weighs 12 pounds, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph of London.
OMFSM...I think I'm going to puke.
Wow. Now there's a guys who's not just paying his religion lip service. He's got no choice but to face his tumor. At least he's keeping a stiff upper lip... oh wait... make that lower lip.
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God belief is for people who don't want to live life on the universe's terms.