Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science.

From	Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
Newsgroups	alt.atheism, sci.physics
Subject	Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science.
Date	2015-07-16 19:30 +0000
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:37:54 -0500, duke wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Jul 2015 19:53:37 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king> wrote:
> 
>>On Wed, 15 Jul 2015 12:28:35 -0500, duke wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:12:59 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>On Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:32:50 -0500, duke wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:17:09 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>On Sun, 12 Jul 2015 09:12:45 -0500, duke wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 19:56:18 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 07:58:24 -0500, duke wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:58:13 +0000 (UTC), Smiler
>>>>>>>>> <smiler@jo.king>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>On Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:47:45 -0500, duke wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 9 Jul 2015 20:37:06 +0000 (UTC), Smiler
>>>>>>>>>>> <smiler@jo.king>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>On Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:42:29 -0500, duke wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 8 Jul 2015 22:37:53 +0000 (UTC), Smiler
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <smiler@jo.king>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Wed, 08 Jul 2015 16:41:52 -0500, duke wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 7 Jul 2015 22:49:41 +0000 (UTC), Smiler
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <smiler@jo.king>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Tue, 07 Jul 2015 07:34:39 -0500, duke wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 7 Jul 2015 05:18:27 -0400, HVAC
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On 7/6/2015 2:59 PM, Gordon wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You're right, it can't if it is restricted to this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> three dimensional space/time we occupy. But, God is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not restricted thusly and our human minds aren't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> capable of all that is associated with God's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> space/time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>And even tho god MADE us incapable of understanding, he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>STILL will punish us for not having the faith he asks us
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to give?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unbelievable.  God made us totally capable of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> understanding.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> People of faith outnumber you 32:1.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Only in your furniture filled tiny mind. Throughout the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>world,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>people of all faiths outnumber atheists by about 4:1.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nope:  97% to 3%.  I used to thing it was 96% to 4%.  Then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got some new data.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>That number would include Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Jains,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Zoroastrians,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>etc., etc. Not just your particular faith.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right, that's why I used the term "people of all faiths".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Numbnuts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You wrote "People of faith outnumber you 32:1.", liar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep,  all faiths.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>That's not what you wrote above, liar.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> It certainly is.  **ALL** faiths.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>That's not what you wrote above, confirmed liar.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> ALL faiths.  97% people of faith to 3% atheist.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>China is the most populous nation in the world. What faith do most
>>>>>>>>of the Chinese have?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> According to a latest survey, 85% of Chinese people have religious
>>>>>>> beliefs or had some religious practices and only 15% of them are
>>>>>>> real atheists. (The real atheists here refer to those who do not
>>>>>>> have faith in any religions nor had any activities related to
>>>>>>> religions or folk customs.) 185 million people believe in Buddhism
>>>>>>> and 33 million have faith in Christianity and believes in the
>>>>>>> existence of God. Only 12 million people are Taoists, although
>>>>>>> more than one hundred million have taken part in Taoism activities
>>>>>>> before. Thus, it is obvious that the Buddhism has the widest
>>>>>>> influence. The other major religions are Taoism,
>>>>>>> Confucianism, Islam and Christianity.
>>>>> 
>>>>>>Buddhism is not a theistic belief (they have no gods), therefore
>>>>>>there are 185 million more atheists than you account for.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The latest survey above includes Buddha as a religious belief.
>>>>>   
>>>>>>>>Weaker and weaker excuses with each post.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The downtown train is pulling into the station now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>And now the empty threats.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Satan is your boy, not mine.
>>>>
>>>>You believe in him, not me.
>>> 
>>> Not me.  I believe in almighty God.
>>
>>Then why do you keep mentioning Satan, if you don't believe in him?
> 
> Because you follow him.

You were the first to mention him, not me.
But how can I follow something I don't believe exists?
Do you follow leprechauns?
 
>>>>> He'll be collecting your soul shortly.
>>>>
>>>>That would be a soul that you have no evidence for.
>>> 
>>> God told me it real.
>>
>>It's just as unreal as your other delusions.
> 
> I'm sticking with God.

That doesn't make it real.

> *****
> "The Satanic Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
> Pope Paul VI *****

-- 
Smiler, The godless one.
aa #2279
Gods are all tailored to order. They are made 
to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.

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Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-07-11 07:58 -0500
  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2015-07-11 19:56 +0000
    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-07-12 09:12 -0500
      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2015-07-12 20:17 +0000
        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-07-13 06:17 -0400
        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-07-13 15:32 -0500
          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2015-07-14 17:12 +0000
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-07-15 12:28 -0500
              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2015-07-15 19:53 +0000
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-07-16 13:37 -0500
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2015-07-16 19:30 +0000
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-07-17 17:24 -0500

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