When I commented that Atheism is brainless, retarded and unimportant, I received 36 replies. When I start talking about lipids, amino acids, the arm and other design facets I am lucky to get any replies that stay on topic. Why is this?
2006-09-10 07:25:20 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
DuckPhup:
Keep believing that if it will helps to take the sting out of not being able to answer my "science" (Oooohhh, that word gives the crowd goosebumps!).
2006-09-10 08:20:44 · update #1
lack of controversy...?
2006-09-10 07:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by jewel_flower 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a little confused by your argument. An atheist's claim is that there is no god, right?. ...How do lipids, amino acids and the arm prove there is a god? Where was I when this was proven? I would think that this kind of ground-breaking "discovery" would have been reported in every newspaper in the country. The headlines would surely read "Mainstream Scientists REPENT!" or "Seperation of church and state REPEALED!"? If what you say has actually been proven, why hasn't anybody taken notice of what must be the most profound discovery in human history?
Look, face the facts: you are using no more logic than an atheist: NEITHER of you can PROVE your claims!! Don't you see that by your very definition of "retarded", your beliefs would also be retarded when held to the same standards?
2006-09-11 01:26:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do lipids, amino acids, the arm and other design facets have to do with atheism? Do you think that only atheists accept the Theory of Evolution? Is that what you are trying to say? Try reading the position of the Catholic Church about that. But to call an entire group of people brainless, retarded (shame on you!) and unimportant is to betray your own arrogance and pride. How very Christian of you...she said sarcastically!
2006-09-10 15:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by irenaadler 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it's easier for people to comment on simpler topics than complex ones. And calling anyone or any group brainless or retarded is likely to produce an emotional reaction from many people.
When posts start with certain assumptions, and are really nothing more than rhetorical statements, you're going to get many different responses. And because there is no question, realistically, any statement that addresses the same concept is "on topic", even if it doesn't agree with your premise.
2006-09-10 14:41:21 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I have to tell you as a Christian that Atheists are not brainless.. . I have an Atheist friend who is very kind and very educated in Physics ( we are having the same course in Higher Education).. We have lots of conversations together concerning God and I have come to understand his point of view a lot.. He never said that I was wrong or that he was right! The only thing that he managed to say to me after long debates and discussions is that "God or no God, there is too much love and beauty wasted", which is something we both agree on.. He tends to love people, reject violence and seek all good morals but he doesn't believe in prayers to a god, or worshipping someone whom he cannot see or hear when he asks for help. He lives for the now and not the after.. Of course he respects my opinions and he likes it when I try to fit God in his views, presenting Him as what he should see Him like..
2006-09-10 14:37:28 · answer #5 · answered by MyStIcTrE3 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cant speak for all atheist, but i base my beliefs on what has been proven and logic. it took me a lot of time and thoughts to become atheist, so no i dont think that atheism is brainless or retarted. and it is clearly not unimportant as its one of the biggest growing groups and you are bothering to post questions about it.
at this moment i have no idea what lipids, amino acids, the arm and other design facets have to do with atheism.
2006-09-10 14:30:17 · answer #6 · answered by moonshine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think one answer hit the nail on the head: noncontroversial. It is easier to fight than it is to think critically or reason with another. I guess that is pretty obvious from some of the answers that people post on these questions, and even some of the questions themselves are somewhat presumptuous.
If more theists would post answers that were reasonable and less militant, it would bolster the case for theism rather than feed the notion that man atheist have in that they think theism is bigotry. I sometimes can see how they could come to that conclusion.
2006-09-10 14:37:20 · answer #7 · answered by The1andOnlyMule 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atheist is merely a word that captures the idea of not having a belief in god(s). It has no more signficance than that.
I have noticed that there is one characterist that remains consistent through all of your questions... they all seem to contain one or more logical fallacies: faulty premise... false dilemma... strawman argument... argument from incredulity... god of the gaps.
Also, you don't seem to have any scientific knowledge of your own... you just copy-and-paste pseudoscientific arguments from 'Liars For Jesus' (LFJ) web sites, and present them in a way that creates the illusion that they were hatched in your own brain.
Why is this?
2006-09-10 15:13:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps because you don't understand that the theory of evolution goes a long way in describing how such "design facets" could have come to be without any silly deities.
2006-09-10 14:28:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Aethism is not logical.
Everything in the Universe has a cause and effect. The mere existence of the Universe demonstrates there must be a Creator. Until Aetheist can show the first example of something that IS but has no CAUSE we should continue to believe that there is a God. Everything must have a cause that is at least as big as what is created, at least as powerful, and exists at least at the time of its creation. So God must be at least as big, powerful, and old as the universe.
Since God is the un-caused First Cause we attribute Creation to Him. Science struggles to understand the methods and details of Creation.
2006-09-10 14:34:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anthony M 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
think about this...i heard this recently...and it was very appealing and logical.
in order to assert that "there is no god" as a definitive statement...you would need absolute proof, meaning you would have to know everything. even if you knew a miraculous 1% of what there is to know...that still leaves 99% that you do not know. so the statement itself is arrogance.
now to make the statement. "there is a god".....all you would have to do is be touched by Him one time....or receive one revelation
2006-09-10 14:31:16 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