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Yes, Johan, the Bible is true because it is the inspired word of god and god would not lie because he is god so the Bible is true.

Ever try reasoning with them?

Yes. But it is always a futile task because no one has ever reasoned themselves into the beliefs they hold. No theist ever sat down and decided to look at all the world’s religions and chose the one with the best evidence for it. This is because there is no evidence for any of them. Only subjective arguments.  …[Read more]

Robert and Reg i am on board examining religion through prism of evolution and culture. Valid.

But what interests me most is the biology of religious belief. Turns out and i was unaware there is a field known as neurotheology. I would love to see studies relating brain development of babies/kids who are unindoctrinated v indoctrinated. I am…[Read more]

Yeah, it is amazing how the one true religion is by far the most likely the one you were indoctrinated into and depends on your regional culture. One would think this points to obvious validity problems with all religion, but no….mine is true and thus all others are lesser humans.

It is beyond stupid and provides great utility great when so…[Read more]

Recently I have been considering religion from a cultural viewpoint. Most people start life with the same cognitive machinery in their skulls. But the development of inherited intelligence and critical thinking skills are dependent on how “the village” views the importance of education. In the societies with the highest level of personal fre…[Read more]

For me, bananas have about 1/2-hour window when they are not too green but not overripe either, LOL.

Sure, the rare pensive ape might get caught (while deep in thought) and become a meal…

jakelafort wrote:
Robert, that explains the emotional attachment but how do you get yourself to ardently wholeheartedly and without a shred of doubt to believe the most transparent crap? We use words like compartmentalize and dichotomize but it is kind of hollow. I hope some day neurologists explain the ‘mechanics’ of indoctrination and uns…

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Robert, that explains the emotional attachment but how do you get yourself to ardently wholeheartedly and without a shred of doubt to believe the most transparent crap? We use words like compartmentalize and dichotomize but it is kind of hollow.

I hope some day neurologists explain the ‘mechanics’ of indoctrination and unshakeable belief. And…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
What would it take? Is there anything or anyone or a composite of the best minds of all time merged with the best LLM that is capable of persuading theists this deluded?

Like Reg says…it is the quest for immortality and fear of death that works behind the scenes. Wanting to reunite with loved ones in the clouds.  There is…[Read more]

What would it take? Is there anything or anyone or a composite of the best minds of all time merged with the best LLM that is capable of persuading theists this deluded?

It is fun to ask a Muslim if their ancestors were Jews, Pagans or Christians. Their heads explode (no pun).

….and in the decimal system, no pun in ten did.

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Christians can thank the Indian Hindu mathematician Brahmagupta, who formalized the use of zero as a number and developed the decimal positional system. It later spread to the Islamic world through translations of Indian mathematical texts. Scholars like Al-Khwarizmi and Al-Kindi played crucial roles in popularizing…

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3.) The Word: Proves The Bible to be The Word of God…..

such circular reasoning merits a zero, which happens to better represent god.

Christians can thank the Indian Hindu mathematician Brahmagupta, who formalized the use of zero as a number and developed the decimal positional system. It later spread to the Islamic world through translations of Indian mathematical texts. Scholars like Al-Khwarizmi and Al-Kindi played crucial roles in popularizing it. By the 12th century, the…[Read more]

Shall I make-up some numerology to show you Harry Potter is a real wizard? It’s too easy.

King Iyk wrote:
The Ways of God are distinct from the ways of Men. This believe that “numerology” cannot be used to prove God’s existent is unfounded and The Proof presented here proves that.

You got a trinity of nothing, nothing, nothing. Not even a good try. 999 means this and 333 means that, LOL. Empty assertion means nothing.  The trinit…[Read more]