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Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people. [W:263]

Re: Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people.

zyzygy said:
He can't discuss the contents of the book.
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Mind you, it's not 'new evidence', but merely the rehash of old claims that have been refuted.
 
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RAMOSS said:
Mind you, it's not 'new evidence', but merely the rehash of old claims that have been refuted.
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I have read all the reviews of the book that I can find and the consensus is that it is tosh.
 
Re: Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people.

zyzygy said:
If he ever reads that book he will discover that it is apologist nonsense.
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zyzygy said:
He can't discuss the contents of the book.
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zyzygy said:
I have read all the reviews of the book that I can find and the consensus is that it is tosh.
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By your own admission you haven't read the book, and yet you discuss the contents of the book. Look to it.
 
Re: Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people.

Oy! Deja vu all over again!

There is evidence for religious belief, it is empirical evidence, and the tenor of discussion results from believers being attacked by non-believers. If non-believers simply minded their own business, that is to say, if non-believers concerned themselves with their own beliefs or disbeliefs, there would be no reaction such as the OP is concerned with. And that's the whole story here.
 
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Dragonfly said:
Why do people get belligerent and defensive when their personal religious beliefs are challenged?
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no not when they're challenge but when someone else has different beliefs
 
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CLAX1911 said:
Earlier I was talking in a thread with regard to religious beliefs. And something that I don't really understand occurred. And the more I have thought about it the more I realize that I habe been guilty of this same thing.

So I think beliefs are personal, and many of us don't like being told our beliefs are wrong. When people talk about beliefs in gods or afterlife and such that have no real evidence they tend to get really belligerent and defensive. Especially when they adhere to a religious ideological bent.

My question here and the subject I want to discuss on this threats is why people do this.

Al
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Get back with us on that when you finally admit that all the scientific organizations on the planet are right about global warming and you are wrong.
 
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ataraxia said:
Get back with us on that when you finally admit that all the scientific organizations on the planet are right about global warming and you are wrong.
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What's my position on global warming?
 
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Elvira said:
People who don't care about something certainly don't think about it..let alone, post about it...just sayin'...
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People that continuously post about their beliefs are just annoying and trying to convince others of their belief system. In other words, trying to change what others believe to make themselves feel better.
 
Re: Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people.

Angel said:
Oy! Deja vu all over again!

There is evidence for religious belief, it is empirical evidence, and the tenor of discussion results from believers being attacked by non-believers. If non-believers simply minded their own business, that is to say, if non-believers concerned themselves with their own beliefs or disbeliefs, there would be no reaction such as the OP is concerned with. And that's the whole story here.
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Yet you find it alright to impose your beliefs of on everyone else.

The definition of hypocrisy from you, as expected.

BTW, look up what "empirical evidence" actually is. It is not what you claim and so it is false along with your entire argument.
 
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CLAX1911 said:
What's my position on global warming?
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If I recall correctly, it doesn't align with the international scientific consensus. Am I wrong? If so, my apologies.
 
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ataraxia said:
Get back with us on that when you finally admit that all the scientific organizations on the planet are right about global warming and you are wrong.
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Since when is global warming a religious topic?
 
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ataraxia said:
If I recall correctly, it doesn't align with the international scientific consensus. Am I wrong? If so, my apologies.
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First before you run your mouth learn my position. Second This Thread isn't about this nonsense.
 
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Arjay81 said:
People that continuously post about their beliefs are just annoying and trying to convince others of their belief system. In other words, trying to change what others believe to make themselves feel better.
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You have the choice to stay out of those forums or not...sorry your self control is so weak if you don't like it...maybe that is something you should work on...
 
Re: Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people.

Elvira said:
People who don't care about something certainly don't think about it..let alone, post about it...just sayin'...
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I didn't say people didn't care about it. I asked people about their beliefs all the time I clearly want to know but if they have different beliefs than me I don't then try to change dominate them in a conversation by proving my beliefs right
 
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Angel said:
By your own admission you haven't read the book, and yet you discuss the contents of the book. Look to it.
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Talk about this book and evidence and all this bologna in some of the thread that's not what this thread is about
 
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CLAX1911 said:
First before you run your mouth learn my position. Second This Thread isn't about this nonsense.
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It’s about having one’s beliefs questioned. People don’t take kindly to it.
 
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Dragonfly said:
Why do people get belligerent and defensive when their personal religious beliefs are challenged?

People are taught/programmed almost from birth to NEVER question their religious belief.
So when challenged, an alarm is set off based on that programming.

Why people are taught to never question their own belief is a mystery to me.
Questions lead to answers.

Perhaps the answers are what some people are truly afraid of.
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I know! And that's what's ridiculous. At least for the Christian religion, it is based on faith.

If you can only believe in it if there's (imagined) hard proof or MUST find "credible" workarounds for scientifically-based things like evolution, your faith is weak.

THAT is the test. Not stupid repressive **** like cutting gays out of society or not having sex unless your intent is to reproduce.
 
Re: Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people.

CLAX1911 said:
that is not what this thread is about.
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If not, then your post should have appeared earlier in reply to those who've brought up the question of evidence.
 
Re: Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people.

Angel said:
If not, then your post should have appeared earlier in reply to those who've brought up the question of evidence.
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It's appearing now. Go start a thread about evidence.
 
Re: Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people.

Tim the plumber said:

But it is about why people debate as they do.
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Well it's very specific in that I'm curious as to why people think someone else having different beliefs equates to them questioning the beliefs of others or saying that the beliefs of others are wrong.
 
Re: Something peculiar I've noticed when discussing religious beliefs with people.

CLAX1911 said:
Talk about this book and evidence and all this bologna in some of the thread that's not what this thread is about
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Why tell me this? I'm replying to numerous posts that you seem to tolerate.
 
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