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| Topic: Quentin Smith and his Argument for Atheism |
corynski
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:25 pm Subject: Quentin Smith and his Argument for Atheism |
Greetings Skeptic Griggsy
I read one CS Lewis book that my daughter-in-law sent me. My impression is that he's an incureable romantic who grew up on myth and story in England. He tried to be an a ... |
| Topic: Quentin Smith and his Argument for Atheism |
corynski
Replies: 24
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:15 pm Subject: Quentin Smith and his Argument for Atheism |
| Agreed, you can't draw a line, as we're all emotional to some degree over some things I'm sure. But I think humans have a veto power vested either in emotional agencies, or in rational agencies withi ... |
| Topic: Quentin Smith and his Argument for Atheism |
corynski
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:17 am Subject: Quentin Smith and his Argument for Atheism |
| I think it depends alot on whether a person is emotion based or rational based. Emotional people buy into all the liturgy and stories and music and art and the drama of it all to convince them of rel ... |
| Topic: Quentin Smith and his Argument for Atheism |
corynski
Replies: 24
Views: 13451
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:09 pm Subject: Quentin Smith and his Argument for Atheism |
Hello Zachery
"It is a matter of time before they rethink the steady state theory they dismissed."
I agree. My objection is that the 'Big Bang' has been widely accepted as the 'creati ... |
| Topic: The Atheist Hypocrisy |
corynski
Replies: 81
Views: 33781
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:18 am Subject: The Atheist Hypocrisy |
Romans120 said:
All I have is faith that God has revealed himself to man and all you have is faith that nature is god
It's not a question of faith, but of probability. Science has no need of fait ... |
| Topic: The Atheist Hypocrisy |
corynski
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Views: 33781
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:19 am Subject: The Atheist Hypocrisy |
Atheod said:
A God-like being appearing at the UN in front of all humanity wouldn't prove it was God. That's a problem.
I disagree. All it would take to convince the world is for any 'real' god or ... |
| Topic: VS Dan Barker, VS Massimo Pigliucci |
corynski
Replies: 23
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:17 am Subject: VS Dan Barker, VS Massimo Pigliucci |
Greetings Fellow Mental Masturbaters
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has a bimonthly newsletter that contains 2 full pages of police reports regarding the sins and follies of God's chosen mini ... |
| Topic: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
corynski
Replies: 11
Views: 5303
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:53 pm Subject: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
No big deal. No plot, no government conspiracy, just CYA....
Hi Charles,
Most prisons will only accept books from known publishers, not
individuals such as myself. Some prisons will only ... |
| Topic: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
corynski
Replies: 11
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:10 am Subject: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
| I sent the seller an email and asked him. Let's see what he answers. |
| Topic: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
corynski
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:22 am Subject: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
I assure you if there was such a law, it would have been challenged years ago and would have won since it is in a category of religious freedom.
My thoughts exactly, but this is from an Amazon listin ... |
| Topic: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
corynski
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:01 am Subject: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
| I used to look for statistics about who was in prison, and it came up about like I suspected. Very few atheists and freethinkers, down around 8/10%. Mostly religious among the white collar crime. C ... |
| Topic: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
corynski
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Views: 5303
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:38 am Subject: Atheism outlawed in prisons? |
I was looking up G H Smith's latest book when I found this:
Why Atheism? (Paperback)
by George H. Smith (Author)
$9.44
+ $3.99shipping
• LOW ITEM PRICE
Used - Good
Seller: gladjoe2
R ... |
| Topic: Economists Rethink Free Trade |
corynski
Replies: 10
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Forum: Economic Systems
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:23 am Subject: Economists Rethink Free Trade |
What do they mean by free trade?
Exactly, and what does anyone mean by 'free markets'? Many players think the gold and silver markets are fiddled too. And our notorius 'Plunge Protection Team', rea ... |
| Topic: The Atheist Hypocrisy |
corynski
Replies: 81
Views: 33781
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:23 am Subject: The Atheist Hypocrisy |
Romans120 said:
What caused you to change your position from this
Quote:
Ok, it is a place to begin. And definitions would be required. What does self-existent mean to you? What other kind of ex ... |
| Topic: The Atheist Hypocrisy |
corynski
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Views: 33781
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:16 am Subject: The Atheist Hypocrisy |
Romans120 said:
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Something does exist that is defined as being eternal and self-existent can we agree on that?
No, I don't possess that knowledge. I can imagine eternal universes, but would ... |
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