Frank Apisa

And I thank you for that same reason, 180.

Easiest assertion to show as wrong. All you have to do is give one syllogism that shows any of those things...and my assertion falls to ruin. But you ...

I say, "Screw the descriptors. State a position on the question as fully and accurately as one can." I even dislike using "agnostic" these days...and ...

Don't think so, Jorn. But we will see where this goes.

Laughter is good for you. We are both getting lots of laughs. A win/win situation. Don't get that very often on the Internet. Hope you are enjoying it...

Guess whatever you like. Great thing about a guess is...it might be correct. Unfortunately, inherent in "it might be correct" is..."it might be incorr...

Yeah, they are. And so are you and so am I and so it goes with all the humans on the planet.' Everything we eat turns to shit. The economy is NOT run ...

We agree on that, 180. Your position is laughable.

If you think I am wrong...easy enough to show me to be wrong. Here is a C: Therefore there are no gods. Give me the P1 and P2 to arrive at it. Here is...

I have no problem with you living in your land of fantasy, 180. Best to think of my laughing as laughing WITH you even though you know I am laughing A...

If you want to blindly guess there are no gods...and pretend it is something more than a blind guess...do so, 180. I enjoy a laugh as much as the next...

No reasoning or logic involved in any of the guesses about whether there are gods or not. Strong atheists and theists share that quality...making blin...

We have disagreed on so much, Banno, allow me this moment to agree wholeheartedly with what you are saying here. One of the problems I have with descr...

Previous page. You didn't miss it. You are trying to be cute...and pretend my response was not coherent. It was coherent. What it wasn't, Banno, was t...

You are correct, you cannot speak for them. By the same token I cannot speak for "pretty much every other human being on this planet." But I can speak...

I have no idea of "what it is like to be God. I was asked for a coherent definition of what I mean by gods...I gave it.

There is NO way to KNOW if there is at least one god...or if there are none. There is NO way to KNOW if it is more probable that there is at least one...

Let's stick to the question of "Are there any gods involved in the REALITY of existence?" My response is: I do not know if gods exist or not; I see no...

Of course not. Is that the level on which you want to discuss this? I do not want to take up your time if you think I am a simpleton...or an unworthy ...

If you would prefer to divert to that kind of shit, 180...do it with a fellow amateur, not with me.

The first part of what you said there sounds very fair to me, Banno... ...although we might have to discuss what "consistent and tenable" means. We ca...

If by "theism is not true" you mean that the assertion, "There is a god" is not true... ...then there is no way I could possibly have answered it. I h...

Okay...if you and the others say so. Although I prefer to be more circumspect. Okay, if you say so. But I prefer to be more circumspect. As for things...

See above.

No problemo! Each subtly different. #1: What do I mean when I use the word “god” in questions like “Do you think it more likely that there are no gods...

Okay...then I will respond to the part that deals with the word "god." I have several "definitions" (explanations of what I mean when I use the word.....

Is this comment directed to the word "define" or to the word "god?" It started as though to the former...but ended as though to the latter

I am not being a wise-ass...nor am I joking. I am genuinely interested in the position you are taking (I suspect I oppose it), but just as you have co...

I'm interested in what you mean by "define." How do YOU define...define? It is difficult to define something if your impressions of what define means ...

Okay. You do seem convinced of that. I am not. But, it has no practical purpose for me in my life at the moment, so I'll leave it be.

Sounds like fantasy to me. IF what follows is the question proposed, are you saying that the guesses would lead us to "valid information" on the truth...

I wonder if this is so...or if it is just something you are supposing is so. Has it been tested? There is something gnawing at me saying, "The general...

I still do not understand for certain what you are saying, but it sounds a lot like: If you assert "there are no gods"...no burden of proof arises. I ...

Absolutely loved it. Day before yesterday, (because of a post in another forum) I had occasion to listen to Scott Joplin...and really enjoyed it. Rag ...

Ahhh...unbridled capitalism is easier to argue against than you seem to suppose, Kev. Free Enterprise, which is subtly a different thing, is the thing...

Yup, I know several ex-Catholics who do that. I have a Jewish friend who makes a habit of ordering ham on rye in deli's. I respect his right to do so....

This thread has made me feel terrific. I'm not alone in my realization that the Church peddled nonsense to me and I accepted it for years...but althou...

Yes we can. Although...it is funny that I am as agnostic as they come, but when certain people who call themselves "Christians" start to pick on the C...

The new stuff is dull. I agree. Wholeheartedly. The Latin Mass got lots of heat back in the day, but when changed, it was missed almost immediately. B...

In my opinion, the ceremonies of the Catholic Church and, let's say, the British Royalty...are far from uninspiring. I think they inspire the hell out...

Yeah, for me...except for the fact that mine lead to agnosticism rather than atheism. And it happened a bit later for me. I was about 21. At age 20, I...

Stephen Miller looks the part of Goebbels. As for Pompeo, either he learns to like lettuce and salads....or being the Goering of the administration is...

They are scum. Never before have I ever felt embarrassed for my country.

I am "taken aback" by goddam near everything this administration does with regard to goddam near anything it encounters. This is THE worst administrat...

The notion of ignoring unanswerable question as a philosophical stance is an absurdity. The main focus of philosophy since the time of the early Greek...

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After posting that comment, I thought: A bit harsh, Frank. So...if the guy could explain what he was aiming at, he might be able to convince me he was...

Bill's personal "general philosophy" is more a bumper sticker than a philosophy. It has an intellectual sound, but I suspect most intelligent people w...

Actually, galaxies are made up of lots of dust...some of which turns into stars which then turn back into dust. And planets and such also.

Suggestion for what might be a doctoral level experiment, B. Mark a ball with a red dot...and drop THAT INDIVIDUAL ball each time with the red dot in ...