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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Perhaps I was not whipped enough as a child.
Nov-26-2010 03:20
Fledz
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Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Sydney [AUS]
When scientists say there is no God, most mean any God similar to that claimed by different religions. Not the complete and absolute absence of a higher power. You don't need to be an atheist to be a scientist.
There is plenty of proof that most religions are completely incorrect about their claims. Example one - The earth is only around 6000 years old. Simple carbon dating disproves that very quickly.
Originally posted by Fledz
When scientists say there is no God, most mean any God similar to that claimed by different religions. Not the complete and absolute absence of a higher power. You don't need to be an atheist to be a scientist.
There is plenty of proof that most religions are completely incorrect about their claims. Example one - The earth is only around 6000 years old. Simple carbon dating disproves that very quickly.
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Brasilia, Brazil Formerly known as: Maaz
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Originally posted by Fledz
When scientists say there is no God, most mean any God similar to that claimed by different religions. Not the complete and absolute absence of a higher power. You don't need to be an atheist to be a scientist.
Actually, a good share of sciences and philosophers alike would dismiss the whole idea of "a higher power out there" entirely.
Coming up with a natural world is already very unlikely and a problem that needs answering (well, maybe "need" is too strong a word). However, postulating a supernatural world above this natural world just makes everything ever worse. If you believe a higher power created/designed/inspired the natural world, then where did this power come from? We're just moving the answer forward.
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Brasilia, Brazil Formerly known as: Maaz
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Originally posted by Fledz
We don't know Lira, that's why we ask the questions. That's the entire point. We don't just blindly accept something through faith.
