In other words 'I feel more secure just believing what I believe, and I only talk to people who agree with me.'

Interesting that it is Creationists who are typically accused of indoctrination...

When the existance of a higher being is proven, we can start debating its intent regarding creation. Untill then, I'll just stick to what actually matters in the world.

Indoctrination? I chose not to believe, because I had the nescessary tools to take that descision - every person should have the right to choose freely for themselves, when they are mature enough to do so.

And regarding my words, I prefer to speak them myself. If I was to rephrase myself, it would be something along the lines of "I don't believe in the easter bunny - but others have the freedom to do so, and it's not my buisness to mess up their perception of the world - as long as they don't start imposing their idiocy onto me."

Wow. I didn't know there were people who thought the Earth is flat. Just.... wow.

There arn't!

Its a website created by Atheists to make fun of people.

If you want the existence of a non material entity to be proven to you through methods that prove material entities, then you are what we call, being unreasonable.

I'm sure you researched everything all by your lonesome self and came to the conclusion all on your own.

I take this to mean that you know how to read Aramaic and ancient Hebrew as well?

Orly?

http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth_Society

This would be what you are referring to:

http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublonskop...arthsociety.htm

Stop using the "I feel lucky"-button on Google.

Yeah rly.

I'll rephrase my last comment.

They don't! Its just a thing people use to make people question what they are told by society.

That's a lot to make 5000+ threads about.

I'm affraid that you're just wrong here, purely and simply. I don't see it as being any less foolish than believing in god, really. There isn't any difference.

I read a random sampling of the threads and they mostly preference with,

"Ok ok, heres a new idea,... what if.... followed by... Aha now we got them now!"

And then a whole bunch of random insults.

And how can you, being such an objective observer, not notice the difference between holding beliefs that are in line with what the majority of society believe, and holding believes which only small niches of maybe a few thousand people believe?

Your standards of obeservation is lacking. It is much more akin to people beliving that the Moon landing was false, or that Bush organized the 9/11 attacks, or that Metal bracelets can cure you of cancer. Or, to bring the thread back on topic.... That the chuck Norris jokes are true!

Because it totally isn't proven that the Earth is older.

I think they should be moved actually... I'll go ahead and do that.

STOP DERAILING!

When I was a kid, one of the places we lived was right next to a train track. Me and my sisters would put pennies on the rail so the train would flatten them. My mom got mad and lectured us about how a penny could derail a train and how much it would suck if a train crashed in our back yard.

*throws a jar of pennies at Noola*

Pennies are the devil!!