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  1. NulliuSINverba

    Atheism is not a default position

    Let's give that assertion a test drive, shall we? Helium: an inert, gaseous element present in the sun's atmosphere and in natural gas, and also occurring as a radioactive decomposition product,used as a substitute for flammable gases in dirigible balloons. Symbol:He; atomic weight: 4.0026...
  2. NulliuSINverba

    Time travel in Heaven?

    Nope. From what I understand from the brochures I've seen, heaven is a timeless place where everyone just floats around telling an allegedly all-knowing being how awesome he is. Imagine an eternity of sychophancy with no option for parole. That's what some people claim heaven is like. You...
  3. NulliuSINverba

    What do people think "atheist" means?

    Why haven't you applied the same "weak/strong" qualifiers to theism? Do beliefs swing that easily? I'm a theist! I'm an atheist! I'm a theist! I'm an atheist! I'm a theist! I'm an atheist! (and so on) How tiring! ... Isn't the simplest way to generalize between the various "-isms" being...
  4. NulliuSINverba

    What do people think "atheist" means?

    You must have meant: "I won't comment beyond opining that such reasoning complicates and confuses the issue." ... Meanwhile, I'll reiterate my original question and (hopefully) simplify the language so it's easier to digest: Q. - Are theists who claim to believe in god also claiming that...
  5. NulliuSINverba

    Everyone who hears of Jesus but does not accept Him is going to hell.

    And what evidence led you to that conclusion? And what led you to that conclusion? Really? How do you know that? ... Wait. I've erred. You didn't say that you knew it. You merely said you believed it. There is a difference. Really? I thought she'd just ignorantly accepted the...
  6. NulliuSINverba

    Creation vs magic

    Sorry. I lost my copy of Hoyle in my last change of residence.
  7. NulliuSINverba

    Atheism is not a default position

    It depends entirely on the claims being made about the god (or gods). If someone earnestly insisted to me that money was their god (and how much of a stretch would a proposition like that really be?) ... I wouldn't bother to gainsay them. Obviously, we all know that currency exists. I might...
  8. NulliuSINverba

    Atheism is not a default position

    I apologize. It's just that there was so much going on in your post(s) that it seemed best to address the idea(s) individually, rather than trying to comment on the entire edifice as a whole. It seems to me that atheism does not ... in fact can not ... reside anywhere (unless of course you're...
  9. NulliuSINverba

    What do people think "atheist" means?

    Wait. Doesn't the claim precede the belief? Doesn't someone have to claim the god exists before anyone can believe in it? And can one believe in a god without also believing in the claim that the god in question exists? "We're here to share the Good News about a god that we believe in...
  10. NulliuSINverba

    Was Adam Jewish?

    It's a readily accessible starting point. Nothing more. Nothing less. I'd cite the books in my library, but that'd create obstacles and a lot of leg-work for others. I'd rather utilize resources that we all have access to. "Sounds like paradise t'me!" How can you be so certain?
  11. NulliuSINverba

    Atheism is not a default position

    Or Tebowing? Sorry. Until you can provide evidence to the contrary, I am going to maintain that verbs are by definition something we do. Please explain the following sentence: "I do believe that I've heard just about enough of this irksome twaddle!" Do you see the inherent relationship...
  12. NulliuSINverba

    Atheism is a reasonable position to hold

    How? Wait. This hypothetical man has never been exposed to theism, yet he has an inherently "anti" position on the matter? How does that work? And if he is completely unaware that theism exists, how can his ignorance of the topic count as a justifiable position on the matter? Is it even...
  13. NulliuSINverba

    Everyone who hears of Jesus but does not accept Him is going to hell.

    And maybe even some that have accepted him as well, yes? 1.) You haven't demonstrated that Jesus existed. 2.) Even if Jesus existed, you haven't demonstrated that he was a divine being. 3.) You haven't demonstrated that there's a hell. 4.) You haven't demonstrated that there's even an...
  14. NulliuSINverba

    Creation vs magic

    I can turn water* into urine. Does that count? * Or wine. It matters not.
  15. NulliuSINverba

    Was Adam Jewish?

    Yet your argument seems to revolve around the description of a blood line, no? I believe the alleged lineage of Jesus goes back at least one more rung before Adam, doesn't it? I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that (assuming for the sake of argument that he existed in the first...
  16. NulliuSINverba

    Are Jahovah Witness Christian?

    Q. - Were the antipopes Catholic?
  17. NulliuSINverba

    Meaning of life

    They search for it. Exactly.
  18. NulliuSINverba

    What do people think "theist" means?

    This is only true if one choose to ignore centuries of religious warfare, schism, persecution, crusades, pogroms, The Protestant Reformation, The Counter-Reformation, the Inquisition, and a horde of other items relating to the ongoing debate over the "correct" definition of "theist."...
  19. NulliuSINverba

    What do people think "atheist" means?

    An atheist is a person who remains unconvinced regarding the claims of theists (read: that a god or gods exist).
  20. NulliuSINverba

    Atheism is not a default position

    Hmm. So I expect that by the end of this post, you'll have successfully demonstrated that humans are born with an innate: A.) Interest in a god (or gods). B.) Knowledge of a god (or gods). C.) Particular beliefs regarding a god (or gods). Because if you cannot, how could anyone take your...
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