"Yup, I agree. There are plenty of religious people out there that do ask questions though, and when they do they come to places like this eventually (Well, this might be there last stop). I would rather ask questions like this than…"
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Did I just disprove gods of any useful sort existing?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brendan Prettie Jan 11, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Step one, setting the terms of engagement:God either exists, but is undetectable, or god exists, detectable, or god does not exist.-If God is undetectable then he has no effect on the physical world.…Continue
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Brendan Prettie replied to Brendan Prettie's discussion Did I just disprove gods of any useful sort existing?
Brendan Prettie replied to Brendan Prettie's discussion Did I just disprove gods of any useful sort existing?
"Excercises like this are for the religious people that do ask questions. I know a philosophy student who is helping me pick it apart and re-work it. Basically the first premise is a false dichotomy so the rest of it is built on shaky…"
Matt VDB replied to Brendan Prettie's discussion Did I just disprove gods of any useful sort existing?
"Hi Brendan,
Well obviously just about all religious believers will object at this point:
"If God exists, and is detectable then we have not found any evidence of him yet."
Whether it is because of personal experience, or the…"
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Did I just disprove gods of any useful sort existing?
Step one, setting the terms of engagement:God either exists, but is undetectable, or god exists, detectable, or god does not exist.-If God is undetectable then he has no effect on the physical world. If we do not have the technology to detect everything that can be defined as the universe yet, then we probably will some day, and at that time, if god exists but still remains undetectable then we will have no way of showing it, it will be functionally exactly the same as if he did not exist at…See More
Brendan Prettie replied to Mika's discussion Thousands of Finns resign from the church. in the group Atheist News
"So can we get a link to the 10,000 number article? It's more impressive than the 1500-2000 in the article you linked."
Brendan Prettie commented on Jeremy's group British Columbia Atheists
"I've voted Green at the last election for basically the same reason. There just isn't a single party out there that stands for...I was going to say my values, but really ANY values would be nice to see. The political system we use has…"
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Brendan Prettie replied to LarryW's discussion It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs in the group Atheist News
"I remember hearing somewhere that a bad enough asteroid hit could cause volcanic activity."
Brendan Prettie replied to Karina's discussion Student files human rights complaint against Quebec in the group Atheist News
"Honestly, if she was just wearing some odd bit of clothing, nobody would complain. The fact that it displays her faith makes it apparently offensive to Quebec? No, I might be atheist, but there's no reason to prevent her from wearing her own…"
Brendan Prettie replied to sacha's discussion Studying Atheism in the group Atheist News
"Fair enough, how about the fact that atheism is growing faster in the non-educated pool, meaning the number of educated atheists aren't going down, just getting diluted? It stands to reason there are more uneducated people than educated. Like…"
Brendan Prettie replied to Joe Tomberlin's discussion Highest Ranking Atheist gains more power in the group Atheist News
"It'd be nice if we had more people like this in the education system."
Brendan Prettie replied to sacha's discussion Studying Atheism in the group Atheist News
"I agree that a study would be great, the more you know the better.
As for the lack of education, how many religious people get educations by religious colleges and universities? I personally can't count these as the same sort of education as…"
Brendan Prettie replied to Aiden's discussion Atheist Nursing Students Treated as Pariahs in the group Atheist News
"Amen!"
Brendan Prettie replied to Aiden's discussion Atheist Nursing Students Treated as Pariahs in the group Atheist News
"By simply saying they were atheist they pushed the envelope too far? Felix, if this is the reaction we get for just being who we are then we have a lot of work on our hands.
They weren't accepted before, they were under the radar. It's…"
Brendan Prettie replied to Heather McIntosh's discussion Introductions in the group Atheist Singles
"Hey, I'm Brendan. I live in Oyama BC, which is near Kelowna. Tiny, beautiful little town. I'm a hermit, pretty hard for me to meet like minded people, so if you are in the area give me a shout. I am starving for good conversation now that…"
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The End of Faith by Sam Harris
Finished reading:
The year of living biblically by A.J. Jacobs
Looking forwards to reading:
Anything by Richard Dawkins
Where I educate myself:
TED conference. I can't recommend looking through that website enough. The world is changing so fast and all the big stuff is being discussed at TED.
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 8:57am on May 15, 2011,
Ruth Anthony-Gardner said… - Greetings, Brendan! I notice you haven't been active at Atheist Nexus lately. <sigh> Sometimes it can seem a bit fragmented, with different groups for every interest. Please consider a group for socializing, where we talk about whatever's on our minds, Hang With Friends. :D You might feel more at home.
- At 6:31am on April 21, 2010,
John Jubinsky said… - Hi Brendan! Have a very happy birthday (and say hello to Canada for me).
- At 5:40pm on September 30, 2009,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - Hello.
From one longstanding atheist to another, welcome to Atheist Nexus. Do visit often, join in as much as you want, .... and enjoy good company.
N.B. I have been running a busy discussion group here since September 2008. It is "Origins: Universe, Life, Earth, Humankind, Religion, Faith,....etc.....” and has almost 200 commonsense topics whose discussions rebuff religious nonsense. Try visiting. Terry Meaden.
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