Comments on: Fool-proof Proof of God http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 07:33:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: coventryrm http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-85450 coventryrm Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:11:10 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-85450 Spirituality Many comments back in this thread I was questioned on how could an Atheist believe in Spirituality. My son just recently started working for an organization called Telos in Orem Utah that is a treatment center for at risk teens. I was looking over their website and I thought the way they defined Spirituality hit the nail on the head for me and thought I would share. "Spirituality: We believe spirituality is a person’s ability to connect to a purpose greater than oneself. It allows one to understand and live principles of goodness. It also allows the mind and spirit control physical and emotional impulses. Spirituality is an essential component in the development of individual worth and moral reasoning." I was telling my Son how I liked this definition and that I had run into resistance from people of faith saying that it didn't make sense for an Atheist to claim spirituality, he responded with the following comment. "so when you are talking to reactionary Christians like me, use the word humanist and we'll think of the Renaissance instead of Lenin" Just thought I would share. Spirituality

Many comments back in this thread I was questioned on how could an Atheist believe in Spirituality.

My son just recently started working for an organization called Telos in Orem Utah that is a treatment center for at risk teens. I was looking over their website and I thought the way they defined Spirituality hit the nail on the head for me and thought I would share.

“Spirituality: We believe spirituality is a person’s ability to connect to a purpose greater than oneself. It allows one to understand and live principles of goodness. It also allows the mind and spirit control physical and emotional impulses. Spirituality is an essential component in the development of individual worth and moral reasoning.”

I was telling my Son how I liked this definition and that I had run into resistance from people of faith saying that it didn’t make sense for an Atheist to claim spirituality, he responded with the following comment.

“so when you are talking to reactionary Christians like me, use the word humanist and we’ll think of the Renaissance instead of Lenin”

Just thought I would share.

]]> By: Achick http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-85292 Achick Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:43:33 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-85292 I believe the one thing that would prove to an Atheist is having to explain to God why the atheist survived his own birth and denied all the proof that is before us on a daily basis that science says" it is because it is." Kind of hard to look God in the face and call him a deception. Just an Angel placed on earth to be a sticker in the side of none believers. IMHO I believe the one thing that would prove to an Atheist is having to explain to God why the atheist survived his own birth and denied all the proof that is before us on a daily basis that science says” it is because it is.” Kind of hard to look God in the face and call him a deception. Just an Angel placed on earth to be a sticker in the side of none believers. IMHO

]]> By: coventryrm http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-85110 coventryrm Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:26:47 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-85110 well like I said a long time ago, if someone could move MT Bachelor a little closer to Portland it would save me some driving time. I would very much appreciate it. :) well like I said a long time ago, if someone could move MT Bachelor a little closer to Portland it would save me some driving time. I would very much appreciate it. :)

]]> By: MCQ http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-85107 MCQ Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:33:48 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-85107 I'm hoping it won't come to that coventry, but hey, whatever you need! I’m hoping it won’t come to that coventry, but hey, whatever you need!

]]> By: coventryrm http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-85019 coventryrm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:43:03 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-85019 Being struck dumb would convince me if it came as a direct result of such a challenge, or even seeing one of you move a mountain with your faith. Being struck dumb would convince me if it came as a direct result of such a challenge, or even seeing one of you move a mountain with your faith.

]]> By: Andrew S. http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-84959 Andrew S. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:14:58 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-84959 lol, my sarcasm tag again failed. lol, my sarcasm tag again failed.

]]> By: Andrew S. http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-84958 Andrew S. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:14:40 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-84958 My tag must not have gone through. Alma's arguments against Korihor are shockingly poor (e.g., what proof do you have that God *doesn't* exist? [Alma 30:40], aren't you AFRAID of God, why tempt him? Argument from design, Argument from popularity, argument from authority [Alma 30:44]), but even the song-and-dance show to make it legitimate (oh, so Korihor gets his in the end, as presumably all heathen nonbeliever anti-Christs will, with a dazzling sign from God of muteness) is just offensive. Also, according to Alma, all atheists are really theists deep down inside who are just under the devil's power. My tag must not have gone through. Alma’s arguments against Korihor are shockingly poor (e.g., what proof do you have that God *doesn’t* exist? [Alma 30:40], aren’t you AFRAID of God, why tempt him? Argument from design, Argument from popularity, argument from authority [Alma 30:44]), but even the song-and-dance show to make it legitimate (oh, so Korihor gets his in the end, as presumably all heathen nonbeliever anti-Christs will, with a dazzling sign from God of muteness) is just offensive.

Also, according to Alma, all atheists are really theists deep down inside who are just under the devil’s power.

]]> By: Seth R. http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-84954 Seth R. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:08:13 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-84954 Not good enough for me. The mere fact that a being has magic powers doesn't automatically make him worship-worthy in my mind. Not good enough for me.

The mere fact that a being has magic powers doesn’t automatically make him worship-worthy in my mind.

]]> By: MCQ http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-84950 MCQ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:03:57 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-84950 Glad to hear it Andrew! Glad to hear it Andrew!

]]> By: Andrew S. http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970&cpage=3#comment-84944 Andrew S. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:34:05 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=970#comment-84944 "believe in god or you will be struck dumb." That's a god I can believe in! “believe in god or you will be struck dumb.”

That’s a god I can believe in!

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