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  1. MarkFL

    Atheism ...

    Well, I could have simply ignored it (and probably should have), however, a part of me gets all twitchy when I see something being misrepresented, particularly when I think that others may walk away with misinformation, especially when that someone might say to others that they read it here at...
  2. MarkFL

    Halloween? Your thoughts..... is it okay to celebrate?

    I'm certain no one here would trivialize any kind of traumatic experience you experienced personally, nor those of others. Teachers have been known to victimize children, but this doesn't mean we should shun all teachers or keep our children away from all schooling. If it weren't for Halloween...
  3. MarkFL

    Halloween? Your thoughts..... is it okay to celebrate?

    I believe what MoreCoffee meant is that you can be accepted by people who don't hold (share) the same views on everything you do...not that you shouldn't express your views (share them with others). :D
  4. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    If I testify that I saw someone sink a protractor into someone's head, that may be believable and my testimony accepted into evidence, if I am deemed a credible witness. However, if I claim that I saw the same person levitate by sheer will and fly across the room, overtaking their victim, and...
  5. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    A fourth position is in fact necessary and logically consistent. Let's call the claim that there is life on Mars "martianbioism." Position 1: I know there is life on Mars (gnostic martianbioist - makes a claim of knowledge, has a burden of proof). Position 2: I accept the claim that there is...
  6. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    What are the other viable scientific theory/theories (or anything with any actual evidence and/or applied methodology)? And note that creationism (life being magically created in its present diversity) has already been cleanly knocked out of the race due to being nothing more than an assertion...
  7. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Please bear in mind though, the fact of evolution has no bearing on whether there is/are god/gods or not. There is no legitimate scientific dispute about evolution. As far as explaining the diversity of life, the scientific theory of evolution is the only horse in the race. :)
  8. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Yeah, that's a tried and refuted (by an actual expert in the field) argument: The Information Challenge
  9. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Romans 1:20 appears to me to be a classic design argument ("creation" implies a creator)...and this is how atheists typically respond to such arguments: The Design Argument is probably the most popular argument for the existence of God. Even a nonreligious person may look at the world, so...
  10. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Question: Isn't not believing in any gods the same as believing there are no gods? Response: People’s misunderstanding about the nature of atheism can sometimes be traced to a misunderstanding about the nature of disbelief. Comprehensive dictionaries generally define atheism as the “disbelief...
  11. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    This may help those who are open to learning: Many have trouble comprehending that "not believing X" (not believe gods exist) doesn't mean the same as "believing not X" (believe gods do not exist). The placement of the negative is key: the first means not having the mental attitude that...
  12. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Yes, just as I have been saying: Thank you for finding yet more evidence that what I have been saying for pages and pages is correct. :D
  13. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    You sure are as tenacious as you are dead wrong. It's okay to be wrong...all of us are wrong from time to time, but it's not okay to be wrong, and to be shown by others (more than one) that you are wrong and why and not learn from it. I have absolutely no respect for that.
  14. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Josiah, your posts are a chore to quote because of your excessive use of spacing (you should have noticed by now that vBulletin automatically strips excessive spaces when displaying post content) and abuse of newlines, however, I will labor through it. It is obvious at this point that you did...
  15. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    If we can't see the sand, then why would we make any claim regarding something we don't know is there? At that point we could only guess if there is any sand or not (or have faith that the sand is there based on the writings of an ancient book). One could claim that sand is there, but that claim...
  16. MarkFL

    I wonder what ...

    When I picture a being billions of years old, and who is able to remain hidden at will, I conjure up mental images of a being who evolved in another star system much older than our own, and whose race is far ahead of our own in terms of technology and understanding of physics, having bridged the...
  17. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Yes, when someone makes a claim, the burden cannot legitimately be shifted onto others who simply reject that claim to prove the negation of that claim. Let's return to the Sahara...you and I are standing on the edge looking out over the vast expanse of sand. I turn to you and claim that the...
  18. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Josiah, you didn't watch the video I posted explaining why those who make a claim have a burden of proof and why those who simply reject the claim do not, now did you? :scratchchin: I have posted no contradictions, nor have I stripped any meaning from the word "atheist." Is it any wonder that...
  19. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    My own personal position is: I reject the claim of theism, because I personally have found or seen no compelling reason to accept it. I think (my opinion here) that the existence of a personal God who cares for our well-being is extremely unlikely. I believe that only natural forces and laws...
  20. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    My only motivation in using the definition that has come to be used just about everywhere else I have been online is so that theists (who are using the outdated/loaded definition of atheism) understand that when someone says they are an atheist, this doesn't necessarily mean the atheist is in...
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