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the worst christian poof for god ?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Minda Slade Jan 27, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
me and my mom got in a debate about god the best proof she came up wheth is their is no poof for god becouse god sprit and I said why should I have faith in your myth and she said he real and l…Continue
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Should I tell I'm a atheist ?
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Why do people have Faith ??
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Joe C replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"Yes, i do believe the social aspect of religion has a huge influence on its popularity.
Re <i>"common man acquires his faith..."</i>:
I'm not sure any of us are in a good position to witness what is…"
Raving Hillbilly replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"Madhukar, your use of the term dependent is critical here. It seems that a good deal of religion stems from dependency. You describe it well and indeed I think it permeates most aspects of what we are describing here. "
Madhukar Kulkarni replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"Joe C
Everything you say is a truth, but a part of the truth. The kind of people you describe are only a small part of a faithful population. The common man acquires his faith in god as a personal god who observes all that he does, punishes…"
Raving Hillbilly replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"Jason, I like your observation a lot. That last paragraph described me years ago. The only difference is that I had to take things to the logical conclusion. (I had already come to regard churches and religion as inherently…"
Raving Hillbilly replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"OK Joe, I think you are on to something especially with that last line. I think we do need to look at the evolutionary strength of religion. Yes there is something to be said for the fear factor and certainly the ignorance point.…"
Norma Lee replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"When they leave their house they want to come back and find it the way they left it."
Jason Fleming replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"I think this is very much the case. It only works if one can suspend disbelief indefinitely. Santa Clause is a great example. My six year old no longer believes in Santa Clause, but she continues to play along as if she did because it is fun. There…"
Andrew Wiggin replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"> Because they like fairy tales.
I covered that - shared fantasy. Thanks for agreeing :)
Just a couple of weeks ago, it hit me that there is very little difference between the way my kids behave when they play imagination games and the way…"
Sameer replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"Because they like fairy tales."
Joe C replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"With all due respect to Bertrand Russel, i have to disagree. I suspect his opinion on the matter is being influenced by the time and place he grew up in. In todays modern world i see a lot of counter examples...
1. People with minimal fears turning…"
Minda Slade replied to zackory Pauley's discussion the worst christian poof for god ?
"congratulate you WON
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Madhukar Kulkarni replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"Joe C
Undoubtedly the most important source of religion is fear; this can be seen in the present day, since anything that causes alarm is apt to turn people's thoughts to God.
BERTRAND RUSSEL."
Joe C replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"I wish i had a good answer for you. I think it is an important and fascinating question you ask.
Somewhat humorously: I think part of the reason people have faith is being exhibited by the answers here to your question!
Most people…"
Madhukar Kulkarni replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
"People have faith only because trained to have faith. People sustain their faith only because of the fear of god. Mny persons may give many different reasons for their faith but the truth is this that faith is sustained by fear of the supernatural."
The Doctor replied to zackory Pauley's discussion Why do people have Faith ??
" Should be mentioned, the destitute i.e. drug addicts or those that are otherwise "down on there luck" have a tendancy to be susceptible to influence, substituting the void they feel for the god concept and/or a group to belong…"
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- At 2:21pm on November 29, 2011,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… Hello Zackory and welcome to this wonderful world of atheist truth and peace.
Common sense and science lead to atheist wisdom as you well know; oh, if only the religious would listen to reason, there would be no religious.
We invite you to make good friends by joining the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with 575 discussion topics and over 3000 members.
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- At 11:37am on November 28, 2011,
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