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  1. Looncall

    The Watchmaker Revisited

    No, you can't. What you see is due to differing indices of refrsction in portions of air rising by convection. Energy is neither a thing nor a substance. It is just shorthand for expressing states of objects.
  2. Looncall

    Thank you atheists...

    Hearts pump blood, nothing more. Why do you persist in ancient errors?
  3. Looncall

    Does the Soul Exist?

    As far as I can tell, these days the notion of a soul is just a ruse used by rascally clergy to fool the gullible. Originally I suppose it was a garden-variety category error, like asking where fire goes when fuel runs out.
  4. Looncall

    Couldn't design it if you tried

    Why "incredibly complex"? I don't think that anyone claims that the first evolving entities were full-blown cells. Self replicating molecules are more likely.
  5. Looncall

    Polarity and Unity

    Not quite. We can perceive light in a certain range of frequencies. What we see from objects is reflected light.
  6. Looncall

    Objective Reality

    I had in mind the professional promoters of creationism who I regard as con men. I think it would be inane to respect them. However, I find it harder to decide how to regard their victims.
  7. Looncall

    Objective Reality

    Very nice. However, what does one do about scams and their victims?
  8. Looncall

    The Goal of Religion

    The goal of religion is to provide influence and a living to clergy.
  9. Looncall

    "The Top 10 Claims Made by Creationists to Counter Scientific Theories"

    I see. You superstitiously stick with an outdated translation. This demonstrates the usual indifference of the religious toward accuracy.
  10. Looncall

    "The Top 10 Claims Made by Creationists to Counter Scientific Theories"

    Typical goddist dodge. Anyhow, a flood such as described would have left traces. Non are found, so no flood.
  11. Looncall

    "The Top 10 Claims Made by Creationists to Counter Scientific Theories"

    What do you do when what is in the bible is different from what is found in the real world? For example, it is entirely clear that Noah's flood never happened. How do you handle that?
  12. Looncall

    Couldn't design it if you tried

    You are ignoring the non-random operation of selection, which provides a powerful ratcheting effect. Just the usual dishonest creationist ploy. Ho-hum.
  13. Looncall

    I've Sacrificed my belief in Evolution for Religion

    Ah, I see. You wish to be a hapless victim of a cruel confidence scheme. Seems like a strange ambition to me.
  14. Looncall

    Atheism produces little hope

    Yes, yes, lots of successful scams that keep pews and collection plates full.
  15. Looncall

    Everything came forth from nothing?

    The elements etc form according to the properties of the universe. Your ignorance is no excuse for turning to made-up stuff. Why not obtain an education, instead? At present, it is not possible to probe the very earliest moments of the big bang. That may remain forever impossible. That, too, is...
  16. Looncall

    How hard do you have to try to be an atheist?

    I believe those scientific mechanisms exist with the help of a creating intelligent designer with a plan. I'm not able to believe pond scum eventually came forth from a big bang, and the energy to create that bang came out of nowhere and nothing, so that all these scientific mechanisms take...
  17. Looncall

    Do you believe that Jesus is the Word?

    What do you mean by "the Word"? This looks like Mumbo-Jumbo to me.
  18. Looncall

    Are we deaf?

    You are presuming that there is a god. My considered opinion is that religion is entirely a scam designed to provide power and livelihoods to clerics. The reason it is so widespread is that it has been refined over millennia.
  19. Looncall

    Are we deaf?

    Perhaps most people have become more resistant to con artists.
  20. Looncall

    The Demonization of New Atheism and the Relative Desensitization to Religious Extremism

    Bah, hearts pump blood, nothing more. Don't you feel ashamed parroting ancient errors?
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