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Old 02-23-2015, 09:49 PM
 
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Then, more such questions to atheists:

"How can you be a moral person if you don't believe in god?"
"With pain and suffering in the world, without a prophet who can save the world?"
"What if rapture does not happen if you don't believe?"
"Are you aware of creator?"
"Do you think god is responsible for pain and suffering?"
"Why do you hold on to your atheist faith?"

 
Old 02-23-2015, 09:53 PM
 
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P.s having said that, some of the questions about morality and worldview are fair enough. Without a god or religion to follow, those questions do arise. They have been discussed here, but the worldview would perforce be 'Rational'. Validated evidence and logical reasoning. And morality is complicated but a developed census -morality based heavily on human preferences and reciprocity, without which nobody could get along with anyone else.
 
Old 02-23-2015, 10:36 PM
 
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"How can you be a moral person if you don't believe in god?" Because I don't need religion to tell me that I don't like being hurt, so I try not to hurt other people. It's simple empathy.
"With pain and suffering in the world, without a prophet who can save the world?" Those of us who roll up our sleeves and work to make it a better world.
"What if rapture does not happen if you don't believe?" Not sure I understand the question, but if you're asking what I think you're asking, see Pascal's Wager.
"Are you aware of creator?" I'm aware of the creators of lots of things.
"Do you think god is responsible for pain and suffering?" You do understand what "atheist" means, right?
"Why do you hold on to your atheist faith?" I'm not the one who has "faith." Atheism is a logical conclusion, not something taken on blind belief.
 
Old 02-23-2015, 11:35 PM
 
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P.s having said that, some of the questions about morality and worldview are fair enough. Without a god or religion to follow, those questions do arise. They have been discussed here, but the worldview would perforce be 'Rational'. Validated evidence and logical reasoning. And morality is complicated but a developed census -morality based heavily on human preferences and reciprocity, without which nobody could get along with anyone else.
There's truth in that, but some of these questions are so completely nonsensical it's hard to believe they're being asked in good faith. If some of them weren't so ridiculous, I'd be happy to answer the others and have a good discussion, but I feel like i'm being hoaxed.
 
Old 02-24-2015, 03:10 AM
 
Location: S. Wales.
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There's truth in that, but some of these questions are so completely nonsensical it's hard to believe they're being asked in good faith. If some of them weren't so ridiculous, I'd be happy to answer the others and have a good discussion, but I feel like i'm being hoaxed.
Believe me, after some of the stuff I'd seen posted I could believe anything they posted was genuinely meant.

I'll answer these.

Then, more such questions to atheists:

"How can you be a moral person if you don't believe in god?" You don't need a god to be moral.
"With pain and suffering in the world, without a prophet who can save the world?" If we can't improve it ourselves, nobody can. It's no use waiting for a miracle.
"What if rapture does not happen if you don't believe?" rapture is a whacky cultish fad based on a book of myths and religious polemic.
"Are you aware of creator?" I'm not even aware that there's a convincing case for a Creator to believe in.
"Do you think god is responsible for pain and suffering?" Nope.
"Why do you hold on to your atheist faith?" Because, if validated evidence and logical reasoning counts for anything, we are right.
 
Old 02-24-2015, 03:38 AM
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Carl Sagan explained the answer to these questions this way: "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
 
Old 02-24-2015, 03:59 AM
 
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Asking how Atheists pray is a clear sign that there was so serious intent for this thread.
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