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“If there is a Creator-God, it has used methods of creation that are indistinguishable from nature, it has declined to make itself known for all of recorded history, it doesn't intervene in affairs ...”
“Morals do exist outside of organized religion, and the morality taught by many of these archaic systems is often outdated, sexist, racist, and teaches intolerance and inequality. When a parent forc...”
“Prayer doesnt work. Perhaps it makes the believer feel better (in the same way that meditation or deep thought would), but prayer doesnt actually affect the external world. Not only is it ineffecti...”
“For those who want to pray for me to "find God," please don't waste your prayers. If you really think God is listening to you, then please use those precious moments to ask God to care for the sick...”
“If for every well-intended prayer uttered in hopes of making the world a better place, there was instead a good deed accomplished, the world might look as though those prayers had been answered.”
“Christian apologists who argue that a story about an empty tomb is convincing evidence of a resurrected body are likely unfamiliar with Occams razor, which states that among competing hypotheses, t...”
“Its perfectly understandable, in my opinion, to find good things in the teachings of Jesus Christ or any other figure, mythical or otherwise. But to base your life on the teachings of Jesus as they...”
“Christians believe, as is reported in the New Testament scriptures, that Jesus of Nazareth healed 10 men with leprosy. It sounds like an astounding feat, but compare that to Jacinto Convit who save...”
“Because of Jesus supposed predestination, God would have had to choose the people who would kill and betray his son, choose the method by which he would be killed (crucifixion), and the time at whi...”
“If we presuppose that Jesus and God are oneas many (but not all) Christians dothen we can also infer that Jesus Christ was omnipotent, omniscient, and omni-benevolent, and it is with this that the ...”
“Without cultural indoctrination, all of us would be atheists. Or, more specifically, while many may dream up their own gods as did our ancestors, they would certainly not be Christian or Jewish or ...”
“Most Christians believe that Jesus IS God, that Jesus is the same jealous and angry God that abhorred homosexuals and condemned them as "an abomination." He is the same deity that gave instructions...”
“If in some radical miracle, the Abrahamic God revealed his existence to the world, Id accept the belief in the deity but I still wouldn't worship it. The jealous and angry God that justified the k...”
“If you think its offensive that I call alleged biblical miracles ridiculous, you should ask yourself whether or not its ridiculous to insist that Muhammad flew on a winged horse. Or that the earth ...”
“When you etch your moral code in stone, you have no room for editing. You leave open the possibility that, as our ethical views evolve, your code becomes less relevant. You could find yourself with...”
“Not only do I believe that it is possible to maintain moral standards without the crutch of religionbut I would argue that it is the only way to achieve true goodness and express real altruism. Fre...”
“What we now call "morality" was evolved as nearly all social and physical human attributes were to aid us in survival and, ultimately, reproduction. This morality requires only that we be guided ...”
“Would a just God sentence a morally good individual to hell for never having heard of him? And for that matter, would a just God expel a morally good individual to hell who has heard of Jesus, but ...”
“One of the misconceptions about atheism is that it somehow means someone denies the possibility of a deity. In all actuality, it simply means you dont believe it to be the case a point that should...”
“The modern teachings of Christianity often preach of a peaceful, merciful, and loving God/Creator. Culturally, this concept of a God of peace is well liked and accepted amongst clergymen and the Ch...”
