Hey,

www.the-brights.net

I'm in the process of looking through it still!

- Matt

--- In atheismuk2@..., elizabeth_dehner
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
> What is the web address of the 'Brights' - I haven't heard of
these
> before. Cheers.
>
>
> --- In atheismuk2@..., atheist_revolutionary
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > Yep, I'd give a similar answer. Not only is there a monumental
lack
> > of scientific evidence for the existence of god(s): there is no
> > logic in believing in god(s) simply because he/she/it/they
has/have
> > been 'revealed' in 'divine' scripture. For instance, the
existence
> > of god cannot be proved by referring to the Bible. The Bible
does
> > not provide evidence for the existence of god; it assumes the
> > existence of god. In other words, the Bible does not 'reveal'
the
> > existence of the Christian god. Rather, it assumes the existence
of
> > the Christian god from the outset, meaning that a conscious
belief
> > in god is necessary prior to reading the scripture (circular
> logic).
> > Therefore, the Bible does nothing to prove the existence of god -

> it
> > merely reinforces belief in god in those minds which have not
> > addressed the fundamental philosophical and scientific problems
> > associated with the concept of a deity.
> >
> > What are the 'Brights' all about? I had a brief look at their
> > website a few days ago, and I couldn't quite understand whether
> they
> > are intending to be a serious organisation. I guess they are,
but
> it
> > just seems rather strange. I'll have to investigate more before
I
> > think about joining!
> >
> > - Matt
> >
> > --- In atheismuk2@..., philsviews <no_reply@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > I don't accept the existence of the supernatural because I see
no
> > > evidence for it existing.
> > >
> > > Which is great, and I hope you all think the same way. Except
> for
> > > the fact that the soon we find evidence it is no
> > > longer 'super'natural but natural, and this leads to us having
an
> > > unfalsifiable claim.
> > >
> > > BTW has antyone else here joined the Brights?