A nice place for nice people to share and discuss ideas, topics, articles, questions, interests and whatnot. We want discussions which are nuanced, so please try not to treat issues as black-and-white. You're also welcome to discuss submission and activities elsewhere on Voat here. You might also enjoy: /v/seriousdiscussion
Rules:
Any discussion forum consists of its users, so please try to embody the philosophy of this sub in your comments: /v/discuss is intended to be nice, open, accepting, non-judgemental, grown-up and bloody lovely. Therefore:
- Be nice
- Don't be rude
- Don't retaliate
- Don't downvote posts you disagree with; that would be antithetical to discussion
Guidelines for submissions:
-
Start your post with "Discuss:". In the title of your post, ask a question, pose an opinion, set a topic, or, if sharing a link, describe it in the title. For clarity, you can start your post with "IMO" if you're stating an opinion to be debated.
-
When discussing your own topic, do so in the comments as opposed to the body of your submission. The reasons for this are: 1) to prevent the submitter's thoughts from being the most visible and "important", and 2) to prevent top-level comments from being responses to the submitter's points.
-
If you want to start a discussion that's already taken place, you're more than welcome to do so. However, if you want to submit something which is already on the first page of /v/discuss, just take part in that discussion instead.
-
Use the body of your submission, not the title, to direct the flow of discussion if you wish (e.g., asking for serious replies only, listing certain different points you think should be discussed, etc.). You may want to give some prompts or ask some questions if your topic is broad.
-
Use the body of your submission to post a link or links you wish to talk about
Guidelines for discussions:
-
Try to present your opinion in a humble way; remember that everybody else probably considers their opinion to be as true as you consider yours.
-
Try to disagree in a humble way; don't presume to be more intelligent than those you disagree with.
-
When disagreeing, don't focus your response on the person you're disagreeing with. Instead, focus your response on their argument.
-
Not every post has to be a debate, and general commenting is welcome. However, try to make a substantial contribution to the discussion.
Sort: Top
[–] MrPim 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The God that I believe in doesn't care if I believe in him or not because he's not a vain and petty human. My God does not require my faith, he is God regardless. My God doesn't punish skepticism. So your statement is pointless and hollow.
[–] everef 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Unless the God that exists prefers skeptics.
[–] Mghorning 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It goes to Pasqual's wager; if you don't believe and God and there is you lose. If you do believe in God and there isn't one, you probably live a richer fuller life and there is no eternal consequence of your error.
[–] drakesdoom2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If you believe in the wrong god you are no better off. Following religion does not equal morally correct choices, or a richer filter life. You might be religious and do those things but being religious does not automatically lead to those things.
[–] ardvarcus ago
But we don't choose what to believe. We believe what we intuit and reason to be true. We follow truth. That is what makes us human. We seek God because God is truth.
[–] ardvarcus ago
Atheism is a dead end. It answers no questions, it solves no problems, it helps nobody. It is a simplistic way of looking at the world that is forced to deny the existence not only of God, but the entire spectrum of our spiritual nature. Atheism says there is nothing higher, there is nothing better, there is nothing greater, there is nothing after. Atheism says we have no purpose, no reason to exist, but are here purely by accident and don't matter. Atheism is a false religion.
[–] Shortest_Skill ago
That Greek dude said it better.
[–] Diggernicks 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Or what?
Empty threats are what commie democrats do.