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Dan8267
2012 Nov 30, 6:57am
Sorry Bap, but 666 is an integer and we all have to go through it before reaching 667.
By the way, the only reason 666 is consider "the devil's number" is because there are three sixes and 6 was consider an evil number. Having three sixes is a reflection of the Holy Trinity. So 666 is evil and 777 is good luck.
So why is 6 considered evil and 7 considered good luck or godly? Pagan astrology, where Christianity got most of its myths.
Excluding the stars, there are seven astronomical bodies you can see from Earth (excluding Earth itself, of course) with the naked eye. They are the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Notice that there are seven of them. Notice that we have seven days in a week including Sunday and Moonday (Monday) and Saturnday (Saturday). The ancients were fucking subtle.
Also notice that the Bible says god created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. The seven-day week preceded Christianity, but that wasn't going to stop them from claiming credit for it.
Well, since there were seven heavenly bodies visible to the naked eye and therefore were the only ones that existed in the minds of the ancients, then seven was a heavenly number. Six, being one less than seven, is falling short of heavenly and is why six represents evil.
Combine 7 with the Holy Trinity to get lucky number 777. Combine 6 with an unholy trinity to get 666. The mark of the beast is nothing more than this lame myth.
Ever wonder why the devil appeared to Eve as a snake instead of as a dove? The snake is the natural enemy of primates like humans. We have an instinctive fear of them. If the rabbit were the natural enemy of primates, the devil would have appeared to Eve as the Easter Bunny.
Ever wonder why there are 24 hours in a day? Also astrology. The ancients looked up in the night sky and imagined twelve constellations dividing that sky. They called these the 12 signs of the Zodiac. So they divided night into two equal parts.
You can't see stars in the day, but since on average days and nights are equally long, if you are going to divide the night into 12 parts, you should divide the day into 12 pars as well. Hence we have a 24 hour day.
Since an hour is a relatively long period of time, we divide the hour into 60 parts since base 60 was a popular numeric system as it makes arithmetic easy (60 is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 30). We call each minute part of an hour a "minute". Again, the ancients were so fucking subtle. Since the minute is still relatively long, we divide that into 60 parts, that is "second" order minute parts of an hour. Can you guess where the word second as a measurement of time came from? If the ancients wanted to divide the second up into smaller parts, we'd have thirds. Luckily, this did not become necessary until modern times when we moved over to base 10.
Always look to were beliefs and customs came from.
No, I can and do most certainly communicate in non-material ways. I'm a software developer. All the work I do every single way is completely non-material, abstract, informational. Mathematics is completely non-material. What I don't do as an atheist or as a rationalist, is bullshit and make up falsehoods and proclaim them to be unquestionable truths.
Enough. The paragraph above tells it all. As a software developer you use electromagnetic waves or quants, which are a form of matter. Your brainwaves or states of your neurons are as well. Your pretending you do not understand it is "bullshit". Your references to mathematics is another example of your "bullshit". As your post on your assumption about no contradiction in mathematics clearly illustrates you hardly know what you are talking about.
However, much worse of your "bullshit" is when you pretend you do not understand what I (or someone else) ask you.
Morality is no more universal or absolute than bridge design. You can design bridges in many ways with varying trade-offs.
Another example of a pure bullshit. Probably what you wanted to say is that there are various systems of social ethics based on common thing like engineering is based on mathematics. I have a news for you: this common thing is called morality.
The bullshit is in the fact that you think that by shifting your terminology you may be able to change the facts and avoid answering my questions. However, the only thing you do this way is saying: "I'm a faithful atheist and I do not care if my religion is consistent".
Just came by a joke in Russian:
"It looks like America will be the first country to outlaw sex as a discrimination against impotents"
The seven-day week preceded Christianity, but that wasn't going to stop them from claiming credit for it.
What a bullshit! Stop whom to take credit for what. With all your lecturing you loose a common sense.
The fact that you actually try to square those myths with reality illustrates exactly why religious beliefs are a mental disorder and homosexuality is not.
Bullshit! It illustrates nothing about homosexuality.
No, objective means that the creator of the morality is irrelevant.
