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Re: Science and Islam
A better example with Newton is calculus. Newton came up with it first, but Leibniz published first (years after). Had Newton not discovered it, Leibniz would have.
By: Overmann
Re: Atheism: A Better World for All
All the trappings except belief, the definition of religion, yes? For that matter, why don't somehow try and make a religion out of Star Trek. It has a fanatical following, doesn't it?
The point is that there are many 'movements' that fit your criteria for religion. The reason why you're not nominating them for religion status is because their subject matter is not about a god or gods.
The point is that there are many 'movements' that fit your criteria for religion. The reason why you're not nominating them for religion status is because their subject matter is not about a god or gods.
By: Overmann
Re: Atheism: A Better World for All
"...but will we ever have an atheist president or supreme court judge?"
Who is to say we haven't had one of either yet? The point is that we are not likely to have one who is particularly vocal about it.
Who is to say we haven't had one of either yet? The point is that we are not likely to have one who is particularly vocal about it.
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Re: Using Common Sense to Debunk Evolution
Ah ha! But I handpick the passages of the Bible that suggest Hell is a place of eternal darkness (Matthew 8:12 and 22:13)! You can do that, you know - choose which passages you subscribe to. I find it's very useful for winning arguments on-line...
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Re: Using Common Sense to Debunk Evolution
But of course, sir! If you don't have Jesus in your life, naturally you're not going to experience anything but darkness in the afterlife!
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Re: Ted Talks: Dan Dennett: A Secular, Scientific Rebuttal to Rick Warren
What is considered new and useful depends on an individual's experience, and so each would declare different things as such. For my part, I learned to see evolution in a different light due in great part to Dawkins' writings, which in turn enforced my atheism.
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Re: U.S. Economy: The Philosopher's Stone
Handy tip: just pronounce that vowel sound as the last of the two letters. Hence, 'ei' sounds like 'i' and 'ie' sounds like 'e'. Assuming people know how the word sounds before attempting to spell it.
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Re: Clockwork Orange Final Scenes
I much prefer the English ending of the novel. Anyone else agree?
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Re: Letterman: The Palin Factor
What cements Letterman's brilliant barb as a coup-de-grâce is having O'Reilly willing to invite Letterman onto 'the Factor' before the line was delivered. Now O'Reilly will look quite the fool when he rescinds on his word, and I imagine O'Reilly is secretly or publicly fuming over giving Letterman even a little ground. Brilliant.
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Re: PBS: Religious Woman Dislikes Obama
Sometimes I wish reproduction (and by extension, life) required more than two brain cells, so that only those with elevated intelligences would flood the gene pool with better educated potential human beings. Contrary-wise and failing that, I sometimes wish people like this woman were forcefully sterilized.
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Re: There's Proof for God's Existence, but ...
In all honesty I can understand Dillahunty's frustration. To have to tirelessly repeat the same arguments over and over again to a crowd with their hands practically over their ears is hell on politeness. I envy Dr. Dawkins for his incredible patience.
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