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I have seen questions for Christians, Questions for Athiests/Brights, Questions for believers in all sorts of systems and moral codes. The question that always comes to my mind is this: Why do people ask questions to believers of various creeds on a Discussion Board? Are they looking to flex some intellectual muscle? Are they genuinely seeking someone that can explain something they don't understand? Is it thinly-veiled flame-baiting?

Discuss.

A mixture of the things you suggest and probably other motivations. Sometimes the questions are rhetorical, just to prove a point and sometimes they are actually confused about something and want to know if someone can explain it.

They're just padding their post counts.

That's one more for me.

Question for Anyone with a Belief System
Well... don't know as I'd call it a "system" per se...

What are "Brights"?

Well... don't know as I'd call it a "system" per se...

What are "Brights"?

Bright is a term that has come into popular use recently for people that used to be called Athiests. If I understand correctly, they go ttired of being known by what they don't believe in, if you follow. It had a bit of a negative connotation to some.

Bright is a term that has come into popular use recently for people that used to be called Athiests. If I understand correctly, they go ttired of being known by what they don't believe in, if you follow. It had a bit of a negative connotation to some.
Thank you. I learned something new today.

Wikipedia indicates that the term can apply to people of faiths, also, who "maintain their religion’s cultural aspects but not its supernaturalism."

Thank you. I learned something new today.

Wikipedia indicates that the term can apply to people of faiths, also, who "maintain their religion’s cultural aspects but not its supernaturalism."

My pleasure.

I hear that Thomas Jefferson was such a man. He edited the first four books of the Christian New Testament, so I'm told, removing all the supernatural references. In his version, the story essentially ends with the Christ being put into a tomb and his followers going to hide in a room while they wait to be arrested.

Seems kinda pointless when you turn the Christ into just another wise teacher.

I have seen questions for Christians, Questions for Athiests/Brights, Questions for believers in all sorts of systems and moral codes. The question that always comes to my mind is this: Why do people ask questions to believers of various creeds on a Discussion Board? Are they looking to flex some intellectual muscle? Are they genuinely seeking someone that can explain something they don't understand? Is it thinly-veiled flame-baiting?

Discuss.
Pretty much everything is a system and a moral code, there is no point to discussion aside from entertainment.

Yeah try asking how an atheist has 100% evidence that their is no diety its rather hilarious

Yeah try asking how an atheist has 100% evidence that their is no diety its rather hilarious
They don't need any evidence that there's NO deity. There's no such thing as evidence of nothing.

Atheists have no one to talk to during sex.

Allaina

Atheists have no one to talk to during sex.
LOL

There's always Brian Hall.

They don't need any evidence that there's NO deity. There's no such thing as evidence of nothing.


Yes their is you have to prove that their is nothing you can not prove anything is 100% only in probable and improbable.

I have seen questions for Christians, Questions for Athiests/Brights, Questions for believers in all sorts of systems and moral codes. The question that always comes to my mind is this: Why do people ask questions to believers of various creeds on a Discussion Board? Are they looking to flex some intellectual muscle? Are they genuinely seeking someone that can explain something they don't understand? Is it thinly-veiled flame-baiting?

Discuss.

Mostly it's just thinly veiled flame-baiting, but somewhere in all of that, there is a genuine curiosity as to why someone would want to have beliefs that seem to contradict logic and reason.

Yes their is you have to prove that their is nothing you can not prove anything is 100% only in probable and improbable.
Um.. no.

Prove there's no pink unicorns.

Demonstrating that something is not 100% is NOT proving nothing.

Atheists have no one to talk to during sex.

Allaina

You can only talk to God during sex? :eek: That's one freaky faith you got there.

Mostly it's just thinly veiled flame-baiting, but somewhere in all of that, there is a genuine curiosity as to why someone would want to have beliefs that seem to contradict logic and reason.
And that, my friends, is the beginning of a philosophy.

You can only talk to God during sex? :eek: That's one freaky faith you got there.
What... you've never cried, "Oh, god! oh, god!" during sex?

Atheists have no one to talk to during sex.

Allaina

Who do agnostics talk to during sex?

I can hear it now, enraptured shrieks of "oh, maybe! oh, maybe not!

What... you've never cried, "Oh, god! oh, god!" during sex?

:headbang: 't was a joke, but I'll indulge you.

Hum... no. Two reasons: English is not my mother tongue ("this is not a love song" - it doesn't rhime but its still cool) and in Portuguese we don't call for God during sex.

Now that I think of it, maybe some priests do; that I wouldn't know.

Who do agnostics talk to during sex?

I can hear it now, enraptured shrieks of "oh, maybe! oh, maybe not!You mean "Oh, Can't know!" right?

Agnosticism isn't indecisiveness ;)


Back on topic: I participate because it's usually fun, often a bit scary & occationally a learning experience. Besides, the hardest thing in the world, is to watch someone make a mistake without correcting them.

and that makes 284... sweet

Oh and I usually try to stay away from religious question-type threads and prefer the ones about... well... anything else...

I have seen questions for Christians, Questions for Athiests/Brights, Questions for believers in all sorts of systems and moral codes. The question that always comes to my mind is this: Why do people ask questions to believers of various creeds on a Discussion Board? Are they looking to flex some intellectual muscle? Are they genuinely seeking someone that can explain something they don't understand? Is it thinly-veiled flame-baiting?

Discuss.

I'm so verklempt....

Atheists have no one to talk to during sex.

Allaina

Um...I don't know about you, but I talk to my partner during sex. You might want to give it a try sometime. ;) They usually enjoy being included.

:headbang: 't was a joke, but I'll indulge you.
As was mine, only mine was funny. ;) :p

They're just padding their post counts.

That's one more for me.

No, that's just why I post on this thread.

You can only talk to God during sex? :eek: That's one freaky faith you got there.

You mean there is no-one else there?

Masterbation is a religion?

Is this an American thing? It might prove popular.

Back on topic: I participate because it's usually fun, often a bit scary & occationally a learning experience. Besides, the hardest thing in the world, is to watch someone make a mistake without correcting them.

I don't know about that. Why else would soap operas and Pop Idol be so popular? ;)

Who do agnostics talk to during sex?

I can hear it now, enraptured shrieks of "oh, maybe! oh, maybe not!

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