Another example of your bullshit!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectivity_(philosophy)
"Objectivity is a central philosophical concept which has been variously defined by sources. A proposition is generally considered to be objectively true when its truth conditions are met and are "mind-independent"—that is, existing freely or independently from the thoughts of a conscious entity or subject."
Peter P
2012 Nov 30, 8:34am
I have much respect for Ayn Rand. But I confess to being a subjectivist.
Isn't it ironic that Ayn Rand got her early inspirations from Nietzsche?
I have much respect for Ayn Rand. But I confess to being a subjectivist.
Isn't it ironic that Ayn Rand got her early inspirations from Nietzsche?
I think you mixed objectivity and objectivism.
They are somewhat related.
Well, Ayn Rand objectivism is a different thing. I think it came from the word "objective" == goal. Basically, her "philosophy" was get your objectives no matter what.
And yes it was a primitive form of Nietscheanism.
Remember, Nietsche was a very unhappy man. we usually take his "God is dead." out of context. In fact it was like "God is dead. We've killed God. It's impossible to live in this new world of us. We need something instead right now." So he invented his Superman. He was very talented man, suffereing a lot from the state of his mind and anding in complete insanity.
Ayn Rand was a poor and vulgar writer, a cynical mediocre in any sense whose crede was: let's grab all we want as long as we enjoy it. She just found a way to sell cynicism to those who liked that form of it.
Ironically, they became very popular among extreme right wing atheists. Nietsche -- in Germany, Ayn Rand -- in America.
What about science and Scientism?
A good question to ask Dan.
Peter P
2012 Nov 30, 9:05am
Ayn Rand did believe in objective reality (metaphysics) and epistemology.
Yep. "God is dead" was more about the meaning of life.
Unfortunately, we now live in a society of Untermenschen.
Unfortunately, we now live in a society of Untermenschen.
Really, do you personally know any "Untermensch"?
If you do are you sure you know him well enough to decide?
"God is dead" was more about the meaning of life.
Well God as far as we may know Him is all about the meaning of life.
Peter P
2012 Nov 30, 9:20am
You are right. God, the human concept, is all about the meaning of life.
But if reality is objective, He exists beyond our conception. Hmm...
You are right. God, the human concept, is all about the meaning of life.
But if reality is objective, He exists beyond our conception. Hmm...
Very nice!
I would say for most of young people I happened to know who turn to believe in God, this is the path. They need the meaning of life and they need an objective one. (Including me many years ago. :)
Peter P
2012 Nov 30, 9:32am
I am the rare one who turned to Nietzsche. Yet I believe God exists in my subjective reality. :-)
Bap33
2012 Dec 1, 12:54pm
anyone notice that the sodomite model, that castrated and murdered his newscaster lover, is all over the news without the mention of the whole male/male sodomited designation. Weird.
Dan8267
2012 Dec 1, 11:00pm
As a software developer you use electromagnetic waves or quants, which are a form of matter.
Yes, that's how programming is done. The developer directly manipulates electromagnetic waves in the computer like Magneto.
You do realize that everyone has a physical brain that depends on the electro-magnetic force. That has nothing to do with atheism being more "materialistic" than monotheism. It's just that atheists don't use supernatural bullshit to explain morality, and doing so would add nothing to the discussion anyway.
Your pretending you do not understand it is "bullshit". Your references to mathematics is another example of your "bullshit". As your post on your assumption about no contradiction in mathematics clearly illustrates you hardly know what you are talking about.
However, much worse of your "bullshit" is when you pretend you do not understand what I (or someone else) ask you.
You can call my writings bullshit all you want. Most people understand what I say and don't misinterpret them as you do. And as for not understanding what you are asking, that's a failure to write clearly on your part.
Here's a helpful tip. If it isn't clear in your mind, it won't be clear coming out of your mouth.
Dan8267
2012 Dec 1, 11:18pm
The seven-day week preceded Christianity, but that wasn't going to stop them from claiming credit for it.
What a bullshit! Stop whom to take credit for what. With all your lecturing you loose a common sense.
