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Isiskhan
Gnostic Misanthropy
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Posted - 2008.01.21 02:16:00 -
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Edited by: Isiskhan on 21/01/2008 02:18:23
It never ceases to amaze me the tenacity with which some will believe and defend something for which there has never been any sort of evidence.
 Originally by: Leilani Solaris
I just wish people wouldn't try to force their religions down my throat.
Originally by: Ariel Dawn
Mind you, as long as they don't try to sell me their religion/cult/etc, don't mind them at all.
My understanding of someone trying to sell / force me their religion is not just being personally preached to, it also encompasses trying to influence any sort of policy that affects the general public based on their church's mandates or dogmas. Religion has no place whatsoever in education, science or politics, it should stay confined to believer's personal lives and churches, despite the many attempts on the contrary that is on the rise.
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Isiskhan
Gnostic Misanthropy
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Posted - 2008.01.21 02:30:00 -
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Originally by: Akita T
Now, agnostic, that's completely different.
You simply don't care wether any gods exist at all or not, and are quite convinced that proving it either way without a shadow of a doubt is (for the time being) impossible.
I once watched an interview with Richard Dawkins where he was asked why atheist and not just agnostic (as there is no absolute proof of the non-existence of god, either).
He answered (I'm paraphrasing as it was some time ago) that for things for which you cannot have an absolute proof, you have to deal with probabilities. He proposed that we have no absolute proof that right now it is not the case that there's a giant pink tea-pot floating around the other side of Jupiter, but we do have an extremely high probability that it is not the case, particularly since there is nothing that would support otherwise. Therefore we can safely assume there's no such pink tea-pot... at least for the sake of sanity.
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Isiskhan
Gnostic Misanthropy
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Posted - 2008.01.22 19:13:00 -
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This thread is quickly starting to deteriorate. Theists, kindly hit the back button and move along.
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Isiskhan
Gnostic Misanthropy
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Posted - 2008.01.22 19:22:00 -
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Do not feed the trolls. Let them wither away.
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