Comments for Internet Adventures. http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com On a quest to punch stupidity, right in its stupid face. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on I Wrote a F*****g Book! by Top 10 Argument Techniques (That Ruin Arguments For Everyone) http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/i-wrote-a-fg-book/#comment-1203 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:01:23 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=775#comment-1203 [...] Karl literally wrote a book all about arguing with people online. Check it out here.  [...]

]]> Comment on Why Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is Objectively the Game of 2013 by MartianOrbit http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/why-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-is-objectively-the-game-of-2013/#comment-1199 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:17:08 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=1023#comment-1199 ‘sup Karl.

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]]> Comment on What if God Was One of Us? by jackaroelily http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/what-if-god-was-one-of-us/#comment-1195 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:41:27 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=1038#comment-1195 It is really funny how this guy thinks you are saying god exists not once did you ever admit to believing such a thing(not that I am saying you don’t believe that, but you never said that). He had nothing better to come back with so he went on the same rant he would do to a religious freak!! Haha perfect

]]> Comment on What if God Was One of Us? by hybridspy http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/what-if-god-was-one-of-us/#comment-1192 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:52:55 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=1038#comment-1192 WOW okay, wasn’t expecting quite as much back but thanks, just want to point out though that the guy in the video said at the end that he’s orthodox evangelical Christian so I’m assuming he wasn’t trying to be a dick to religious people by creating that video. I think your points are absolutely correct however because your assessment that the problem is people believing they are unquestionably correct rather than what they subscribe that belief to is something I believe. However although it would be nice to live in a world where debate and disagreement is accepted unfortunately there will always be that group that wrecks it for everyone I suppose.

]]> Comment on What if God Was One of Us? by Karl Smallwood http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/what-if-god-was-one-of-us/#comment-1191 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:12:37 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=1038#comment-1191 That’s the arguments I’d have made if that was his response anyway.

]]> Comment on What if God Was One of Us? by Karl Smallwood http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/what-if-god-was-one-of-us/#comment-1190 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:10:53 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=1038#comment-1190 Well after watching that video, it becomes an argument of semantics, it’s also not an intelligent argument, it’s him, again, cherry picking a certain point and extrapolating a certain piece of the argument to his owns means and then peppering it with slights towards religion, that’s just called being a dick.

Anyway, as he says in his video, he’s very correct to say “there’s no evidence that there is a pizza in front of me” however, saying there is no pizza, anywhere in the entire universe is rather different.

It’s fine for people to say they don’t believe in God, the main crux of this exchange was me mocking this guys attitude that he was unequivocally correct, that he can say that there is absolutely no chance that he is incorrect. That’s a dangerous attitude to have, not because God might exist, but because it breeds an attitude of superiority.

A common atheist claim is that religion is the cause of most of the worlds problems, but when you boil that statement down, it basically ends up as “people thinking that they’re absolutely, unquestionably correct about something” is the cause of the majority of problems.

It’s the same with both religion and atheism, when someone is absolutely concrete in their beliefs and won’t sway or wavier in the slightest, that’s when they’re an insufferable dick. The world needs disagreement and debate.

Here’s an example I like to use 400 years ago people knew that disease was caused by bad smells, that was absolute truth, until one guy proposed that it was actually caused by tiny microscopic germs. Because they just knew they were correct, the highest minds of the time had him commited. 100 years later that guy was shown to be 100% correct.

Does that mean we should believe in God, no, does that mean we should always keep an open mind to something being somewhat based in truth, however miniscule, if only because it allows man to explore and deepen his understanding of the world and universe. Yes it fucking does.

Not being 100% certain about something, like whether or not god exists doesn’t make our beliefs weak, it makes us human and when you’re trying to argue that God doesn’t exist, being human is all we can be.

]]> Comment on What if God Was One of Us? by hybridspy http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/what-if-god-was-one-of-us/#comment-1189 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:31:12 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=1038#comment-1189 This was excellent as always but I cant help wondering how you would have responded if he made the same intelligent argument that this guy does to your point http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWgxZOOC300 (about the first 3 mins is the bit I’m talking about)

It came up on my YouTube page and I thought of this article and just thought it would be interesting to hear your thoughts.

]]> Comment on What if God Was One of Us? by Jake http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/what-if-god-was-one-of-us/#comment-1186 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:24:52 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=1038#comment-1186 Read the whole thing with a huge grin plastered on my face.

]]> Comment on What if God Was One of Us? by Selene Rodviet http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/what-if-god-was-one-of-us/#comment-1185 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:52:03 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=1038#comment-1185 The internet belongs to you Karl.

]]> Comment on For the love of god. by What if God Was One of Us? | Internet Adventures. http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-1184 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:07:20 +0000 http://karlsmallwood.wordpress.com/?p=460#comment-1184 [...] yeah, that worked so well for the last guy. As usual with email exchanges printed here, I’m in [...]

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