Frank Apisa

Okay...I agree. It is a common cliche. But you asked me a question...and the question was, "How could i have worded that better?" I answered that ques...

Okay. I just hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I thought it was very well done...above average production. And it told an absorbing story with all...

In his excellent book, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, Richard Bach suggested that (paraphrase) if one opens any book to any page, o...

Well...if you were asking him if he thought that aliens (other sentient beings) exist on other planets, you could have written, "Do you suppose that t...

What on Earth does "believe in aliens" mean to you? Is that actually the best wording you could come up with to communicate what you actually mean?

There is no real separation. Each house of the Congress starts each session with prayers to "Almighty God"...and there is not a politician in America ...

Best explanation of power ever given: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab6GyR_5N6c

Occam's Razor...along with Pascal's Wager...are two of the most absurd attempts at meaningful, philosophical principle. Nothing Einstein and Peirce sa...

So...because we disagree...that means I have no knowledge of philosophy whatsoever??? And you think YOU have knowledge of philosophy! If you understoo...

The name of the department you are looking for is Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.) Now that you know it......

No it isn't. This may seem a diversion from the thread topic, but it is NOT. If that is so, why do you suppose people who are making a guess...A PUREL...

Nah...opinions are opinions. If you express an opinion as "I 'believe' such and such"...you are disguising the fact that it is an opinion. Much better...

Seems to me it would make sense to state what is being stated without characterizing it as "I belief" or "I think"...and just stating what is attempti...

Seems to me that you have two choices here: Quote a passage...and give a citation. Or acknowledge that you cannot. Allow me to take this opportunity t...

One: You ought never to refer to yourself in the third person. It is the boorish form of egoism. Two: Quote the Koran passage where Allah says "I hate...

NoberernoLife will NEVER acknowledge that Allah cannot hate the followers of the god of Abraham...because Allah IS the god of Abraham. Nobeer is not i...

I have offered more of substance than you are able to digest. Horse shit. If the definition of "god" is such a problem...why not change the question t...

I repeat: "There is absolutely no unambiguous evidence for or against the existence of gods." Like I said...there is absolutely no unambiguous evidenc...

I'm not nuts about the parameters you set up for this...they seem contrived. But I see "the spirit" of what you are after...and I agree. The ethical t...

Actually, I left you off by mistake. I have to repeat it...the people who don't get it need lots of schooling. And I have told you a million times, "K...

The above comment was addressed to you people.

I think (suspect) by now that it is obvious to most people actually following the conversations here...that there are some people who use the descript...

I have no problem with the concept of sin, Antidote...providing "sin" is thought of as "doing something someone considers wrong, unnecessarily harmful...

This is further evidence of the corruption of the word "believe." I'm not faulting, Cabbage Farmer, about it...just commenting on how the corruption m...

I did. But what I entered was "Definition of Internet FAE." I thought it was one of those Internet acronyms. I realize now that fae...is a term for fa...

I cannot speak for all agnostics, but if it were I making that decision, I would do it by flipping a coin. I am not being flip (pun intended) here...I...

You are totally wrong...but that should not bother you, because you seem to have more practice at that than most people. I am not going anywhere.

So you cannot. Okay...I didn't think you could. And I am not going anywhere.

We are 5 by 5 at this point. I agree completely. Correct. 1 can only be obtained by guessing. 2 has a bit more information, but a guess still is in or...

What Athena said is absolutely correct. The "Allah" of Islam...IS the god of Abraham. If you are not even aware of that...you should not be in a discu...

If you could logically show any of my arguments to be illogical...you would have done it. You haven't. All you've done is what Trump does so often...c...

I most assuredly am not "in over my head"...which is the kind of thing that loses its effectiveness once out of the sandbox. But let's not make this a...

You are an amateur. But...let's not make this thread about you and your errors.

It applies to you also.

I'm allowing you guys to beat the piss out of yourselves...and laughing each time I get to the keyboard. You guys are too easy, though. I like when I ...

Oops, hit the post button rather than the review. Lots of mistakes I did not get to edit. Sorry 'bout that.

Thank you, Athena. In another thread, I responded to someone that the very last thing in the world I would wat...is to be GOD. Imagine the terror of f...

What I say about atheism is correct. That seems to be what bothers you. Stop allowing me to bother so easily. People who use the word "atheist" as a d...

That might fit on a tee shirt, but I would not try it on a hat or bumper sticker.

First of all, let me mention that "guessing" is an absolute necessity to almost every scholarly or scientific endeavor. I am NOT bad-mouthing guessing...

No...I do not "believe" I am Frank. I KNOW I AM FRANK. You truly are having trouble understanding that concept, aren't you.

If someone wants to think that "knowledge" is "belief"...fine with me. If they want to think it is a cheese sandwich...that is also okay with me. I'll...

TRUE...period. Unless you are an atheist who wants to pretend possession of a proof that simply does not exist.

You won't. There are none...although that will not stop some people from insisting there are.

Facts. Definition of knowledge 1a(1): the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association (2): acquai...

One...I hope you do not think I am a Christian...of any sort. I most assuredly am not Two...part of Christian history has been as savage as the histor...

This conversation you are having with several people stems from the corruption of that word "believe" that I have talked about. Some of these people t...

Thank you, Athena. I have as much frustration with the impact of religious thinking on our society as the next...but I think it is best combated by no...

You are the guy who made the assertion about the first few popes. I furnished you the names of the first 12 popes. Now you are asking me to do the job...

Sounds reasonable to me, CF. In fact, I might even borrow that quote after checking it out independently. But this all refers back to something you sa...