tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post2264071295511474217..comments2023-06-14T09:56:54.102-05:00Comments on A Godless Nation: Why do smart people believe in god?Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889169796759342598noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-26607069010857307502017-12-25T05:52:49.593-06:002017-12-25T05:52:49.593-06:006 Feb 2014 - "why do men have nipples" I...6 Feb 2014 - "why do men have nipples" I also wonder! But I look at the news on television when there are reports of people killed in floods, fires, storms, earthquakes, etc and often say out loud (in a sarcastic voice) "why did you kill those people, God ? Don't you love them ?". As to those who continue to bang-on about the impossibility of matter coming from nothing (our universe produced from what we call the Big Bang),they need to get themselves up to date with what we now know about the Higgs Boson and how black holes explode from what the observer would think was "nothing". Too hard to imagine ? Oh well, there is always God to fall back on. Easy. Oh, and he loves us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-60589238282442581662015-03-19T16:50:13.492-05:002015-03-19T16:50:13.492-05:00Einstein made that same mistake then. We all know...Einstein made that same mistake then. We all know what a dummy he was. He actually believed in intelligent design, but thought the creator died. He was smart enough to realize that the chance that Earth exists as an inhabitable planet was so minute, that someone had to put it there, and in turn, put us there as well. Most people making statements like the one you replied to already KNOW that we are on this planet, as opposed to others, because it is inhabitable. How dumb do you think we are? What they are saying, and what Einstein also said, was that the very fact that a planet such as Earth exists HAD to be a result of intelligent design. We were added later. I'm not sure why you don't get what we're saying. (If you doubt me about Einstein, check out the Show Me God book series from the 90's.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-87588659895749606352015-03-14T14:43:31.551-05:002015-03-14T14:43:31.551-05:00The universe is not fine tuned for life to exist o...The universe is not fine tuned for life to exist on Earth. Life on Earth has evolved on Earth to live on Earth, not the other way around. Its odd that people make this mistake all the time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-61215273692528486432014-06-13T12:06:19.836-05:002014-06-13T12:06:19.836-05:00Who created god? To first anonymous. The first com...Who created god? To first anonymous. The first comment does not mention darwin evolution. Why are you allowing only two choices? God or evolution? The earth was once thought to have been flat but science and exploration began to take place. Who created "God". If we couldn't have come to be without intelligent design you must believe god had a god too. Have you read the bible? God was a liar(said adam/eve would die), evil(killed all living things on earth because girls of man married boy of the gods). Forgot about noah, thought nothing about lot offering his two young virgin daughters to be raped then did nothing about the girls later getting their dad drunk had sex with him and get knocked up. I think I appriciate all life everywhere so much more because of the way everything has come together in the billions and trillions and foreverness of our universe. Now could aliens have had a hand in our rapid existance since dinos, that sounds more reasonable than god. <br /> meeeeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13878376526213755023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-66325244012679476482014-05-22T15:11:23.771-05:002014-05-22T15:11:23.771-05:00It's so refreshing not to have to think about ...It's so refreshing not to have to think about other intelligent people wasting their lives with NONSENSE written by people using religion as a mechanism to control. I am realising day by day I hate religion SO much - for all its divisiveness. Just a mechanism to control - to poison lives. Think of the monks wasting whole lives doing FUCK ALL to help ANYONE - what a total waste.<br /><br />How can we get people to work out it's all a load of crap? God does not exist - if I curse him NOTHING happens. Because he doesn't exist. If I pray to him to end war, nothing happens because he does not exist. It's just a total fucking waste of energy even thinking about god.<br /><br />The problem is I live with people who believe in god. And I can't say any of this to them as I don't want to get divorced or risk my family. But it hurts and I need to let it out once in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-73897730593244568362014-04-12T00:11:58.965-05:002014-04-12T00:11:58.965-05:00Leave us alone you say, lol. PSssst! Look at t...Leave us alone you say, lol. PSssst! Look at the title of the blog... I think you are in the wrong place. And when you tell people to shut up where can I find that verse in your fairy tale book or should I just have faith that it exists? Religion is there for people that need it. One thing I can except is that we don't have all the answers. Getting to an answer means identifying contributing facts, causal factors and root cause, facts being the main ingredient and that is what religion is lacking. Sorry but faith is not fact. If you can't tell me with facts how a God came into existence everything that follows is just an imagination. Ready..... Set... Que your Defensiveness in 3...2...1...