believers

Sorry, but I just had to have a little rant on something. Almost every news piece I read or see on TV about paranormal stuff states something along the lines of how so many skeptics have turned into believers just because they went to a haunted building or saw some pyschic. Arg! It's just...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3560951752139182174 A group from Australian Skeptics tries to get in to see a Benny Hinn "Show" in Sydney 2003. Failing that, they talk to some people waiting outside. This video offers a glimps into the mind of believers. Most of the people waiting...

OK, so in my nightmare my daughter uses drugs or joins the group at school called the "Bible Believers"? Oh, I think you know what my real nightmare would be! She wants to start a school group called, "Skeptics for Satan" All you need to start a group is 5 members. She's kind of serious...

I started wondering the other day about people that believe in God. Do they believe because they were brought up to believe or because they actually have personally reasoned themselves into believing? Well, regardless of that, my real concern is with those who believe in God because (if what...

Origin: http://www.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58540 I'm preparing to give a 20 min speech to a class of students studying to be counselors. I will be discussing the details of what the professor of the class would like me to cover on the phone this evening, but we've been...

Hello all, Since there are lot of discussions going on in this forum on these issues, I just thought to contribue/contradict/do something. Let us first know differant definitions; Skeptic; an adherent or advocate of skepticism.<"The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who...

Edge on-line magazine has asked 100 scientists "What do you believe to be true that you cannot prove?". A number of those scientists are well known as skeptics yet have still chosen to answer. Am I wrong in thinking that this is somewhat of a betrayal of scientific principles? The majority...

Suppose there were a parallel universe identical to our's in every detail and respect with the single exception that there is no God. In what way would this universe be distinguishable from our own? Or another question - what does it mean for there to be a "God" is "God" is undetectable?

A question for believers :

In my experience, 'believer' forums tend to generate a genuine mob atmosphere as soon as a skeptic turns up. "We are here to share experiences, not to be insulted with demands for evidence!", "If you have no experience of your own, get out!" or "Visit a medium yourself and then come back!" When...

I made an attempt att posing this question before, but the thread in question seems to have vanished during the last few days in which the forum has been off line. Anyhow, here goes. This is a question for you who confess belief in a god: Do you believe that there is any particular evidence...

I recently made a point on another thread that I think (I could be wrong!) warrants a thread of its own. It's a point that I would genuinely (i.e., not in a sneering sceptical sort of way, though I am a sceptic) like to see answered by believers in magical powers, or the afterlife, or "higher...

Are there any believers here who actually claim to be able to do something (anything) paranormal? I mean, it’s all very well if you’re John Edward or some other evangelist making piles of money from reconstituted magic tricks. They’re just liars dragging back the progress of humanity, but at...

Reading Pirate Lad’s "The atheist test" thread in the Community forum got me to thinking. Usually that just leads to a lot of confusion and a headache on my part, and this case was no exception. But I also began to wonder about a few things. When I reached a certain age --- oh about 14 or 15, I...

It seems since the US version of the movie Ring came out, there has been a forum for fans of it. Most of them seem to be fairly young (teens, maybe?). And Ring forum is fine and well; lots of stuff to chat over. And then you get stuff like this...

Ok, I dont know about yall, but I'm tired of every thread on the paranormal board being derailed into a "Skeptics vs. Believers" showdown. Play nice, kids. And if you claim that you really do play nice, do me a favor: Dont drink and post. Edited

How would you distinguish between a person that is mentally ill from one who talks to the dead, hears voices, etc. I am not assuming consious fraud in this case, I am talking about a person that has psychic experiences. Further, how much credence do you give to those many Saints in the...

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Because of recent visits by the JW's and a newspaper article I read this moring, written by a Christian university student about the decline of organised religion in Canada, I started thinking about the relationship between religion and morals. A quote from the article: Why do these people...

Canadian author William Harwood, who wrote Mythology's Last Gods (Prometheus Books, 1992) asks whether the word "unsanity" appropriately describes the sloppy thinking in which religionists often indulge. In the concluding novel of Arthur C Clarke's Odyssey series, he postulates a...

Why is it that so many here seem to take such delight in ridiculing believers? Christians seem to be especially beloved targets. I understand that christianity is prevalent here in the US, and they can be annoying when they evangelize. It seems to me the A-Theists (I'm channeling here) tend to...

Can anyone recommend a good forum where I might find discussion by religious (preferably Christian) believers. I don't want to abuse anybody or anything (I most likely won't even post) but I would like to see what goes on. I am interested in how such people discuss things when they are not...

You A-Rockyists don't have clue! How can you doubt for an instant what you see before your eyes? The squirrel flies! All you people who disbelieve are MOCKERING! Beware the works of Boris and Natsha! They will trick you into doing bad! You will have to live under the thumb of Fearless...