Is there a God?

[AES]

Originally Posted by retina

Hehe, it is arguable that coca-cola does more harm that any religion, or non-religion, advertisement could do.

Heh, you may be right, but ko can pay a lot more for ads.

[cheesehead]

Originally Posted by AES

My read on that artice is that these are city (taxpayer) owned busses.

Restrictions on free speech in public (taxpayer-supported) places are generally looser than those on speech in private(ly-owned) places.

Originally Posted by AES

I also believe public transit authorities should leave religeon out of advertisement and stick to chewing gum and coca-cola.

From the article:

The agency has since decided its advertising policy was outdated, and is changing it to better align with other policies regarding civil rights, the state's obscenity and profanity laws and the diversity of the community, said Brad Miller, the agency's general manager. Prusetti said agency did not specifically address religion in its old advertising policy and that the decision not to have the word God appear in ads has just been continued on over the years. Prusetti said the word God will be allowed under the new advertising policy.

"By honoring the freedoms protected through our shared civil liberties, DART ... will be in the position of displaying messages and images that may be controversial or uncomfortable to some, but legal and protected by civil rights," Miller said.

[__HRB__]

Originally Posted by flouran

Atheist ads taken down from buses:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32418140/ns/us_news-faith/

I would be delighted to hear commentary regarding the linked article.

It's obvious that the compulsive evangelical atheistic missionaries fail to understand, that the compulsive evangelical missionaries are the worst thing about religions.

The whole point is to not GAF about whether one is alone or not about the way one perceives reality, but to base convictions on sound reasoning, no matter what all the other monkeys say.

[AES]

From the article:

I guess we'll all know how to get to church or how to protest it, but have no idea where the titty bar is.

[retina]

Originally Posted by AES

... but have no idea where the titty bar is.

It is on Main Street next to the Liquo... oops, I mean, I don't know where it is either. I've never been there, honest.

[AES]

Originally Posted by retina

It is on Main Street next to the Liquo... oops, I mean, I don't know where it is either. I've never been there, honest.

Me neither, I lost the money somewhere. I didn't pay any woman to beat me to death with her camel toe, honest.

[davar55]

Originally Posted by __HRB__

The whole point is to not GAF about whether one is alone or not about the way one perceives reality, but to base convictions on sound reasoning, no matter what all the other monkeys say.

Agree with B but must disagree with A.
In the long run, to protect your own rights, it does matter
what others think or believe.

To that end, I want to challenge anyone who claims that the
non-existence of God cannot be proven.

See next post.

[davar55]

Proof of the Fact that There is No God:

Step 1: If you're an atheist, skip step 2.

Step 2: Accept the fact that there is no God.

Step 3: Try to disprove the fact that there is no God.

Step 4: Answer the question: "Is there a God?" (yes or no)

Step 5: If NO, skip step 6.

Step 6: If YES, go to step 2.

Step 7: Answer the question: "Are you an atheist?" (yes or no)

Step 8: If NO, go to step 1.

Step 9: If YES, go to step 10.

Step 10: Accept the fact that you are an atheist.

Step 11: Go to step 1 or step 12.

Step 12: Stop reading this proof.

[flouran]

IMO, I don't believe in a God that is described by current religions. He's too human-like. Perhaps there is an infinite entity of love in this universe, but I doubt God (if it does exist) is the exact same as it is described by current religions.

The entire notion of religion is stupid.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by flouran

is the exact same as it is described by current religions.

You are making a bunch of aaumptions. Which religions are you refering to? To dismiss Christianity with a single wave is faulty. The same to dismiss all other of a huge variety. How many Christian sects have you studied up on? How many traditional African religions?

[flouran]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

You are making a bunch of aaumptions. Which religions are you refering to? To dismiss Christianity with a single wave is faulty. The same to dismiss all other of a huge variety. How many Christian sects have you studied up on? How many traditional African religions?

I meant all religions. My point is that every religion's description/perception of God is man-made (that's something that goes without proof) and hence inevitable flawed in some aspect or another, which is the reason why I am not a member of any specific religious tradition.