Good Old Professor Dawkins [modified]
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Here you go again. You're right. We're all wrong.
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
interfering in things he knows little and understands nothing about
Yes, of course. How silly of him.
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
bring science as a whole into disrepute
This is laughable. That is the best you can come up with? For a man of (according to your own publicity) science you really don't come across as a man of reason.
Of course he has a basic problem with science, he is Faithfull! :)
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I suspect he knows how to spell 'Professor'. He is asking people to think, and you disagree with this? Hmmm Worrying.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I suspect he knows how to spell 'Professor'.
Probably. I'm sure he employs a good typist too.
Dalek Dave wrote:
He is asking people to think, and you disagree with this?
No, thinking is good, but that's not what he asking for. He's trying to define thinking as his narrow version of 'scientific' thinking based on unacknowledged and therefore unchallengable assumptions. Anything else then gets classified as other than thinking. This is not science it is raw ideological tyrany of exactly the kind he falsely accuses 'religion' of demanding. Despite the fact that his accusation is both too vague and too irrational in itself to even bother arguing with. Hence why I say the man is an idiot, he contradicts his own 'argument' by his approach, his statements and his actions.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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Putting your money where your mouth is[^] I object to the word 'Probably'. But it will cause an absolute flame war, so good! Here are the donations so far[^]. All within about 3 hours!
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modified on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:05 AM
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I object to the word 'Probably'.
Can you prove there is no God or is it just a belief?
When they kick at your front door How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun?
It is impossible to prove a negative. And since atheists do not require a god to explain the universe, they merely observe and learn, they do not require a god to be believed in. Only people who lack the ability to think for themselves need a god to do the explaining for them. It is enough to believe that a garden is beautiful, without believing there are fairies at the bottom of it!
------------------------------------ "October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in." - Mark Twain
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Here you go again. You're right. We're all wrong.
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
interfering in things he knows little and understands nothing about
Yes, of course. How silly of him.
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
bring science as a whole into disrepute
This is laughable. That is the best you can come up with? For a man of (according to your own publicity) science you really don't come across as a man of reason.
I said nothing about me being right. He is attacking 'religion' which, as we've discussed many times here, is an empty and meaningless definition used by the ignorant to classify lots of different things they don't want to know or undertstand as one thing they can dismiss and ignore because it is internally inconsistent, they having made it so by a stupidly broad definition.
digital man wrote:
This is laughable.
No, it is a serious matter, the man is menace, not to 'religion' but to the science he claims to represent.
digital man wrote:
according to your own publicity
My publicity certainly says no such thing. I am an artist first a politician second and a scientist only by training. As to reason mine is undoubtedly imperfect but the egregious professor escaped from reason altogether a long time ago.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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It is impossible to prove a negative. And since atheists do not require a god to explain the universe, they merely observe and learn, they do not require a god to be believed in. Only people who lack the ability to think for themselves need a god to do the explaining for them. It is enough to believe that a garden is beautiful, without believing there are fairies at the bottom of it!
------------------------------------ "October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in." - Mark Twain
Dalek Dave wrote:
It is enough to believe that a garden is beautiful, without believing there are fairies at the bottom of it!
Well put. 5.
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Of course he has a basic problem with science, he is Faithfull! :)
------------------------------------ "October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in." - Mark Twain
A nice one liner but it betrays a basic misunderstanding shared with the idiot professor, that their is a contradiction between faith and science. There is none and although faith would remain faith without the practice of the scientific method, being a more fundamental and primary part of life, the reverse is not true.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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It is impossible to prove a negative. And since atheists do not require a god to explain the universe, they merely observe and learn, they do not require a god to be believed in. Only people who lack the ability to think for themselves need a god to do the explaining for them. It is enough to believe that a garden is beautiful, without believing there are fairies at the bottom of it!
------------------------------------ "October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in." - Mark Twain
Dalek Dave wrote:
It is impossible to prove a negative.
Although the professor claims to have done so. How else can he 'know' that there is no God as repeatedly and publically claims. Since God does not require atheists to maintian the universe, he merely loves them and preserves them, he is not required to go on doing so indefinitely and will one day give them what they want, a place without God, this is hell. Only people who lack the ability to believe need God to give them them the gift of faith. This is everyone. It is enough to believe that God has died for us in the person of his son Jesus, without believing that we can fully comprehend this statement or its implications.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I object to the word 'Probably'.
Can you prove there is no God or is it just a belief?
When they kick at your front door How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun?
Ka?l wrote:
Can you prove there is no God or is it just a belief?
That's a non-argument. The onus of proof isn't on those who don't believe, it's on those that do. If you want to invoke the concept of 'god', then it's up to you to prove his existence, it's not up to others to demonstrate his non-existence.
