Brain Differences Found Between in Believers in God and Non-Believers
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I disagree. To be a practising Christian one needs to believe in God.
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I guess it depends on how you define practicing. I remember a guy at school that was "practicing" because it was expected by his family, he didn't actually believe. How does that count?
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
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I disagree. To be a practising Christian one needs to believe in God.
Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol
Really? I'd have thought that to be an actual Christian you would need that belief, but if you are still just practising being one... ;P
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I guess it depends on how you define practicing. I remember a guy at school that was "practicing" because it was expected by his family, he didn't actually believe. How does that count?
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
I remember a guy at school that was "practicing" because it was expected by his family, he didn't actually believe
Then he wasn't really practicing was he? He was just going through the motions.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote:
I remember a guy at school that was "practicing" because it was expected by his family, he didn't actually believe
Then he wasn't really practicing was he? He was just going through the motions.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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I disagree. To be a practising Christian one needs to believe in God.
Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol
History seems to disagree, in fact it shows you dont even need to one to be pope!
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Jörgen Andersson wrote:
I remember a guy at school that was "practicing" because it was expected by his family, he didn't actually believe
Then he wasn't really practicing was he? He was just going through the motions.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easierMaybe I have the wrong understanding of the word practicing then. Just curious what was wrong with my message, what in that message was abusive?
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304160400.htm. I suspect believers make terrible programmers.
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I suspect believers make terrible programmers.
How so? The article states, "They're much less anxious and feel less stressed when they have made an error." I see that as a good thing. In my experience, those who get all stressed out perform worse than those who remain calm because they can't think straight. Based on that evidence I would have to say that believers would make better programmers.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304160400.htm. I suspect believers make terrible programmers.
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Maybe I have the wrong understanding of the word practicing then. Just curious what was wrong with my message, what in that message was abusive?
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
Maybe it was the same person who voted mine abusive as well.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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Maybe it was the same person who voted mine abusive as well.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easierDoubt it, mine was gone in one click. And I don't think it's supposed to be THAT easy to remove a message. So I guess there are more people around that has a bit more power than they are supposed to. Should I ask in sugs 'n' bugs about it you think?
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
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Practician does not necessarily equal believer. I also didn't find any references to whether this would affect coding in the article.
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
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It doesn't say which God.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Doubt it, mine was gone in one click. And I don't think it's supposed to be THAT easy to remove a message. So I guess there are more people around that has a bit more power than they are supposed to. Should I ask in sugs 'n' bugs about it you think?
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
I doubt it's worth it.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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Maybe I have the wrong understanding of the word practicing then. Just curious what was wrong with my message, what in that message was abusive?
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
Maybe I have the wrong understanding of the word practicing then
Anyway, back to the point. I always took practicing Christians to mean the ones that actually believed. It's the whole concept of choice and responsibility. If you are just going because your parents go, and you have no actual belief in it yourself, then you are letting others make the choice for you. Hence, you aren't practicing - you're merely pleasing others.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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It doesn't say which God.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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It doesn't say which God.
That is an interesting point. Studies have shown that belief in any god will cause behavioral changes. In this case it does not matter. Believing in something higher than oneself that dictates a level of standards and morals has an impact on one's anxiety levels, among other things. To believe is better than to not believe, in my opinion. Of course there are radicals that don't quite follow this but they are the exception.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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It doesn't say which God.
That is an interesting point. Studies have shown that belief in any god will cause behavioral changes. In this case it does not matter. Believing in something higher than oneself that dictates a level of standards and morals has an impact on one's anxiety levels, among other things. To believe is better than to not believe, in my opinion. Of course there are radicals that don't quite follow this but they are the exception.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Deities and belief in them stems from man trying to explain things he couldn't. No deity has ever dictated levels of standards or morals, men claiming to act on behalf of deities have done that in order to control other men. If it doesn't matter what you believe in, as long as you pick something, then that gives anyone free range to act as they want so long as their particular deity has provided them the mandate.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Deities and belief in them stems from man trying to explain things he couldn't. No deity has ever dictated levels of standards or morals, men claiming to act on behalf of deities have done that in order to control other men. If it doesn't matter what you believe in, as long as you pick something, then that gives anyone free range to act as they want so long as their particular deity has provided them the mandate.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
That's quite a cynical view and I would protest that most people that believe in God do not fit into your description. You clearly do not believe and you are biased by the radicals that make the news or your own isolated experiences.
