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Do you believe in God?[W:359]

Do you believe in God?

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Re: Do you believe in God?

JohnWOlin said:
My problem with discussions like this is how dickish people that believe in God can get, and how incredibly unwarranted dickish atheist can get. I've also never understood how a group of people can have such a disgust for religion but treat not being religious like they are Jehovah's witnesses.
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Sounds like there are a lot of dicks.


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Paschendale said:
I'm sure a lot of gay couples who want to get married would disagree that the beliefs of others don't matter.
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I disagree, homosexuality is known for non-conformity, to blatantly profess what they believe in without having fear of what others use or think against them, another topic not for this thread, perhaps.
 
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Matt Foley said:
It matters what other believe. What others believe effects my life and yours. This should be basic knowledge for any sentient species.
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That's absolutely true. Our beliefs inform our actions. If one believes something irrational, one's actions related to that belief will be irrational. That's why we have people flying airplanes into buildings, blowing up medical clinics and shooting doctors and strapping on explosive vests. Stupid beliefs lead to stupid actions and those actions absolutely affect others.
 
Re: Do you believe in God?

It was a simple question. I said yes.

Don't know why everybody has to nit-pick it to death. Yes or no.

No particular diety or theology was mentioned. Whatever you consider your god, or higher power, supreme being, extra-terrestrial, whatever, (IF you consider that at all,) do you believe? Yes or no?

I begin and end my day in prayer. Can't profess to know for sure who or what I'm prayin' to but I'm prayin' as hard as I can.

It just works for me. Just sayin'.
 
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JohnWOlin said:
My problem with discussions like this is how dickish people that believe in God can get, and how incredibly unwarranted dickish atheist can get. I've also never understood how a group of people can have such a disgust for religion but treat not being religious like they are Jehovah's witnesses.
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Exactly what is dickish about saying "what you believe is unsupported by the evidence"? That's like saying it's dickish for a teacher to teach her students that 1+1 is not equal to 5. It just might hurt someone's feelings! :roll:

Reality is never dickish.
 
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Cephus said:
Exactly what is dickish about saying "what you believe is unsupported by the evidence"? That's like saying it's dickish for a teacher to teach her students that 1+1 is not equal to 5. It just might hurt someone's feelings! :roll:

Reality is never dickish.
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That isn't dickish what is being dickish is someone thanking God for someone beating cancer against the odds or losing a battle to cancer and saying they are in heaven now and someone saying a snide remark about it. What is dickish is bitching about people hammering their beliefs into others but doing the very same thing like somehow being the bigger asshole will cancel it out. That last one goes for anyone.

What I always found annoying was people who are atheist treating being atheist like they are part of an organized religion.
 
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Captain America said:
It was a simple question. I said yes.

Don't know why everybody has to nit-pick it to death. Yes or no.

No particular diety or theology was mentioned. Whatever you consider your god, or higher power, supreme being, extra-terrestrial, whatever, (IF you consider that at all,) do you believe? Yes or no?

I begin and end my day in prayer. Can't profess to know for sure who or what I'm prayin' to but I'm prayin' as hard as I can.

It just works for me. Just sayin'.
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If everyone had this attitude all would be most excellent.
 
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JohnWOlin said:
That isn't dickish what is being dickish is someone thanking God for someone beating cancer against the odds or losing a battle to cancer and saying they are in heaven now and someone saying a snide remark about it. What is dickish is bitching about people hammering their beliefs into others but doing the very same thing like somehow being the bigger asshole will cancel it out. That last one goes for anyone.
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Here's an idea, why don't people thank the doctors and the modern medical technology that actually allowed them to beat cancer, rather than thanking some imaginary father figure in the sky? It bothers me when people misapply their gratitude. How many times have you heard someone get in a car accident, then thank God that they survived. Funny, don't remember God showing up at the scene. I do remember paramedics, ambulances, firefighters, doctors, nurses and tons of modern medical technology that actually saved their lives, but instead, they thank an imaginary friend. Go figure.

What I always found annoying was people who are atheist treating being atheist like they are part of an organized religion.
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You'll find lots of atheists, myself included, who agree with you. There are others though who want to be part of a community and I really have no problem with that. I think ritual and the like are a part of many people's lives and just because they've done away with religion, some people still want to retain that aspect in their lives. I don't agree with it, personally I'd rather spend time around people who actually share interest in things I actually do, not in things I absolutely do not do.
 
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Comment_Guy said:
Oooh, so touchy... this is a debate site and your anonymous. Afraid to talk God, Boo?
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Exactly I truly believe only people who are members of DP should be allowed to vote in polls.....You might see a whole different total.

By the way welcome to DP we always can use another Conservative to fight the evils of Liberalism.
 
