So is my existence contingent? I know I exist (because I cannot doubt it), but does that mean that the statement "I exist" is universally true or...
Ellis, head over to the God is Dead thread on the Atheism forum for a discussion on atheism and "lack of belief." I'd like to hear your thoughts...
Interesting responses. FreakyJoeMan: So you think that morality is kind of a social contract between a bunch of people to keep us from killing...
Given that there is no God, how does one go about justifying morality? Does morality exist at all? What determines right and wrong? Is there...
This is something related to the above. I wanted to know what you guys thought. The most common argument that I have heard is "there is no...
I think I agreed with this earlier. Faith that contradicts reason is irrational. Faith that is in accordance with reason is rational. Faith...
The error in your thinking is that something must be governed by reason in order to be reasonable or rational. Something is rational if it is...
Here are two detailed explanations to the "contradiction" regarding the geneologies: http://www.carm.org/diff/2geneologies.htm (which I borrowed...
1. There is a God Agreed. 2. I have felt this God and i know someone who was healed from terminal disease by prayer and prayer alone I...
Brocktoon, you seem to be right on the money. Meagain, most people forget that every person has two lineages (maternal and paternal). That is...
By the way, here are a few more extra-biblical sources. Some you have already included, others I think you missed. Flavius Josephus (AD...
But doesn't that contradict human experience? Hume showed that no matter how many times something was demonstrated you could never empirically...
"'The reason for having no belief, is that faith is not reasonable.' This pretty much sums it up." Could you please demonstrate (either...
"Belief in no God" is not the same as "no belief in God", I agree. However, you are then stuck in an interesting position. Rocks do not believe,...
"The way I see it, believing that god does not exist is really no different from believing that god does exist. Both are articles of faith. The...
By the way, here are two chronologies that show how the scriptures do not contradict each other. http://www.carm.org/diff/table_crucifixion.htm...
Here is the original post as posted by Jatom in the old forums ---------------------------------------------------------- The Resurrection The...
The "gospel" of Thomas isn't really a gospel at all. It is a collection of supposed sayings of Jesus. The big problem is that the sayings are...
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