tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post3391110234654209690..comments2023-10-20T02:08:39.524-07:00Comments on Atheism: Proving The Negative: Disbelieving the BelieversMatt McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17071078570021986664noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-360359240695486222011-05-26T11:57:40.151-07:002011-05-26T11:57:40.151-07:00Hello people! I'm a devoted Catholic from a th...Hello people! I'm a devoted Catholic from a third world country. It is obvious that atheists from first world countries think that most of the inhabitants here are primitive due to the fact that almost all of us are Christians. I am a nurse and I am also taking up BS Physics as a second course just so you know that I am an "educated person." Just to explain why my being an educated person doesn't affect my faith is because of my own experiences as an individual and not just because of the influence of my ancestors. One could easily become an Atheist when one faces difficult problems and would later on have disbelief in God because of unanswered prayers but for my case it is more stressful to think of it that way. I don't know if you've noticed how high stress levels are in First World countries. More suicides. It's like a psycho movie wherein morbid cases of problems usually arise. Here in our country, people just laugh problems off and of course PRAY. All the negative emotions go away. People in First world countries usually think that they are more educated... Atheists I suppose?<br /><br />Anyway, I'm just saying my point of view. I am also a very logical thinker. I do not believe in everything right away unless it is proven. But when it comes to faith... . that we cannot control everything and because of that there must be a higher being that is in control, That is one thing that science cannot prove... Until Every Atheist in the world can prove the science of what science cannot prove, let me know, and I will surely review my views on my faith.<br /><br />Let me leave you people with a link to a more scholarly view on Believing the existence of God by St. Thomas Aquinas: http://www.saintaquinas.com/belief_in_God.html<br /><br />Just contributing to the educational debate about this blog...<br /><br />Peace out! No Hard Feelings! Smile <3eeramaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833686719368231866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-20842728100640475652009-07-19T04:24:58.363-07:002009-07-19T04:24:58.363-07:00最近TVや雑誌で紹介されている家出掲示板では、全国各地のネットカフェ等を泊り歩いている家出娘のメッセ...最近TVや雑誌で紹介されている家出掲示板では、全国各地のネットカフェ等を泊り歩いている家出娘のメッセージが多数書き込みされています。彼女たちはお金がないので掲示板で知り合った男性の家にでもすぐに泊まりに行くようです。あなたも書き込みに返事を返してみませんか家出http://ruby.iwatukisan.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-35351370745881327032009-07-17T08:01:51.068-07:002009-07-17T08:01:51.068-07:00最近仕事ばかりで毎日退屈してます。そろそろ恋人欲しいです☆もう夏だし海とか行きたいな♪ k.c.07...最近仕事ばかりで毎日退屈してます。そろそろ恋人欲しいです☆もう夏だし海とか行きたいな♪ k.c.0720@docomo.ne.jp 連絡待ってるよ☆メル友募集noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-241226859053658882009-07-06T06:50:01.259-07:002009-07-06T06:50:01.259-07:00みんなの精神年齢を測定できる、メンタル年齢チェッカーで秘められた年齢がズバリわかっちゃう!かわいいあ...みんなの精神年齢を測定できる、メンタル年齢チェッカーで秘められた年齢がズバリわかっちゃう!かわいいあの子も実は精神年齢オバサンということも…合コンや話のネタに一度チャレンジしてみよう精神年齢http://new.haaaasagasou.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-51158588124166985422009-07-04T05:38:05.986-07:002009-07-04T05:38:05.986-07:00さあ、今夏も新たな出会いを経験してみませんか?当サイトは円助交際の逆、つまり女性が男性を円助する『逆...さあ、今夏も新たな出会いを経験してみませんか?当サイトは円助交際の逆、つまり女性が男性を円助する『逆円助交際』を提供します。逆円交際を未経験の方でも気軽に遊べる大人のマッチングシステムです。年齢上限・容姿・経験一切問いません。男性の方は無料で登録して頂けます。貴方も新たな出会いを経験してみませんか逆円助http://new.googlejuku-navi.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-89402750691976514212009-03-27T05:07:00.000-07:002009-03-27T05:07:00.000-07:00Principle of sufficient reason?"NO! I don't believ...Principle of sufficient reason?<BR/><BR/>"NO! I don't believe anything unless there is sufficient reason to"<BR/><BR/>Well do you believe in the reason for Principle of sufficient? and what about the reason for that reason? And on ad infinitum...<BR/><BR/>You must stop somewhere where you'll have no reason to believe in having a reason...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-30077572052227634832009-03-27T05:03:00.000-07:002009-03-27T05:03:00.000-07:00Oh tully...Wasnt my point obvious?You claimed athe...Oh tully...<BR/><BR/>Wasnt my point obvious?<BR/><BR/>You claimed atheist had no belief attached to their position. Yet they do - they believe God does not exist. They also disbelieve God exists.<BR/><BR/>Atheist have a negative belief in God. I as a theist have a negative belief in Santa Claus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-49790581503953135082009-03-25T20:54:00.000-07:002009-03-25T20:54:00.000-07:00Anon,"Um tully you believe "God does not exist" an...Anon,<BR/><BR/>"Um tully you believe "God does not exist" and you also disbelieve "God exist" <BR/><BR/>Same with unicorns, your point?M. Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056410184615941086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-61848209618521844702009-03-22T23:04:00.000-07:002009-03-22T23:04:00.000-07:00Um tully you believe "God does not exist" and you ...Um tully you believe "God does not exist" and you also disbelieve "God exist" so yes atheist do have a negtive belief in God. Maybe in a couple of years you have this down...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-22408368917987345472009-03-22T20:57:00.000-07:002009-03-22T20:57:00.000-07:00Simple answers to simple questions."Don't you need...Simple answers to simple questions.<BR/><BR/>"Don't you need a reason for disbelief just as you do for belief?"<BR/><BR/>NO! I don't believe anything unless there is sufficient reason to.M. Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056410184615941086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-87813510631061818722009-03-19T00:30:00.000-07:002009-03-19T00:30:00.000-07:00Tully,Atheist have a disbelief in God. Thus they c...Tully,<BR/><BR/>Atheist have a disbelief in God. Thus they can be in error of reasoning of their disbelief. They can also base such a disbelief on ignorance. For example, lets say I do not know that the twinkle of a star is due to cosmic gases and rather believe that it is magical. I could have a disbelief that cosmic gases cause stars to appear to twinkle based on ignorance of the gaseous state, which may be the case if I were a junglemen. Obviously this disbelief is also supported by the junglemen's superstituous beliefs (note a positve belief preceeded a negative).<BR/><BR/>Also, an atheist's disbelief can be a case of false cause.<BR/><BR/>Don't you need a reason for disbelief just as you do for belief?<BR/><BR/>Oddly, a negative belief seems to carry a belief in a sense since its false propositional value is not the center of attention due to its inherent absence. This may explain why we have so much trouble with the liar's paradox (Russels soluton works).<BR/><BR/><BR/>Superstition: : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-11313969119182157312009-03-15T19:16:00.000-07:002009-03-15T19:16:00.000-07:00"Can't atheism be considered superstitous?"No more..."Can't atheism be considered superstitous?"<BR/><BR/>No more than an abigfootist could be considered superstitious.<BR/><BR/>Superstition: : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation. <BR/><BR/>Since the the definition of the word superstition begins with "a belief" and atheism is defined as a "lack of belief," the two cannot be synonymous.<BR/><BR/>Even though some atheists may hold superstitious beliefs.<BR/><BR/>An person described as an atheist simply lacks a belief in gods. Atheism never defines anything a person may believe.M. Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056410184615941086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-57551018105440190062009-03-13T20:51:00.000-07:002009-03-13T20:51:00.000-07:00"These studies show that currently across differen..."These studies show that currently across different levels of education, religiousness, superstition, and supernaturalism are positively correlated with ignorance"<BR/><BR/>Can't atheism be considered superstitous? Or any other faulty reasoning for that matter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-63637398078537268092009-03-09T09:57:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:57:00.000-07:00At Ebon Musings:Dating the Good NewsWhen were the ...At Ebon Musings:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.ebonmusings.org/atheism/datingthegospels.html" REL="nofollow">Dating the Good News</A><BR/><I>When were the gospels written?</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-28616070737748618302009-03-07T15:33:00.000-08:002009-03-07T15:33:00.000-08:00Wow, do you think you're overreacting a little bit...Wow, do you think you're overreacting a little bit? "Totalitarian"? "the Left"? If you want to blog about global warming, or the lack thereof, go for it. Write volumes and volumes about it. It's just getting too far off topic here. Do you have anything interesting or thoughtful to say about the epistemic issues surrounding believing 1st century Christians and Jesus?Matt McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071078570021986664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-44914812580351308732009-03-07T15:23:00.000-08:002009-03-07T15:23:00.000-08:00It never ceases to amaze me how the left censors w...It never ceases to amaze me how the left censors what it does not like.<BR/><BR/>The totalitarian streak in the academic left (and the left in general) would boggle my mind if I were not getting so used to it.<BR/><BR/>The university is one of the most closed minded institutions that one could find.