"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank."
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Dalek Dave wrote:
It is impossible to prove a negative.
Although the professor claims to have done so. How else can he 'know' that there is no God as repeatedly and publically claims. Since God does not require atheists to maintian the universe, he merely loves them and preserves them, he is not required to go on doing so indefinitely and will one day give them what they want, a place without God, this is hell. Only people who lack the ability to believe need God to give them them the gift of faith. This is everyone. It is enough to believe that God has died for us in the person of his son Jesus, without believing that we can fully comprehend this statement or its implications.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
It is enough to believe that God has died for us in the person of his son Jesus, without believing that we can fully comprehend this statement or its implications
Tell that to the Jews and Muslims, or Pagans and Hindus, or the Buddhists and Jains etc add nauseum, they cannot all be right if there IS a god. However all atheists are right if there isn't.
------------------------------------ "October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in." - Mark Twain
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Dalek Dave wrote:
It is impossible to prove a negative.
Although the professor claims to have done so. How else can he 'know' that there is no God as repeatedly and publically claims. Since God does not require atheists to maintian the universe, he merely loves them and preserves them, he is not required to go on doing so indefinitely and will one day give them what they want, a place without God, this is hell. Only people who lack the ability to believe need God to give them them the gift of faith. This is everyone. It is enough to believe that God has died for us in the person of his son Jesus, without believing that we can fully comprehend this statement or its implications.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Since God does not require atheists to maintian the universe, he merely loves them and preserves them, he is not required to go on doing so indefinitely and will one day give them what they want, a place without God, this is hell. Only people who lack the ability to believe need God to give them them the gift of faith. This is everyone. It is enough to believe that God has died for us in the person of his son Jesus, without believing that we can fully comprehend this statement or its implications.
Not one ounce of truth contained in any of that. Purely personal opinion and therefore readily and easily dismissed.
"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank."
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Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Since God does not require atheists to maintian the universe, he merely loves them and preserves them, he is not required to go on doing so indefinitely and will one day give them what they want, a place without God, this is hell. Only people who lack the ability to believe need God to give them them the gift of faith. This is everyone. It is enough to believe that God has died for us in the person of his son Jesus, without believing that we can fully comprehend this statement or its implications.
Not one ounce of truth contained in any of that. Purely personal opinion and therefore readily and easily dismissed.
"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank."
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73Zeppelin wrote:
Not one ounce of truth contained in any of that.
Which is of course your
73Zeppelin wrote:
Purely personal opinion
and can therefore according to you can be easily dismissed. Having successfully argued against yourself without so much as touching on anything that I actually said you demonstrate very well how it is possible to be intelligent, clever, articulate and yet without reason. Just like the egregious professor himself. I'm sure you're pleased. :)
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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Matthew Faithfull wrote:
It is enough to believe that God has died for us in the person of his son Jesus, without believing that we can fully comprehend this statement or its implications
Tell that to the Jews and Muslims, or Pagans and Hindus, or the Buddhists and Jains etc add nauseum, they cannot all be right if there IS a god. However all atheists are right if there isn't.
------------------------------------ "October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in." - Mark Twain
You see atheists on one hand versus any and all belief in any and every 'deity' on the other. I see the singular truth of the Christian message on one side versus an endless array of lies of all hues and tastes on the other. Atheism being only one simplistic and minor variation. Far from all being right, they are all wrong, including atheism, genuine and feigned as in the case of the professor who apparently believes genes to be divine :doh:
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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I said nothing about me being right. He is attacking 'religion' which, as we've discussed many times here, is an empty and meaningless definition used by the ignorant to classify lots of different things they don't want to know or undertstand as one thing they can dismiss and ignore because it is internally inconsistent, they having made it so by a stupidly broad definition.
digital man wrote:
This is laughable.
No, it is a serious matter, the man is menace, not to 'religion' but to the science he claims to represent.
digital man wrote:
according to your own publicity
My publicity certainly says no such thing. I am an artist first a politician second and a scientist only by training. As to reason mine is undoubtedly imperfect but the egregious professor escaped from reason altogether a long time ago.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
I said nothing about me being right.
And yet that is how you come across. Perhaps a little less condescension and arrogance and an assertion that only your beliefs have validity. No one likes a smart arse.
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
No, it is a serious matter, the man is menace, not to 'religion' but to the science he claims to represent.
Nonsense: he may be a menace to you and your 'beliefs' but he merely states that which is thought by many.
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
As to reason mine is undoubtedly imperfect but the egregious professor escaped from reason altogether a long time ago.
Okay: let's go with this for a moment: give me an example and explain why that example clearly demonstrates your assertion.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
It is impossible to prove a negative.
