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December 9, 2011
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No. Not Richard Dawkins. He’s only #7 and is reportedly still stuck in that elevator without Skepchick. #1 is animal rights’ Peter Singer. More.

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Well each and every one of them will one day, on The Day, give an account to You Know Who for their foolishness.celal777
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DrREC,
So what’s the dogma?,,
Glad you asked,, Oh let's see,, Being absolutely defiant, even very deceptive, to accept the facts that God is the best explanation for,,,
1. The instantaneous Creation of the universe 2. The extreme Fine Tuning of the universe 3. The non material (quantum information), and non-local (beyond space and time), basis of reality (i.e. atheists believing in materialism even though materialism is falsified by quantum mechanics) 4. The 'eternal', timeless, nature of light 5. The Privileged Planet Principle 6. The Extremely Sudden Origin Of life on earth 7. The long term precise biogeochemical terraforming of the earth to make it habitable for higher life forms 8. The Cambrian Explosion as well as other 'explosive' appearances in the fossil record, as well as the overall stasis 9. etc.. etc.. etc
More detailed notes and references:
Predictions of Materialism compared to Predictions of Theism within the scientific method: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dc8z67wz_5fwz42dg9
further notes from Dr. Craig:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1P6L_QtpZ1pSyOjWvuEOXBWqLFZPdSAWor-MTzKbpVC0
Song and verse:
Creed - Bullet http://www.youtube.com/v/KtCHFLMRX78&fs=1&source=uds&autoplay=1 Matthew 6:24 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
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Dr Rec Religious people only bring love to the world, and never do anything bad to anyone. (How do you like it when someone bullshits you the way you bullshit us. By the way, why did you bail on the discussion about genomic information transfer? Have you figured out how a immaterial quality becomes established in a material object?))Upright BiPed
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Why would atheists making arguments against theism show atheism is dogmatic? One can argue over things far short of dogma (a single, authoritative belief enforced by the organization), like opinions. Look at the terms used to describe atheism-weak/strong, positive/negative. Practical atheism. Different alternatives. So what's the dogma? That some people wipe the floor with you when you make silly arguments?DrREC
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GUN as to
Many like to think that atheists tend to be just as dogmatic as the religious, but IMO it’s just not true.
Please feel free to wander over to PZ's site, or even on youtube ID/Evolution videos for that matter, and test your 'non-dogmatic atheist' hypothesis out by briefly defending the theistic position. Please do come back and tell us how reasonable and non-dogmatic the atheists are to you. :)bornagain77
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Understood. Thanks...Upright BiPed
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It was in a sort of response to Goodusername..who stated “many like to like to think atheist are as dogmatic as the religious". I am religious as are the majority of my friends and family...dogmatic thinking is not a core trait of any of them. Open minded, exploratory conversations filled with doubts and disagreements occur all the time between us. We all find it an intellectually fulfilling growth process that crosses denominations, religions and beliefs.MedsRex
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please explainUpright BiPed
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Many like to place " the religious" under the blanket of dogmatism but based upon my personal experience it's just not true.MedsRex
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What an interesting list. Well, I was really disappointed by the basd placements of some (especially PZ and James Randi). Probably, the "celebrity based" list is more interesting.gpuccio
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Yet for an atheist to make our ranking of the 50 top atheists in the world—given in ascending order—it is not enough merely to deny that God exists. More is required. Certainty.
Then how did Richard Dawkins make the list at all? “Have you ever had doubts about your atheism? Have you ever considered renouncing it?” “Of course I have doubts all the time,” he said http://byfaithonline.com/page/in-the-world/richard-dawkins-the-atheist-evangelist Probably because if such a guideline were followed, it would be difficult to even make a top 5 list. Many like to think that atheists tend to be just as dogmatic as the religious, but IMO it's just not true.goodusername
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Strange, I thought all atheists were #2... :) They are full of it- :razz:Joe
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Don't worry Dicky D, you are still the number 1 heathen in my book.... Just check this sick thrown down by Dicky D:
Richard Dawkins - Beware the Believers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaGgpGLxLQw
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