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  1. It Aint Necessarily So

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    I don't. You seem to think that it is unavoidable. One can learn to not believe without sufficient evidence as a habit of thought as automatic as saying please and thank you or looking both ways before crossing. Of course, you might be conflating justified and unjustified belief...
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    A sheep without a shepherd in a world inundated with information.

    I don't know what's right for you, but I never looked to others for life advice. I didn't listen to my parents, but neither one had much to offer in the way of life advice apart from my mother instilling in me the idea that I needed a university education. The best teachers would be people that...
  3. It Aint Necessarily So

    On Evolution & Creation

    You and I have discussed this before. There is no need for you to answer any questions if you prefer not to. I didn't. I just directed him to answers. My other purpose was to call out a creationist asking for evidence that I know he isn't interested in and won't devote any time in reviewing. I...
  4. It Aint Necessarily So

    On Evolution & Creation

    God did it is no more of an explanation than saying that Norm did it. You have no god to demonstrate nor any mechanism for it to do anything if it did exist. So what? He's a creationist. Of course he makes an incredulity argument. He has to if he wants to defend his faith-based beliefs. It's...
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    On Evolution & Creation

    You seem to think that that means more than that there is still work to do. Your religion explains nothing at all. It has zero predictive or explanatory power, so obviously, correct answers don't actually matter to you. That the work of science hasn't ended yet doesn't do anything for theism...
  6. It Aint Necessarily So

    If We All Became Atheists?

    Atheism isn't a lack of opinions. Do you really not know that or was that posted in bad faith? You, like many other theists, can't conceal your contempt for atheists. You shouldn't expect them to respect religions that teach them to think that way. Here's what the Abrahamic religions have done...
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    If We All Became Atheists?

    As prone? What human institution compares the Catholic Church's pedophilia coverup? Carlin said it well: "When it comes to bull****, big-time, major league bull****, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, religion. No contest. No contest...
  8. It Aint Necessarily So

    If We All Became Atheists?

    That's your choice of how to use that word. I consider babies atheists, but it doesn't matter if others don't. If that's your definition, then perhaps the description of an atheist for you should be "One who answers no when asked if he or she has a bod belief" rather than merely one who lacks a...
  9. It Aint Necessarily So

    Is the evolutionary doctrine a racist doctrine?

    More creationist confusion and misinformation. Do you ever look at a science book, or just your ancient scriptures? Your considerable contributions to understanding will be sorely missed. More
  10. It Aint Necessarily So

    Are/were your parents proud of you?

    My mother was, even before I gave her any reason to be. I remember visiting her near the end of her life. I reheated her coffee in her microwave. I entered 90, and she commented that she always entered 1:30 for 90 seconds. She was impressed that I did it with one fewer keystrokes. My father was...
  11. It Aint Necessarily So

    Why Can't Harris Answer A Question.

    Of course she could have answered that question, but why should she? Her agenda is antithetical to Baier's and Fox's. They're there to make her look bad, not to do an interview or inform their audience, and she's there to promote her candidacy to people that probably never listen to her if she's...
  12. It Aint Necessarily So

    I am done with Trump discussions

    You repeatedly complain about the left being insulting, but obviously, it's not really an issue for you if you still support the king of insulting: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4929331-trump-insults-harris/ Trump insults Detroit while campaigning in the city...
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    On Evolution & Creation

    You all seem to have a different dogma. I've never agreed with anything I've read from you before this. You continue to confuse your own ignorance with the degree of scientific understanding. Evidence based conclusions, for the critically thinking empiricist, conjecture for those who remain...
  14. It Aint Necessarily So

    By the way -- if you claim to be a Christian...

    It's not difficult to understand that the ancients had a concept of an immaterial motive (animating) force underlying motion and emotion. It's simple subtraction: live person minus nonliving person = soul/spirit. It enters a body before the first breath (first inSPIRation) and leaves when we...
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    Variations on Wordle for wordies.

    Something new and elegant for its symmetry and (near) certainty. This is octordly, an 8-puzzle variant of Wordle. After my usual initial LATER and PIOUS, 7 answers were sure things and 1 a guess between two possibilities. LUMPY was the only possible 5-letter word with an initial L and a P and U...
  16. It Aint Necessarily So

    I am done with Trump discussions

    I've just recently become acquainted with what is called Wilhoit's Law, which is essentially the idea Trump especially has that the same laws should shield but not limit him while they limit but don't shield others. I think the word conservatism in the "law" should be changed to MAGA...
  17. It Aint Necessarily So

    I don't have friends, unless you count.

    Apart from one another, my wife and I have one lifelong friend each in the States that we've rarely seen in the fifteen years since we expatriated. She and her girlfriend email one another describing their day every day, but I seldom hear from or contact my male counterpart. Now, we have people...
  18. It Aint Necessarily So

    The Most Frightening Thing (for me)...

    In my opinion, you're not being a hypocrite if you don't accept a Trump victory. In a practical sense you wouldn't have a choice, first because you're not American, and second because even Americans will have to live with that. but psychologically, nobody should accept a Trump win. He's an...
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    Why don't people dress in suits or stylishly anymore ?

    We're a retirement community with warm, sunny days year round. Nobody's dresses up in the daytime, but they might toward the evening This is me the last time I wore long sleeves and pants visiting a country club in Guadalajara for a bridge tournament in the summer (the day of the first Trump...
  20. It Aint Necessarily So

    Judgment Day Quran vs Bible

    Your screen name reminded me of an old Jefferson Airplane song that I've always liked - Good Sheherd. This might make a good church hymn. See if doesn't have you tapping your toes! I must confess that this is the first time I've seen the lyrics. I always thought it was once for Paul, once for...
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