Notley is the worst leader in Alberta's history. God help us all if the NDP ever gets in federally.
Notley is the worst leader in Alberta's history. God help us all if the NDP ever gets in federally.
Do you really think so? There is no question there are passionate people with diametrically opposed views here, but I think most of the banter is pretty harmless. If somebody says something that I feel is bullshit, I won’t hesitate to call them out on it, and I expect people to do the same thing to me if they feel strongly enough about something I have said. For the most part, I don’t think I am going to drastically change anybody’s mind, but there have definitely been things pointed out in this discussion that have made me at least reconsider things that I have thought to be true. Nothing to make me dramatically change my stance, but enough to move the dial. If you can try to be objective, then these types of discussions could be enough to start the change.
I am constantly questioning what I believe to be true and evaluating where I stand on issues. These types of discussions are an important part of that process to me. For the most part, I don’t take a jab at me or my beliefs in these threads personally, and I hope that people don’t take the things I say personally. Be objective. Question everything. Have intense, passionate and even heated debate. I think it’s healthy, and I appreciate it, even if I disagree with you drastically.
Rylant
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Climate change is real, will it destroy the earth? No, but it will change the earth. As for erring to the side of caution when it comes to eternity, I guess your refering to belief in one of the various cults. Burden of proof always falls on the owner of ridiculous claims which would aptly describe all cults. I am quite comfortable knowing that this life is all we have. Make the best of it.
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D: Josi, McAvoy, Morrissey, Montour, Toews, Hronek, Severson, Orlov
G: Gustavsson, Kuemper, Gibson
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I don't have a belief system in a way that is identical to religion. The burden to prove is not on me, but on those who make a claim.
For more information feel free to check out https://www.atheists.org/activism/re...about-atheism/
You have a belief system that there is nothing.. so the burden of proof is on you to prove that then? Just because you claim it is not a religious belief or a cult (but that every other belief system is) doesn’t mean you get to excuse yourself from proving your side.
Is it not a lazy approach to make your opponent alway prove their side? I guess that is the ‘hand it to me’ millennial way of thinking that people are being raised with.
I apologize that this thread is so far off topic...but it’s better conversation that bashing Trudeau or Scheer
Believing in God just in case he is real to avoid fiery Damnation seems like the worst reason in the world to believe. Besides, I don’t believe God doesn’t exist because I want to, or I choose to, it’s what I honestly believe. I can’t force myself to have faith if I legitimately don’t have it. I can’t lie to myself about something like this. Besides, if God is real and is omnipotent, wouldn’t he know that you didn’t believe out of genuine faith, and that you did it out of convenience? I would think that he would know better.
Rylant
Did you read the link I sent to you. I will lay out a particular phrase from it that might make what I am saying clearer.
I'd invite you again to go take a look and dig into the data a bit. They will do a much better job than myself at trying to explain why what you're stating is not at all accurate.To put it in a more humorous way: If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.