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-6954398702642250802014-03-18T11:08:30.001-05:002014-03-18T11:08:30.001-05:00Biggest question is: Why do men have nipples? What...Biggest question is: Why do men have nipples? What did god do that for? Huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-10947079076097463782014-02-06T10:20:10.093-06:002014-02-06T10:20:10.093-06:00This comment is for the a anonymous replier. The e...This comment is for the a anonymous replier. The earth is not kept safe and clean by a god who keeps us just the right distance from the sun, and created a moon to keep us clean. These facts are a contributing factor to why our planet is inhabitable. These facts are how we came to be in the first place. It was this perfect storm of events that allowed earth to form as a habitable planet. It's cause and effect, not effect and cause. Get a clueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-2679085538032192152013-11-27T12:47:39.642-06:002013-11-27T12:47:39.642-06:00Kris, you are hilarious! The "one-day definit...Kris, you are hilarious! The "one-day definition" example is one of the best arguments against God I've ever heard! Unbelievable a seven-year-old boy can come up with this.<br /><br />Back to the topic, it is true that some people do emotionally need to believe their god as some other people have already mentioned here. But I also know some intelligent people that argue that <br />there's evidence for god's existence such as resurrection.<br /><br />I really hope one day the nation can hold an open debate in which both sides demonstrate their evidence of existence or non-existence of god. Let's all examine the evidence from the smart believers and see if they are still smart on this.<br /><br />I imagine that day would be the real turning point for this nation's spiritual belief ecology. We need more atheists!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-9852657940353234362013-09-19T05:22:27.428-05:002013-09-19T05:22:27.428-05:00I want to ask all of you Christians a question. A ...I want to ask all of you Christians a question. A day is defined as the Earth making one full rotation. That being said, a day on Earth is not the same length as say, a day on Mars.<br />The widely shared belief is that God created the Earth in 6 days. Well here is my question: How can one define how long a day is when there is no Earth to judge it by? Is it 24 hours? 100 hours? 1,000,000 hours? <br />This thought came to my head when I was seven years old, about the same age I decided that Church and The Bible were nonsense. I hadn't yet given up my faith at that point though. No, I lost faith when I realized that if God truly was all-knowing and all-powerful and loved all of us the same and yadda yadda yadda then there is no way he would allow something as simple as homosexuality or lying prevent us from eternal happiness and damn us to eternal suffering. My point is, if there was a God, then he would have to be the one who CREATED homosexuality, and rapists, and murderers, and thieves, etc. How could an all-knowing and all-loving being be so BIASED!? Also, if he truly loved all of us, how could he allow a few years of mistakes cause us ETERNAL SUFFERING!? It just does not add up to me. Also, <br />a being that is so self-less and virtuous would definitely not feel the need to be WORSHIPPED!<br />Sorry if I offended anyone, not my intention, this is the U.S. you are free to believe whatever you wish to believe without persecution. Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-6617067454570603532013-08-26T17:06:31.397-05:002013-08-26T17:06:31.397-05:00Great article! I couldn’t have said it better myse...Great article! I couldn’t have said it better myself. I was raised in a Catholic family, and rejected all the nonsense since I was old enough to understand what a Bible was. However, I do now believe that something else exists out there – whether it be god, gods, a spirit realm, or jus the continuance of human energy, I do not know. My “evidence” is that I’ve had 3 ghostly experiences. Once you see something that bizarre, standing right in front of you, it’s hard to dispute the existence of higher powers or at least other realms. One of the ghosts I saw was my Great Aunt, at the exact time she died, over 1200 miles away from me. I was 17 years old, and as I was climbing into bed, saw her hovering up in the corner of my room. I’m not someone who is generally ok with death, but it gave me an overwhelming sense of peace. So, while this gave me a bit of faith that something else out there exists, it certainly has not turned me into a religious nut. <br />Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936530583155092669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-77683665504746189652013-08-26T17:06:03.140-05:002013-08-26T17:06:03.140-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936530583155092669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-12961105304863550352013-03-31T22:10:26.137-05:002013-03-31T22:10:26.137-05:00There's a great book you should read that supp...There's a great book you should read that supports some of the concepts you introduced in your post. It's called "Why We Believe in God(s): A concise guide to the science of faith" by J. Anderson Thomson and Clare Aukokfer.