Is Dawkins Right?
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Religious institutions like the christian church have been proved wrong many times
How so?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Have you ever heard of a man called Galileo?
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Purgatory! I went through a phase of being lambasted for posting duplicate thread topics. I was obliged to declare myself unclean, dead and/or alive, hence Leslie Nielsen, and I'm contracting the name. When I reach the point of singularity I will start expanding again but who knows where that will lead? I don't really know myself. ;)
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
:laugh: If you ever need another name you might consider a most popular one these days[^]
It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality. That means of course that they don't exist. However, they do!
∫(Edo)dx = Tzumer ∑k(this.Kid)k = this.♥
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I hear your point Nicholas, though: The Christian church may have been proven wrong, but that does not shed any light on the existence of god question. Another interesting thing to notice is that there are quite a number of prophecies in the old testimony which (up to now as far as I know) have stood their ground completely, which I must say, is quite amazing for a book 3,300 years old (roughly). Further more, around 95% of History's top scientists believed in god. You can believe or not but it is sure foolish to think that your choice of the two is backed up with any scientific finding or that it is smarter to think one way or the other.
It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality. That means of course that they don't exist. However, they do!
∫(Edo)dx = Tzumer ∑k(this.Kid)k = this.♥
There is no archaeological evidence that the Israelites were ever in Egypt, therefore the Biblical Exodus cannot have happened, therefore the Biblical account of the founding of Israel cannot be correct...so how much else of it can you rely on?
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:laugh: If you ever need another name you might consider a most popular one these days[^]
It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality. That means of course that they don't exist. However, they do!
∫(Edo)dx = Tzumer ∑k(this.Kid)k = this.♥
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Have you ever heard of a man called Galileo?
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Have you ever heard of a man called Galileo?
If you have an answer, why not provide it? Don't play silly games. :) Galileo did not prove that religion is wrong. If you are trying to claim he did, I gladly await your reply.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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People want it to exist
Where does this will come from?
It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality. That means of course that they don't exist. However, they do!
∫(Edo)dx = Tzumer ∑k(this.Kid)k = this.♥
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Let's all pray that one (randomly) comes soon enough.
It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality. That means of course that they don't exist. However, they do!
∫(Edo)dx = Tzumer ∑k(this.Kid)k = this.♥
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:laugh: If you ever need another name you might consider a most popular one these days[^]
It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality. That means of course that they don't exist. However, they do!
∫(Edo)dx = Tzumer ∑k(this.Kid)k = this.♥
I might call myself Felicity. Oh, I already do, that's my name at weekends. :laugh:
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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I might call myself Felicity. Oh, I already do, that's my name at weekends. :laugh:
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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:laugh: If you ever need another name you might consider a most popular one these days[^]
It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality. That means of course that they don't exist. However, they do!
∫(Edo)dx = Tzumer ∑k(this.Kid)k = this.♥
The top 10; 1. Harry - not a real name, the diminutive form of Henry 2. Oliver 3. Jack - not a real name, the diminutive form of John 4. Charlie - not a real name 5. Jacob 6. Thomas 7. Alfie - not a real name, good name for a dog perhaps 8. Riley - a Surname, 4,825 parents were confused 9. William 10. James
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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If you have an answer, why not provide it? Don't play silly games. :) Galileo did not prove that religion is wrong. If you are trying to claim he did, I gladly await your reply.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
ryanb31 wrote:
Galileo did not prove that religion is wrong.
You didn't ask for proof that religion itself was wrong, you asked for proof that "Religious institutions like the christian church have been proved wrong many times" The religious institution that is the Christian church said that the Earth was the centre of the universe, and it was wrong. It said that the universe was only a few thousand years old, and it was wrong. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
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ryanb31 wrote:
Galileo did not prove that religion is wrong.
You didn't ask for proof that religion itself was wrong, you asked for proof that "Religious institutions like the christian church have been proved wrong many times" The religious institution that is the Christian church said that the Earth was the centre of the universe, and it was wrong. It said that the universe was only a few thousand years old, and it was wrong. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
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The religious institution that is the Christian church
Not true. I think you may mean either the Catholic Church or the Church of England specifically. But as a whole, no, not true.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Right or wrong, he's certainly a zealot. Interestingly enough, I have seen only individual studies quoted in the news, not any data on the aggregated results.
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The religious institution that is the Christian church
Not true. I think you may mean either the Catholic Church or the Church of England specifically. But as a whole, no, not true.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Don't bring the Church of England into this. Galileo had nothing to do with the UK.
Chill _Maxxx_
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Don't bring the Church of England into this. Galileo had nothing to do with the UK.
Chill _Maxxx_
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easierPerhaps this sounds dumb, and perhaps it is, but didn't the influence of the Church of England extend way beyond what you call the UK? Perhaps you are just being patriotic. :)
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Perhaps this sounds dumb, and perhaps it is, but didn't the influence of the Church of England extend way beyond what you call the UK? Perhaps you are just being patriotic. :)
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Potato, potato, but I think the phrase you were perhaps looking for was Anglican rather than Church of England.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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So they happened to pick some intelligent athiests and some not-quite so intelligent "religious people". So what? I know plenty of extrememly intelligent "religious people". You can't put down a person's IQ because of their faith.