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  1. J

    What is the Definition of Atheism?

    I don't define atheism using any of your listed definitions. I define atheism as the logical conclusion that no Gods exist beyond the imaginations of theists.
  2. J

    How popular is suicide?

    You lost me about "the point of the semi colin." What is that? What do you mean by "tattoo choice"? Are people threatening to commit suicide using tattoos to say so?
  3. J

    Physical Christianity

    There's nothing new about that kind of hostile behavior on the part of those in the Christian sect. Jesus himself expressed hostility towards those who failed to believe him. Just read Matthew 23 for an example of that hostility.
  4. J

    Physical Christianity

    Acting that way, atheists would indeed be hard to distinguish from Christians. To be fair, though, many atheists just being themselves can be as rude, obnoxious, condescending, and pompously judgmental as any Christian. To me the difference between atheists and Christians is that Christians are...
  5. J

    How popular is suicide?

    Thanks for the commentary which I mostly agree with, but again I'd like to discuss the popularity of suicide. I used to debate at the IIDB board, but I eventually got banned there. The folks at IIDB are mostly atheists, and they overwhelmingly supported suicide as a right. When I discented with...
  6. J

    How popular is suicide?

    I'm wondering how we will deal with suicidal people if suicide becomes so popular that "majority rules." I suppose we must then allow people to take their own lives. Suicide hotlines might go out of business. Police officers would wait patiently and need to keep onlookers at bay to keep them...
  7. J

    How popular is suicide?

    I've often wondered what free suicide would be like. Would we set up firing ranges for people to shoot themselves? Others may prefer tall platforms to jump off of. Drowning and even burning might be other options. No doubt the most popular methods would involve drug overdoses. So getting back...
  8. J

    How popular is suicide?

    Well said! I agree. How many people do you know that have that same position?
  9. J

    How popular is suicide?

    I'm not sure if I understand your question. I don't recall arguing that. I just want to know how many people support free-choice suicide. Please address that topic.
  10. J

    How popular is suicide?

    OK, then your answer is that suicide is generally an unpopular notion. These are very interesting questions, but excuse me if I don't address them on this thread. My goal here is to see what people have to say about how popular suicide--or the right to suicide--is to them and most other people...
  11. J

    How popular is suicide?

    I assume your answer is that suicide is generally unpopular. The reason I started this thread is because in my many online debates over the moral acceptability of suicide, the overwhelming response was that suicide is not only morally acceptable but a human right. It appears that most people, at...
  12. J

    How popular is suicide?

    What is the difference between suicide and the right to end one's life? You appear to be saying that seeing suicide as a right is more popular than actual suicide. Is that correct? I think that might answer my question. People can sit back in their armchairs calmly speculating how they would...
  13. J

    Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), or Euthanasia

    OK. Fine. As long as force or coercion is not involved in assisted dying, then that's not a problem with it although I think there are many other difficulties.
  14. J

    How popular is suicide?

    Do you like the idea of people freely choosing to die? This isn't a discussion about the ethics or legality of suicide but a search to see what proportion of people in society see suicide as a free choice to die. Do most people want to be able to kill themselves without being prevented by the...
  15. J

    Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), or Euthanasia

    I understand that some disability rights organizations opposed that legislation. Generally, disability rights groups oppose euthanasia seeing it as a danger to the disabled and everybody, really. You must admit it's a tough sell when those you propose to help fear your help and want no part of...
  16. J

    Physical Christianity

    I think that it's entirely possible that Jesus had been a Pharisee. Many people have pointed out that Jesus used some of their doctrines in his preaching. Since Jesus accused the Pharisees of being hypocrites, then he may have had some inside information about them. What better way to have that...
  17. J

    Physical Christianity

    Just watch out for the door as you run out of it.
  18. J

    Physical Christianity

    Is this supposed to be a joke? Are you an atheist posing as a Christian to make Christians look bad? You might as well be.
  19. J

    Physical Christianity

    Then why did you defend the Pharisees?
  20. J

    Physical Christianity

    I think you've misunderstood what I said about the Pharisees. I didn't mean to say anything bad about them.
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