he most pernicious con tricks in human history such as Christianity and Islam
— universeness
To be replaced by the con of science? — EugeneW
The consensus would be that atheism is simply a non-belief in god/s but the reality is that atheists are actively opposed to theism. — Gregory A
person who merely gets comfort from belief in an all-powerful supernatural superhero that's going to protect them from their primal fears and award them existence for eternity after they die. — universeness
and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again — EugeneW
000000000000000.... — EugeneW
I can tell the difference between a dangerous theist and a harmless one — universeness
And the row continues to the ends of the Earth! A bit more than a chip memory.. — EugeneW
This reminds me of a quote from Carl Sagan's movie 'Contact.'
If we are the only intelligent lifeforms in the whole Universe, it seems like an awful waste of space!
You seem to be wastin space EugeneW. — universeness
This approach is so tedious, computer memory does not consist of a single chip so what are you talking about? — universeness
Do you really care how old we can get? Why? — EugeneW
I am learning more about your approach all the time EugeneW, you ask questions that you already know the answer to. — universeness
To be replaced by the con of science? — EugeneW
↪Gregory A
I just dont get what he's got against theism. Isn't it obvious the universe is created? He's got the right to be an atheist, of course, but his vision is a cold one. — EugeneW
I can give you a similar list of complaints of the horrible doctrine of the sciences... — EugeneW
Einstein was not an atheist, which doesn't make him a believer
— Gregory A
He believed in god. Said even he dont play dice. Thats an inspiration for his science. He believed, and I think rightly, QM isnt the final answer. — EugeneW
I am going to use an old politician's response to your employment of repetition EugeneW. — universeness
I think we all have faith regardless of what we say. But that doesn't mean everything in life will turn out okay. We need to ward off the forces of 'evil' for one thing. Atheism is one of those. — Gregory A
About the maximum memory of a computer. The number of 1s and 0s to be stored. — EugeneW
I am going to use an old politician's response to your employment of repetition EugeneW — universeness
Einstein was not an atheist, which doesn't make him a believer
— Gregory A
He believed in god. Said even he dont play dice. Thats an inspiration for his science. He believed, and I think rightly, QM isnt the final answer — EugeneW
Every way of life, way of thinking and being, has its pros and cons. — EugeneW
Agree! and each also has its associated measure of fact against fiction. — universeness
The number of particles in the universe, 10exp80, is by way not enough to even approximate brain memory capacity — EugeneW
Agree! That's why you dont believe in gods. Your measure is one amongst many though — EugeneW
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