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Atheists & Agnostics

ZombieHorde

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17. Very good!

Reply to Lordquinton (Reply #12)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 06:23 PM

Sep 2016

I don't detect any religious logic in your argument.

If we wanted to determine if a composite object was your office or not your office, how would we do that? Is "your office" a quality of matter, a projection from the human imagination, or something else?

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We abandon religious beliefs, but we cling to religious logic. [View all] ZombieHorde Sep 2016 OP

You're still on that? trotsky Sep 2016 #1

Visit Saudi Arabia and say Allah is bullshit and see how imaginary gods work for you. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #3

Yes, surprise surprise, words mean things to humans. trotsky Sep 2016 #5

Excellent questions. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #9

Well, an experiment you can try is to obtain a weapon, and charge at someone. trotsky Sep 2016 #10

I live in an area called "Montana." ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #13

You were looking for experimental data. trotsky Sep 2016 #25

I'm trying to get people to see the absurdity of the violence we support. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #28

When you use the word "imaginary" to describe countries or governments... trotsky Sep 2016 #31

Where do abstractions exist? ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #33

OK well you have fun then. n/t trotsky Sep 2016 #35

I have been. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #36

Ever notice a bunch of birds on an electric wire? Freelancer Sep 2016 #16

I gotta say tkmorris Sep 2016 #2

If we were Zen Buddhists I would take that as a compliment. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #4

I believe the concepts exist... uriel1972 Sep 2016 #6

People act as if God exists, ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #7

If you reduce god to a concept created by humans... uriel1972 Sep 2016 #8

I wonder how many who would be unhappy with the comparison for their own god(s) ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #14

God is arbitrary & imaginary, but at times useful -- like the yellow painted lines in a parking lot Freelancer Sep 2016 #18

Ha! ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #22

I never acquired a taste for religion...no one taught me anything about it.... Tikki Sep 2016 #11

God describes something completely imaginary Lordquinton Sep 2016 #12

Very good! ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #17

It has my name on the door Lordquinton Sep 2016 #19

I'm simply asking for evidence. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #21

It's assigned to me Lordquinton Sep 2016 #23

Do you think social contracts exist outside of the imagination? ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #27

Is god on a map? AlbertCat Sep 2016 #15

I'm trying, with my drunk brain, to make an argument ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #20

You seem to be making the observation that both national borders and god(s) are... NeoGreen Sep 2016 #24

We allow/support violence against those who cross imaginary lines without paperwork. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #29

Ahhh...sure..ok... NeoGreen Sep 2016 #32

I love D&D and I would definitely check out that church. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #34

Oh, that's easy. DetlefK Sep 2016 #26

Some countries have many languages, cultures, and values. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #30