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vcevqvewv
Posted on: Going to Church
May 13, 2009 at 1:50 AMThe non-existance of God CAN be argued through reasoned argument, but any attempt to do so invariably leads to a vacuous response, devoid of any logic.
Take the comment made on the other thread you refer to:
"Understanding religion requires something much greater and higher than intellect".
This type of statement could be used to justify almost any phenomenon one wishes to believe.
I HAVE done lots of reading on the topic, but I learned long ago that using logic against an indoctrinated idea is a fruitless task. It only serves to confirm for other thinking people what we already know.
Given that logic doesn't work, I have 2 options:
1. Ignore religion, and let people live their own lives. If religion was merely an individual experience, and not controlled by people with shaky motives, this would be my choice.
2. Resort to ridicule.
Logic, acceptance, ridicule - please let me know if there is another option I haven't considered.
Posted on: Going to Church
May 12, 2009 at 10:21 PMOffensive: Causing resentment, by forcing someone to defend an indefensible belief that, until recent times, had rarely been challenged.
Posted on: Easter and Chocolate Bunnies
May 12, 2009 at 12:54 PMSo I guess intellect is a hindrance to 'understanding' religion.
Which explains the church's historical reluctance to embrace individualistic ideas.
Posted on: Going to Church
May 12, 2009 at 12:46 PMSelf-Righteousness: A dysphemistic term used by others for the knowledge that one does not belong to the ignorant
Posted on: Going to Church
May 12, 2009 at 5:59 AMReligion: Sanctuary for the ignorant
Posted on: Fast Food
May 12, 2009 at 2:00 AMIn November 2006, John talked about the pronunciation / non-pronunciation of the 'y' in 'ying'.
Did anyone notice that the examples he gave where the y is not pronounced were both first tones?
May I suggest that the y is not pronounced in 1st-tone syllables, and pronounced in 2nd and 3rd tone syllables? Not sure about 4th-tone, but this sound is usually so sharp and short, we would probably not hear the y anyway.
Any comments?
Posted on: Easter and Chocolate Bunnies
May 12, 2009 at 1:32 AMToo stupid to understand science?
Try Religion.
Posted on: City: Mumbai
May 11, 2009 at 1:09 AMHow can the first comment have been made 12 hours ago, when this lesson only appeared for me 5 minutes ago? Is there any reason I would not be getting the lessons when they are first released?
Posted on: Going to Church
May 14, 2009 at 1:33 AMPrayer: The request that the laws of the universe be annulled in favour of a single petitioner, who is confessedly unworthy.
(And no, I am not claiming this quote as my own)