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Deities and belief in them stems from man trying to explain things he couldn't.
Certain men, prophets, have claimed to talk with God. Billions and billions believe in God and it has nothing to do with trying to explain things we can't on our own. I challenge you to survey people who do believe in God and find out why. It has nothing to do with trying to fill a gap of knowledge.
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No deity has ever dictated levels of standards or morals
That's your opinion. I disagree.
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in order to control other men.
Again, quite cynical. Yes, some in history have been that way. But what benefit do I get from claiming that god says killing is wrong? How am I "trying to control other men." What's the purpose then?
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then that gives anyone free range to act as they want so long as their particular deity has provided them the mandate.
And how is that different than not believing in God? Where do morals come from then?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote:
Maybe I have the wrong understanding of the word practicing then
Anyway, back to the point. I always took practicing Christians to mean the ones that actually believed. It's the whole concept of choice and responsibility. If you are just going because your parents go, and you have no actual belief in it yourself, then you are letting others make the choice for you. Hence, you aren't practicing - you're merely pleasing others.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easierThe word we use in Sweden would translate to exercising. Both practicing and exercising are synonyms to training. What would the word be for the ones that are "practicing" without believing? Because I know several people that considers themselves as believers but they usually don't go to church and don't think of themselves as practicing. So in my world the ones believing were called believers, and the ones going to church, practitioners.
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
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The word we use in Sweden would translate to exercising. Both practicing and exercising are synonyms to training. What would the word be for the ones that are "practicing" without believing? Because I know several people that considers themselves as believers but they usually don't go to church and don't think of themselves as practicing. So in my world the ones believing were called believers, and the ones going to church, practitioners.
"The ones who care enough to do it right care too much to compromise." Matthew Faithfull
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
What would the word be for the ones that are "practicing" without believing
I'd call them cowards.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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That's quite a cynical view and I would protest that most people that believe in God do not fit into your description. You clearly do not believe and you are biased by the radicals that make the news or your own isolated experiences.
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Deities and belief in them stems from man trying to explain things he couldn't.
Certain men, prophets, have claimed to talk with God. Billions and billions believe in God and it has nothing to do with trying to explain things we can't on our own. I challenge you to survey people who do believe in God and find out why. It has nothing to do with trying to fill a gap of knowledge.
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No deity has ever dictated levels of standards or morals
That's your opinion. I disagree.
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in order to control other men.
Again, quite cynical. Yes, some in history have been that way. But what benefit do I get from claiming that god says killing is wrong? How am I "trying to control other men." What's the purpose then?
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then that gives anyone free range to act as they want so long as their particular deity has provided them the mandate.
And how is that different than not believing in God? Where do morals come from then?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
ryanb31 wrote:
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Deities and belief in them stems from man trying to explain things he couldn't.
Certain men, prophets, have claimed to talk with God. Billions and billions believe in God and it has nothing to do with trying to explain things we can't on our own. I challenge you to survey people who do believe in God and find out why. It has nothing to do with trying to fill a gap of knowledge.
I was talking there about deities from the earliest times. Why does that thing keep happening? Must be some sort of god. If it is a bad thing, then how can we appease it. If it is a good thing then how can we keep it happy.
ryanb31 wrote:
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No deity has ever dictated levels of standards or morals
That's your opinion. I disagree.
Exactly, you and I disagree. Neither of us have any proof, but your belief is based on having a belief in a god and mine isn't therefore your belief is more valid in your opinion.
ryanb31 wrote:
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in order to control other men.
Again, quite cynical. Yes, some in history have been that way. But what benefit do I get from claiming that god says killing is wrong? How am I "trying to control other men." What's the purpose then?
I didn't know that you were the one to claim that god said it was wrong to kill. If you are trying to control a large number of people, and a large number of people who all live together then you try to eliminate that which makes controlling them difficult. Can't say I've ever been in such a situation, but I'd guess that people killing each other is probably a pita. The thou shalt not kill thing has a get out clause for war (amongst a number of other things), that is certainly convenient.
ryanb31 wrote:
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then that gives anyone free range to act as they want so long as their particular deity has provided them the mandate.
And how is that different than not believing in God? Where do morals come from then?
It's not, that's kind of my point. If it doesn't matter what god you believe in then believing in any specific god is the same as believing in no particular god. It is how you act