The Absurdity of Atheism

Neologist said: The catholic church has been responsible for more bloodshed than any other group claiming to be christian.

The loons have taken over the lake . . .

For that, you are correct. But you left out all the other religions of the world, all having roots in Babylon

The catholic church has been responsible for more bloodshed than any other group claiming to be christian.

The Hebrew word "Amen" means "Be it so!" and is therefore a variant on the verb "to be", as is the self-declared name of God: "I am that I am" or "I be that I be". As a name of God, as used in Revelation 3:14, it would be interpreted as "He that Is."

Amun-Ra has no more parallel with the Hebrew God than being the ruler God. One might just as easily say he is parallel with Jove, or Zeus, or Odin. /quote]

Quahog is never interested in mere paltry evidence for the bullsh*t he peddles. Don't you know that by now?

Indeed, the survey shows that scientists are roughly half as likely as the general public to believe in God or a higher power. According to the poll, just over half of scientists (51%) believe in some form of deity or higher power; specifically, 33% of scientists say they believe in God, while 18% believe in a universal spirit or higher power. By contrast, 95% of Americans believe in some form of deity or higher power, according to a survey of the general public conducted by the Pew Research Center in July 2006. Specifically, more than eight-in-ten Americans (83%) say they believe in God and 12% believe in a universal spirit or higher power. Finally, the poll of scientists finds that four-in-ten scientists (41%) say they do not believe in God or a higher power, while the poll of the public finds that only 4% of Americans share this view.

A few years ago, though, a significant major Pew Study revealed that most American scientists (51%) believe in some form of higher power deity. While this percentage is far lower than most average Americans, the study does note some very interesting data points. For instance, this exact study was done with the same questions back in a 1914 survey as well as in 1996. While American culture has become less influenced by Judeo-Christian values, surprisingly American scientists answered almost the same way as their 1914 counterparts. In other words, in the academic scientific world, there has not been an increasing secular drive among America’s scientific community. This is important to highlight because all that has increased in recent years then is the rhetoric of those who would like to create a wedge among the scientific and theistic communities.

Setanta is not the only person saying that. Me, for, instance.

Glujohn said: Shortly after the incident the church said it was now OK to eat meat on friday...it was at this point he realized that if it could be a sin one day and not the next that this religion was, as he put it,"full of ****." He was ten years old. He's been an atheist ever since.