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Darth_Yuthura

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Posted in: Burden of Proof
  Darth_Yuthura
08-02-2009, 4:40 PM
#17
I don't think that knowledge is gained only from the conclusion of a logical argument. E.g., the premises of a logical argument. Godel's incompleteness theorems have shown that no formal system (i.e., deductive logic) can prove itself. That leaves yo...  [Read More]
Posted in: Burden of Proof
  Darth_Yuthura
08-02-2009, 11:06 AM
#14
We can pick at the flawed statements all we want, but the issue is whether something is accidentally stated absolutely, or if it is meant literally. Obviously anyone who knows that the Earth rotates would also know that the sun doesn't orbit and rise...  [Read More]
Posted in: Burden of Proof
  Darth_Yuthura
08-01-2009, 9:21 AM
#11
Okay... circular arguments. I keep using this term because ever so often an argument is made that hinges upon a supposition. It makes absolutely no sense why so many pieces of evidence forming a theory are brought together, hinging upon something th...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-29-2009, 12:59 AM
#82
And I haven't been arguing for God's existence as much as trying (in vain, obviously) to get certain people to realize that arrogantly making absolute statements with no proof doesn't help their argument. You said yourself that you wanted proof. Is...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-29-2009, 12:38 AM
#75
OMG! Circular arguments!!!111!!1 For the umpteenth time in this thread: you can't prove that God doesn't exist. Therefore, your constant whining about circular arguments is simply a case of pot; kettle; black. GET IT? Yes, I got it. Since I canno...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-29-2009, 12:10 AM
#66
But do keep forcefully talking down to people in as insulting a manner as you can. It can only help your cause. Not to sound arrogant, but such people who generate circular arguments aren't exactly helping the matter. Jae has presented God's ability...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 11:48 PM
#63
Proof? It boils down to two things for me. First, the statistical impossibility of life developing without some kind of guidance. It is far, far too complex to have come to being on pure chance, even over billions of years. The chance of that is equi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 11:27 PM
#57
There still remains no proof that God doesn't exist either. If anyone who claims so can offer concrete proof that God doesn't exist I'd love to see it. I would not be so bold as to attempt to offer concrete proof that God does exist either because I...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 11:09 PM
#55
It takes a lot of hubris to say you have knowledge of the entire universe in order to say God does not exist. It takes a lot of hubris to say that god exists without any proof. One does not need to see the gardener to know that a garden is being ca...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 10:48 PM
#50
@DY: Why does it make any more sense to say that God doesn't exist unless otherwise proven? Perhaps it makes more sense to you and to the OP but there are millions of believers of various religions who would say otherwise. Just because there are mi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 9:57 PM
#41
Yes, yes at age 17 you know everything...you have no more proof that God is not real than any other claimant of that statement. You haven't addressed hardly any of the arguments presented against you by Lord of Hunger or Darth Insidious. You've res...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 9:43 PM
#36
Much of what went on in human history could be explained without the presence of God. The creation of Adam, the Earth, the Great Flood... they were not created recently. They are very old tales. Would you believe in a new bible story about Noah's ar...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 8:59 PM
#29
Some do, some don't. Point is, you are telling them the way they live their lives is incorrect(by not questioning), and that they should do it. You are TELLING people how to run their lives. OMG, some people vote entirely on their own personal opini...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 5:54 PM
#18
i'm not trying to tell people how to live, i'm simply trying to show people facts the same way a math teacher explains the answer to a math problem. Noble gesture, but really a futile one. It often takes more than good argument over an internet foru...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 3:30 PM
#16
I guess that the title of the thread is quite simple. States and languages form, change, evolve, and dissolve... that's no surprise. Why not expect religion to have a similar cycle as well? Older religions died out. Newer religions took over either a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 2:39 PM
#13
While it might give the religion in question a bad name, almost all of the time it is simply religious authority, which is strictly human in nature, that practices the abuse. To blame the religion in question, as a whole, as a vector for corruption w...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why does religion still exist today when most former religions died out?
  Darth_Yuthura
07-28-2009, 1:52 PM
#3
Er, no, but nice try.Again, failure in logic.Yes, how thoughtful to ignore the 1 billion practicing Hindus in the world.What a wonderful display of fallacious intolerance. Why don't you back with some tolerance and critical thinking skills, and the...  [Read More]
Posted in: August '09: The Horrors of Loss
  Darth_Yuthura
08-02-2009, 8:25 PM
#13
I actually submitted one, but realized that it's only half of the full submission. The other half really is the 'horror of loss' where as the first is the character actually losing something. Another question: Could someone submit two stories for on...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dance Outfit Underwear for Handmaiden
  Darth_Yuthura
07-31-2009, 7:28 AM
#4
I second that, the dark side version of the dancer outfit should be redone. Hey give QoN a break. I don't know how to make mods, so I don't demand what I can't provide myself. Although I would really like the mod, I don't do DS. I do have an issue...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dance Outfit as Underwear
  Darth_Yuthura
07-31-2009, 7:33 AM
#7
Really liked the different colors applied to the costume. It was alright as it was, but alternative colors made it much more interesting....  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution or Creation
  Darth_Yuthura
07-29-2009, 4:12 PM
#172
With all the commotion, I seemed to neglect something that I really should have asked at the beginning of this debate. I can't possibly judge whether or not something exists without a clearer understanding of the belief itself. Since I do not unders...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution or Creation
  Darth_Yuthura
07-29-2009, 12:36 PM
#168
You still don't get it, do you? Pot; kettle; black. And no, I don't believe God are stupid. Those that create self-fulfilling arguments either are mixed up or making an assumption that has yet to be proven. What if I don't believe in God? Maybe...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution or Creation
  Darth_Yuthura
07-29-2009, 9:29 AM
#165
Trying to prove or disprove God's existence is a fool's errand. Definition:Circular argument: Any discussion in which one argues the conclusion as a premise; a discussion that makes a conclusion based on material that has already been assumed in the...  [Read More]
Posted in: I, Avenian
  Darth_Yuthura
07-31-2009, 3:11 AM
#17
I guess one aspect that I would place into this story is some casual dialog. You could add much to a story just by having a moderately long conversation to show what others are thinking, or what the main character is thinking at the moment. It doesn'...  [Read More]
Posted in: A Soul Adrift
  Darth_Yuthura
07-31-2009, 2:03 AM
#131
Whoa I would've commented earlier, but I just happened to have no excuse whatsoever to give. You got a lotta fans posting and asking for more. One of whom only has time to read things once who read this again... that's a lot from him. As I go throu...  [Read More]
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