The only reason that I don't believe something exists is because I know of it's potential existence in the first place, otherwise I wouldn't know enough about it to strictly say "I don't believe".
If you were never taught of the possible existence of say, (just for arguments sake) aliens, the...
Atheism, to me, is the belief there is no God, or the disbelief of a Supreme being.
Babies would require a sense of deductive reasoning in order to not only "believe" there is no God, but "disbelieve" there IS one. It is because they can neither believe in something nor disbelieve it that I...
Going to go to the beach in the rain :facepalm:
It would be one thing if it were sprinkling but no, it's a full out downpour. I figure I'm getting wet anyway :D
Namaste
Puddle Duck
At the end of my day, when I close my eyes and think back, if I am happy with how I acted and treated people for that day, than I am "good". I do not require other people to examine my actions under a microscope to determine if they "think" I am good or bad. That would be like trying to live up...
Why would anyone teach their children something that wasn't their belief? I don't know about you, but I'm not versed on every religion or every possible path. To teach your children something you know very little to nothing about seems preposterous to me. We teach what we know, what we enjoy...
Hello everyone, I am new to the forums and instead of stopping here to say hello first, I dove right in to the ongoing discussions, I suppose that makes me a little trigger happy.
I look forward to meeting and getting to know everyone here and to have some healthy discussions in which I might...
An individual might better relate to and/or understand "God" if they perceive that "God" to be of the same gender as themselves. Apart from that, I don't see a reason as to why the gender of "God" should play a significant roll in your belief or disbelief system.
Of course a woman should use any means necessary. A woman, or anyone being attacked in such a manner, cannot take the time to contemplate the attackers intent before determining if she/he should make it a knock-down drag-out kind of fight or if she/he should stomp a foot and try to run. She/he...