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What do you believe in?
What stuff do you believe in even though you dont have evidence and are atheist? I believe in aliens and some sort of afterlife. I also believe theres a 4th density that has different laws of physics. The 4th density im talking about is not about time. I believe theres alot of stuff the universe can do that would seem supernatural. I believe in magic and supernatural like powers that humans arent capable of.
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Permalink Reply by Bubba Tarandfeathered on -
I do not believe in the supernatural, the paranormal, the magical, the miracle. I do however believe that life does continue on after death, this is often referred to as decomposition. I do believe there is intelligent life in the universe but other than dolphins we have yet to recognize it. I am no physicist, so explaining quantum physics is beyond my understanding, but I have faith that I'm not getting lied to when they attempt to explain the mysteries to me.
I also believe that just because our species developed brains that reason, that can communicate those thoughts and subsequently preserve them for history, that this evolutionary trait is really not that big of a deal. We want to believe that we are special somehow because we can reason up an atomic bomb or a mythical deity ascending to heaven, but the reality is we are just, albeit (socially) complex, animals following our instinctual drive to procreate and rear offspring. Of course someone's going to point out Aesthetics, what is the point of Art, music and poetry, etc. etc. if our only purpose is to procreate, IMHO, to get laid, but that's a little terse so maybe someone else can explain and I'll get off my soap box for now.
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Permalink Reply by Doug Moss on -
What do I believe in? Well,the "in" has me perplexed, so I shall leave the "in", out, and just state what I believe. I believe there are some forces of nature, unseen, that would appear magical to the uneducated ....gravity, electromagnetic fields, vacuum..just to name a few. I believe blonds do have more fun, cops do stop red cars more often then white or black, and Sara Palin is an idiot. I believe that religion, regardless of which one, is inherently dangerous to the common good, as it gives reason and justification to it's believers to mistrust, disrespect, and in some cases, fear and hate people who don't share their "faith" or people who have a different "faith" or, as in my case, no "faith" at all.. I believe the current trendy Gods, Jesus, Allah, and Abraham are boring, as are the myths attached to them...I believe Greek mythology to be much more interesting then Christian or Islamic mythology, as the Greeks were multi-theists giving much more room for the imagination to run wild ! I believe Obama is doing the best he can, with what he has to work with, a broken and dysfunctional congress that traditionally can't get any thing of substance accomplished.. I believe greed is a bad thing... love is a good thing, and peace is the end result of non-religious critical thinking ..
Now, to go back to the "in" .. after careful thought, I believe in myself .. I believe in my old dog, Dino, and I believe in an abundant supply of ammunition. That's what I believe and what I believe "in".
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Permalink Reply by Johannes S. on -
4th Dimension - it makes the quantum theory make sense.
Nothing supernatural, though. Aliens would be natural, and life outside Earth is actually very probable. However, I stay agnostic towards aliens, because there is no consecutive evidence supporting their existence, nor is it remotely probable that they would have advanced enough spacecraft to fly here, but don't reside near enough for us not to see them...
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Permalink Reply by Rudy Ruddell on -
I don't believe in any of the things you listed. My basis for what I believe in is evidence based. I believe that when I set my alarm on my car by pressing the button on my key chain that my door will be locked even if I don't see the lock button on my door down (evidence). Why, because every time I push that button, I always find my car locked when I return.
So if you do not rely on evidence to determine what you believe in, what criteria do you use, wishful thinking?
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Permalink Reply by Major Tom on -
I agree with your post. However, direct empirical evidence (if this is what you mean), is not the only thing that should, or can dictate ones notion to believe. Even for rational minds that use evidence based reasoning.
Take aliens for instance. We have no evidence. However I can confidently say that I believe other life forms exist elsewhere in the Universe, simple b/c with all of the chances for this to happen, it is reasonable to conclude that it is less likely that they don't exist, than they do. When we don't have direct empirical evidence, we can speak in terms of probability. :)
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Permalink Reply by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie! on -
Long wet kisses that last for three days!
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Permalink Reply by heretic on -
John D is a voice of reason, i second all his comments. Thank you, John.
i think conspiracy theorists have a lot in common w/ xtians who, unlike pragmatic atheists, waste time & E searching for deeper and more complicated reasons for events than reality gives us.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Wilson on
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I don't really believe any single dogma; I would like to believe a lot of things, but I can't until I see some kind of evidence for whatever it is we're talking about.
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Permalink Reply by Major Tom on
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In terms of God and/or gods:
I highly doubt the existence of any theistic God or gods. I certainly don’t know if there is a deistic God or not. I’m very skeptical. I don’t discount the possibility. However, we can barely get off our own rocky little spec of dust. We are ignorant to much of the Universe. I don’t think we have much business positing answers to questions that we don’t even know are valid themselves. Maybe we (humans) should say I don’t know for once, be humble, admit ignorance, and learn more about the Universe before deciding whether or not there is some supernatural intelligent and intentive force behind everything, of which would likely require a much larger explanation than it offers.
In regards to your question:
I believe that aliens probably do exists for the simple reason that it seems much less probable that they don't exist rather than they do when taking into account the billions of stars in each galaxy and the billions of galaxies.
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Permalink Reply by FreeThinker on -
"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. Goodnight." - Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) in "Bull Durham"
Seriously though, I don't believe in anything like magic, miracles, souls, ghosts, astrology, etc. I believe that the scientific method, while not perfect, is the best method we have for determining what is likely to be true.
I believe it is possible, if not probable, that there is life on other planets (just due to the odds, given the number of stars that are estimated to exist and the number of planets that have been discovered in the last 15 years). I doubt that, if aliens exist, that they visit Earth.
I believe in small government, fiscal responsibility, and a non-intervenist foreign policy. I believe that people should be allowed to do as they wish, so long as they are not causing harm to others. I believe in treating people based on the content of their character, rather than on their race, religious or political affiliation, sexual orientation, nationality, or gender.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Wilson on
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I believe that the universe is totally, absolutely without benevolence or pity and that we are lucky to be part of it. There is no one up there -- anywhere in the universe -- who cares in the least about me (or you, for that matter).
However, I also believe that the universe exists and that I am part of it. And that's a truth that's eternal.
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Permalink Reply by VanCity Skeptic on -
- I don't believe in intelligent aliens, even though I have no proof they do or do not exist. I fully am open to the possibility that there is intelligent life out there, but I just have an "I doubt it" attitude. I have zero doubts there is life out there, but intelligent life like us? I'm doubtful. But I'd never go out of my way to say it was impossible.
- I believe there are creatures that exist which we've yet to get a real look at, perhaps even ones that have "popped up" from time to time... like the loch ness monster, though I'm only using that as a syntax example, I'm not saying Nessy exists. "That type of thing," more or less. I have no specifics with which to offer up, however.. all I know is that we have many waters that are less explored than the space above us, which I find fascinating.
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