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In reply to the discussion: Are thinking skills generally absent among theists? [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)168. If you are reading the posts here, not just in this thread,
what I stated is obvious.
As to MM's post, go back and read the final sentence and explain it.
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Love is proven all the time. Many actions that we see in human behavior are explained only by
Doodley
Feb 2018
#88
I will accept self-love as an explanation for self-serving actions that are based on an illusion
Doodley
Feb 2018
#98
There is also the love of the senses. Why do I keep eating chocolates and ice cream? Why do I
Doodley
Feb 2018
#106
Sounds good, but I recommend taking the leap of faith to the the gates of the pineapple pizza!
Doodley
Feb 2018
#113
Oh, with peepers onnit, too. Weather forecast: 'Hot today. Chili tamale.' 🤣
sprinkleeninow
Feb 2018
#120
And the literalist version is used by them as the basis for all of their attacks.
guillaumeb
Feb 2018
#35
We all need faith - faith that our eyes and minds are not deceiving us, faith that our sources of
Doodley
Feb 2018
#96
This isn't a forum devoted to theism, per se. At least not a protected ones.
Cuthbert Allgood
Feb 2018
#55
Right. You are a veritable Faulkner and we're all too stupid to read what you've written.
Act_of_Reparation
Feb 2018
#158
To actually quote the rules of this group when discussing the rules of this group?
Cuthbert Allgood
Feb 2018
#116
Maybe they are trying to wake up those who are blindly a member of a club, usually because they
Doodley
Feb 2018
#103
Are you saying that the expression Christian values is meaningless? To me, the most obvious meaning
Doodley
Feb 2018
#155
Evasion is the best choice. Your last sentence clearly says what I talked about.
guillaumeb
Feb 2018
#165
On the contrary. I yam not imaginary. I yam right chere in splendid living body paint! 💄💅
sprinkleeninow
Feb 2018
#126
I would have thought your large, anonymous fan club would have voted a lot more recs for this.
trotsky
Feb 2018
#28
Someone who studied theology once explained it to me: It's a different way of thinking.
DetlefK
Feb 2018
#29
Surveys have shown that atheists are considered worse than pedophiles in America. Who is being
Doodley
Feb 2018
#112
I was baptized Catholic but I have chosen Buddhism as my practice. My brother is a Catholic priest
wasupaloopa
Feb 2018
#142
So actually reading the actual words, and the actual final sentence, is a mistake?
guillaumeb
Feb 2018
#76
My belief is that theists have the same critical thinking skills as anyone else...
ExciteBike66
Feb 2018
#86
Such skills are not encouraged among religious believers, and for obvious reasons.
guillaumeb
Feb 2018
#169
Such skills are not encouraged among religious believers, and for obvious reasons.
guillaumeb
Feb 2018
#170
If those legions are too timid to post in the public forum, then I simply dismiss them.
MineralMan
Feb 2018
#210
Interesting post and question. If you define a theist as someone who sees the rules and does not
c-rational
Feb 2018
#177
See post 175. There's your proof that theists lack critical thinking skills. n/t
Fix The Stupid
Feb 2018
#187
Theists seem to stop looking for answers and only want to find things to support their beliefs
Angry Dragon
Feb 2018
#185