OT 4 More Things Atheists Should Stop Saying

OT 4 More Things Atheists Should Stop Saying Jan 5, 2021 21:05:10 GMT via mobile

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Post by movieliker on Jan 5, 2021 21:05:10 GMT

Jan 5, 2021 20:59:31 GMT Eva Yojimbo said:

Jan 5, 2021 19:56:50 GMT movieliker said:

Oh my goodness Eva, this is so stupid. You are lucky I'm home sick. Otherwise I wouldn't have the time to go through this foolishness.

- I can prove how much money I have in the bank. So believing isn't necessarily.
- I don't believe in reincarnation.
- I've never heard of a Flying Spaghetti Monster.
- I used to believe in Santa Claus when I was a child. But then I grew up.
- I don't see any evidence for believing in a matrix. And no compelling reason to believe in any matrix.
- I never voted for Trump. I don't want him to be president. And all the judges --- even ones he appointed --- say there is no evidence of fraud.

I have good reason to believe in God. No good reasons to believe in those other things.

- I can prove how much money I have in the bank. So believing isn't necessarily.

I wasn't talking about YOU, I was talking about a hypothetical person making that argument. YOU cannot prove how much money they have in the bank, so would it be rational for them to believe they have a billion dollars if it makes them happy?

- I don't believe in reincarnation.

I wasn't talking about YOU, I was talking about a hypothetical person making that argument. YOU cannot prove they are the reincarnated soul of Jimi Hendrix, so would it be rational for them to believe that if it makes them happy.

- I've never heard of a Flying Spaghetti Monster.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster

- I used to believe in Santa Claus when I was a child. But then I grew up.

I wasn't talking about YOU, I was talking about a hypothetical person making that argument. YOU cannot prove Santa doesn't exist, so would it be rational for them to believe in Santa if it makes them happy?

- I don't see any evidence for believing in a matrix. And no compelling reason to believe in any matrix.

I wasn't talking about YOU, I was talking about a hypothetical person making that argument. YOU cannot prove the matrix doesn't exist, so would it be rational for them to believe in the matrix if it makes them happy?

- I never voted for Trump. I don't want him to be president. And all the judges --- even ones he appointed --- say there is no evidence of fraud.

I wasn't talking about.... oh, hell, I think you get the gist by now.

I have good reason to believe in God.

Your reason is the same as the other reasons by those hypothetical people.

Each person is different. It would depend on the individual, and their individual situation.