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Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:06am On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:
Dalaman since you do not believe in RELIGIOUS creationism what creationism do you believe in?
My position is that something or somethings could be responsible for the existence of the universe. Since nobody has produced and incontrovertible and objective evidenceevidence am happy to say that I do not know. No one truly knows how the universe came.about we can only guess. The reality is we don't know.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 10:07am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
I don not believe in religious creationism.
Wait ... do you believe the universe created itself ? Because someone said that and got ridiculed in public lipsrsealed
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 10:08am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
My position is that something or somethings could be responsible for the existence of the universe. Since nobody has produced and incontrovertible and objective evidenceevidence am happy to say that I do not know. No one truly knows how the universe came.about we can only guess. The reality is we don't know.


So since you do not know how then can you be sure of a purpose you do not know about? If you say life has individual meanings, how can you be sure of your own meaning to life IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU GOT HERE AND WHY?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 10:11am On Dec 16, 2016
Dalaman i am waiting for your reply and while at it link that to this

In furtherance to this dalaman since life has individual meanings yet you say grizlybears individual meaning to his life is a false one can i also say your individual meaning to life is a false one?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:12am On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:
They say theists are dumb, We shall see.

In furtherance to this dalaman since life has individual meanings yet you say grizlybears individual meaning to his life is a false one can i also say your individual meaning to life is a false one?
Yes to me it is false just as you also believe that the meaning muslims ascribe to to life is also false.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by DoctorAlien(m): 10:13am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman, here:

DoctorAlien:
I will now show you that life has a universal meaning.

1. Why is life existing? If you can provide no answer, it means you agree that there is no purpose for life, and that there is no purpose for living. Therefore being alive is a waste of time.

But we are alive. And it follows that no human being, as a rule, engages in what he truly knows is a waste of time/of no purpose or benefit.

Therefore the universal meaning of life consists in actively trying to prove that one is not alive for no reason. In other words, we are alive to show that we are not alive for no reason, as atheists/nihilists claim.

But life has no meaning without GOD i.e. reason for living/meaning to life is found only in the Creator of life. Therefore universal meaning to life consists in acknowledging/worshiping GOD.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 10:14am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
Yes to me it is false just as you also believe that the meaning muslims ascribe to to life is also false.
You keep using religion to offer pointers. Stick to atheism ..this discussion is on atheism.

So since you do not know how you got here which means you do not know WHY you got here why then do you paint a purpose you are not sure of?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:16am On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:
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So since you do not know how then can you be sure of a purpose you do not know about? If you say life has individual meanings, how can you be sure of your own meaning to life IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU GOT HERE AND WHY?
Which purpose? What is the universal purpose of life? Life's meaning is what you chose to.make of it and it varies from.religion to religion and from individual to individual. What is the universal purpose and meaning of life that is accepted by all human beings. Tell me.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 10:19am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
Which purpose? What is the universal purpose of life? Life's meaning is what you chose to.make of it and it varies from.religion to religion and from individual to individual. What is the universal purpose and meaning of life that is accepted by all human beings. Tell me.
So since you do not know, how then can you be sure of a purpose you do not know about? If you say life has individual meanings, how can you be sure of your own meaning to life IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU GOT HERE AND WHY?

The above is the question i asked you which you are trying to answer with a question. Answer my question directly. You say you have your own meaning to life which is personal to you. WHY?

You say you do not know how you got here on earth..which means you do not know why as without a WHY the HOW is useless. So how can you justify your personal meaning to life?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by jonbellion(m): 10:20am On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:
shocked shocked shocked

Abraham Lincoln , Thomas Jefferson are deists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deists

And Donald Trump is a Christian , well that's what he says .


According to Lenin , Atheism is a natural and inseparable part of Marxism, of the theory and practice of scientific socialism . And then Marxism–Leninism holds that religion is the opium of the people, in the sense of promoting passive acceptance of suffering on Earth in the hope of eternal reward (Religion here regards to the one involving the belief in God ). Therefore, Marxism–Leninism [COMMUNISM] advocates the abolition of religion and the acceptance of atheism.

https://www.nairaland.com/3286519/communist-leaders-killed-millions-because

Atheists and their lies .


I will rubbish whatever nonsense you have there later - suffused with lies and distortion of facts .
lol
KingEbukasBlog can distort ehn
And he's studying computer science
He's the kind of person that will modify the host file of your computer and post your URL addresses to an unreachable IP
Or he would argue that python is the best programming language in the world
Forgive my geek smiley
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by orunto27: 10:22am On Dec 16, 2016
Atheists are dead. They are walking corpses. Mad people you see in the streets are not dead. They have imaginations too. Atheists imaginations are illusions not made real like those of mad people.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:22am On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:
You keep using religion to offer pointers. Stick to atheism ..this discussion is on atheism.

