Pope Francis said in his first General Audience of 2019 that it is better to be an atheist than a churchgoing Christian who hates other people. In 2017, he suggested it was better for one to be an atheist than a Catholic who leads a hypocritical double life.
Wow, a Pope who is calling out...
I'm a philosopher at heart. To the degree that it's a bit embarrassing when someone asks me what I do for fun because I spend most of my time thinking about, reading about, and attempting to do philosophy. Which makes religion and religious belief of great interest to me.
Where I stand myself...
25 sep 2018 stvdv
I think the word "God" is a funny word in the sense that most of the people talk about it, while none can give a globally accepted definition, proving it's a subjective belief; no fact.
I believe that "all names and forms" that humans attribute to God are illusory. Hence I can...
New here, and though an Atheist since the mid 80's, I was brought up as a Catholic, became an unbeliever in my teens, only to then get seduced into a cult called Divine Light Mission, which I broke free from in 1985, becoming a secular Humanist.
How science is part of God
One attribute of God is Omniscience = Omni Science
When science sees that God is Omni Science
Maybe it is easier to accept God as part of their research
Not only a Part but a Major Part, being "Omni Science"
So atheists and scientists can embrace God
So theists can...
24 jun 2018 stvdv 012 55
Below is hypothetical: a)God exists + b)God is the source of All and Everything [to keep it simple]
Can science ever fully understand God, so prove the truth about (non)existence of God
Can humans ever fully understand God, so prove the truth about (non)existence of God...
Can "My BeliefSystem = the only way" ever be "The Truth"?
Truth = That what does not change and is the same for all [IMO]
To illustrate this:
"1 + 1 = 2", can it be "The Truth"? Maybe in octal/(hexa)decimal counting, but not in binary.
"My BeliefSystem = the only way", can it be "The Truth"...
This was very interesting to me, because the guy in the video (a Muslim named Subboor) says that Muslims should not support the Intelligent Design argument and gives his reasons why. He's incredibly well read!
I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts (from both camps)!
Is a peaceful inter-faith marriage possible?
Translated Dutch Proverb: 2 religions on 1 cushion the devil sleeps in between them [agree?y/n]
What problems you get when you get children?
1): Christian + Atheist [to make it not too complex]
What are the obstacles?
What are the solutions?
Can only...
You feel unimportant and discriminated because of your skin color or ethnicity? Feel like the minority?
How about being brown skin (like myself) or black skin and being as well an atheist.
Being myself a Mexican/American and an atheist is something that is beyond rare and looked down upon from...
How is everyone doing today?
So this is my first time using this forum website, and i thought i reach out to those who are in the same position as i am. i feel like typing this would be to long.
So I made a video, talking about my views on religion, as well as my past with it, and why I'm...
It is taught in the King James Bible, if you know the religion, that atheist are not allowed to believe in God. I assume that God does not pity atheist, and neither should you, they are really not worth any kind of effort on your part to convince them that God exists. There are many great...
Is there any reason other than faith to believe in the soul, god, gods, pretty much any spiritual concept?
I used @1137 's thing to make my own thing. It's like hijacking a thread but instead of actually hijacking it we built a very similar thread right next door.
Taking a little break from my Bible reading ( honestly I feel rather different today but i'll save that for the end of the day journal) and watching a debate between William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens. After awhile I thought I would just ask how you guys felt about Christopher and...
There is no special Agnostic stance on its own in non-religious stances it applies to KNOWLEDGE claims which is Gnostic (has knowledge) and Agnostic (lack of knowledge). Theism and Atheism covers BELIEF claims about in this case deity claims. So one can be if an Atheist a Gnostic Atheist has...
It seems to me that some Christians, being submerged in a social group that is all about Jesus, assume that Atheists don't believe as they do because one of the following:
1. They are bad people who want to sin and so screw god and his rules.
2. Had something bad happen to them or a loved one...
God made us the most relational creatures in the world. We can communicate and relate in ways that supercede all other creatures on earth. This is because we were created in God's image, and our God is a relational God. And the primary purpose God made us relational is so we can have a...
For all the religious "nones", if you had to pick a religion which would you pick and why? What would be the ultimate deciding factor? (Example, ideology vs values.)