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Isn't God simply imagination pretending
one (or more) has power/knowledge? (081603)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/god_simply_imagination.htm
"How does God differ from any imaginary
entity that is (for various reasons) treated
as a reality, rather than imaginary? ... Is it a
legitimate ... morally reputable ... testable ...
philosophically valid enterprise? ..."
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Imagination - Religion - God : Hard-wired? (062603)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/philosophy_general/hard_wired.htm
"Human brains encompass an amazing ability to
imagine things. That ability has led in no small
measure to exploration, adventure, discovery,
and scientific advances, when grounded in that
which is the nature of reality. When children
are taught that the supernatural *is* reality, that
ancient superbeings / superentities / gods / devils /
angels / holy spirits / immortality *are* reality,
and the society / culture the children are raised
within also treats such things *as if* they are
reality, it's difficult for most to let go of that. ..."
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Origins of God(s) (061203)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/history/origins_of_gods.htm
"Per Freud, all gods are derived from the way
we enter the world, a process he referred to as
infantile helplessness. Just as infants look up
to their parents for love and meaning and seek
to obey them, all resulting from instinct, Gods
are simply substitute parents, acting as childhood
neuroses in a manner similar to parents of the
universe for all its human children. ..."
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Archaeology and Biblical Skepticism
(061103)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/history/archaeology_and_biblical_skepticism.htm
"Significant discoveries in archaeology have altered
the perceptions generally held on bible historicity prior
to recent times. Links to some views (and books) on
these matters follow ..."
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Top 10 Reasons Christians Believe
in God (060903)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/top_10_reasons_christians_believe.htm
"... If christians are referring to feelings, as in-
voked by thoughts directed towards an imaginary
being that is treated as the be-all end-all of life by
many promoting that concept, yep, that ideology
is a self-perpetuating meme simply because out of
all the myths passed on from parents to children,
that one is unique in that ..."
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Ingredients for making a God (060803)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/ingredients_for_making_a_god.htm
"To a brain, preferably young and vulnerable,
add ..."
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Nonexistence of the Biblical God (052303)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/nonexistence_of_biblical_god.htm
"Here's just one God that many in the western world
believe in. Have fun trying to explain how 'I dunno' or
'I believe' are ideal responses to the irreconcilable
contradictions pertaining to the biblical God ... the more
one talks about God, the clearer the evidence that God
is not only mythical, but is a logically impossible entity /
being / concept, a fabrication of human imagination ..."
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Fingle-Dingle-Wangers (051303)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/fingle_dingle_wangers.htm
"If someone said 'Fingle-Dingle-Wangers live on top
of air conditioners, just believe' ..."
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Evidence of No God (051203)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/evidence_of_no_god.htm
"With a little liberty on thinking along the lines
of societies and cultures which live as if the christian
God (or muslim God or Jewish God or some other
God definition including the multiple gods definition)
is the Truth, the be-all end-all of all, I think most can
relate to the way this position is presented. ..."
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God is a chameleon (051103)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/god_is_a_chameleon.htm
"God is a chameleon. God is a myth treated as
a reality, just as Santa Claus is a myth treated
as a reality. God is sometimes used as a term for
physical things. God is often used to refer to
a particular being or concept which is adhered to
as if it is a reality, but not always. ..."
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"There is no god." Evidence, please,
for your assertion ? (051103)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/there_is_no_god_evidence_please.htm
"God is either real, or imaginary. If imaginary,
there is no God in reality. If real, what is it,
and how can one know? Why is religious faith
required, if God is real? ..."
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If There Was a God - 79 Questions
(050303)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/if_there_was_a_god_79_questions.htm
"Speaking of questions, in response to an
inquiry regarding a question to be asked of
a group of christians, during a solicitation
to inquire about christianity, here are 79
questions worthy of consideration ..."
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God on the Brain (042003)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/science/god_on_the_brain.htm
"Why do people experience religious visions?
BBC Two's Horizon suggests that in some
cases the cause may be a strange brain
disorder. ... Baby Brain Development:
Temporal Lobe ... God and the Temporal
Lobes of the Brain ..."