The fact is that the seven-day week is a result of astrology, not the Judeo-Christian myth of god creating the Earth in 6 days and resting on the seventh. Feel free to argue against this, but present facts rather than assertions. As for who invented the Zodiac, Google that shit and don't waste my time.
The fact that you actually try to square those myths with reality illustrates exactly why religious beliefs are a mental disorder and homosexuality is not.
Bullshit! It illustrates nothing about homosexuality.
Boy are you grasping for straws. Let's first acknowledge that you did not refute the fact that Bap's delusion shows that religious beliefs are a mental disorder. Very interesting.
As to how this relates to the conversation regarding homosexuality, the only people asserting that homosexuality is a mental disorder are the ones clearly suffering from a mental disorder of their own. If only crazy people call you crazy and doctors don't, you're probably not crazy.
I guess I didn't dumb this down enough for you.
Dan8267 says
No, objective means that the creator of the morality is irrelevant.
Another example of your bullshit!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectivity_(philosophy)
Oh yes, because Wikipedia is the ultimate authority on all subject matter. That's why we know that Plato was an ancient Hawaiian weather man and surfer, writer of cosmo girls and founder of the punahou in Ancient Florida.
Only the intellectually lazy use Wikipedia. It is foolish and stupid. Get a real source. One that isn't dominated by dumb-ass kids, plagiarizers, and corporate and government agencies with political agendas.
Furthermore, I was explaining what makes my moral system objective. That has nothing to do with some philosophy named after the word "objective" anyway. Christ, your reading comprehension skills suck. So, I'll dumb this down as much as possible. An objective moral code is no more or less likely to be accepted by a person X before and after person X's status and situation (race, gender, nationality, wealth, social or political power, etc.) is randomized. A subjective moral code is more or less likely to be accepted by a person X depending on his status and situation. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand this concept.
At this point you are disagreeing for the sake of being disagreeable.
Dan8267
2012 Dec 1, 11:23pm
anyone notice that the sodomite model, that castrated and murdered his newscaster lover, is all over the news without the mention of the whole male/male sodomited designation. Weird.
Woman Cuts Off Husband's Penis, Tosses It Into Garbage Disposal
Scorned woman 'chops off cheating boyfriend's penis and flushes it down the toilet'
Woman Cuts Off Man’s Penis Before Stabbing Him To Death
I've got about ten thousand more of these stories. Why doesn't the press mention the whole male/female "sodimited designation" in these stories? Oh yeah, because it's irrelevant. But wait, what if Bap is right and such stories proves that heterosexuality is a mental disorder. We need to rehabilitate straights into becoming gays.
Bap, your cherry picking, which is the most heterosexual thing you've ever done.
Dan8267
2012 Dec 1, 11:24pm
But if reality is objective, He exists beyond our conception. Hmm..
Why he instead of them? That's a pretty damn big assumption.
Dan8267
2012 Dec 1, 11:26pm
Bap69, your unhealthy obsession
Like I said, that's a mighty gay avatar for an alleged heterosexual. And Bap certainly fits the profile of a self-hating closet homosexual republican. Hell, it seems like that's half the party.
Bap33
2012 Dec 2, 2:26am
As to how this relates to the conversation regarding homosexuality, the only people asserting that homosexuality is a mental disorder are the ones clearly suffering from a mental disorder of their own. If only crazy people call you crazy and doctors don't, you're probably not crazy.
http://www.narth.com/docs/whitehead.html
next.
Bap33
2012 Dec 2, 2:33am
And Bap certainly fits the profile of a self-hating closet homosexual republican.
name calling?? really? I do have a question about the male/male sodomite thing: Do those that center their lives around deviant sex have different names for the masculine male and the feminine male?
Bap33
2012 Dec 2, 2:35am
But if reality is objective, He exists beyond our conception. Hmm..
Why he instead of them? That's a pretty damn big assumption.
Maybe, it's because the entire universe points to a singular point of generation, not points?
Dan8267
2012 Dec 2, 2:45am
Sounds like the opinion of one bigoted psychologist who is upset that homosexuality is no longer considered a mental disorder just like black people are no longer considered mentally inferior to white people. There used to be a lot of bigotry (racism, sexism, and homophobia) in the pseudo-science of the 19th and early 20th centuries. This was replaced by objective, rational science in which evidence, not personal opinion, was the basis for scientific consensus.
