27th September 2011
“Those who need a god will have one.”
Anon.
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September 27th, 2011 at 3:25
and vice versa
September 27th, 2011 at 8:38
“I have no need of that hypothesis”, said Laplace when asked why he did not mention god in his work. A brave man for his day.
September 27th, 2011 at 13:26
Short, sweet, and oh so true.
September 27th, 2011 at 14:08
Brother you can say that again.
September 27th, 2011 at 16:12
I don’t have much to say about this quote, but do you wanna see a creationist get his ass handed to him?
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/09/26/bob-enyart-and-will-duffy-partners-in-idiocy/
September 27th, 2011 at 17:11
ELECTRA………………………….
VERY interesting stuff. i signed up for the free thought blog
so we’ll see what happens with that. i love finding all this
new ( to me ) stuff. whenever you’ve got something
to share , please do !! i pick uo SO MUCH good
stuff on AQOTD !!! did you find the funeral story i
left for you yesterday ??
September 27th, 2011 at 17:19
Today’s quote reminds me of Solomon.
September 27th, 2011 at 17:31
Yep, RJ – that’s was a good story about your Ghostly Uncle.
September 27th, 2011 at 17:41
It is funny if you substitute the word for master for god, or any other word that would complete the idea “weaklings need protection and will find it in the darndest places”.
When you consider the vareity of “god defined” what you get is a mish-mash of silliness that validate the P.T. Barnum adage about “fools” and how often they are born.
September 27th, 2011 at 17:47
naturofreality……………at 1739
well yeah, it Does kinda sound like him ………….
but if it WAS him it would be more like
” those whose needs a God, will because
those needs have one god or they
will burns in HELL !!!!!!!
September 27th, 2011 at 17:49
SINJIN ……………..AT 1741
HOME RUN !!!!!
September 27th, 2011 at 17:57
It seems a little pessimistic.
If both this and its opposite are true, the foreseeable future sees humanity entrenched in religion.
September 27th, 2011 at 18:00
REETBOB………………….
dont run off !!!!!!!!!!
tell me why you think that !!!!
September 27th, 2011 at 18:08
If those who need a god have one and those who don’t, don’t, and the majority if the world believes in a god, clearly many people need their god.
Need is a strong word. How do you alter people’s needs? If you can’t then you can’t destroy their gods either.
What do you think?
September 27th, 2011 at 18:48
reetBob at 1808
well, i dont know how you would change peoples’
needs. but what i find MORE interesting in your
post, is the idea of destroying their gods.
i mean why would you want to ????? assuming
that was even possible.
it seems to me that, realistically, atheists will
always be a minority…..and our general “tasK”
is to, if questioned, present SOLID arguments
for our viewpoints.
we can, and do, attract like minds, and we study
each others’ views and arguments and evidence.
but as far as pressing our viewpoints upon the
religionistas with the idea of gaining (or FORCING)
converts………..that seems to me a little like
jousting at windmills.
also, since we do not believe in a god, then all there
is to argue against is the IDEA of one, and the
following “faith” in that idea. and, as history
has plainly shown us, this isnt such a hot
idea. the religious can be VERY hard headed,
and very very TOUCHY !
September 27th, 2011 at 19:11
You’re absolutely right. The religious are touchy and a vision of a future entrenched in religion is a pessimistic one (it seems to me).
With regards to to the word ‘destroy’ replace it with ‘free them from’ and you’ll get the spirit (if not the letter) of my meaning.
I don’t want to force anyone to believe anything, even you 😉 but I do want to encourage people down a path of conscientious logic, it’s better for everyone.
September 27th, 2011 at 20:19
If I was so pessimistic about the human condition I woukd give up. Gods will have their demise eventually.
September 27th, 2011 at 20:29
Personally I’m not convinced by the quote – I’m not so pessimistic. Humanity has a long way to go to emerge from infantile tribalism and self-centered magical thinking.
September 27th, 2011 at 20:55
As the days pass R j, and even the years, our “general task” is a bucket being filled withthe undeniable. It is a weight that will overwhelm religion at a “tipping point”.
MC after reading your post I thought of Sir Julian Huxley’s quote:
“Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire cat.”
~ Sir Julian Huxley quotes
reetBob Humanity has a long way for sure but these thing tip and great strides can be made up with a chancge in the direction of the wind. The advances of “The NEw Atheism” aren’t anything short of profound.
If we keep asking the questions, if we all make the effort all the time, they will forget the Cheshire cat. That is when it will tip.
Modernity and progressive thought will triumph becasue they are ahead of us, religion is behind.
September 27th, 2011 at 21:21
The End of Christianity by John W. Loftus
http://amzn.com/1616144130
September 28th, 2011 at 0:26
SINJIN AT 2055
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beautifully put. really really well spoken.
and a wonderful quote.
i want to agree with you. i just dont know if things
really WILL ever tip as you’re predicting. i hope
they will. religion has done SO much damage.
it would be so fine a thing for it to dissappear.
selfishly, i wish i could live to see it come true……
but that’s not gonna happen.
i support the strength of your convictions.
September 28th, 2011 at 0:30
sin……………………
got the book on order from amazon.
thanks much