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It is true that God has endowed man with the faculty of reason, which like a lamp, shows him the right path and dispels his doubts and misconceptions. It is an extremely useful and essential faculty and a great blessing. Nonetheless, it has one major flaw: it cannot, on its own, take us to the true nature of things, for absolutely certainty consists in knowing things as they actually are. The best that reason can do is to postulate the need for something to exist, ...

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I've been having this crazy conversation with Teejay in the Psychiatric Ward. Check it out if you like visiting the dentist. I have decided it boils down to a fundamental difference in philosophy and an approach to what we think we know. Teejay thinks his religious view is absolutely true, and more than that, 'provable' by debate. He believes that anyone not convinced by his bluster must be deluded or stupid. On the other hand, I have definite opinions about things but I'm aware, given my impressive ...

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QURAN: Sent and Saved by Allah : Verily, it is We Who have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We are its Guardians. [ 15:10 ]

Originally posted by ZulqarnainMasih

Distinctions.
Peace be on everyone.
1- Holy Quran tells that divine guidance was sent to all regions on earth. (35:35)


2-The very first leaf of the Holy Quran praises the Lord Who is the Sustainer of all the worlds. The last passage urges one to pray to the Lord of mankind. Thus the concept of entire universe is preneted in the Holy Quran. God in Holy Quran is not God of the Arabs or the Muslims. No Book before Holy Quran had addressed the whole humanity and

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Originally posted by showmeproof

I'm a strong atheist and I would list as my reasons:
1) Physics
2) Chemistry
3) Evolution
4) Molecular Biology (which is the strongest evidence for #3)
5) Paleoanthropology
6) Anthropology
7) Consciousness/Mind being a product of an evolved organ; the brain
8) Ancient Near East history (specifically Late Bronze and Early Iron Age)
9) Skepticism and the wariness of ideas that define themselves as immune to scrutiny (especially 'revelation'...not

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Tags: david hume, evidence, evidentialism, facts, fideism, michael shermerfaith, naturalism, paul kurtz, rationalism, reason, skepticism, william kingdon clifford

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