'LOL. Ok whatever.
It's pretty clear that you don't. There are millions who do. I suggest you read this book and then you will too. :) Why Evolution Is True: Jerry A. Coyne: 9780143116646: Amazon.com: Books ...
You're correct. We are apes, but most laypeople consider humans to be something other than apes. More evolved, I guess ;)
I'm beginning to think you're right. No one can claim to have studied every subject that caters to unique intellectual abilities (whatever that means) and fooled around with producing music and be...
You can scrutinize over evolution all day, but you have no idea how evolution actually works. You think that a bacterium or a monkey is a primitive version of a human. All I can say is Oy! ...
There's a lot I could say to this post, but I will merely address this point. Read the following book and you will have your fossil evidence and you will never be able to utter this claim again with...
Music theory, while entertaining, is still theory. Germ theory, while entertaining, is still theory. Evolutionary theory, while entertaining, is still theory. Do you understand how...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnFs85pLmj4
He orders a drink. A time traveler walks into a bar...
I'm an electrical engineer that designs wireless chips. I don't love it but it's challenging and it pays well. My dream job would be biochemist or neuroscientist but that will never happen. I'll...
Yes. Anyone who thinks a god who created the universe would have a personal relationship with you hasn't yet grasped how cosmically insignificant earth and its inhabitants are.
Not sure about that. I don't think muslims claim that allah is all good; they claim he can do whatever he wants because he is god. They are not bound by the problem of evil the way the christian is.
Epicurus already did this, at least the idea of the type of god christians worship. Next.
Are you agnostic about leprechauns, fairies or unicorns? I doubt it. You don't believe these things because there is no evidence they exist. Kind of like god. And why should an atheist need to...
Just curious, but why do you believe this? Because that's what you want god to be? Why can't god be evil? Maybe the bible is a complete lie (well, not maybe) that has been fabricated to fool...
Who caused the who that caused the big bang? See, two can play at that game. ;)
You still don't get it, even after it has been stated many times. Atheists claim that there is no evidence for a god (lower case). If a time comes when a god reveals himself in a way that cannot be...
No doubt. Much of it comes from dealing with moronic creationists for most of his life. Oh yes! What a smart, smarmy little worm.
You think Richard Dawkins is pretty much right about everything but you still think he's an asshole.
When you aspiration is to eventually morph into Ron Swanson.
When somebody sends you an email/text with not one, but five exclamation points at the end of a sentence and you think Idiot.
Ha! I just took the Normal Mode test on the Socionics website and came out as ISTJ. It appears I'm an introverted thinker, but I knew that already. :confused:
Absolutely, but you're overestimating the size of the earth. I calculated what size the earth would be if the solar system was the size of the earth, and it would be about the size of the rabies...
Exactly. Even Richard Dawkins, Public Enemy #1 on the theist's shit list, has never said he is certain there is no god; he states that there is no evidence for a god and without evidence, he sees no...
About the only thing I know for sure about myself is that I have a slight preference toward introversion. I used to consistently rate as an INTJ, Now I usually rate INTP or ISTP. Neither seems to...
Haven't seen it, but I'll check it out. Thanks!
I wanted to touch on this point. There is evidence that the universe had a beginning, but there is no proof that it did. Science never proves anything; it only disproves things. When a hypothesis...
Even if I were to grant that the things you have listed are evidence for god (And I don't. There are rational answers to all of these supposed proofs or evidence that you propose.), I would say to...
Who knows? Maybe the universe is in an eternal state of life, death and rebirth. Read this short story by Isaac Asimov. It's a fun read even if you disagree with it. :) The Last Question
If something cannot come from nothing, where did god come from? If you say he always was, why can't you say that about the universe? Every person, theist or not, has the same problem of First...
Former dutiful evangelical christian now turned atheist. I think I always was an atheist, but I was raised in an environment where I could never embrace it. So I lived with the normal cognitive...
A classic... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7aIf1YnbbU
Termites form defensive armies, but they don't wage war I guess. What about chimpanzees? The form groups (I guess it depends on your definition of large) and go on hunting raids for chimps from...
Thanks for the mindf*ck! I really needed that today. :
Nick Offerman really is a master woodworker. He builds custom furniture and boats. Talented guy. Offerman Woodshop My favorite line ever from PandR: ...
That's impressive if you can tell that from one pic. ;)
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My wife (the classic ESFJ) and me. We're polar opposites but we're madly in love! 81722
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRJcWQXPGq8
Assume I'm stupid. What's PerC?
I learned that the rhinoceros beetle can lift over 500X it's own weight. For me that would be like lifting 45 tons! I know the effects of gravity are less the smaller one gets, but this still blows...
I feel for you. I understand some of what you're saying. I grew up in a conservative chrisitian household. I tamped down my disbelief because I didn't want to hurt anyone. I love my mom who is a...
I'm happily married to an ESFJ (twenty years next year!) and I couldn't imagine enjoying life with anyone else. Not to go all Jerry Maguire, but she really does complete me. I like to think that I...
Anyone read this? It might be the best science book for the layman I've ever read. It's right up there with Cosmos. The author, Nick Lane, is a British biochemist and the book tackles some of the...
Thanks. I appreciate the frankness. I agree it's completely irrational. If only I could turn my mind off and stop ruminating on these things. That would be true relief. That's one of my primary...
I'm not suicidal but I don't fear death at all because I'll either get the answers I'm looking for or I'll stop asking the questions. :wink:
I completely agree with you on interacting with others to get the insights I'm looking for, but then I start thinking about David Chalmers' descriptions of zombies who look and act like conscious...
Monty Python, Steve Martin, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, The Office, and Seinfeld just to name a few.
I don't understand why you're asking him this question. Your post seemed to be asking for help on social interactions or indicating that you wanted to interact with this group but were unable to. ...
I've been ruminating a lot on the subject of consciousness for about a year. It frustrates me that I'll never really know how other people perceive the world other than through observing them and...'
