I was once you. I had my doubts about the racism, sexual abuse, sexism, but I was in a relationship with a TBM. So I stuck it out for years. I'd stop by here and look at how cynical everybody acted/sounded when they lost their faith. Then I ran across some ideas here that made sense. FFwd 17years. Here I am. Still an exmormon, but not an atheist or a theist. I like Brian Greene's answer.
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I like Brian Greene's answer. I probably agree with him more than anybody living. He's a genius. So is Michio Kaku. Sam Harris, And NdGT. I agree with all of them, And a bunch of dead wise men, Einstein, Hawking, Sagan and Epicurous. I am more of an Epicurean than anything. I think all of them were far ahead of their time, but especially Epicurious, who figured out non-determinist
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Maybe God is on the Mormons side and thinks the Catholic Church is really the Whore of the Earth he talked about in his bedtime story.
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I get accused of argument from authority, because I often refer to wise men, geniuses, like Einstein, Sagan, Hawking, Harris, Kaku who all agreed that they didn't know everything about Nature or where it came from, or if it is infinite. What use is a god if the universe is infinite? An eternal creator. Nature. https://youtu.be/dE3dqlFzDeg
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https://youtu.be/pINptKQYviQ The man who mapped the human genome, who is a Christian, on how he reconciles faith and scientific enquiry.
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Continued closed thread...didnt get a chance to reply. https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/atheism-inconsistent-science?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1fKHq8UmOAEGVJHsrOrnqOMBRJBIOR89tRhudyqI6O4XLnqsDGN0-fGpE#Echobox=1555425598 "I think atheism is inconsistent with the scientific method. What I mean by that is, what is atheism? It's a statement
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Done & Done Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Atheist means not a > theist. It does not indicate anything else > concerning belief. Neil deGrasse Tyson has a different take on it, here, "It is why I don't call myself an atheist. If you look up the dictionary meaning of the word, atheist, it applies to me. But what is the definition of at
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CateS Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think Bill Maher said something along the lines > of “calling atheism a religion is like saying > abstinence is a sex position.” Like Carl Sagan said, "An atheist would have to know a lot more than me about the Cosmos." Like Stephen Hawking said, "When I use the word, 'God', I use it i
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https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/atheism-inconsistent-science?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1fKHq8UmOAEGVJHsrOrnqOMBRJBIOR89tRhudyqI6O4XLnqsDGN0-fGpE#Echobox=1555425598 "I think atheism is inconsistent with the scientific method. What I mean by that is, what is atheism? It's a statement, a categorical statement that expresses belief in nonbel
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C'est La Vie, no? Life goes on. I love Notre Dame and have visited numerous times, but, its not just a building, how could God stand by and just watch it burn? It's the classic problem of evil, right? If God is good, and has the power to stop evil, then why is there evil? Either A. God is not always good. B. God is not all powerful C. God is not all knowing. Or D. God (Mother
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Notre Dame Fire Ravages Iconic Paris Cathedral https://www.huffpost.com/entry/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-paris_n_5cb4bc32e4b0ffefe3b4b72e
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Dave the Atheist Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Which god would you like Kaku to deal with ? All > gods are equally real. Einsteins's God, only one who plays dice with the universe, which plays cosmic music on strings that resonate through the 11 dimensions of hyperspace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU0I65HsM7U
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Ted Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah I like his answer/response/opinion > whatever...let's not split hairs. I respect and > agree with his view. I think he, and other > scientists, he mentioned Einstein, are careful not > to offend those who believe in a personal deity, > but in the end they don't believe in a personal > God. Th
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dogblogger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ..because Kaku speaks as the final word for all > scientists and all science forevermore don't cha > know. He did co-author M Theory, which Hawking said in his last book, was the best candidate for a unified theory of everything. He is not shy about answering questions about god or other important questions.
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https://youtu.be/fniKbA2Ld88
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https://youtu.be/SpaVLLObU80 From his speech, "The Problem With Atheism" "Intellectual honesty will be much easier to spread than atheism."
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https://bigthink.com/philip-perry/did-jesus-use-cannabis-oil-to-perform-miracles?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2712ZFrlTAJvWLaqxMmkbOYQBGML6f_oWPKkzr88n8IOhIvV3nIUatgrQ#Echobox=1555079727
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When I was an arrogant, self righteousness dick, (Typical Mormon Penisholder) I wrote to Kirby and his response back to me changed my life co.pletely. I wrote to him in response to an article he wrote about his daughter's recent marriage and how proud of her he was to see her surrounded by loving family and friends, who were NOT excluded for not being Mormon enough. I actually wrote to him an
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/11/world/benedict-sex-abuse/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-04-11T14%3A32%3A36&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR2b6a7XF3zHdg0qBWknyqNTPv2Fi8uXqTNoDuQ34q-2plWsm0_V46aBRb4&fbclid=IwAR3E7eQo1DvIC6CI7OKKa1Wo5rzrPYx6uqgiPEA8rg2WTPCUtxlRq-4NQp8 Way to accept responsibility, just blame the rest of society for your perverted patri
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https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2019/04/10/commentary-lds-church/?fbclid=IwAR1A-ps7RQ8fgLCUCTglZ1M1tdYRuKWQl5yDM86RlcaID5ipNLi-L_KMfzI SL Trib Op-Ed
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justkeepswimming Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dagny, when I said "us" I meant us as a species: > humans. > > I didn't mean that I need religion to keep me in > check. But to your point, "If you need religion to > keep yourself from doing bad things, please put > your butt on a pew as often a possible." I believe
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It should be noted that “nones” or “religiously unaffiliated” is not a synonym for atheists. Nones may believe in a God but may not be in any formal religion. https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/survey-says-religious-nones-now-outnumber-evangelicals
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I agree it's quite a logical leap to conclude that everybody who identifies as "None of the Above" when asked which religion they identify with, is an atheist. Also, there's no link to any study the guy is referencing. When I went to search for the study I couldn't find it on the study listed, GSS Data Explorer. I did find a news article that says "Nones are now as big as
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https://youtu.be/GEDDNJkrkeo
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koriwhore Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > koriwhore Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Aloysius Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Do I need to have faith in the lack of > symmetry > > to > > > believe in asy
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koriwhore Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Aloysius Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Do I need to have faith in the lack of symmetry > to > > believe in asymmetry? Asking for a friend. > > My new favorite Zen Koan Do I need faith in Dark Matter to have faith in the Great Attractor?
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Aloysius Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do I need to have faith in the lack of symmetry to > believe in asymmetry? Asking for a friend. My new favorite Zen Koan
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Sing praises of Joseph's Myth with us.
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/45655/god-help-us-atheism-becomes-largest-religion-us-michael-j-knowles Obviously written by a God fearing Christian worried about moral rot in society due to secularization. IMO, we are a lot better off w/o religion, but results may vary depending upon the individual. If you need God to be good, you are a bad person. If you need God to be happy, you need t
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https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/04/09/salt-lake-city-is-no-us/?fbclid=IwAR1fsQnpZIgaC2XcuamCfapnOvTurMaydVtPebs_QddZ3K-H_2frD4Tz-1w
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