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Navy Pride said:
Exactly I truly believe only people who are members of DP should be allowed to vote in polls.....You might see a whole different total.

By the way welcome to DP we always can use another Conservative to fight the evils of Liberalism.
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Do you consider yourself a warrior for... Conservatism? :lol:
 
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Quag said:
2 things I feel I have to point out.
1. Not all conservatives are christians and not all christians are conservative.
2. DP is not restricted to Americans.

Best of luck to your son on his big day.
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Thank you.......................
 
Re: Do you believe in God?

Prove there's not one.
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Hmm I actually took the question the other way, I thought he wanted you to prove you were not God. :)
 
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Navy Pride said:
Exactly I truly believe only people who are members of DP should be allowed to vote in polls.....You might see a whole different total.

By the way welcome to DP we always can use another Conservative to fight the evils of Liberalism.
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Actually just counting people who are members of DP, the poll numbers is 26 yes, 33 no. So, only three people not a member, or logged in, voted so far.
 
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MarineTpartier said:
Prove there's not one.
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I don't have to, any more than I have to prove there are no unicorns. You're the one making the claim, it rests entirely on your shoulders to prove your claim is true.

Until you can do that, there's no obligation to take your claim seriously.
 
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Robbymac said:
I disagree, homosexuality is known for non-conformity, to blatantly profess what they believe in without having fear of what others use or think against them, another topic not for this thread, perhaps.
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That is one of the most hilariously wrong things I have ever read.
 
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Matt Foley said:
It matters what other believe. What others believe effects my life and yours. This should be basic knowledge for any sentient species.
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Really?....you have no Idea what I actually believe, how can you be effected?
 
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Matt Foley said:
It matters what other believe. What others believe effects my life and yours. This should be basic knowledge for any sentient species.
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I was wondering at what point you were going to stop being reasonable and tolerant in this thread and start being matt foley again. This seems a lot more familiar.
 
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Navy Pride said:
Exactly I truly believe only people who are members of DP should be allowed to vote in polls.....You might see a whole different total.

By the way welcome to DP we always can use another Conservative to fight the evils of Liberalism.
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Like 26-yes/33-no? I counted. That is the numbers of posters who were signed in and voted one way or another.
 
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soccerboy22 said:
Actually just counting people who are members of DP, the poll numbers is 26 yes, 33 no. So, only three people not a member, or logged in, voted so far.
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Sorry, missed this post.
 
Re: Do you believe in God?

Yes I do.

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Re: Do you believe in God?

Do I believe in god? yes. Do I believe you will face eternal punishment if you don't believe? No. Do I think we know what or who god is? No. Do I think organized religion does more good than harm? Yes. Do I think there is some organized religion that is necessary for our immortal souls? No. Do I think that there is only one god, and he is Allah? Well, I think you can guess the answer to that one.
 
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Dittohead not! said:
Do I believe in god? yes. Do I believe you will face eternal punishment if you don't believe? No. Do I think we know what or who god is? No. Do I think organized religion does more good than harm? Yes. Do I think there is some organized religion that is necessary for our immortal souls? No. Do I think that there is only one god, and he is Allah? Well, I think you can guess the answer to that one.
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That's really the question though, does organized religion do more good than harm? Can we get the same or more good and get rid of the superstitious nonsense? Embracing rationality can get you the same place and do the same thing and it doesn't involve people strapping bombs on themselves or flying airplanes into buildings.

What can religion give us that is demonstrably true and cannot be achieved as well or better through secular means?
 
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Cephus said:
That's really the question though, does organized religion do more good than harm? Can we get the same or more good and get rid of the superstitious nonsense? Embracing rationality can get you the same place and do the same thing and it doesn't involve people strapping bombs on themselves or flying airplanes into buildings.

What can religion give us that is demonstrably true and cannot be achieved as well or better through secular means?
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The only things that are demonstrably true is that people are happier when they follow the teachings of Christ as found in the New Testament, when they get married before having children, and when they work at staying married and being a part of a close knit family unit.

When they go off the deep end and want to go kill people who have different beliefs, then the harm definitely exceeds the good.
 
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Dittohead not! said:
The only things that are demonstrably true is that people are happier when they follow the teachings of Christ as found in the New Testament, when they get married before having children, and when they work at staying married and being a part of a close knit family unit.
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Except lots of people are able to be just as happy or happier, do all the same things and not have to rely on social delusion to do it. Christian divorce rates exceed atheist divorce rates, you know. Belief in an imaginary friend doesn't stop Christians from doing anything.

When they go off the deep end and want to go kill people who have different beliefs, then the harm definitely exceeds the good.
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Only if you define "harm" very narrowly. I think it's harmful to believe anything that is not factually true. There are tons of examples of theists of all stripes who do bad things, or allow bad things to be done, because of their beliefs. It's not just killing others.
 
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