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  1. MMarcoe

    Hello Druac. This is MMarcoe from BNet. In case you're on Facebook and interested, we just set...

    Hello Druac. This is MMarcoe from BNet. In case you're on Facebook and interested, we just set up a closed "US News & Politics" group. Right now it's got lots of the old gang, though I anticipate it will grow.
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  2. MMarcoe

    Other ways to view deities rather that father/mother figure?

    One common view has been that of a grand unified substance of some sort. In that sense, we really would be God's children.
  3. MMarcoe

    Is there any religious argument that actually stands when scrutinized with reason?

    Examples, please?
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    Is there any religious argument that actually stands when scrutinized with reason?

    But I would argue that it was religion that began those things.
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    Is there any religious argument that actually stands when scrutinized with reason?

    Untrue. Human behavior causes those things. Your statement is akin to saying that atheism causes genocide simply because a number of nasty dictators were atheists. Unless a religion specifically teaches misguided ethics, stress, and a more limited self, your assertion is false.
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    Is there any religious argument that actually stands when scrutinized with reason?

    Fostering community, developing ethics, reducing stress, and expanding the boundaries of self are some that immediately come to mind. All of these have been studied by science.
  7. MMarcoe

    Evolution is not observable admits Jerry Coyne

    I have long said that if you are different from your parents, then you are seeing evolution in action. Yes, it's observable. It's so obvious that creationists have incorporated it into their own model via the "variation within kinds" idea.
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    Is there any religious argument that actually stands when scrutinized with reason?

    Yes. In Buddhism, we are asked to use empirical investigation to determine whether the Buddha's teachings actually work. We are also asked to use observation to learn how the mental faculties work and to see whether there is an abiding self in all of that. Buddhism is a religion, by the way. It...
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