If you believe in god, you're an idiot...

[Krimsin]

Originally Posted by DetroitVelvetSmooth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm just gonna say this again - Since there is no concrete evidence that god exists or does not exist, any beliefs we can have concerning the topic are speculative. We all hope very much that we possess an eternal soul that will continue on in some way after death. It is this hope that drives and has driven humanity to construct mythologies that help transform hope into belief. While religion has had enormous sociocultural impact historically and obviously continues to do so, the fact is that it remains a constructed mythology. You all can continue to talk past each other, beating the dead horses you rode in on, but that's the way it is folks. When you say you believe in God, do you really believe in it the way you believe that the sun will rise tomorrow, or that if you jump off a cliff you will be injured? I submit that what you call belief, is in fact hope so strong that it has been transformed into a type of belief for you. This is only natural; death is the greatest fear in the heart of every man. But the rational man must face this fear without resorting to the crutch of mythology, because we have a threshold for belief rooted in the observable, the provable. All else is ghosts and wind.

+++ brilliant.

Pant wearing monkeys trying to rationalize their mortality.

Get back to me when you trump Pascal's Wager! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]