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Questions from a religiously confused little man
Started this discussion. Last reply by Daniel W Dec 28, 2016. 14 Replies 2 Likes
Questions from a religiously confused little manI’m a simple man, I think common sense and reason, to the best of my ability, is the only way to understand how things work and what makes them work.…Continue
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Jerry Wesner replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Martin, if I tried to answer all your questions I would need to write a book.
But I don't need to answer. Or perhaps it's that I can remove your need for answers in one sentence.
There is not god. There never has been one, and…"
kathy: ky replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Joan, you're a pagan :)"
kathy: ky replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Martin, I think god is a crutch people use because they fear death. Like many people on this site I was raised christian. All the questions you raised are the reason I'm an atheist now. And I have been for many years. I never believed in god.…"
Loren Miller replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Martin, higher praise than that, I cannot (and would not) ask for. Molte grazie."
Martin A. Moe, Jr replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"There are more questions than answers, and almost every answer uncovers more questions. Despite the opinions of people seeped in religion, I don't think god as we know it has any answers."
Martin A. Moe, Jr replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Well, maybe so... I would like to think so. I also think that simplicity is always the best place to start when facing a difficult, or any problem. The greatest complexity has simple roots."
Martin A. Moe, Jr replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"That is so neat, Joan. I know about the four trip points of our journey around the sun, and their significance in human history, but I never tied them to the ABCTVs as clearly to the development of religion as you did in your post. And how your…"
Martin A. Moe, Jr replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Loren, my simple side says, You be a good writer. I looked up some of your blogs, I’ll have to do more of that when I have the time, but you have clarity of thought, intelligence, and the ability to wordsmith that into compelling and…"
Michael Penn replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Those are very good questions, Martin. I've always wondered why god gave us wisdom teeth that we cannot use and have to have pulled out, but he gave us very little wisdom. It's like this marvelous god made our mouths too small."
tom sarbeck replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Martin, you are less simple than you say."
tom sarbeck replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"I will paraphrase an NRA slogan: Religions don't need apologists; people do.
So people who need what apologists do become apologists."
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Joan Denoo replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Martin, first of all, I invite you to join in the celebration of the Winter Solstice which was yesterday, determined by the position of Earth to Sun. The Sun rises in the same spot for today and tomorrow and then begins its climb toward the Spring…"
Loren Miller replied to Martin A. Moe, Jr's discussion Questions from a religiously confused little man
"Damned good questions, some of which I played with in part a little while back, in reaction to an Atheist Pig cartoon. There's no getting around the localization of religions and the dependence on the beliefs one's parents might…"
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Questions from a religiously confused little man
Questions from a religiously confused little manI’m a simple man, I think common sense and reason, to the best of my ability, is the only way to understand how things work and what makes them work. The idea of a god and the explanations by religions of who god is, how many gods and other supernatural beings there are, and what they do is very confusing. So some of my questions are...If there is only one god, why are there so many religions?Which religion is the one that god started, and how do…See More
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The 10 biological imperatives of life, including Homo sapiens
Posted on September 7, 2016 at 12:19pm 6 Comments 3 Likes
The 10 biological imperatives of life, including Homo sapiens
1/ Oxygen (air). The element oxygen is imperative for almost all life on Earth. Our atmosphere is 21% oxygen with the rest made up almost entirely of nitrogen along with other gases at pretty much trace levels. Oxygen is the element in air that allows animals, including humans, to conduct the chemistry of life. The 21% is critical because below 17% not enough oxygen is present to allow for comfortable…
Continue Does God control who wins the lottery?
Posted on January 8, 2016 at 9:51am 3 Comments 1 Like
Does God control who wins the lottery?
The answer is, OF COURSE, providing that He/She/It actually exists in form and function as described and defined by any of the current religions that are based on the belief that a God with the supernatural powers, human behavioral orientation, and intense interest in the conduct and outcome of individual and collective human affairs actually exists. After all, god is reputed to know and care about every sparrow that falls to the…
Continue So, you want to defeat ISIS...
Posted on November 23, 2015 at 8:59am 4 Comments 0 Likes
So, you want to defeat ISIS...
In order to defeat ISIS, it is necessary, very necessary, to destroy the foundation of extremist, fundamentalist Islamic religious belief. It is possible to do this by attacking the ISIS stronghold of the city of Dabiq in northern Syria, decisively defeating protecting ISIS forces, and…
Continue Perception and Religion
Posted on November 20, 2015 at 9:43am 3 Comments 1 Like
Something we seldom realize or consider when we take a position on, well, pretty much everything, but especially on matters of politics, culture, and religion is that, to use an old and hackneyed phrase, ‘Perception is Reality”. And human perception depends on many things, including the culture that formed the human mind, the environment we occupy, the current state of human knowledge (that changes over…
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- At 7:55pm on June 19, 2015,
Visvakarman Svetasvatara-Upanish said… Quit claiming to be a man of science and an atheist if you're going to post about how you had a vivid dream about gawd. Why would you do that? There are better sites to troll, and really you guys are seriously annoying, and you give a bad name to theists everywhere.
- At 10:54am on August 13, 2014,
Steph S. said… Greetings! Welcome to the site!
- At 7:42am on August 3, 2014,
Randall Smith said… Hi Martin. I hear you--both on learning to navigate this site and on your dismissal of religion and leanings toward science. About the same time (actually 1954), when I was 11, I saw Saturn through a telescope and it blew me away. Leonardo da Vinci became my idol. Eventually, I became a science teacher which gave me a grand opportunity to impress the subject on young minds and indirectly diminish religion. I had to walk a fine line there!
Anyway, continue to explore the site and jump in any time.
Randy
- At 7:13am on July 28, 2014, Randall Smith said…
Welcome to A.N. Your profile sounds impressive. I'm sure you'll enjoy this site.
- At 2:14pm on July 27, 2014,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… Greetings Martin
It is good to have you with us. You are a welcome scientist. Welcome to this cheerful friendly Internet community of rationality and peace, common sense and freethinking evidence-based wisdom.
We invite you to join the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with 950 discussion topics and 4100 members. http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin
There are 1100 groups in Atheist Nexus. Do go visiting.
Terry
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