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| Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:06am On Dec 16, 2016 |
damogul: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:Wait ... do you believe the universe created itself ? Because someone said that and got ridiculed in public ![]() |
| Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 10:08am On Dec 16, 2016 |
dalaman: 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: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: |
| Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 10:14am On Dec 16, 2016 |
dalaman: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: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: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: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 ![]() |
| 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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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:Do u know the origin of humanism? |
| Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 10:34am On Dec 16, 2016 |
damogul: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:No I don't. You tell me. |
| Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by Edenoscar(m): 10:36am On Dec 16, 2016 |
orunto27: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:I remember when I used some areas in computer science to appreciate intelligence and nature generally . 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 ![]() 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:So u chose a meaning for your life without querrying its origin? Ok o. ![]() 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: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: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: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: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:I will if u Can tell me why mine is wrong? ![]() |
| Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by felixomor: 10:45am On Dec 16, 2016 |
dalaman:Everything. For example, i will not celebrate a pagan festival because i know its origin. Everything, mehn ![]() |
| Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by Deicide: 10:45am On Dec 16, 2016 |
hopefulLandlord: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: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 haveYou 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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