Melkane
05-19-2007, 04:44 PM
**I do not intend to offend, merely to state how I feel about the opposing sides, do not take what I say as an attack**:smokin:
In regards to Atheists, there is no evidence that proves there is no "Creator" or "God(s)" to be a mastermind behind the creation of the Universe. Lets face it the precise measurements needed to not only have our universe the way it is and have life is so precise that one must wonder if there is something behind it all. Science doesn't remove the possibility of a god, it may prove a religion wrong time and again but as of yet there is no proof for or against an omnipotent being or an afterlife. One cannot say what happens to the living once they die, but one thing does make me think while it's very likely possibility there is nothing after death at the same time one must wonder in this mysterious universe(s) of ours there's got to be a lot more to it's existence than we will ever know and our deaths may not be the end of consciousness the scientific study of the paranormal is a real one that does turn up strange things. Sadly everyone that could answer that type of question for certain is dead and can't tell us.
In regards to <Insert Religion> , there is no substantial evidence to support any religion. You hold on to your most often improbable to impossible moral legends and tales as historical truth, tales passed down many generations from a time when humankind was vastly primitive in their knowledge and tended to explain all things they saw and didn't understand with superstition and divine intervention, when the obvious flaws in your religions logic and history show forth you retreat to your generic loophole that since it was <insert all powerful religious figure here> they could have done anything they wanted so it is possible and did happen. No matter how many civilizations have been destroyed or people brutally killed in the name of your religion you plug your ears, shut your eyes and hum to avoid having to question the legitimacy and probability of it actually being true. Many of you believe simply because of fear in one form or another for one reason or another fear of something drives you to believe in religion it's that security blanket you need to get through life.
Then of course there's us agnostics (not capitalized because agnostic is not a religion merely a word to describe our way of thinking) Those of us that say hey look there isn't any real evidence to prove any side so instead of believing or not believing and living our lives according to some ancient man-made moral code, lets live our lives according to simple common sense, strive to live a happy life, strive to simply be what we consider to be a good person, strive to further humankinds understanding of the universe and when the end comes we will find out the answer for good or for bad. I mean if there is an afterlife it's probably nothing like any of our religions wish it to be and if there isn't then we won't really care because we will cease to exist.
In regards to Atheists, there is no evidence that proves there is no "Creator" or "God(s)" to be a mastermind behind the creation of the Universe. Lets face it the precise measurements needed to not only have our universe the way it is and have life is so precise that one must wonder if there is something behind it all. Science doesn't remove the possibility of a god, it may prove a religion wrong time and again but as of yet there is no proof for or against an omnipotent being or an afterlife. One cannot say what happens to the living once they die, but one thing does make me think while it's very likely possibility there is nothing after death at the same time one must wonder in this mysterious universe(s) of ours there's got to be a lot more to it's existence than we will ever know and our deaths may not be the end of consciousness the scientific study of the paranormal is a real one that does turn up strange things. Sadly everyone that could answer that type of question for certain is dead and can't tell us.
In regards to <Insert Religion> , there is no substantial evidence to support any religion. You hold on to your most often improbable to impossible moral legends and tales as historical truth, tales passed down many generations from a time when humankind was vastly primitive in their knowledge and tended to explain all things they saw and didn't understand with superstition and divine intervention, when the obvious flaws in your religions logic and history show forth you retreat to your generic loophole that since it was <insert all powerful religious figure here> they could have done anything they wanted so it is possible and did happen. No matter how many civilizations have been destroyed or people brutally killed in the name of your religion you plug your ears, shut your eyes and hum to avoid having to question the legitimacy and probability of it actually being true. Many of you believe simply because of fear in one form or another for one reason or another fear of something drives you to believe in religion it's that security blanket you need to get through life.
Then of course there's us agnostics (not capitalized because agnostic is not a religion merely a word to describe our way of thinking) Those of us that say hey look there isn't any real evidence to prove any side so instead of believing or not believing and living our lives according to some ancient man-made moral code, lets live our lives according to simple common sense, strive to live a happy life, strive to simply be what we consider to be a good person, strive to further humankinds understanding of the universe and when the end comes we will find out the answer for good or for bad. I mean if there is an afterlife it's probably nothing like any of our religions wish it to be and if there isn't then we won't really care because we will cease to exist.