Religion and Ethics and Health BBS: try a dictionary it might help you catch up

How "New Atheism" fizzled - BornToFarm January 30, 2026, 1:43 pm

"There is no God and Marx is his prophet." mantra of New Left. - DFM January 31, 2026, 9:19 pm
But the old atheism still exists - Christopher Blackwell January 30, 2026, 7:47 pm
- I couldn't have said it better myself - BornToFarm January 31, 2026, 6:17 am
I have been an atheist since I was 6 years old. - KR January 30, 2026, 6:34 pm
- I tried atheism for a while but I had to give it up. No Holidays. - DFM January 31, 2026, 9:21 pm
I think it follows that depression would follow atheistic belief. - observer January 30, 2026, 4:05 pm
- Only for those that need to believe in something more than physical reality to be happy. - KR January 31, 2026, 3:32 pm
- you do not have to believe in god to have hope - trish January 31, 2026, 7:42 am
  - Why… - mark February 7, 2026, 9:04 pm
    - because I love etymology - trish February 8, 2026, 7:00 am
  - There is hope and there is hope. - observer January 31, 2026, 9:48 am
    - that simply is not true particularly since not everyone has "spiritual Needs" - trish February 1, 2026, 10:16 am
      - If someone isn't fulfilled by the wonder and excitement of life itself. - Mugwump February 10, 2026, 7:21 am
      - Why do you say not everyone has spiritual needs? - observer February 9, 2026, 11:45 am
        
        For that to be "universally accepted," wouldn't there need to be... - 7:77 February 13, 2026, 7:17 am
        
        because they do not - trish February 9, 2026, 4:13 pm
        
        You could say you didn’t have a liver, too, but that wouldn’t - observer February 9, 2026, 4:38 pm
        
        you can prove a liver. You cannot prove spirit. - trish February 10, 2026, 7:59 am
        
        Well it is an accepted term in the field of psychology whether Trish - observer February 10, 2026, 11:40 am
    - Many people have no "spiritual needs". - KR January 31, 2026, 3:32 pm
      - Wrong again! - observer February 9, 2026, 11:46 am
        
        Believing in them is one thing - trish February 9, 2026, 4:15 pm
        
        Denial, yours in this case, does not indicate the facts.p - observer February 9, 2026, 4:40 pm
        
        Belief is NEVER fact - trish February 10, 2026, 7:49 am
        
        You often say silly things. - observer February 12, 2026, 12:36 pm
        
        At most, I might qualify that slightly: - 7:77 February 13, 2026, 7:23 am
        
        By definition, belief doesn't become fact until proven empirically - Trish February 12, 2026, 2:50 pm
    - Nothing is more pompous - observer January 31, 2026, 9:50 am
      - If your god exists, he needs to prove it. Otherwise I have logic on my side. - KR January 31, 2026, 3:28 pm
      - Than stating God exists (as something other than personal opinion). - Azriel January 31, 2026, 2:40 pm
        
        But what you know doesn’t offend? - observer January 31, 2026, 2:53 pm
        
        The statement "god exists" is not provable any more - trish February 1, 2026, 10:15 am
        
        Satan's favorite line.. - scott February 8, 2026, 6:56 pm
        
        Please do your research on HaSatan - trish February 9, 2026, 7:35 am
        
        Please do yours on Hell. - observer February 9, 2026, 5:37 pm
        
        another unprovable thing. Here's your research - trish February 10, 2026, 7:58 am
        
        Your limits are not mine! - observer February 10, 2026, 11:18 pm
        
        and your beliefs are not mine nor do they apply to me - trish February 11, 2026, 7:48 am
        
        In your mind perhaps! - observer February 12, 2026, 12:24 pm
        
        my beliefs are as valid as yours - Trish February 12, 2026, 2:52 pm
        
        try a dictionary it might help you catch up - trish February 13, 2026, 6:05 am
        
        Ha! - observer February 12, 2026, 9:12 pm
        
        I assert no claim that I know or can know. I, as do you, have opinion. - Azriel January 31, 2026, 3:48 pm
- De;ression is common among believers, even their mininsters. - Christopher Blackwell January 30, 2026, 8:10 pm
  - Re: De;ression is common among believers, even their mininsters. - observer January 30, 2026, 9:38 pm
    - hope that atheists do not have. - Christopher Blackwell January 31, 2026, 9:06 am
      - And when they don’t overcome, - observeri January 31, 2026, 2:52 pm
        
        Re: And when they don’t overcome, - Christopher Blackwell January 31, 2026, 9:47 pm
- Belief in your god is simply weakness, desperation and ignorance. - KR January 30, 2026, 6:36 pm
  - You can’t know that. - observer January 30, 2026, 9:41 pm
    - I believe that based on my life experience. - KR January 31, 2026, 3:55 pm
      - Have you ever once thought that perhaps your experience - observer February 9, 2026, 11:48 am
        
        have you? - trish February 9, 2026, 4:15 pm
        
        Yes, that’s why I am a Christian. - observe February 9, 2026, 4:43 pm
        
        In my experience... - Skye February 10, 2026, 8:25 am
        
        If your choice brings contentment and the challenge to - trish February 10, 2026, 8:01 am
  - You depress me. - GOG January 30, 2026, 7:02 pm
    - You entertain me, because morons are funny. - KR January 30, 2026, 7:55 pm

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