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MineralMan

(147,849 posts)
12. Discounting faith as belief in imaginary things
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 04:39 PM
Apr 2019

Is something that is always needed. Faith is evidence of nothing at all.

Good. sandensea Apr 2019 #1
Good lord... Who is the last one? ck4829 Apr 2019 #2
Fantasy, or nightmare? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #3
That's the late, great Jan Crouch sandensea Apr 2019 #4
Looks like a drag queen. tymorial Apr 2019 #10
I think she was in competition with Tammy Faye Bakker for the "most make-up ever" award The Genealogist Apr 2019 #13
Did she get garbed in the crouch? nt tblue37 Apr 2019 #17
Needs something with crotch in it .. crouch/crotch tymorial Apr 2019 #18
Of course it is. MineralMan Apr 2019 #5
You seem confused about the relationship of evidence to religious belief. eom guillaumeb Apr 2019 #6
No, I'm not. MineralMan Apr 2019 #7
Well, given that faith needs no evidence, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #8
Discounting faith as belief in imaginary things MineralMan Apr 2019 #12
That seems like an article of faith for you. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #14
No, it is not. MineralMan Apr 2019 #15
Your assertion rests upon no foundation. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #16
No, it does not. MineralMan Apr 2019 #19
You missed the point, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #20
Sorry, but you've missed MM's point, as usual PJMcK May 2019 #51
Bingo! whathehell Apr 2019 #27
Which means that faith should always take a backseat to actual evidence. trotsky Apr 2019 #37
Again, you argue a point that has been argued many times. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #40
Argued how? trotsky Apr 2019 #41
"Confused" Major Nikon Apr 2019 #22
But you still have not defined "evidence"... TreasonousBastard Apr 2019 #21
Because there's no reason why one can't do both Major Nikon Apr 2019 #23
Actually, there is still some mystery to these universal attitudes... TreasonousBastard Apr 2019 #24
Do I really need to explain the difference between science and mythology? Major Nikon Apr 2019 #25
Not really, but we're not talking about that anyway... TreasonousBastard Apr 2019 #28
No one must think that Newton's great creation can be overthrown in any real sense Major Nikon Apr 2019 #35
Black holes were considered speculative Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #31
Black holes are an excellent example. MineralMan Apr 2019 #33
Your post makes use of equivocation on the word "belief." trotsky Apr 2019 #38
As far as I'm aware of, its a non-theistic, humanistic/overtly political society... Humanist_Activist May 2019 #49
I love it. tymorial Apr 2019 #9
I agree. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #11
CoS is a different group and has been tax exempt for years.... Humanist_Activist May 2019 #50
Only fair! Soxfan58 Apr 2019 #26
Does that mean that "religion" can open Congress with an opening prayer of no_hypocrisy Apr 2019 #29
cool! samnsara Apr 2019 #30
This is merely a judgement about its tax reporting status... IphengeniaBlumgarten Apr 2019 #32
That is true of every church that has tax exempt status. Mariana Apr 2019 #34
Interesting and Just... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #36
This is an IRS ruling. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #39
uriel1972 specifically asked for your opinion, g. trotsky Apr 2019 #42
Because that's not how sermons work Major Nikon Apr 2019 #43
At least guillaumeb makes it crystal clear to everyone why he cannot be taken seriously. trotsky Apr 2019 #44
Remove the beams, t. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #45
Ah yes, a tu quoque. trotsky Apr 2019 #47
My view is that religion takes many forms. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #46
THANK YOU FOR OFFERING YOUR OPINION! This is nice. trotsky May 2019 #48
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