<BR/><BR/>So much for intellectual honesty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-37054274969987088162009-03-07T09:30:00.000-08:002009-03-07T09:30:00.000-08:00"I will explain how you delete my comments that go..."I will explain how you delete my comments that go against your 'faith' in Global Warming.<BR/><BR/>You don't want people to see the truth do you?<BR/><BR/>Why then do you not put up those articles (and I have dozens more from a wide variety of credible sources)?"<BR/><BR/>There is no "faith" in Climate Change Science or in science in general. Science does operate on "faith" science relies and requires evidence. And there is a standard of evidence for science, (all branches). If you want to play with the big dogs you have to play by the same rules. Your "evidence" has been refuted and debunked by most of the worlds scientists that are involved in climate change science. But you may still have "faith" in that belief but your standards of evidence are far less than the norm.<BR/><BR/>Religion operates on faith, which is the belief WITHOUT evidence. Not so much for science. No matter how many times you say it.Scarecrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324151298399098144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-54309401305572483272009-03-07T08:00:00.000-08:002009-03-07T08:00:00.000-08:00I am going to highlight your blog on my blog.I wil...I am going to highlight your blog on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I will explain how you delete my comments that go against your 'faith' in Global Warming.<BR/><BR/>You don't want people to see the truth do you?<BR/><BR/>Why then do you not put up those articles (and I have dozens more from a wide variety of credible sources)?<BR/><BR/>The left really is afraid of the truth..isn't it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-62392127611238274612009-03-06T20:46:00.000-08:002009-03-06T20:46:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-45693703639617528762009-03-06T20:44:00.000-08:002009-03-06T20:44:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-37567692900948692002009-03-06T20:39:00.000-08:002009-03-06T20:39:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-50037078777025832362009-03-05T05:10:00.000-08:002009-03-05T05:10:00.000-08:00Matt,This is an extremely well put together piece....Matt,<BR/><BR/>This is an extremely well put together piece. Thank you for the effort you put into your posts here.<BR/><BR/>RussRusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316459700934662467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-11135870123857416802009-03-04T20:39:00.000-08:002009-03-04T20:39:00.000-08:00Steve Martin wrote:"I have a friend who believes t...Steve Martin wrote:<BR/>"I have a friend who believes that global warming is true even though the earth has cooled over the last ten years."<BR/><BR/>Well, your friend could look at the following for a start: http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-stopped-in-1998.htm<BR/><BR/>But you know, it could turn out to be true that the earth has cooled over the last ten years. It could even turn out that global warming isn't really happening, or that it isn't as serious a threat as many have thought. But if this is established, how will it be established? Won't it be by the careful compilation and analysis of evidence?<BR/><BR/>Now consider the belief that the reports of Jesus' resurrection are trustworthy. What is the evidence offered in support of that claim? Notice that Matt points to evidence that seems to weaken the credibility of these reports. Well, that evidence could also turn out to be flawed, but if it is, it will be by other psychological and sociological studies. Or, I suppose, it could be outweighed by the Second Coming.<BR/><BR/>By the way, the acquaintance I mentioned denies global warming on the grounds that the scientists who say it is happening are "liberals". Not exctly an evidence-based position.Eric Sotnakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162425851889399481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-86620581396640740782009-03-04T17:09:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:09:00.000-08:00Steve Martin:How has the Earth cooled over the las...Steve Martin:<BR/><BR/>How has the Earth cooled over the last ten years? Evidence?Teleprompterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014919684351529479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716347331682132223.post-49944734124051982642009-03-04T15:46:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:46:00.000-08:00I have a friend who believes that global warming i...I have a friend who believes that global warming is true even though the earth has cooled over the last ten years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com