Reasons you believe God/don't believe God?

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 02-11-2015, 09:22 AM

you can't be too familiar with his work if you honestly think he's becoming 'more christian.' have you read the book in question? because he talks about almost every point that you brought up.

Oriphiel · 02-11-2015, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth

you can't be too familiar with his work if you honestly think he's becoming 'more christian.' have you read the book in question? because he talks about almost every point that you brought up.

You're questioning Larehip? He's probably gonna be like...

... and then post a thousand paragraph essay.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 02-12-2015, 04:46 AM

i don't mind

The Batlord · 02-12-2015, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth

i don't mind

Why would you? All you gotta do is write a couple sentences that sound vaguely smart, and he can't help but write a doctoral thesis in response. It's like trolling fish in a barrel.

RoxyRollah · 02-12-2015, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Why would you? All you gotta do is write a couple sentences that sound vaguely smart, and he can't help but write a doctoral thesis in response. It's like trolling fish in a barrel.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 02-12-2015, 09:33 AM

i'm not trolling him, just too lazy to put in the same kind of effort

i think the jesus question is interesting though and will read larehip's doctoral thesis when he posts it

DwnWthVwls · 02-12-2015, 11:30 AM

Dear Lord Larehip,
Jack Zipes in his work "Tales of Innocent Persecuted Heroines” states, "our notion of female protagonists in fairy tales has been greatly informed by male collectors and writers who often domesticated the heroines and made them more passive than they actually were" (94). How does Sexton or Lee un-domesticate Cinderella? How does she manipulate the plot points to achieve her goals?

I bet you can't explain that in 4-6 pages, MLA format.

The Batlord · 02-12-2015, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Dear Lord Larehip,
Jack Zipes in his work "Tales of Innocent Persecuted Heroines” states, "our notion of female protagonists in fairy tales has been greatly informed by male collectors and writers who often domesticated the heroines and made them more passive than they actually were" (94). How does Sexton or Lee un-domesticate Cinderella? How does she manipulate the plot points to achieve her goals?

I bet you can't explain that in 4-6 pages, MLA format.

You cited your in-text quotations correctly, but forgot to cite them at the bottom of the page.

FRED HALE SR. · 02-12-2015, 12:20 PM

If I would have hit the lottery yesterday I would have beleived in God. Sorry Baby Jesus

Guybrush · 02-22-2015, 08:32 AM

Answering the question posed in the first post, there are many reasons. One of the more important ones would be that I just think religions do a very poor job of explaining the universe we exist in. Their stories and explanations don't fit with our observations and discoveries, so obviously they are false. I want to know things about the universe, like how the earth was created and how life evolves here. In that search for truth, religions seem only to confuse and trick people. I get that there are comforts that come with religion, but the price (believing in lies and the various consequences of that) is one I consider much too high.

There are other factors too, like I never had a religious upbringing, but I probably would've ended up an atheist even if I had.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Answering the question posed in the first post, there are many reasons. One of the more important ones would be that I just think religions do a very poor job of explaining the universe we exist in. Their stories and explanations don't fit with our observations and discoveries, so obviously they are false. I want to know things about the universe, like how the earth was created and how life evolves here. In that search for truth, religions seem only to confuse and trick people. I get that there are comforts that come with religion, but the price (believing in lies and the various consequences of that) is one I consider much too high. There are other factors too, like I never had a religious upbringing, but I probably would've ended up an atheist even if I had. __________________ Something Completely Different

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~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	you can't be too familiar with his work if you honestly think he's becoming 'more christian.' have you read the book in question? because he talks about almost every point that you brought up.

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~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	i don't mind

02-12-2015, 09:33 AM	#186 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	i'm not trolling him, just too lazy to put in the same kind of effort i think the jesus question is interesting though and will read larehip's doctoral thesis when he posts it