So since you do not know how you got here which means you do not know WHY you got here why then do you paint a purpose you are not sure of?
What has purpose God to do with why I got here? The purpose of my life is what I chose to.make of it. I can not stop using religious example because that is the only way I can explain to you and make you understand that you have no point at all. What is the purpose of the life of a muslim ? It is to submit to Allah's will as a loyal slave. What is the purpose of life of a Buddhist? To achieve nirvana. Life own is own has no purpose the purpose of life is what ever you chose to make of it. That is why life has different purpose to different individuals. If you disagree then tell me the universally accepted purpose of human life and show me how it is universally accepted.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 10:23am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
What has purpose God to do with why I got here? The purpose of my life is what I chose to.make of it. I can not stop using religious example because that is the only way I can explain to you and make you understand that you have no point at all. What is the purpose of the life of a muslim ? It is to submit to Allah's will as a loyal slave. What is the purpose of life of a Buddhist? To achieve nirvana. Life own is own has no purpose the purpose of life is what ever you chose to make of it. That is why life has different purpose to different individuals. If you disagree then tell me the universally accepted purpose of human life and show me how it is universally accepted.
Hasty generalization! Please answer my question directly and stop being dodgy
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by felixomor: 10:28am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
What has purpose God to do with why I got here? The purpose of my life is what I chose to.make of it[b]. I can not stop using religious example because that is the only way I can explain to you and make you understand that you have no point at all[/b] . What is the purpose of the life of a muslim ? It is to submit to Allah's will as a loyal slave. What is the purpose of life of a Buddhist? To achieve nirvana. Life own is own has no purpose the purpose of life is what ever you chose to make of it. That is why life has different purpose to different individuals. If you disagree then tell me the universally accepted purpose of human life and show me how it is universally accepted.
Actually, u keep giving religious examples because personally, your life has no meaning.
Better define it now.

#Fact #Honestly
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:28am On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:
So since you do not know, how then can you be sure of a purpose you do not know about? If you say life has individual meanings, how can you be sure of your own meaning to life IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU GOT HERE AND WHY?

The above is the question i asked you which you are trying to answer with a question. Answer my question directly. You say you have your own meaning to life which is personal to you. WHY?

You say you do not know how you got here on earth..which means you do not know why as without a WHY the HOW is useless. So how can you justify your personal meaning to life?
I do not need to know how I got here to give my life purpose. I find meaning and purpose from the things around me. Am a humanist and I do not need to know why I am here to give my life meaning and purpose. The why and how I got here has nothing to do with humanism. You have to show me why my life must ONLY have meaning and purpose when I know why and how I came into existence. You must show how that applies to all humans and if all humans agree to that.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by hopefulLandlord: 10:30am On Dec 16, 2016
orunto27:
Mad people you see in the streets are not dead. They have imaginations too. Atheists imaginations are illusions not made real like those of mad people.
that awkward moment when this description fits theists more than atheists
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:31am On Dec 16, 2016
felixomor:
Actually, u keep giving religious examples because personally, your life has no meaning.
Better define it now.

#Fact #Honestly
My life has meaning. Am a humanist and I find meaning in that philosophy of life. A hedonist finds meaning in hedonism. Life has no universal meaning and it seems that reality keeps paining you.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by felixomor: 10:31am On Dec 16, 2016
hopefulLandlord:
that awkward moment when this description fits theists more than atheists
Thank God, u know its awkward for theists look as mad as atheists.

Thank God
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by felixomor: 10:32am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
My life has meaning. Am a humanist and I find meaning in that philosophy of life. A hedonist finds meaning in hedonism. Life has no universal meaning and it seems that reality keeps paining you.
Do u know the origin of humanism?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:34am On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:
Hasty generalization! Please answer my question directly and stop being dodgy
You have no point . Life's meaning is what ever you chose to.make.of it. It's meaning is not universal. It just depends on what you chose to make of it. If you disagree then tell me the universally meaning and purpose of life that is acceptable by all human beings.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:34am On Dec 16, 2016
felixomor:
Do u know the origin of humanism?
No I don't. You tell me.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by Edenoscar(m): 10:36am On Dec 16, 2016
orunto27:
Atheists are dead. They are walking corpses. Mad people you see in the streets are not dead. They have imaginations too. Atheists imaginations are illusions not made real like those of mad people.
on the contrary i think theist are the walking corpes you keep waiting for an afterlife life that you will never get to.
I value this life more as an atheist because i know this is the only one i have
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 10:37am On Dec 16, 2016
jonbellion:
lol
KingEbukasBlog can distort ehn
And he's studying computer science
He's the kind of person that will modify the host file of your computer and post your URL addresses to an unreachable IP
Or he would argue that python is the best programming language in the world
Forgive my geek smiley
I remember when I used some areas in computer science to appreciate intelligence and nature generally wink . And Python has to be best programming language in the world , used by Instagram , Dropbox and other top websites . And used in robotics too . It accommodates improvements too .

But hopefullandlord was the one who distorted facts by claiming Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson were regarded as atheists because of their religious views - while they were deists . Was he oblivious to the fact that deists repudiate religious views huh

He still makes the same mistake of seeing religious skepticism as atheism . Being skeptical about religion does not make one an atheist .
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by felixomor: 10:37am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
No I don't. You tell me.
So u chose a meaning for your life without querrying its origin?

Ok o.
wink
Is this not what damogul was asking, that u kept dodging?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 10:38am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
I do not need to know how I got here to give my life purpose. I find meaning and purpose from the things around me. Am a humanist and I do not need to know why I am here to give my life meaning and purpose. The why and how I got here has nothing to do with humanism. You have to show me why my life must ONLY have meaning and purpose when I know why and how I came into existence. You must show how that applies to all humans and if all humans agree to that.
Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance, [b]which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives[/b]

So why did you call grizlybears meaning to his life a FALSE ONE?

if you have the right to give meaning and shape to YOUR OWN LIFE how then are you able to rate your rights and your wrongs and is a humanistic view not subjective? Can your meaning to life not be meaningless to another humanist? Can your idea of right not be wrong to another humanist? If a humanist decides to become a serial killer because that gives MEANING AND SHAPE to his life is he wrong?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by Edenoscar(m): 10:40am On Dec 16, 2016
felixomor:
Actually, u keep giving religious examples because personally, your life has no meaning.
Better define it now.

#Fact #Honestly
If you think this statement is wrong "there is no acceptable universal meaning of life,the meaning of life is what every individaul makes it to be" can you tell me the universal meaning of life.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:41am On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:
Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance, [b]which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives[/b]

So why did you call grizlybears meaning to his life a FALSE ONE?

if you have the right to give meaning and shape to YOUR OWN LIFE how then are you able to rate your rights and your wrongs and is a humanistic view not subjective? Can your meaning to life not be meaningless to another humanist? Can your idea of right not be wrong to another humanist? If a humanist decides to become a serial killer because that gives MEANING AND SHAPE to his life is he wrong?
I admit that meaning and purpose of life is subjective. The meaning and purpose all humans give to their lifeet is subjective. That is a fact. I also admit that my disagreement with the meaning and purpose grizzly bear ascribe to his life is subjective. Just the same way your disagreement with the purpose and meaning a Hindu or a muslims ascribes to his/her life is subjective. There is NO objective meaning and purpose to life. If there is STATE IT. Tell me what it is.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:43am On Dec 16, 2016
felixomor:
So u chose a meaning for your life without querrying its origin?

Ok o.
wink
Is this not what damogul was asking, that u kept dodging?
What has its origin got to do with anything.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by felixomor: 10:44am On Dec 16, 2016
Edenoscar:
If you think this statement is wrong "there is no acceptable universal meaning of life,the meaning of life is what every individaul makes it to be" can you tell me the universal meaning of life.
I will if u Can tell me why mine is wrong?
cool
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by felixomor: 10:45am On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:
What has its origin got to do with anything.
Everything.
For example, i will not celebrate a pagan festival because i know its origin.

Everything, mehn
cool
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by Deicide: 10:45am On Dec 16, 2016
hopefulLandlord:
another appeal to Baron d'Holbach

stop this mental gymnastics brother, its not good for your health

atheism is

1 lack of belief in deities

2 rejection of deities

3 proclaiming no deities exist

I know you desperately wish the first one away but it's a fruitless adventure
I swear i explained this to him the day b4 yesterday
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 10:46am On Dec 16, 2016
Edenoscar:
on the contrary i think theist are the walking corpes you keep waiting for an afterlife life that you will never get to.
Theism is spectacular , theism accepts different planes of existence


I value this life more as an atheist because i know this is the only one i have
You know or you believe ? Can you provide proof that there is no such thing as afterlife ?

Because there are so many evidences of afterlife like Astra Projection (OBEs ) and NDEs prove. If there is no afterlife, why does consciousness exist without a physical/material body as seen in the aforementioned experiences .

Let's discuss .
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