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McCarthyism might have been all the rage once, but you're half a century too late.

God Worship May I ask - because I am interested to know - a few questions about what theists believe about worshipping god: 1. Why should people worship god? 2. Is doing such a thing fundamentally selfish, since it would be in human interest to do so? 3. What is meant by "god's glory" and...

Firstly, again you base your ethical claims on God, which you have not proven. Hence, you can't make those claims because you have no basis for them. Secondly, my sense of right or wrong is probably a lot more beneficial for humanity than most people have. This is simply due to the fact that...

Yes. In some, obviously, but I already showed you that even if there is a god, absolute morality would be independant of him. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is --

But the point is that there is no real truth behind it. There is no truth to moral claims. What makes something right or wrong? There is nothing in the world that tells you it is right or wrong. As David Hume so famously gave the example, you can analyse a murder - look at it in every possible...

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No, I do not discount reason. I simply believe that there is no credible evidence. You can look at so-called evidence and reject it as not proving what it is alleged to prove. That is not the same as ignoring it. If you think there are persuassive reasons then put forward each reason here and I...

You misinterpreted what I said, allow me to clarify. I did not say that what we feel makes something right or wrong. I said that what we believe to be right or wrong is produced by what we feel. 1. I already explained that my system of normative ethics is utilitarianism: produce the greatest...

lol She could have said gynecologist. That would have been awkward

I'm sorry, you're saying God is jealous? Don't Christians believe that God is perfect? Wouldn't perfection entail not having such flaws as jealousy?

Yes, but the difference is that we stand on the solid ground of reason. You do not provide any such reason for your beliefs. Who is more likely to be correct? The person who thinks about and seeks the truth, or the person who follows a belief without any reason or evidence, and never questions it?

You have no reason or evidence to support these claims. I am disappointed that you have such irrational intolerance towards people of that persuasion.

Faith = belief without evidence. So that means: - Christians have no proof for their beliefs. - Atheists do not believe things without evidence.

No it doesn't. Even if God exists, I am not wrong. Agnostics have that luxury! I also note that even if God exists, this does not mean heaven exists. Yes. For the same reason that you can't justify the existence of aliens living on Earth -- there is no evidence or reason to support such a belief.

That is circular reasoning in its most patent form. You assume the truth of your conclusion (God exists) in your premises (God's grace).

Appropriate question followed by an empty statement. Firstly, my ultimate understanding of morality is that there is no such thing as right or wrong. (David Hume goes through this in that our moral beliefs are defined by feelings, as a result of empathy with other beings. There is nothing true...

The Bible is full of illogical things, I'm just noting one of them. There was a previous thread on homosexuality. Irrational arguments that claim it is wrong were firmly quashed there, but if you wish you can always participate in that thread should the desire arise.

Regarding Pascal's Wager, NTB posted up a summary of some of the flaws of that argument here.

Because the claim is illogical. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality. (I know, but I have addressed other sections - Corinthians for example - before.)

Exactly. The same goes for God. That is just wishful thinking. Need does not mean "is true". I might need money. Doesn't mean I have it! Even if you can speculate about why there would be no evidence, there is still no evidence. So you still have no logical or material foundation to believe it...