Comments on: Basic Assumptions

By: Spambot

Spambot — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:33:41 +0000

John,

Raving Theist is simply looking for a basic assumption, there is a God. You may start with an assumption that there is no God, but I fail to see how that position is superior. Both are assumptions. Perhaps if you are uncertain, try each assumption and see where they lead you. Which assumption leads to bigger and better things, and which assumption leads you nowhere?

By: Jonathan Zwergel

Jonathan Zwergel — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:53:42 +0000

Try this conditioned belief experiment. Pretend you are an adult who has never heard of the concept of a “god.” Suddenly a person tells you about a god they believe in.
Would you believe this person?

Our belief is conditioned by culture.

By: "Jim"

"Jim" — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:12:30 +0000

CH,

lol, but be kind. The first stringers are busy elsewhere. They’re good people and you should check back when things are busier. No shortage of serious thinkers here: atheists and theists, former atheists and former theists all. (I’m not sure I’m any of those.) Agnostics will never be back, he’s seen to that.

I recommend (just recommend) coming in a little more humble, because if you underestimate them, you could have your hat handed to you. (You can check out some of their home pages if you don’t believe me.) Not telling you what to do, just some advice.

Try a comment to any post on the home paeg.

By: CH

CH — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:54:04 +0000

Gotacha, Jim–or should I say, “Jim”. I must say that you ‘bots speak more sense than many of the commentators here.

And before you ask, no I’m not concerned about the size of my manhood or in need of a Russian bride.

By: "Jim"

"Jim" — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:56:18 +0000

Nope, just us Russian spambots. Taking up bandwidth with our mindless postings.

We’ve gotten pretty good at sounding human now. “Hello everyone! My name is Jim and I’m new to this site. Perhaps you will visit my site.” Only the occasional spellnig error gives us away.

Um, can I interest you in a random product or service?

By: CH

CH — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:14:34 +0000

Hello? Are there any serious athiests out there??? As a an agnostic whose done considerable reading on the classical theistic tradition over the past few years, I’d just like to pose a question to you athiestic champions of reason. It’s a simple question about a concept with which you should be intimately familiar, as so much of your rage seems directed against it. Here it goes:

What, in the classical theistic (Platonic, Augustininan, Thomistic) tradition, is meant by “God”?

By: Cody Nickels

Cody Nickels — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:46:50 +0000

Second, god is not real. Yes! I figured it out.

By: Porno Lily

Porno Lily — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:45:36 +0000

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By: Yllo

Yllo — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:25:41 +0000

I followed a link from Godless Bastard’s website, who deemed this blog’s writer “Godless rantmaster extraordinaire”. How disappointing. I suggest that the name of this blog be renamed to better reflect its current status. http://simpering-jesuslover.com ? http://weakminded-whackjob.com ? http://once-sane-now-just-another-lemming.com?

By: Get Out Of The House

Get Out Of The House — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:18:56 +0000

It’s funny how most people here rely on logic and evidence when none of you even think that you could actual believe what you want to and be okay. Atheism/agnosticism/theism; why should it matter if others believe differently? Because they are wrong to you? Because of “evidence?” You could give a million reasons why the opposing view is ridiculous and they could just the same for the other. Even our logic is plagued by our biases, ever read Gould’s Mismeasure of Man? it fuels our science and our philosophies. It fuels our humanity. Yeah. We’re a pretty pathetic species.

-IW