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Andy Thomson gives his talk titled ‘Why We Believe in Gods’ at the American Atheist 2009 convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Filmed and edited by Josh Timonen. See more at RichardDawkins.net Also see Richard Dawkins talk from this convention www.youtube.com … “Andy Thomson” Gods God Religion Science Psychology “Origins of religion” “cognitive mechanisms” Evolution “Charles Darwin” “On the Origin of Species” “Richard Dawkins”
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What you describe sounds more like a cult than religion.
fuck u , u piece of low life warcraft nerd..go get laid and fucking skateboard and get beat up and die infront the computer u piece of nerd
What if you’re wrong about the flying spaghetti monster, and the Holy spaghetti monsters gospel that demands you deposit 50% of your monthly earning into my PayPal account? Can you really afford to take that risk? Please message me to set up a direct debit. I’ll pray for you brother.
Jesus is like a loving father, who loves his child, but if his child doesn’t love the father back, the father beats him,and burns his skin, and violently torments him, physically and psychologically. He does all of this out of love, isn’t it beautiful? Some may say that this is not a loving father, but like a big suicidal gangster who demands total obedience. But if that were true, then why does the Bible say Jesus is the prince of peace? WELL?!!! Its so easy to win debates against atheists!
I very very conservative, very republican, presbyterian church. In all fairness, it wasn’t 11 straight hours of service, it was sunday school, service, prayer meeting, bible study, question and answer, luncheon, bible study, prayer meeting, service, go home. Everything was pretty much a 1 hour block except the 2 hour services. I hate religion more than you can imagine.
what if he is wrong?
1. 2 people are symbolic for they way they lived, thought, and acted. as i hope you already know as time passes the way people act and are changes so it uses two poeple to reflect that state of mind and being.
2. do you really not know that people move and evolve to thier surroundings. all humans have the same basic figures when it comes down to it its fact the people are 99% exactly the same.
3. the age was all symbolic…
5th grade text book was writen to focus on facts so the small details are more presice. do you understand or do you need me to explain again.
ok Syst3m04, that just shows how little you really do know. if you had the slightest understanding of the bible you would know the difference between bibical history and other forms of history. biblical history doesnt focus on facts such as numbers or dates but only on the facts that had to do with God. so the get the facts right but they will get ages or amount of time as just an estimate. ok? so if it wasnt already obvious the bible was written to help understand and teach of God where as your
What kind of cult were you in? 11 hours a day? No wonder you’re all fukked up.
I would almost believe this guy if he Looked Happy but he does not Look Happy he looks like he hardly Sleeps at Night.
…no it’s me, 27Claymore, someone COMPLETELY different from Claymore729…
lol, you ARE supposed to believe me simply because i say so, and around here(the internet) my word goes as truth.
I am not this douchbag you speak of and please don’t mistake me again.
you lose, boy.
this video is just too long
Just for ammusement I’ll say god created the earth in roughly 4 billion years. On the sixth day god created man so at this point a day must be a day, and not millions of years or else adam wouldn’t live past the day he was created. Since adam was creaeted roughly 6000 years ago explain the following
1) how 2 people can make 6.7billion in 6000 years.
2) how in 6000 years one race evolved into the numerous races we see now
3) how people used to live 900+ years
“the bible is not always to be taken literal” How convienent for you. So who is to decide what the translation should be? My translation of thou shalt not commit adultery may very well mean fornication is acceptable, I just feel I don’t have to take a literal translation. I went to church 11 hours a day for 18 years, twice a week bible studies, and multiple church camps, yes I know the story of creation and how complete bullshit it is. Creation doesn’t follow evolution,
So are you telling me that you’re not a sockpuppet of Claymore729? And I am supposed to believe you? HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR
What the shit are you talking about?
Sockpuppet?
And oh look, you cleverly misinterpreted my name as “Crapmore27″ then just “Crapload”! Your so smart and your message is so clear and concise that i know exactly what your talking about.
Well look at this, Crapmore27 HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR Crapload, what are you doing hiding out over here as a sockpuppet? HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR
if there is a god then whats his point. is he playing with us. why why why
believing in any metaphysics ideas makes you nothing more than a plain iDIOT. Any belief that supposed to explain your fears is nothing more than a tool to drag you in their religious stupidity ..
I believe in a higher power (god) because the way everything is structured on earth (ie: day and night, time, education, our Emotions, reproduction, the way we all think, speak , and live day by day )
I don’t think any human on earth needs this guy tell them that the idea concept and belief of god and all religion is clearly any wholly retarded.
So, because something has reasoned you to believe it is impossible to create a world in seven days, you decide to interpret the Bible differently, to make it fit into your worldview. But not before you were reasoned.
Doesn’t this show how clung you are to your safe and secure view on the world, and you make every attempt to make it whole and not let it fall apart in the face of reason?
Same thing with christian laws. Jesus approved all old jew laws, but you’d say today that they’re insane…
goes along with that, so trying to use evolution as reason not to believe God is just ignornt.