danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Because invoking god to explain things is pointless. So with regard to concluding whether the universe has always existed.. would the application of elementary logic be pointless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Do you celebrate Easter/Christmas danot? Even if you don't "celebrate" these periods exactly, do you take time off, relax, or spend some quality time with family/friends? Or is it just work as usual, taking advantage of the extra pay that is available for doing so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Do all theists believe precisely the same thing and act exactly alike? Or does the term 'thiest' cover a range of beliefs that still fall within the necessarily broad definition of 'theist'? On SF, the opinionated ones do all act the same way, it's like they've all been assimilated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 What? Care to restructure that so it makes sense. jb Do you mean- ' Would I care to'.....? Anyhow, I can't say I'm bothered, so I'll leave it thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Don't know. jb ETA: To expand, ignosticism states that until God is defined then it is pointless even discussing the issue. It follows that without a definition the question of Gods existence is meaningless, indeed note only is very concept of God meaningless but so are the terms God, theist and atheist. So according to ignosticism, ignostic atheism is having no belief in neither God/s, theism or atheism?.. this is getting confusing by the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Is this another one of those 'Danot takes a relatively straightforward idea and gets it hopelessly wrapped around his neck' threads? Is this another one of those desperate attempts at getting into the apple pie gang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Is this another one of those desperate attempts at getting into the apple pie gang? What on earth are you blithering about now? What's the 'applie pie gang' and why do you think i'd want to be a member of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 The winter solstice and the coming of spring, why is it do you think that bunnies, eggs and chicks are the dominant iconography around easter? The winter solstice signified the birth and rebirth of sun gods. The religious significance of Easter is the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ (the re-birth if you like). Rebirth and fatality have been associated with eggs for thousands of years before chocolate eggs were presented as gifts, so I'd say you're deluding yourself about the Easter eggs significance if you believe it didn't originate from religious beliefs and ideologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plekhanov Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The winter solstice signified the birth and rebirth of sun gods. The religious significance of Easter is the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ (the re-birth if you like). Rebirth and fatality have been associated with eggs for thousands of years before chocolate eggs were presented as gifts, so I'd say you're deluding yourself about the Easter eggs significance if you believe it didn't originate from religious beliefs and ideologies. So the fact that birds making nests & laying eggs in them is one of the signs of spring has nothing to do with it then? What about bunnies, what have they got to do with Jesus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plekhanov Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Why any theist would want to marry someone that was prepared to lie in church about what the vows mean to them whilst in the presence of God is beyond me. Few things aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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