Lacessit

They believe in Allah, just like Jews believe in Yahweh. What makes you think they are any better than Jupiter or Odin? You are in complete denial of the fact you were indoctrinated as a child. To admit you could be wrong is a bridge too far, it would turn your world upside down.

What is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Hitchin's razor.

There are 2.5 billion Christians, 2 billion Muslims. On current birth rates for both god versions, there will be more Muslims than Christians by 2050. At that point, they will be the majority view you are espousing as being right. Muslims regard Jesus as a holy person. They don't give him the status you do.

Now you are coming the raw prawn. Of course you think you are better, because you believe. Muslims think they are better than you. They are also outbreeding you.

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Smartphones are just a tool. Like any tool, they can be misused. I really wonder what the Thais did before smartphones.

I know there are people out there who are smarter than me. "Not understanding how intelligent I am?" How many tickets have you got on yourself?

I am not seeking to convert people to atheism or agnosticism. OTOH, Christians, Jews and Muslims seek to proselytize whole nations. Yes, I may be totally wrong. I could be right as well. Appeal to majority thinking is a crappy argument. IIRC the heliocentric propositions of Copernicus and Galileo were met with fervent majority opposition.

An utterly false argument. Non-believing parents don't brainwash their children. They allow them to make up their own minds about religion and belief. If you claim you were not brainwashed by going to a Catholic school, you are being disingenuous. That's the whole point of denominational schools, indoctrination. I suppose you were lucky, not being targeted by a kiddie fiddler.

Brainwashing children into believing in a god that sends people to hell if they sin is child abuse, so don't get the idea you are any better.

How do you know it won't be 72 virgins?

I am pretty confident you won't be coming back to tell me I am wrong.

Rezum was one of the options I discussed with my urologist. I prefer the advice of someone with the qualifications of FRCS, FRACS over your statistical sample of one.

"When you die, you'll see the truth." I won't see the truth, I will be dead. My brain will have ceased functioning, as will yours when you die. Quite pathetic how people cling to the belief of an afterlife, like a rescue buoy.

I understand quite easily why you don't understand. I could explain it for you, if I could draw pictures.

I look forward to the time you post something witty. Pro tip - Blah is not it.

Item: The US minimum wage is $7,50 an hour. It was last raised in 2009. Meantime, the average US inflation rate year on year is 2.36%. That minimum wage buys 35% less than it did 15 years ago. The tariffs Trump wants will cause inflation to rise even further. Not a single economist would say otherwise. It's comical how MAGA's lack the nous to realize Trump is selling them out to his biggest campaign donors. Tragic too.

I do have to wonder why rich MAGA's waste their time posting here, when they could be cruising Monaco's boulevard with their trophy wives.

It's more likely to cause hospitals in rural areas to close.

Christianity has been declining in North America and Europe. It is on the rise in the global south, particularly in Africa. The number of religious adherents seems to be inversely related to their level of education. 11% of the population of the USA identify as atheist and agnostic. That figure doubles to 24% for American medical professionals.

Circular argument. How do you know their brain functions have ceased? Noted you choose not to justify the concept of original sin.

How do you know people saw heaven, when a more rational explanation is the hallucinations of a person in extremis? It really comes back to what you want to believe about such phenomena. Do you believe in the doctrine of original sin? That has to be one of the most offensive and irrational concepts Christianity ever invented for its own purposes. Apart from celibacy, that is.

I think I'll buy you a waffle iron for your birthday.

IIRC they did not have test tubes in Roman times.

"Studies and data from correctional facilities in the US (such as those from the Federal Bureau of Prisons) consistently show that atheists and agnostics are significantly underrepresented in prison populations compared to their proportion in the general population. Some sources even suggest they are represented at a rate many times lower than expected". What part of "compared to their proportion in the general population" don't you understand?