The God Debate

[Raven]

rather long, and nothing really new but still a good read

I think the answers, in spiritual and ethical terms, are going to be nondenominational. We are suffering the collision of denominations, specifically the collision with Islam. Whatever is true about us isn't Christian. And it isn't Muslim. Physics isn't Christian, though it was invented by Christians. Algebra isn't Muslim, even though it was invented by Muslims. Whenever we get at the truth, we transcend culture, we transcend our upbringing. The discourse of science is a good example of where we should hold out hope for transcending our tribalism. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17889148/site/newsweek/

I think Sam Harris makes an excellent point above. I also never cease to be amazed at the incredibly poor arguments and stereotypes religious people trot out against non-believers every time.

your thoughts?

[Jokimoto]

I am agnostic. I don't know a goddamn thing. :D

[ArcticPhoenix]

rather long, and nothing really new but still a good read

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17889148/site/newsweek/

I think Sam Harris makes an excellent point above. I also never cease to be amazed at the incredibly poor arguments and stereotypes religious people trot out against non-believers every time.

your thoughts?

I never cease to be amazed by the incredibly poor arguements and stereotypes non-believers trot out against believers every time.

This is a subject that can be argued for eons and eons... and, not-so-coincidentally, has been.

Ultimately you don't know that there isn't a God. And ultimately I don't know that there is one. And ultimately nobody knows that, if there is a God out there, that their God is the right God.

We're all just guessing, and faith (and lack thereof) is just that: guessing.