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What makes you think that people who use the bible as an excuse to do "bad things" are necessarily twisting it? The bible is quite clear in its condonation of slavery; if anyone would say otherwise, I'd say they are the ones twisting it. Yet slavery is just the tip of the Bible iceberg of BS...

Muslims who are not aware of their religion? Since when is "Muslim" a race? At least this is the only possible explanation I see for your... argument. Really? You came to a conclusion without even analyzing its premises? That's a quite foolish thing to do.

Ok, so answer it now: Do you agree that was a possible scenario or not? Certainly if their culture prepared the girls for it... Nice, so maybe we can get eemaan to agree that Muhammed didn't rape Aisha. My problem is much more with the absurd justification eemaan gave to this fact (and that he...

You are the one trying to defend a pedophile here, eemaan. If people here weren't blinded by their religious tolerance masks you would already be banned from this forum. I ask you again: would you let Muhammad rape your daughter? Very simple question, just say yes or no. Yes she was, sex with...

AFAIK, this claim isn't even disputed by the Muslim community, or anyone else that I've heard of. Some sources would be nice. Silly me, I almost forgot about all those children who like to be raped by 53 years old lunatics. Obviously all today's pedophiles are victims of our unfair and...

So... would you let Muhammad rape your daughter? Do you know of course that the problems with raping a 9 year old are not only psychological, but also physical? Do you suggest people have mutated so much since then that little girls can no longer stand being raped? Or maybe you believe...

It ?fs happened before-- we call it the Dark Ages.

You mean I am wrong, Reiku? But how is that possible if "everybody's right"? Maybe this only applies to postmodernists...

Sabro, I think you're confounding simple human rationality with scientific rationality. This "functional description" you talk about might be true for many people (even scientists) on a personal level, but it just doesn't apply to the scientific method or science as a whole. Science as a method...

As much as the denial of the Easter Bunny by adults serves as a proof that their brains have a Easter Bunny "structure".

Considering the much higher rate of "swear words" on Reiku's post I don't quite understand why you didn't say that before. Well, whatever.:relief:

You mean misinformed as in WRONG information? But how can it be WRONG if "everybody's right" and "reality is just a reflection of our beliefs"?

Continuing from the other thread... I didn't call quantum physics a "postmodernist bullshit theory"; I said you purposedly distort what quantum physics is about to support your own postmodernist bullshit theory, which is made quite clear here: I can only imagine this to be a gross...

It's not a simplified explanation, Reiku, it has absolutely nothing to do with quantum physics. This is a common myth that some people seem to like because it confirms their postmodernist bullshit theories. You said it yourself that you tend to 'forget' quantum physics. I say you never learned...

Also known as Relativist Fallacy, which can be disproved by the simple fact that there are people who disagree with it. I'm yet to see any philosopher worth his salt that would agree with what you wrote. Remember that Philosophy and postmodernist bullshit are two very different things.:souka:

Well, I guess now we are even when it comes to patronizing. :relief:

Already answered. I'll admit to have called faith a sort of weakness, and my opinion is still the same. You can try to convince me of the contrary of course, but just saying "it's not" won't be enough. Is it? I don't remember calling you "inferior, ignorant, unintelligent or less than honest"...

Ok, let's test my grammar skills: "I see this kind of attempt to universalize a personal need as a dishonest method of self-assurance." The blue part is referring to the red part. Does "attempt to universalize a personal need" equals the word "faith"? No. It was referring to Void's attempt to...

Since we were discussing methods I think it was quite clear that I was refering to methods, not motives... I never claimed that faith, as a motive, never saved lives. I'll try to be more specific from now on.

They are opposites. If whatever you believed was supported by logic and evidence, then you wouldn't need "faith" anymore-- it would be just a fact. And I didn't say faith was dishonest; I said it was dishonest to torture semantics in order to pretend everyone thinks the same way as you do.