As I stated in in a previous post, countless reputable medical associations do not consider homosexuality to be a mental disorder. Your refutation of this is that one organization used to half a century ago during more bigoted times. If this is a reputable organization, then we'd have to go with its current statement that homosexuality is not a mental disorder.
But, I'll tell you what. I'll invite an expert from that organization to discuss whether or not homosexuality is a mental disorder. Hell, I'll invite your expert witness as well.
Dan8267
2012 Dec 2, 2:45am
Dan8267 invited American Psychiatric Association to fact-check this discussion.
Bap33
2012 Dec 2, 2:46am
If only bigoted people call you bigoted and doctors don't, you're probably not bigoted.
Dan8267
2012 Dec 2, 2:50am
If only bigoted people call you bigoted and doctors don't, you're probably not bigoted.
I just invited Dr. Whitehead to defend his position. If it turns out that he has convincing medical evidence that homosexuality is in fact a mental disorder, I'll retract my statement that it's probably prejudice, not science. Of course, if he has convincing medical evidence that homosexuality is a mental disorder, then why hasn't the medical community accepted that evidence? I look forward to the debate.
Bap33
2012 Dec 2, 2:54am
black people are no longer considered mentally inferior to white people.
what was used to judge anyone's mental dominance? Exploration? Invention? Engineering? Math? Writing? Poetry? Civility? Sanitation? Mastery over environment? Animal husbandry? What is the meter used for such considerations?
Bap33
2012 Dec 2, 2:57am
convincing medical evidence
he wrote a paper, and there are footnotes at the end for double checking. What more is normally required before something wrote by a doctor is called "medical evidence"?
Peter P
2012 Dec 2, 3:06am
Homosexuality is not a mental disorder. It is a lifestyle choice. And for that we should celebrate its existence.
Dan8267
2012 Dec 2, 3:42am
black people are no longer considered mentally inferior to white people.
what was used to judge anyone's mental dominance? Exploration? Invention? Engineering? Math? Writing? Poetry? Civility? Sanitation? Mastery over environment? Animal husbandry? What is the meter used for such considerations?
Peter P
2012 Dec 2, 4:02am
There is really no mental superiority. There is only one will over another.
curious2
2012 Dec 2, 5:41am
I do have a question about the male/male sodomite thing: Do those that center their lives around deviant sex have different names for the masculine male and the feminine male?
In your case Bap, the former is called Fred Phelps. The latter is called Bap, as in you got screwed by Fred Phelps. He has made a fortune off your pain, and left you with only self-loathing. But, as in many abusive relationships, you continue to take his side. He's got you believing that you can't find a better man.
Bap33
2012 Dec 2, 5:54am
Homosexuality is not a mental disorder. It is a lifestyle choice. And for that we should celebrate its existence.
"Mental disorder" might not be the best description, in my opinion. I submit that the unnatural behavior of the masculine male/male sodomite indicates a birth defect on the same level as any other maniacal defect. I also submit that the behavior of the feminine male/male sodomite indicates a glandular birth defect. The former may only be a perverted mind expressing a dominance just short of forced rape. That may be tuff to treat. The latter is obviously suffering from a mis-firing hormone that can be treated. I suggest birth defect may be a better expression, and we should save these people from being abused, just as we save Downs people from being abused.
Bap33
2012 Dec 2, 5:56am
Dan,
that page didn't load. I figued you would have a short hand answer. I was not making any type of arugement about that issues. Just asking a question that I think helps shape the point.
curious2
2012 Dec 2, 6:15am
I submit....
Yes, or at least you keep trying to.
we should save these people from being abused
Now you're asking for a government bailout? We keep telling you, just put some lube in first and make sure he wears a condom.
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This question goes out to all the people who actually believe that gay sex is immoral. I am formally challenging that belief. If any of you honestly believe that gay sex is immoral, give your reasons here. I reserve the right to challenge the validity of those reasons.
Attendance by Bap33 is mandatory. By the way, that avatar is pretty gay for someone who's homophobic.
Just saying...