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The Folly of Atheism

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Catholicus

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QuestioningMind said:
A biologically independent human individual is one that is not biologically dependent upon another biological entity in order to get oxygen, blood flow, and nutrients into its system. An entity that is biologically dependent upon another cannot be considered an individual.
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Why ? It's ALIVE isn't it ?
 
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Catholicus

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dfnj said:
The reason atheism is not examined, criticized, ridiculed & psychoanalyzed as much as theism is there's nothing to criticize. Atheism is one thing: A lack of belief in God. Atheism is NOT the denial of God's existence which you seem to be assuming.

Since atheism is just not having something it's very hard to criticize something that is not there. Not having something is NOT something. So you can't say much about it.

I hope my comment clarifies it for you. However, choosing to have a belief in the Old Testament God without any evidence or proof requires faith. A choice is not a decision based on reasons. Since most atheists seem refuse to accept the idea of choosing something to be true without any evidence both sides are at an impasse. One side if foolish for thinking the other should make choices in faith that seem obvious. And the other side if foolish for thinking someone would ever change their choice because there's no evidence. Many people choose to believe in God precisely because there is no existing "good" evidence to provide them comfort with their own difficult existential questions.
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No one has ever been comforted by "evidence"

Lack of belief in God is, in fact, agnosticism - so why not call it that, rather than "atheism" ?
 
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Catholicus said:
As God - when on earth in the person of Jesus Christ - founded the Catholic Church, that's toot.

And why hate Catholics ? It's bigots - unbelievers, mainly - who hate.
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Jesus would have had to be off his head if he created the very flawed RCC!
 
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Catholicus

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Altfish said:
You are indoctrinated.
I'm not promoting abortion, it is a choice of last resort, but giving birth can ruin a woman's life.
Do you believe in free health care, free schooling, payment for stay at home mothers, Planned Parenthood, free contraception, sex education in all schools, etc,. etc., ??
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So also can abortion ruin a woman's life.

I believe in free education and healthcare and support for stay-at-home mothers.

Here in the UK, religion is less politicised and polarised than in the USA.
 
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Catholicus

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JJ50 said:
Jesus would have had to be off his head if he created the very flawed RCC!
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As an ideal - that is, as founded by Jesus Christ - the RCC is perfect.

But it has to exist at ground level, thus be run by human beings, though, some of whom have dragged it through the mud.

Which is their fault and that of human nature - not the fault of the RCC, still less Jesus Christ.
 
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Left Coast said:
Bull. The historical evidence for Julius Caesar aren't contained in propaganda hahiographies full of completely implausible mythology about him on nearly every page.
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There's almost no evidence that Julius Caesar wasn't just a legend - the only direct evidence is a few scraps of parchment.

Most of the ancient writings about Julius Caesar are by hagiographical sycophants, power-worshippers and other Roman propagandists.

You are eager to believe in the claims made for Julius Caesar - even though he was a genocidal thug and perpetrator of many other atrocities.

Yet you sneer at the claims made on behalf of the gentle, pacific and harmless Jesus of Nazareth, who died in agony for your sake on the cross.
 
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Nowhere Man said:
It's biochemistry not God. Our entire composition is a community of cells comprised of atoms. We already know how we come about without a great degree of conjecture and speculation.

If any type of God is involved, it would be nice to know exactly where this supposed interaction takes place .
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So who or what created the cells and atoms ?

Nature and its scientific laws ?

But who or what created them ?
 
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