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Originally Posted by atheistwoody
Its a book, as is the bible
It has no evidence to prove itself, neither does the bible
Its made up of morals and far fetched stories, as is the bible
It has its heros and villains, as does the bible
Nobodys ever been to middle-earth and returned, just like heaven
HOWEVER logic tells you and everyone else that its not real, so why do people believe what the bible says?
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Logic? Define logic...
Your logic... Your logic is by no means a universal logic and "logic" cannot be defined by you and you alone. Ironically, that's
illogical. Logic is as seen and believed by the individual. More people on this Earth believe that a God or gods are
logical or that they exist in a logical fashion. You don't, but neither side makes it "true." Neither side believing what they believe makes it the one true "objective reality." We will never be able to define one objective reality, because we are all so individual and because our belief systems are all so unique and different. So your saying "religion is illogical" applies to the "logic" in your own little reality (literally) and the reality of those who believe the same thing you believe. You will not be able to disprove religion and there's no reason for you to continue to attempt to do so. It's a pointless battle and it results in arguments, judgment and frustration.
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Originally Posted by atheistwoody
Religion does scare me yes, I find the mindlessness of a cult group doing whatever their leader tells them to do very frightening indeed. Why do you believe in God? have you ever met it? spoken to it? seen it on tv? ever seen a picture of it?
NO!
And yet you are willing to believe without question, the very definition of brainwashed.
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I have faith because not only does it give me a philosophical basis and something to strive to learn more about, it gives me a moral guidance system that exceeds that of society--a moral guidance system that I believe to exist in nature. I believe in a creator because I choose to. I have in no way been brainwashed, I am long past the age and long past the intellectual capability to think beyond what I was told by those that originally guided me in that moral system. I've chosen to live a life of faith because it's practical--because of that moral system and because it gives me something to live for and something to strive for. What exactly is it that
you live for? As an atheist, do you not think that you will simply become one with this earth in the form of decomposition? That you will just die and that's that? Then tell me, if that's the case, what's the point of living? You're living and working toward an end that will undo all your work by the principles of atheism.
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