<br /><br />It beautifully, and succinctly (it's a very small book), explains the neurological and evolutionary reasons that humans are disposed to believe in imaginary sky-daddies.<br /><br />I highly recommend it and urge you to read it.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099069884708593835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-9103911446221729562013-02-23T10:59:09.454-06:002013-02-23T10:59:09.454-06:00Remember what it was like athe year before you wer...Remember what it was like athe year before you were born?..........Thats what its like when you're dead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-70615355491203147662012-11-18T00:24:31.462-06:002012-11-18T00:24:31.462-06:00If only more people could wrap their minds around ...If only more people could wrap their minds around that concept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-12952661448241526152012-08-05T00:20:51.692-05:002012-08-05T00:20:51.692-05:00With an infinite amount of time, anything it's...With an infinite amount of time, anything it's possibleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354278842284887767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-54996688003252447442012-08-02T19:01:59.149-05:002012-08-02T19:01:59.149-05:00I think the reason why smart people believe in god...I think the reason why smart people believe in god is because of the emotional relationship they have with him/her/that. <br /><br />if you look at the psychology of it, we are all driven by emotions. I have a theory that goes like this. Smart people who are religious are almost always raised in a religious family. And because of this they feel like they have a personal relationship with god (an emotional relationship). Now, what psychology tells us is that we are all driven by our emotions (as i have already said), and because of this we can easily discard what we think on an intellectual level (this being "this does not/makes sense" or "that does not/seems plausible") <br /><br />If i should sum this up it would go like this (we are run by emotions, therefore we often overlook what seems reasonable to our intellect)<br /><br />I will give you an example. If i told you "There is an invisble monkey in my belly, and he is controlling me", would you believe me? Probably not. The reason why is clear, it sounds crazy! <br />Now think about this, does it really make more sense when christians say "there is an invisible creature up in the sky, and he controlls the whole universe" Does that really make more sense??? <br /><br />My point is that smart people are smart enough to see religion as not very likely, the only thing that gets in the way is their emotional relationship with god. <br /><br />Sorry if my english is not perfect, im from Norway ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-35414627615144722782012-07-05T16:11:50.874-05:002012-07-05T16:11:50.874-05:00the bible is the word of god, that is how i know t...the bible is the word of god, that is how i know that incest is best, rape should be legal & slavery is man's GOD GIVEN RIGHT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-22713200489424478112012-04-18T01:28:20.987-05:002012-04-18T01:28:20.987-05:00^^ I'm guessing you meant "Proof."
...^^ I'm guessing you meant "Proof."<br /><br />If there were only a few hundred Christians living today. Even if we had read their bible we would still think their god didn't exist because there weren't enough believers and also we wouldn't have brought up to believe in their god. <br /><br />What i'm trying to say is that Christianity's strongest argument is that there are alot of believers. That’s just silly.<br /><br />To put it into perspective:<br />If there is one crazy person who believes that the earth is flat (Like the bible says). If there is no other opinion the naive are likely to agree with the only opinion available. <br />Now there are more people who believe that the earth is flat which of course will make it even easier for people to also believe.