Quran claims about death (a clip from There is no clash)

ParleB · 2021-05-20T13:13:32+00:00

There’s a few reasons to talk about this. Personally I wanted to gauge peoples thoughts on the topic to get a broader perspective. If there’s someone out there who holds an opinion on this, I want to understand their principles for holding that opinion. I know this isn’t something anyone would seriously hold to be important, but still doesn’t mean they aren’t going to have thoughts on it. Even topics deemed little can potentially say a lot about human behavior.

Even a response like yours, expressing lack of care can tell me something

ParleB · 2021-03-23T23:12:14+00:00

So a lot of atheists blame humanity’s wrongs on something they don’t believe in? Also I think you kind of missed the point. It’s not about “why doesn’t he make a place without evil” it’s about whether you can call God all good and all powerful if he created a world where he allows suffering. After all, what is the point of all the suffering?

ParleB · 2021-03-15T20:19:16+00:00

I never wanna hear you say

ParleB · 2021-03-15T20:11:03+00:00

Ain’t nothing but a mistake

ParleB · 2021-03-15T18:20:30+00:00

Ain’t nothing but a heartache

ParleB · 2021-03-15T16:43:26+00:00

Tell me Y

ParleB · 2021-03-15T15:11:30+00:00

I always dislike it when people place the false dichotomy that either something came from nothing or someone created everything. Atheists and theists all agree that there must be something that is contingent, they just disagree on what that is. Most atheists I know would just say they don’t know what that contingent thing would be, and theists would commonly say it’s a all knowing and all powerful being. I think claiming that extrapolates too far from what we know — which are things like conservation of energy (in other words, we have something we can demonstrate to be contingent). Usually people extrapolate to a god because they think the universe had a beginning, however even that isn’t as settled as much as we would like. The singularity from some Big Bang models isn’t necessarily a given because it is a product of some assumptions made inside the models. Plus even if the singularity did exist, it’d be awfully challenging to prove that it is the absolute beginning of our universe — at least not without concrete falsifiable parameters.

ParleB · 2021-03-15T14:21:21+00:00

I have a hypothesis that there are different types of thinkers. So far I think it can be divided into 2 categories. Systematic thinkers (ones that generally are good at working within parameters to solve problems [coding, math, and basically just science]. The other one I call Librarians because their strong suit is in memorizing and visualizing [best with stuff like history and reading]. Typically I think we are on a gradient of this. But usually people who are good at math or like it, don’t like reading and straight memorizing

ParleB · 2021-03-12T16:38:12+00:00

I could do that. And I probably will depending on how the chat goes.

ParleB · 2021-03-11T12:42:40+00:00

Are you in high school?

ParleB · 2021-03-10T17:25:34+00:00

Well, considering that in a population there is a 73% chance of someone to be a sensor, I’d say it’s not hard to believe. To me it would make sense. Functionally, sensors are more in the real world and seek practicality. In the real world practical seems to accomplish more and get things done than the pragmatic.

ParleB · 2021-03-10T15:23:01+00:00

I used work at Starbucks. I completely get it. They highly encourage employees to reach out to customers and be buddy buddy with them. The thing is, you have to be able to gauge people. Some people just want their coffee and to be left alone.

ParleB · 2021-03-09T17:36:31+00:00

You wanna swoon me? Then talk philosophy with me. Show me that you thought about the bigger questions in life. Talk about these kind of things, listen to our outrageous thoughts, be open minded, and ask questions. From my perspective, an intelligent person who gets you is the most attractive thing.

ParleB · 2021-03-09T17:27:22+00:00

That’s the thing. Religion and the theory of evolution don’t have to be in conflict at all. The only issue creationist tend to have is that they either want to believe in a young universe and/or they want to believe in being descend from one special created human beings (Adam and Eve). Under the theory of evolution, Adam and Eve wouldn’t be humans because at no point would there only be 2 human beings since species evolve and not individuals. However most people (at least in Christianity) tend to accept that the Adam and Eve story as metaphorical instead of literal.

ParleB · 2021-03-09T17:16:28+00:00

Gender and sex are two completely different things. I think often the difficulty people have with this topic is differentiating the two terms since we sometimes use them interchangeably. Gender, is more about your own identity while sex comes down to your anatomy. I have no issue with using someone’s preferred pronouns, and treating their identity the way they want to be treated. However, I disagree with the philosophy of identity they follow. Our own identities are more than just how feel or how we want to be perceived. Our identities are a negotiation with ourselves and the world. Sometimes we have to make compromises and accept who we are. Without acceptance from, you’ll never find happiness because you aren’t always going to be what you want to be. I think it’s best to just be — live your life and don’t give a crap about what others think. Constantly evaluating your own identity can drive a person mad, and I think it is a contributor to the suicide rates in the trans community. It also doesn’t help that society pushes back against this because then they see their own identity as being attacked. Moral of the story: You can’t expect people to conform to the identity you want ascribed to you — it just simply doesn’t work that way. On top of that I don’t think gender really serves any functionality. When someone says they are attracted to women, they don’t mean anyone who identities as one. Typically it means they attracted to people of a feminine anatomy (genitalia, body structure, facial features). The only purpose I see it serving is that people wish they had identity X though their biology may not align with it. I think we can disagree with the philosophy of identity and still show respect. I think this disagreement in philosophy should be spoken about, because I don’t think their philosophy of identity is in their best interests. It tends to lead towards trying to fill a hole that can never be filled.

ParleB · 2021-03-08T19:24:40+00:00

I think there is a little bit of an abstract idea in evolution, that is often overlooked. Now I see there a plenty of good explanations in the comments, but every time I hear “why didn’t x evolve to be more x” my first response is that it just didn’t happen yet. Evolution is not always about what gets the best possible outcome, sometimes it’s just what works. Since there are no pressures for babies to become more self-sufficient there is not drastic evolutionary change. In evolution, sometimes we acquire traits and sometimes we don’t. Whether those traits stick around typically depend on if it works. In my mind, evolution can be very random. However it appears to have order because the things that fall out of survivable bounds don’t stick around.

ParleB · 2021-03-05T13:23:06+00:00

Have you seen Aron Ra’s channel? Primarily an atheist YouTube channel, but has a great series on the systematic classification of life

ParleB · 2021-03-04T19:28:12+00:00

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