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Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science.

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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.
  
>>>>>>>>>>> What do you do with the space between your ears - store the
>>>>>>>>>>> furniture?
>>>>>>>>>>That's you, puke. We use it to think.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>Again, this god deserves noting but my contempt.
>>>>>>>>>>> Then you lose.
>>>>>>>>>>What exactly do we lose?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Eternal happiness.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>Your evidence for such a thing is what?
>>>>>>>>Beliefs, opinions and 'holy' books are NOT evidence.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Your blindness keeps you from seeing it.
>>>>> 
>>>>>>Your excuses get weaker and weaker.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Your failure are to your own demise.
>>>>
>>>>Wow! An even weaker excuse.
>>> 
>>> You just won't accept the truth.
> 
>>Weaker and weaker excuses with each post.
> 
> The downtown train is pulling into the station now.

And now the empty threats.

>>>>>>>>>>The afterlife that you've yet to show evidence for?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> If I'm wrong, you and I end up in the same place.  If God is
>>>>>>>>> right, you're in deep trouble.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>How can a figment of your imagination be right when you don't even
>>>>>>>>know that a ball on a string rotates on its own vertical axis?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I have more than a figment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>A whole crazy, stupidly made-up supposed god character.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Satan licking his chops at "blackened smiler".  Hmmmmm.
>>>>
>>>>And a whole crazy, stupidly made-up supposed Satan character.
>>> 
>>> Only until he meets you at the train station.
> 
>>Would that be Kings Cross station, platform 9 and 3/4?
> 
> Would that be satan's standard stopping platforms?

It's where Harry Potter boarded the train to Hogwarts, Satanist puke.

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

-- 
Smiler, The godless one.
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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. David Harmon <source@netcom.com> - 2015-07-12 19:49 -0700
          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2015-07-13 19:49 +0000
          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-07-13 15:33 -0500
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2015-07-14 17:10 +0000
              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2015-07-14 18:39 -0700
              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-07-15 12:27 -0500
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2015-07-15 19:48 +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. 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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