<br /><br />Just on a side note. Just because someone doesn’t believe in god, doesn’t mean that they believe in the big bang. I’m happy to admit I don’t know why everything is like it is. But I don’t think believing in Christianity simply because my parents were Christian is at all reasonable.Nicky Henrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714865785310300716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-63913379769271975132012-04-12T20:57:26.714-05:002012-04-12T20:57:26.714-05:00hey who ever was the one named anonymous and said ...hey who ever was the one named anonymous and said god is not real shut up you have no prouf that god isn't real no prouf at all you are person who only belives that a so called big bang created earth. tell me how did it happen? oh! wait you don't know how it happened because you have no prouf at all. the bible however is real and has been around for more than over centeries. how can you think that a made up explosion had created the earth! you and all your other fellow oh god is not real and the big bang created everything friends JUST SHUT UP! WE BELIEVERS DO NOT NEED YOUR COMMENTS WE WILL BELIEVE WHAT WE WANT TO BELIEVE SO LEAVE US ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!christ is comingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-20844407408367657132012-01-30T21:36:12.230-06:002012-01-30T21:36:12.230-06:00There is absolutely nothing wrong with a person ha...There is absolutely nothing wrong with a person having blind faith in a thing/being for which there is not one shred of evidence of existance.<br /><br />What baffles me is we all agree that there are hundreds of religions in the world and there have been thousands in the past, most of which are now 'dead'. They can't ALL be right. If you are a christian theist, do you believe there is a Hindu god for example. I hope not, as you are betraying your own commandments.<br /><br />Virtually every religion claims to be 'the one'. Each god commands that you worship no other god. Do you not see how ludicrous this is? <br /><br />As the late Christopher Hitchens said "We are all athieists. I just take it one god further".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-76600670090715804372011-10-07T09:19:05.509-05:002011-10-07T09:19:05.509-05:00The oldest smart person trick in the book. "...The oldest smart person trick in the book. "If you don't know the answer to a question make one up" The person with a false answer to an unanswerable question is in many ways advantaged over the honest one who admits that they just don't know.Mark Walker Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719841995237737507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-20027976975793047912011-08-21T07:34:40.098-05:002011-08-21T07:34:40.098-05:00Somebody said “It is because we have free will”.
...Somebody said “It is because we have free will”.<br /><br />We do have free will to a point, but if we are born down syndrome or mentally deranged or inflicted with some horrific disease of some kind or born in a country where hunger and starvation and little education is just a way of life then those people which are many do not really have much in the way of free will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-7435513682475201992010-12-27T04:05:38.758-06:002010-12-27T04:05:38.758-06:00"God" is a hypthesis just like dark matt..."God" is a hypthesis just like dark matter and the Higgs Boson. The difference here is that you can be sure that based on the history of science that dark matter and the Higgs Boson will be history in the not to distant future. Science will be tackling different problems. It's progressive. "God" will never be proven or disproven. It is up to the individual to belienve or not to believe. I am an athiest however I believe that in a free democratic society everyone has the right to believe or not belive in "God". A personal god. Regilion however is a different matter. Reglion is man made and is therefore flawed with all the flaws of man. The history of religion is a history of revenge, intolerance, genocide and violence. I don't know the statistics but I would imagine many "religious" people have a strong presonal faith and belief in "god" and at the same time question the authority of their religous leaders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192095615954358344.post-1363895179135334162010-11-22T19:03:26.636-06:002010-11-22T19:03:26.636-06:00I have a difficult time understanding how intellig...I have a difficult time understanding how intelligent people can have a belief in God, in the traditional sense. I mean this literally; I really try to understand that side of the argument, but simply cannot.<br /><br />The intense defensiveness which frequently appears whenever somebody who does believe in this, and considers themselves intelligent, does not help me in this pursuit.<br /><br />In my current state of rational (or so I believe) thinking, I see the World around me, and I have answers for some things and I do not have answers for others. I do not feel the urge to answer these unknowns with an illogical (even absurd - to me) conviction that a "being" or "entity" created everything. I know the answers will or will come in the future.<br /><br />It is quite self-evident to me that I am, as all else is, purely coincidental, and everything that is to happen has yet to be determined. To some, this is utterly ridiculous, and I am currently unable to ascertain why. <br /><br />Could it possibly be an "ignorance is bliss" situation, and that although somebody might know something can't be true they block it out in order to be able to believe something that they want to? Or could it be having such a strong conviction of something, that it blocks out all "sound" judgment?EJnoreply@blogger.com