Although the professor claims to have done so. How else can he 'know' that there is no God as repeatedly and publically claims. Since God does not require atheists to maintian the universe, he merely loves them and preserves them, he is not required to go on doing so indefinitely and will one day give them what they want, a place without God, this is hell. Only people who lack the ability to believe need God to give them them the gift of faith. This is everyone. It is enough to believe that God has died for us in the person of his son Jesus, without believing that we can fully comprehend this statement or its implications.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
It is enough to believe that God has died for us in the person of his son Jesus
No, it isn't. Provide evidence/proof that these are more than childish words of comfort to the simple.
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Ka?l wrote:
Can you prove there is no God or is it just a belief?
That's a non-argument. The onus of proof isn't on those who don't believe, it's on those that do. If you want to invoke the concept of 'god', then it's up to you to prove his existence, it's not up to others to demonstrate his non-existence.
"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank."
Excellent: well said.
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Ka?l wrote:
Can you prove there is no God or is it just a belief?
That's a non-argument. The onus of proof isn't on those who don't believe, it's on those that do. If you want to invoke the concept of 'god', then it's up to you to prove his existence, it's not up to others to demonstrate his non-existence.
"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank."
Which demonstrates neatly that while you believe that you make the rules, like those you've stated above, and any 'god' concept must play by your rules. Those who believe in God believe he makes the rules and they are rather different to those you would like to impose. There is no onus of proof. God is the great 'I am', this is the origin of our word Lord. In this God reveal himself as the principle of being. There is no matter 'invoking' a human made priciple of 'god', this is an irrelevance as any human made principle is not God. The onus in fact is on those who do not believe to do so and on those who do to make God known to those who don't. Our world views are in so contrary that any useful discussion is difficult but from as neutral a point of view as I can reach there is a clear difference between them. Whereas the God centered world view fully comprehends the POV of the atheist both why and how and where it goes wrong, the reverse cannot be said.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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You see atheists on one hand versus any and all belief in any and every 'deity' on the other. I see the singular truth of the Christian message on one side versus an endless array of lies of all hues and tastes on the other. Atheism being only one simplistic and minor variation. Far from all being right, they are all wrong, including atheism, genuine and feigned as in the case of the professor who apparently believes genes to be divine :doh:
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
I see the singular truth of the Christian message on one side versus an endless array of lies of all hues and tastes on the other.
You and atheists are identical in disbelieving in thousands of gods, it's just that atheists disbelieve in one more god than you.
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You see atheists on one hand versus any and all belief in any and every 'deity' on the other. I see the singular truth of the Christian message on one side versus an endless array of lies of all hues and tastes on the other. Atheism being only one simplistic and minor variation. Far from all being right, they are all wrong, including atheism, genuine and feigned as in the case of the professor who apparently believes genes to be divine :doh:
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
I cannot help the delusional fools who believe in mumbo jumbo written by bronze age shepherds, I can, however, offer psychological help and deprogramming of the mind washing you have been subjected to. The teaching of religious dogma to children is Child Abuse of the worst kind, it hides under the veneer of respectability and yet inculcates obscenities in the form of acceptable behaviour. All major religions teach that women are less than men. That a belief system treats over half the worlds people as less than human, is obscene. They all teach that theirs is the true way and have killed those who disbelieve. Many teach that certain foods or practices are inherently evil. Dim, very dim! Religion is all about control, but if you are to be truly free you must throw off the shackles of Dogma and wear the mantle of Humanity!
------------------------------------ "October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in." - Mark Twain
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73Zeppelin wrote:
Not one ounce of truth contained in any of that.
Which is of course your
73Zeppelin wrote:
Purely personal opinion
and can therefore according to you can be easily dismissed. Having successfully argued against yourself without so much as touching on anything that I actually said you demonstrate very well how it is possible to be intelligent, clever, articulate and yet without reason. Just like the egregious professor himself. I'm sure you're pleased. :)
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
You seem to live in a state of persistent confusion Matthew. I'm not arguing for the existence of magikal sky-beings and fairies like you are. Indeed, I'm not arguing the existence of anything. I forgive you for misunderstanding this easily overlooked point because you seem to have a long and established record on that front. You see, it's you that is trying to claim the existence of 'god' - I don't need to argue anything at all. If you are trying to present 'god' as 'truth' than you have to show 'truth' without taking the existence of 'god' a priori. That's what you don't seem to understand. I'm not making an a priori claim for anything. And I don't have to - it's you and you alone that has to make the case in favour of your belief and not me that has to demonstrate that it's false. Invoking fictitious beings as 'truth' and then saying I have to demonstrate their non-existence in order to disprove them is idiocy of the highest order. Sorry, but nice try - unfortunately it's all I've come to expect from you and Ilion.
"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank."