I like Sweden! It's a lot like that, but less Canadian.

I've been all over the US and Europe.

Good. You should try Canada, though. They have great...um...stuff. And snow. And mooses. And ham. I like Canada.

I like Sweden! It's a lot like that, but less Canadian.

I grew up here, and was raised here. Why would someone want to live in Liberia, or Somalia? Sometimes we simply are where we are.

And now for a reaction image that is both inappropriate and valid at the same time.

I live in the southern US.

You should take a summer in some place that's not there. It's fun.

I've been all over the US and Europe.

Good. You should try Canada, though. They have great...um...stuff. And snow. And mooses. And ham. I like Canada.

I like Sweden! It's a lot like that, but less Canadian.

im okay with religions i just dont want people to telling me im going to hell if im not beliving what they belive.
what im trying to say i dont mind cool guys just dont like the assholes who makes religion look bad :)

Religion isn't science. I wish people would stop treating it like it is, asking for proof.

I think you're confused. You do not 'Believe' in science and scientific fact does not require faith. The whole basis of scientific fact is that is can be tested and proven, no faith needed.

Well, not everything is science can be proven. There are a bunch of unproven but well-accepted theories out there. But yeah, I see your point.

Ah see I said "Scientific fact can be tested and proven"
Scientific hypothesis is untested and proven
Scientific theory has alot of evidence to prove it but cannot be called a definite fact if there is still holes in the theory

Oh, my mistake.

Still, nothing can be proven with 100% absolute certainty in science, when you get down to the grit of it. I'll settle for 99.99%, though.

I really don't know much about religion, so I'm just gonna take my best guess here.

Is it because any being that created the universe could be undetectable in all forms if it so chose, so trying to find evidence would be completely pointless unless it wanted evidence to be found?

Is what because of that?

Is the reason you should stop asking for proof because of that

I suppose in part. The bottom line, and the statement I was making, is that faith is not science and so people should stop asking for proof one way or another and either believe or not.

if we didnt have religion we would be much more advanced, thats my only thing against religion

Actually, thats literally impossible to prove what so ever.

.........yeah, that's utter bullshit.

Ok. I have 3 counterpoints to that statement. 1: This post was directed at people that view the bible/qu'ran/torah as INDISPUTABLE PROOF of the existence of god, not people who believe in god based on faith, and who are aware that there is no evidence for god's existence. 2: The burden of proof is always on the person making the claim, you claim there is a god, then the burden of proof is on you. If you can not prove the existence of god empirically then I have no reason to believe the claim of his existence. 3: Look up William Lane Craig if you want to see someone trying to "formulate a reasonable opinion to give you undenyable proof that god exists". It happens very often, but as a christian you don't experience the ridiculous shit we anti-theists do from our end of the spectrum, so please, do as Jesus tells you, and let your god judge me, since you do not have the relevant experience to fully understand where an anti-theist comes from. (I am basing that supposition off of the wording of your post, feel free to contest it, as I don't know you personally, but I sincerely doubt you've been kicked out of many classes when you were in school for refusing to say "under god" during the pledge or for questioning the use of the bible for teaching history. Also, I highly doubt that a gang of muslims gathered to beat you up for claiming their religion had no place as a theocratic government, and I doubt you've been fired from many jobs for not joining your co-workers in prayer. Southern United States. I fucking hate this place.)

I have 1 counterpoint to that statement: why would you want to live in the southern US? That's just a bad idea all around.

I grew up here, and was raised here. Why would someone want to live in Liberia, or Somalia? Sometimes we simply are where we are.

And now for a reaction image that is both inappropriate and valid at the same time.

I live in the southern US.

You should take a summer in some place that's not there. It's fun.

I've been all over the US and Europe.

Good. You should try Canada, though. They have great...um...stuff. And snow. And mooses. And ham. I like Canada.

I like Sweden! It's a lot like that, but less Canadian.

That's not right. Did Watson and Crick deserve all the credit? No, but I'm getting sick of everybody calling them a couple of assholes. Photo 51 was very important in seeing that DNA is helical, but it's not like "Oh cool, I just took this photo and it totally shows that DNA is helical!!" Wilkins took the photo on a trip to Cambridge and gave it and some lab data to Watson and Crick. They were then able to deduce the first correct model of DNA, before Rosalind was able to finish. When they were published in Nature in 1953, there accompanied papers by Wilkins, Stokes and Wilson, and then one by Franklin and Gosling.

Actually Watson and Crick had the papers stolen from her by a research aide. The rest of your statement is essentially accurate.