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Yes, that clarifies your position, path-of-one, thank you.

Do you allow atheists equal say in this or only theists? I ask because you descibed how you think atheists define God and how the world looks to atheists. What you wrote did not resonate with me at all and I am an athiest. Your challenge about "equal say" coming on the back of that sort of...

This is beyond my comprehension. People on the internet acquire just as real personalities for me as do the people in "real life." Tone of voice, attitude toward others--these things come through in choice of words and patterns of interaction and are the "stuff of life" so far as I am concerned...

Thank you. :) I don't think I remember. Ruby

"Belief equation." If you mean "religious belief," then you seem to be right up there with the best of them. But when it comes to believing the evidence of certain new scientific investigation you seem to be very skeptical and an unbeliever in the real sense of the word. For your information...

I see you found reason for your unbelief, as I predicted. You couldn't see were it not for the eye. You couldn't taste were it not for the tongue. You couldn't smell were it not for the nose. Nor could you have spiritual experiences were it not for the god spot on your brain. That you try to...

Depends what you mean by "prove." I think the very fact that this organ or whatever exists and that it functions to produce exactly what humans have since the beginning of recorded history described as god suggests to a very large extent that it may be the link between "god" and humans. The fact...

The "trick of the brain" vs the "trick of words." Hmmm. Both can be interesting. Earl, I think Tao said very nice things about my posts in this thread and on the other forum. I appreciated it. Maybe you missed where I said so in Post 65. I'm not trying to be tricky; just simple and straightforward.

Earl, I don't know what materialist reductionism is but it sounds sinister. However, if you think I am reducing the mystical feeling or numinous to something materialistic you must have failed to understand what you were reading. Feel free to ask for clarification. However, I am thinking just...

That statement could be made only by a person who has chosen to disregard the evidence. In my opinion, the hard sciences are the worst possible approach to the topic of god because "god" is not a substance. In my experience, the social sciences hold the key--cultural anthropology and social and...

Determining an entity's existence requires far more than investigation from one angle. At least, for my satisfaction it does when it regards so important an entity as a God that can cast one's soul into hell for eternity for believing the wrong things. I think that in Post 50 (copied below for...

Naw, you don't exist to the people who don't know about you. You're just a statistic to them. Just another rich American using up resources. Nothing more and nothing less. Feel free to judge my answer as you like. I need to go for an appointment and won't be able to respond for some time.

Hey, Ghostie, nice to meet you. :) Yes you exist. I proved it. Got you to respond promptly to me. Hey, that is no evidence of a change. You liked a good discussion two years ago already if memory serves.

I have already proved that you exist. I remember you from two years ago. A "ghost in a machine" that posts pictures of itself that look exactly like human beings and tells stories that correspond exactly with the lives of human beings, and commits deeds online that correspond with deeds done...

Thanks, path and tao.

When I saw your title I was made to think of Christian Atheist, as Russ Belville identifies. It's been a while since read his story, and you can read it for yourself, but if I remember correctly, he was raised Christian and liked the Jesus story but had problems with Christian theology so he...

Your title reminded me of of Russ Belville who identifies as Christian Atheist. You can read his story for yourself but he tells how he loved the Jesus story but did not identify as a Christian so finally he settled for Christian Atheist. It's been a while since I read it so I forget the details.

I finshed my Masters degree in theological studies this spring.

Good to see you again, too. Yup, I expected you to make sense. Wasn't I supposed to? Better try another language maybe. Well, I've been talking with fairly fundamentalist Christians and they're dogmatic alright, but sense is one thing they don't make to an atheist. Their dogmatism doesn't...