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Fairy Tales / Long-lived Creed of
Superbeing Religions (012403)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/fairy_tales_creed_of_religions.htm
"Certainly, the ability to call fairy tales 'Truth (tm)',
followed with you can't prove that 'Truth (tm)'
wrong, is one of the most egregious crimes of
superbeing religions, for it tempts humans to place
any 'make believe' fantasies they wish into a so-
called irrefutable 'Truth (tm)', asserting absolute
authority over the affairs of humankind. ..."
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Breaking It Down -- disbelief/belief
in the assorted versions of the supposed
God or Gods of the universe (011803)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/social_legal/breaking_it_down.htm
"For folks who think 'most' people believe in
'God', they toss almost every religious concept
they can think of into that word. However, the
facts don't support that notion. ... Another way
of looking at it is that there's a whole lotta dis-
belief (or lack of belief) going on when it comes
to the assorted versions of the supposed God
or Gods of the universe ..."
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Which god / supernatural postulation /
religion, if any, is verity? (111102)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/which_god_if_any_is_verity.htm
"... There is logic and reason to lead to
the valid conclusion that all supernatural
religions (and their associated supernatural
beings / places / cons / threats) exist in the
area of "make believe", fabrications, and
human-created fantasies. ..."
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Which supernatural religion is verity?
-- All, Some, One, or None -- (111002)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/which_religion_is_verity.htm
"If one accepts that the supernatural is, after
all, an area of unknowns, and is a reflection
of many irreconcilable notions via the mode
of worship / solicitations for money / solicita-
tions to believe religious claims, then the fol-
lowing considerations come into play regarding
the question ... "
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The God of All - The God for
Everyone - The Ecumenical God (110902)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/god_for_everyone_ecumenical.htm
"Ever heard the phrase "We all worship the *same*
God"? How is that done? Via public presentation
of traditional faith followers as ecumenically one
with the creator of all, the "good loving God" (in
public discourse) while maintaining cultlike require-
ments to believe (in the "right" way in the "right"
God(s), or else) when engaging in ritualistic wor-
ship and ceremonies. ..."
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The Onion Researches the God Question:
Is There a God? (101102)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/philosophy_general/is_there_a_god.htm
"Responses in a recent article from the Onion,
with the following excerpts reflecting quite
a bit of dissonance from traditional God con-
cepts ..."
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So, the god thingie is a non-thingie,
what next? (100402)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/god_thingie.htm
"... wouldn't a life (certain) with naturalism (certain)
and quest for longevity / pleasant existence in our
one and only sure chance at it merit consideration
and admiration? ..."
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Is Proving Faith vs. Proving
a Negative Impossible? (081702)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/proving_faith_vs_proving_a_negative.htm
"The following includes an assessment of claims
for a yellow-bellied purple-haired people-eater,
derived from claims for a God and the creature
mentioned in a song referencing a 'one-eyed
one-horned flying purple people-eater' ..."
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Universe(s) Origin(s) Preface
(072802)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/universes_origins_preface.htm
"... If 'unknown and explorable' is the choice of
those who, despite deistic/theistic backgrounds,
wish to explore and learn about the universe with
an open mind, I commend those folks and pro-
vide this series of posts to expand the scope of
knowledge regarding that which is possible within
the parameters of a naturalistic cosmos. ..."
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Why Ancient Religions Unjustly Persist
In a Naturalistic World (060202)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/disbelief/why_ancient_religions_persist.htm
"... Why do imaginary beings like god / satan
and imaginary places like heaven / hell persist
as abstracts representing good / evil and
'strong approval' / 'strong disapproval' in the
modern day of science, logic, and reason? ..."
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Archaeology refutes the Bible's
claim to history (043002)
http://fire.prohosting.com/prohuman/history/archaeology_refutes_bible.htm
"The following provides a detailed analysis of a book
which provides details on why the fundamentalist/
literalist interpretation of the pentateuch, the christian
bible, and the quran, fall far short when it comes to
the historical claims made in those documents. ..."
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