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Atheism & AgnosticismScared to be atheist
22 Posts • 6236 Views Religion Forum |
I understand your dilemma. I was brought up Catholic, but attended numerous churches, from Pentacostal and Fundamentalist Christian to Jehovah's Witness, Mormonism, and even Hari Krishna for awhi... |
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Riddles & PuzzlesBuddhist riddles/interesting philosophies
65 Posts • 41068 Views Philosophy Forum |
Use the 4th dimension to extract the chicken from the bottle then placing it back into the 3rd dimension.
Think of it like a Stick figure on a piece of paper. The are "2" Dimensional thus... |
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Life & DeathAFTER DEATH
93 Posts • 30145 Views Philosophy Forum |
Immanuel Kant put it perfectly when he said, "The human heart refuses to believe in a universe without purpose." I think the idea of heaven, reincarnation and such are of great comfort to so... |
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Science vs ReligionExcerp: Science and Religion
11 Posts • 3623 Views Religion Forum |
According to the Bible, the Virgin Mary got pregnant without Joseph's sperm or genetic material. Egg fertilized by Spirit? An angel informed Mary's husband of the pregnancy. Can we believe a... |
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God in ReligionUniverse : design or necessity?
63 Posts • 14501 Views Religion Forum |
Hmmm, I wonder what is life, as it seems to be a nexus of this topic. Awareness? Is this what you consider life, beings that move and do, perhaps even think (but what is thought) doesn't qualify... |
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Life & DeathWhat happens after death?
107 Posts • 90808 Views Philosophy Forum |
"But then, if we just continue in a cycle of the same life we had before, wouldn't there have to be some sort of linear chronological order of when people die? I mean, if I died tomorrow, an... |
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SpiritualityI need absolute Proof
26 Posts • 9744 Views Religion Forum |
Dumbteen, this is not a debate about 'what if's' I am in need of where aetheists get their beliefs, or rather lack of belief.
I need to be shown why they disbelieve.
I want them to sh... |
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There is no negative one...
13 Posts • 3703 Views Science & Technology Forum |
I think the whole concept of there being negative numbers should never be taught at all.
A slight change in notation could prove greatly beneficial, although it may take longer and take some getting... |
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two questions
21 Posts • 8152 Views Philosophy Forum |
i dont think there is much point in persuing Q2 because it is simply imposible to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion, i for my part dont think that the universe was created by some benevolent being... |
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ConsciousnessWhat do you think of this?
4 Posts • 2800 Views Philosophy Forum |
Shibus four step hypothesis of the fundamental relation between objects.
I created this elaborate system that I believe stands true not just for the human mind based on Carl Jung, but also for an... |
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The "What probably is = what is" fallacy
31 Posts • 9221 Views Psychology Forum |
Lol, I think this last post of yours is the most absurd of all!
Your need to assert a philosophical idea ("all that is certain is death", "there are no absolute truths, just percepti... |
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PoetryTwo Second Rate First Attempts
1 Posts • 2161 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
'All is misery! All is relative!'
'Yes; but your misery is only relative!'
'But even this relativity is relative!'
'Relative to the absolute.'
When the sky, singed with red, kisses the labou... |
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Does Time Exist?
30 Posts • 6993 Views Philosophy Forum |
First there was time, then came the sensation of time, then the idea of time, and finally the word "time". For me there are 2 ways to perceive 'time'-
1. measurement of time (soc... |
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Selflessness vs. Selfishness
14 Posts • 15620 Views Philosophy Forum |
Extreme Selflessness is in my opinion higly self distructive, people dont take what they deserve, giving it over to undeserving ungrateful fools. I believe that we as human beings need to be both self... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismAetheists Are Illogical
70 Posts • 24756 Views Religion Forum |
Maybe the concept of God is a logical step in the road of human evolution.
In early civilizations there were many gods with their own specializations and attributes but slowly and surely they all p... |
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God in ReligionDid God really make us in his image?
10 Posts • 6965 Views Religion Forum |
Our true image, at the quantum scale, is a quantum world of waves under partial control of our unique perspective.
God's true image, at the quantum scale, is a quantum universe of waves under... |
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Truth
19 Posts • 6612 Views Philosophy Forum |
the closest to truth that we can get is stating equalities.
1=1
2=2
1+1=2, because 1 and then 1 more is the same thing as 2. so, if 2=2, then 1+1=2. these statements of equality are the basis of al... |
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ChristianityChristianity is dead, now what ?
23 Posts • 7310 Views Religion Forum |
Decius!
I agree with you 100% on every point.
1) We will only survive through co-operation
2) Co-operation is achieved through empathy and compassion
3) Freedoms must be universal, segregation... |
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BooksBook dissection
20 Posts • 12969 Views Talk Talk |
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert a classic.
"In all major socializing forces you will find an underlying movement to gain and maintain power through the use of words. from witch doctor to pri... |
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God in ReligionWhy Do You NOT Believe In God?
192 Posts • 40506 Views Religion Forum |
First of all native traditions don't say anything specific but tales similar to mythologies.
So you think or was it because the life(style), societies & its teachings were systematically de... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57342 Views Religion Forum |
Truth is alot more complicated than the black-and-white, good-and-evil conceptions of fundamental christian beliefs about God and the nature of the universe. Eastern concepts that recognize the "... |
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God in ReligionDoes GOD Not Existed?
171 Posts • 41965 Views Religion Forum |
"think about what I said and if U undrestand it answer this question....
If u had the GOD's power(u r still human)would u stop the september 11th event?"
Let me put things straight. T... |
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This sounds like a debate for... Super Hero Mania
161 Posts • 40682 Views Movie/TV Reviews |
Microsoft & Marvel Sign MMOG Deal
Source: Microsoft Corp. July 14, 2005
Today at Comic-Con International, the world's largest comic book convention, Microsoft Corp. and Marvel Enterprise... |
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Time and Absolute Zero
52 Posts • 13466 Views Philosophy Forum |
My understanding of the initial question was that if everything dropped to absolute zero, would time stop.
My perception of time was the linear progression of things. As in, a molecule is here one... |
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Alternative BeliefsPeers and religion
3 Posts • 3353 Views Religion Forum |
If god created everything then he created me as an atheist.
If the bibles depiction of god is correct then he created everything from evil to good.
So if there's a child who was born christ... |
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