Stats re the worlds belief in god.

50-50

More like 80-20, sadly.

I hope the following clarifies the matter:

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able, and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?

QED- End of all belief and faith.

Man made god in his own image, can't remember where I heard that but I like it

They just bend the rules to answer tough questions like that, Slicer. I once heard them argue that trying to understand God's methods is like "an ant trying to understand how a computer works".

So next time a toddler gets abducted, raped and murdered by some pervert, don't worry it's all part of the masterplan.

Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.3 billion
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
primal-indigenous: 300 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 15 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha'i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand

Interesting - where were those from Ivor?

Spiritism: 15 million

...and what does that mean??

what about jedis?

Well done chit-chat - you've killed God, at least util it's your kid that's in the intensive care ward.

Back to the wancing and mysogony threads then.

the jews kick up a hell of a fuss considering there's only 14 million of them

can't believe there are that few Jewish people there 5.5milliion in Israel. Always thought there were about 14 million in the US at lease.


That's a wee bit harsh roger, I imagine if your child is unwell, any parent would to try anything even if they don't believe or agnostic about it.
I imagine your child being ill would make you question your beliefs in anyhhing

stu - sorry I don't know the source, the file on my pc dated October 2005.

Well, there were a few more...

Wilhelm Reich in Hell 11 Dec 16:37
Man made god in his own image, can't remember where I heard that but I like it

If Jesus was the son of god. was god circumcised ?

Atheism has become the new orthodoxy in the UK.

Islam is tolerated.

Christianity is frowned upon.

The new EU supremo (a Roman Catholic) said a wise thing: "Everyone has to choose whether to believe that life is either absurd, or mysterious. I choose the latter."

Me too.

Few people more irritating than militant atheists, putting up aunt sallies for the purpose of knocking them down.

I ain't got no Aunt Sally or god :( - and btw, neither have you.

I'm always surprised the fundies christians and islamists don't kick up about Darwin being on one of our banknotes.

they've only got coins :)

The new EU supremo (a Roman Catholic) said a wise thing: "Everyone has to choose whether to believe that life is either absurd, or mysterious. I choose the latter."

The 2 are not even mutually exclusive, ffs

It's not remotely wise. It is the kind of twee and stupid false conclusion that conspiracy theorists use.
It's actually a ridiculous premise if you think about it.