Nothing could change our world, or about the world of [the believer's] experience, that would demonstrate the falsity of many of their core beliefs. This proves that these beliefs are not born of any examination of the world, or of the world of their experience. (They are, in Karl Popper’s sense, “unfalsifiable.”)
It appears that even the Holocaust did not lead most Jews to doubt the existence of an omnipotent and benevolent God. If having half of your people systematically delivered to the furnace does not count as evidence against the notion that an all-powerful God is looking out for your interests, it seems reasonable to assume that nothing could.
(Sam Harris, The End of Faith, pp. 66-67)
Debbie: This world is too full of hate and that saddens me. Live and let live. Abortion is nobody’s... 
John C: Anti-no, “I” dont have any credibility either but the difference is that “I”m not... 
Custador: “Matt and Mark record “My God, My God, Why hast Thou forsaken me?”; John, “It is finished”; and Luke,... 
Daniel Florien: When you have indigestion when you’re reading it, you know it’s true! 
Mary Lynne: Hmm – I wonder what a “true fairy tale” would be. Is that like jumbo... 
Antiutopia: John C — Christ himself doesn’t have any credibility with these ignorant morons — do you... 
Uzza: Cool story. It reminds me of Confucius, meeting the mad hermit of Chu, who told him it was... 
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I advocate for First Nations, known to Americans as “American Indians”. They were murdered, given blankets with Smallpox, their land was stolen, they were put on small isolated reserves and not allowed to leave for years, they weren’t allowed to vote for many years, they were put in residential schools where priests and nuns systematically tortured children physically, sexually, emotionally. They were starved, overworked, taken away from everything they knew and loved including parents. They were told that their families were heathen and would go to hell if they did not become christians. These schools were used for over 100 years, and the damage to First Nations is incalculable. They have high rates of disease, poverty, addictions, domestic violence, and suicide. Their living conditions are often third world. Yet, many of them were converted and still believe in christianity. It’s a mystery to me, how they could be so abused by religion and yet refuse to see that christianity is not about love. But I guess it’s a way for oppressed people to cope with a difficult life.