Comment

Comment by Nathan on July 1, 2012 at 8:46pm

"Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson

Comment by Nathan on June 30, 2012 at 5:47pm

'We know nothing, not even whether we know or do not know, or what it is to know or not to know, or in general whether anything exists or not.' Metrodorus of Chios

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on June 30, 2012 at 5:36pm

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours"

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on June 29, 2012 at 10:25am

“The heavens declare the glory of god; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.” Psalm 19.1

To King David or whoever else wrote this psalm, the stars must have seemed visible evidence of a more perfect order of existence, quite different from our dull sublunary world of rocks and stones and trees. Since David’s day the sun and other stars have lost their special status; we understand that they are spheres of glowing gas, held together by gravitation, and supported against collapse by pressure that is maintained by the heat rising up from thermonuclear reactions in the stars’ cores.

The stars tell us nothing more or less about the glory of a god than do the stones on the ground around us.

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on June 28, 2012 at 5:03pm

"Liberal Christianity is for people who know it’s a myth, but can’t let go."

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• …
• 3
• 4
• 5
• Next ›
• Page