Does God exist? (William Lane Craig vs Peter Atkins debate) (36 Viewers)

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Apr 15, 2006
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Its only absurd because your limited mind can't perceive it
Just so you can "perceive" it, does it make it real? If I perceive unicorns, does it make them real? No, that makes your argument a really poor one.

It's only absurd because it cannot be demonstrated or shown to be possible by any means other than the imagination of the mind.
It's not the act of driving that they're against, fyi. It's the fact if they could drive they'd have the freedom to move around.

Women weren't allowed to vote in several countries until about a 100 years ago. Including atheist Soviet Russia.
Both of those things are absurd. Just like widows who burn themselves at the pyres of their dead husbands(Sati), or lower caste Hindus not allowed to learn the Vedas. All absurd.
 

Fred

Senior Member
Oct 2, 2003
41,113
Just so you can "perceive" it, does it make it real? If I perceive unicorns, does it make them real? No, that makes your argument a really poor one.

It's only absurd because it cannot be demonstrated or shown to be possible by any means other than the imagination of the mind.


Both of those things are absurd. Just like widows who burn themselves at the pyres of their dead husbands(Sati), or lower caste Hindus not allowed to learn the Vedas. All absurd.
Don't know why you feel the need to point that out. I doubt anyone would disagree.
 

AndreaCristiano

Nato, Vive, e muore Italiano
Jun 9, 2011
19,125
Just so you can "perceive" it, does it make it real? If I perceive unicorns, does it make them real? No, that makes your argument a really poor one.

It's only absurd because it cannot be demonstrated or shown to be possible by any means other than the imagination of the mind.


Both of those things are absurd. Just like widows who burn themselves at the pyres of their dead husbands(Sati), or lower caste Hindus not allowed to learn the Vedas. All absurd.
Your absurd for believing that everything can be answered or understood
 
Apr 15, 2006
56,640
I'm making the point, that Islam has nothing to do with women not being allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia.
How does the fact that women are protesting against the rule co-relate to the rule not being based on Islam? :wth:

I don't justify discrimination based on sex, but its not like western society is so advanced in that respect either. Women still do not get equal treatment in the workplace as men, women still get paid less on average than men do in Western countries.
So that's your justification of defending sexual discrimination in your society? :sergio:
but , but that cant be possible God and religion are the cause of all injustice not atheists
:lol:
Atheists are not held responsible for each others actions, but as soon as someone who has the same religion as us does something bad, we muslims all have to answer for it.
Now you're just trolling!
Same thing for Christians. We all get lumped together just to justify anti God bias
I was gonna refute your point. But since you're gonna ignore it, I'm just gonna laugh again. :lol:
 

Ford Prefect

Senior Member
May 28, 2009
10,557
I'm making the point, that Islam has nothing to do with women not being allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia.



on bolded part :wth:



I don't justify discrimination based on sex, but its not like western society is so advanced in that respect either. Women still do not get equal treatment in the workplace as men, women still get paid less on average than men do in Western countries.
There's a discernable difference between how Wahabi islam behaves and the fact that statistics like that will always be skewed by looking at the average - the number is fucked for a number of reasons - A, nature, when a woman gets pregnant she has a child and as a societal norm women are more involved in raising children and will work fewer hours, whether and second the tops of corporate companies are dominated by men, which is sexist, and they command the highest salaries and also the full equality laws have only been fully active in recent generations, to include women over the age of 50 who would have struggled to gain qualifications for higher paying jobs and even get the job when they have them. If you were to compare women between th ages of 20-50 without children against between men aged 20-50 in a wage bracket of 20 000 - 100 000 those numbers would be a lot more balanced.

Equality laws in the UK are so stringent that any form of discrimination will seriously fuck a company up.

when i said UAE i meant this

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Women in the UAE have a rather low level of protection in terms of physical integrity. Violence against women is quite common and laws that prohibit violence and verbal abuse do not apply in the home, making domestic violence a serious problem. In addition, the law does not recognise the concept of spousal rape. The existing Penal Code gives male guardians the right to discipline women and children at their discretion, including the use of physical violence. As noted by the US Department of State, a 2005 UAE university study found that 66 per cent of all women permanently residing in the country have experienced domestic abuse.

Violence against women committed by non-family members and outside the home is punishable with fines, prison sentences or even death in the case of rape. Non-citizen perpetrators run the risk of deportation. However, women rarely report their abusers because of shame and fear of social stigma.

Female genital mutilation is not illegal in the UAE, but the Ministry of Health prohibits the practice in state hospitals and clinics. Nevertheless, FGM continues to be carried out in private clinics and in rural areas. An estimated 30 per cent of the total female population are believed to have undergone some form of FGM; it is practised mainly among Somali, Omani and Sudanese expatriates living in UAE.

The sex ratio at birth is tilted in favour of males, suggesting that the UAE is a country of concern in relation to missing women.

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Apr 15, 2006
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Ford Prefect

Senior Member
May 28, 2009
10,557
So hoe come when a scientist says he believes in ETs or ghosts that's acceptable but if a scientist believes in God atheists call him a quack?
No scientist would deny the existence of a god, that would be unscientific, but by the same merit they couldn't deny the existence of fairies or unicorns. Dawkins famously gets misrepresented for saying that -


(skip to 1:38 to have a simple explaination of it)

But for a scientist to state that something exists with no proof for its existence makes him a fool.
 

