As an agnostic, I don't pretend to know that there is a god.. I don't have a clue if one exists, and I certainly wont pretend to know any of it's characteristics. I don't KNOW. Period.
As an atheist, I have to ask my theist friends what they mean by the term. Often that never really gets...
Those are great questions.
I was never given a choice about religion. I was expected to be a good boy. I was. I was a very good boy.
I started having doubts at the time when they started to press a little harder on me with their beliefs. I had to believe this and that and the other thing.. say...
I debate Christians mostly.. and the bad debaters sometimes use the "I'm so offended" logical fallacy. Yeah.. people with very closed minds who have been thoroughly indoctrinated will NOT necessarily be the most rational people in the world. If someone makes himself UNAVAILABLE for debate, they...
Religions, including Islam, are for people. Some people use their religion for peace, some for war, and so for social get-togethers.
To single out one function to the exclusion of all others is ludicrous.
I expect my body to deteriorate quickly.
I have no expectations that my brain will function once it is not functional.
I have been given no good reason to believe that superstition.
Some people believe in "reincarnation".
I have been given no good reason to believe that superstition.
The...