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Forget your God!
Tuberload:
Don't believe in my God? That's fine. Use this thread to tell me all the reasons why. I do my best to respect the beliefs of the community and limit discussions of faith to my own personal board. Please return the courtesy. If your only goal is discrediting and or attacking me on a personal level, I ask that you limit it to this thread. I don’t want every post I make being overran with philosophical arguments as to why I am wrong.
Towelie:
We are doing a huge section on religion in philosophy class right now :(
I'm not sure what my beliefs are, to be honest.
Sidoh:
Tuberload, I know you're probably just covering your bases here, but I hope you realize it is never my goal to attack you personally. I may come off a bit coarse at times, but it is never because I disrespect you as a person; I may find your beliefs objectionable to the highest degree, but it's never my intention to do anything but argue against the existence of God (or to discredit attempts to argue for the existence of God).
I'm naturally skeptical. I always have been. This may find a few of you incredulous, as I used to be openly religious myself, but I blame indoctrination for that. I was always uneasy about my beliefs, but my blindness was reinforced by my environment. When I left home, my faith rapidly faded.
This being said, I think unconditional skepticism almost requires atheism. There is no tangible evidence for the existence of God (to my knowledge -- feel free to prove me wrong). I'm familiar with the usual apologetic arguments, and a few of the less common ones. Every single one of them is terrible to the point of it being vaguely pathetic. Because of this, I reject the notion of a God. Unlike many theists (and atheists), I don't claim to know that God doesn't exist, because I don't think anyone has knowledge pertaining to the existence of a god.
Sidoh:
Separately, questions for you:
* Do you believe in hell? If so, why does God discriminate against people who are naturally skeptical? What is the purpose of necessitating faith?
* The reasons you believe in God seem to be entirely from personal experience. Why do you think God doesn't offer everyone this opportunity? I sincerely believed in God, and never had any sort of personal experience. Does God love you more than he loves me?
* Do you interpret every verse in the Bible literally? Do you believe homosexuality is immoral? Do you think that God's stamp of approval is the only way an action can be moral?
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