Fred

Senior Member
Oct 2, 2003
41,113
1) How does the fact that women are protesting against the rule co-relate to the rule not being based on Islam? :wth:


2) So that's your justification of defending sexual discrimination in your society? :sergio:

:lol:

3) Now you're just trolling!


I was gonna refute your point. But since you're gonna ignore it, I'm just gonna laugh again. :lol:
1) Please tell me how you reached the conclusion that the law is based on Islam? I'd be really interested to hear it. I'd also be interested to hear why the rest of the one billion muslims and over 30 muslim countries don't have any such law in place, in fact a law banning women from driving in all other muslim countries is absolutely unheard of. I'd like to hear your explanation for that.

2) Ok, now you're starting to annoy me. I just explicitly stated that i do not condone any sort of sexual discrimination, how and where did you see me justifying sexual discrimination?!

3) I am. But its trolling with a purpose, the purpose is to show you what you guys are doing. I was using your reasoning. You believe muslims should have to answer for one country which happens to be muslim banning women from driving, despite the fact that me and the overwhelming majority of muslims do not agree with that practice, and despite the fact that you cannot justify it from an Islamic perspective at all(and i dare anyone to do that).
 

Fred

Senior Member
Oct 2, 2003
41,113
There's a discernable difference between how Wahabi islam behaves and the fact that statistics like that will always be skewed by looking at the average - the number is fucked for a number of reasons - A, nature, when a woman gets pregnant she has a child and as a societal norm women are more involved in raising children and will work fewer hours, whether and second the tops of corporate companies are dominated by men, which is sexist, and they command the highest salaries and also the full equality laws have only been fully active in recent generations, to include women over the age of 50 who would have struggled to gain qualifications for higher paying jobs and even get the job when they have them. If you were to compare women between th ages of 20-50 without children against between men aged 20-50 in a wage bracket of 20 000 - 100 000 those numbers would be a lot more balanced.

Equality laws in the UK are so stringent that any form of discrimination will seriously fuck a company up.

when i said UAE i meant this

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Women in the UAE have a rather low level of protection in terms of physical integrity. Violence against women is quite common and laws that prohibit violence and verbal abuse do not apply in the home, making domestic violence a serious problem. In addition, the law does not recognise the concept of spousal rape. The existing Penal Code gives male guardians the right to discipline women and children at their discretion, including the use of physical violence. As noted by the US Department of State, a 2005 UAE university study found that 66 per cent of all women permanently residing in the country have experienced domestic abuse.

Violence against women committed by non-family members and outside the home is punishable with fines, prison sentences or even death in the case of rape. Non-citizen perpetrators run the risk of deportation. However, women rarely report their abusers because of shame and fear of social stigma.

Female genital mutilation is not illegal in the UAE, but the Ministry of Health prohibits the practice in state hospitals and clinics. Nevertheless, FGM continues to be carried out in private clinics and in rural areas. An estimated 30 per cent of the total female population are believed to have undergone some form of FGM; it is practised mainly among Somali, Omani and Sudanese expatriates living in UAE.

The sex ratio at birth is tilted in favour of males, suggesting that the UAE is a country of concern in relation to missing women.

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The UAE is a country that is 40 years old. It is still evolving, lets not forget that it wasn't so long ago when women weren't even allowed to vote in countries like the UK and the US. Give it time to evolve. Plus, there are so many third world developing countries that have worst laws and worst records of sexual discrimination than the UAE that are not muslim countries, so this argument can go two ways.
 

Ford Prefect

Senior Member
May 28, 2009
10,557
3) I am. But its trolling with a purpose, the purpose is to show you what you guys are doing. I was using your reasoning. You believe muslims should have to answer for one country which happens to be muslim banning women from driving, despite the fact that me and the overwhelming majority of muslims do not agree with that practice, and despite the fact that you cannot justify it from an Islamic perspective at all(and i dare anyone to do that).
That completely misses the mark with how I behave. The real reason that I don't bother with debating Islam too much is because of the culture I have to live, in which the lines between questioning a belief system, racism and islamiphobia are extremely thing, also Islam is a far more fragmented religion than christianity (in which the largest sect has one-fucking evil-man who speaks on behalf of 'god' and the believers and dictates laws that are so morally corrupt its ludicrous). Im not interested if i offend people, but drawing the lines of discussion are so easily misinterpreted that its not worth it, given how differently the different theocracies/autocracies in the main islamic region behave.

christianity and judaism are organised in very different ways, and i wish i could have a debate in which i could bring a lot of stuff up to the right people, but its not possible. But the problem that unifies you all is that no matter who believes what part and acts on it, you as a believer in the faith give power the leaders that undertakes the disgraceful laws.
 

Fred

Senior Member
Oct 2, 2003
41,113
To be fair the world has changed a lot since then. It would be nice if everybody could live in the 21st century.
It isn't fair to compare nation states that have been around for centuries to others who haven't yet been independent states for half a century. All countries go through an evolution process i believe.
 

Ford Prefect

Senior Member
May 28, 2009
10,557
The UAE is a country that is 40 years old. It is still evolving, lets not forget that it wasn't so long ago when women weren't even allowed to vote in countries like the UK and the US. Give it time to evolve. Plus, there are so many third world developing countries that have worst laws and worst records of sexual discrimination than the UAE that are not muslim countries, so this argument can go two ways.
I accept that its still evolving and that other countries are worse, but it still happens and it shouldn't.
 

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