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Phanta
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CS: "If Brains are Intelligently Designed, Then What Would a Non-Designed Brain Look Like" ?

My answer to these two similar questions are going to be quite similar so I’ll write a general response and then give a few more thoughts. This is actually my biggest contention in regards to... Religion & Spirituality

Hurdleez-Swampede
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What country was the Garden of Eden in?

Of the options listed Iraq if my geography isn’t too bad, “The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.” That said I... Religion & Spirituality

Anonymous
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When you die, would you rather cease to exist or wander the earth forever never being able to interact with anything?

Wander, is still get to watch everything and that’d be pretty sweet. I want to know what happens. Religion & Spirituality

Hurdleez-Swampede
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Is mocking tongues really the unpardonable sin and is that the same as Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost?

I picked F, but I think some nuance is required. There is a phenomenon known as glossolalia which is known to be more frequent in religious contexts in which a person believes they’re speaking in... Religion & Spirituality

IronSheep
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Should the government be involved in making laws to regulate moral behavior? If so, to what extent?

Well this is kind of a strange question. I think in some sense all laws are loosely based on morality. We make it illegal because it’s wrong to kill as well as detrimental to a functioning... Society & Politics

Phanta
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Where You Aware That There Was a Prominent Christian Group That Amalgamated Christianity With Nazi Political Ideology [note flag & see my Updates] ?

Yeah, positive Christianity was the officially espoused religion of the Nazi party. Hitler himself was a little more of a wild card as I pointed out in myTake Hitler a Pantheist, Christian,... Religion & Spirituality

Phanta
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Why Do Atheists Use the Most Unpleasant Stories Involving the Old Testament God as a Straw Man to Represent All Concepts of God?

Not a biased poll at all 😂 From what I’ve seen they don’t, unless someone claims they’re a Christian and that they’re god is all good. They’ll then cite the source text for their belief to show... Religion & Spirituality

BlacklightShade
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When did you stop believing in God?

18 it wasn’t a short process. I had been a youth “pastor” for 6th grade boys from ~15-17, was being mentored by a more senior pastor in hopes of becoming one myself, and engrossed in coming up... Religion & Spirituality

SirRexington
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Do you guys believe religion and politics are separate from each other or intricately linked?

There’s of course the differentiation of whether or not something IS the case, or if it SHOULD be the case. That said I’m certain that religion is inextricably linked to politics for most... Religion & Spirituality

Hurdleez-Swampede
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Which of these 7 atheists do you think is most likely to change into theistic views before their death and why?

Don’t know Tom Jump, so couldn’t say. I find t a strange question to ask, but I guess I could still swing a guess. I’d guess Sam Harris as he’s already deeply “spiritual” and enveloped in... Religion & Spirituality

Phanta
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Did You Know That Christianity is the World's Oldest Religion in That it is an Unbroken Continuation of What Was Planned Since Earliest Times?

I guess C? Although more specifically on this question it’s just not apparently true even if we were to allow that Christianity’s history should be extended with Judaism’s history. Judaism is... Religion & Spirituality

Nadim171
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Did women have a bigger role in the early church than what we know today?

Is this a question or a statement? If the latter I’d suggest writing a myTake as that’s more the venue for doing so. Presuming the former I’ll take a swing at answering. The answer depends on... Religion & Spirituality

Phanta
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Where do you stand on gay and lesbian conversion therapy and why?

A. Under the presumption that you’re talking about kids or imposing it upon the gays. What consenting adults do is none of my business so if an adult gay wanted to do it that’d be there... Religion & Spirituality

kaewk
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According To You, How Did The Universe Come Into Existence?

I wrote this in response to another question, but I think it does a decent job of addressing your question here so I’ll just copy-paste it and you can ask if you have a question. I may not be able... Religion & Spirituality

Anonymous
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Do you think rape was a natural/biological mating strategy for men at one point in time, but a multitude of processes has put a halt to this practice?

Didn’t you already ask this? Or is this a new question in response to your prior one? Presuming the latter I’ll just continue with my point from our last discussion. It’s a rather strange... Society & Politics

Anonymous
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What do you think is the origin of universe and life? Do you believe in God?

Both questions aren’t yet resolved. That said our answers to the origins of life are rather more developed (imo don’t tell comsologists I said that.) We have several promising theories... Religion & Spirituality

Hurdleez-Swampede
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During personal existence, why do the majority of people think they are the owner of their existence rather than the user of their existence?

Who else owns me? I thought we came to a determination on the ownership of humans a few centuries ago, but apparently that’s still somewhat unresolved. That said your comment, “whoever or... Religion & Spirituality

bigbang101
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Are atheists brainwashed as much as they claim theists to be brainwashed?

Humans are all prone to various cognitive errors by virtue of being human. That said if you had asked me a year or two ago I would’ve easily said that theists or more generally the various theisms... Religion & Spirituality

Waffles731
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So this is probably a dumb question but I'm being serious here, The Bible says Jesus was a Carpenter, but does it mention if he was good at it?

Well the Greek Of Matthew 13:55 specifically calls Jesus a τέκτονος or in our letters tektonos. Tekton is less specific than “carpenter”, it really is more akin to our term “crafstman”. This is... Religion & Spirituality

11110000bbbb
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If you are Atheist, why don't you just take a chance and try believing in something in case hell is real?

Who’s hell? If I believe in your god what if I piss off some other god and get thrown in a worse hell? Also to be intellectually consistent I’d have to believe in everything so long as there was a... Religion & Spirituality

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