Ask the nonbeliever

[cjrose]

I'll simplify it further. Emotional reactions are the interactions of electron shells in the atomic makeup of our brains, causing a chain reaction that will manifest itself as a feeling. There's nothing magical about them, simply wondrous that such a marvelous use of physics has manifested itself.

Oh my goodness Sam that sounds so scientific it's hilarious. We all feel the same emotions, happy, sad, lonely, we all cry, feel pain, laugh, love, passion, etc.... How can you attribuite such things as pysics? Manifest... sounds like evoloution but then you don't believe in creation and therefore God did not give us these emotions that all mankind experiences, even athiests and non believers, other "reliegions" so on.. There is a thread of common emtion that runs through all of us and something so deep as grief for example cannot be made up and manifested through physics. Now spread more wisdom that we can respond to to keep you on these boards.

[lypse]

I'd have to say both, but I don't know how to explain it . Like, the situation will cause you to act a certain way, but I the bodies reaction is what makes you feel the emotion. lol, that's the best I can come up with.

and no I don't mind,

ok, basically what my question was is do you believe an emotion or feeling is a chemical reaction, or would you describe it as a non physical occurence, something tangible, but not physically real in the sense. I think I posted my question when I was really sleepy, I should make a point of not using forums when Im tired, lol, so hopefully this will make more sense if the first one was hard to read.

oooh okay, I think I got what you mean. I'd have to say then, no, I don't believe, I know that emotions/feelings are chemical reactions (and Ask An Atheist broke it down nicely ). I curious, what do you think they are??

Mind if I call you APOCO-Lypse...........??

Regards,

Ben.

lol, to tell you the truth, 'lypse' was taken from Apocalypse, I just found it inappropriate to use that as my username

[cjrose]

I'd have to say both, but I don't know how to explain it . Like, the situation will cause you to act a certain way, but I the bodies reaction is what makes you feel the emotion. lol, that's the best I can come up with.

and no I don't mind,

ok, basically what my question was is do you believe an emotion or feeling is a chemical reaction, or would you describe it as a non physical occurence, something tangible, but not physically real in the sense. I think I posted my question when I was really sleepy, I should make a point of not using forums when Im tired, lol, so hopefully this will make more sense if the first one was hard to read.

oooh okay, I think I got what you mean. I'd have to say then, no, I don't believe, I know that emotions/feelings are chemical reactions (and Ask An Atheist broke it down nicely ). I curious, what do you think they are??

Mind if I call you APOCO-Lypse...........??

Regards,

Ben.

lol, to tell you the truth, 'lypse' was taken from Apocalypse, I just found it inappropriate to use that as my username

How clever of you! We have some very creative people on this board!!

[cjrose]

-shock-

YOU COPIED MY THREAD!

HE DID!

Shame on him now we should send him to the "Plagiarism" post cuz he didn't even give you credit

[Observer of dreams]

I have a question for the non-believer. What are your values, rules, and beliefs, and how did you develop them? Also why are most atheist more interested in discrediting believers rather than seeking their own understanding of the world?

[cjrose]

I have a question for the non-believer. What are your values, rules, and beliefs, and how did you develop them? Also why are most atheist more interested in discrediting believers rather than seeking their own understanding of the world?

Observer, if you go back and read some of the posts, you may find your answers. This is in no way meant to be disresepectful, only helpful since lypse has said most all of these things above.

[lypse]

-shock-

YOU COPIED MY THREAD!

HE DID!

Shame on him now we should send him to the "Plagiarism" post cuz he didn't even give you credit

lol, actually, if you read back a couple pages when I found out someone else had been doing a post very similar to this, I said that Ask An Atheist had reasonable ground to believe I stole (I really don't like that word) the idea from him . I offered no compensation, but one should also note that both myself and Ask An Atheist are two different people, so our ideas and opinions may differ.

[cjrose]

-shock-

YOU COPIED MY THREAD!

HE DID!

Shame on him now we should send him to the "Plagiarism" post cuz he didn't even give you credit

lol, actually, if you read back a couple pages when I found out someone else had been doing a post very similar to this, I said that Ask An Atheist had reasonable ground to believe I stole (I really don't like that word) the idea from him . I offered no compensation, but one should also note that both myself and Ask An Atheist are two different people, so our ideas and opinions may differ.

Seriously, not surprised but at least you admit it. You should offer compensation if you agree you stole it

[lypse]

I have a question for the non-believer. What are your values, rules, and beliefs, and how did you develop them?

I apologize, but I always find it tricky to answer questions concerning my values, so could you be a little more specific, sorry.

Also why are most atheist more interested in discrediting believers rather than seeking their own understanding of the world?

I really wouldn't consider myself an atheist (actually, I don't know what I consider myself ), but I think I can answer your question. I don't think they are interested in discrediting believers. It's just that, religion can tend to be that annoying fly that's buzzing around your head, and rather then sit there and do nothing, you have to swing at it a couple times to make it go away. I wouldn't limit this to only religion though, atheists can also be an annoying fly as well . As for understanding the world, everyone goes through that point where they are seeking. Some find an understanding that's clear and some may even doubt their understanding now and then. There are also those who haven't come to a satisfying understanding, such as myself, who will continue to search until they are fully aware of where they stand.

[lypse]

-shock-

YOU COPIED MY THREAD!

HE DID!

Shame on him now we should send him to the "Plagiarism" post cuz he didn't even give you credit

lol, actually, if you read back a couple pages when I found out someone else had been doing a post very similar to this, I said that Ask An Atheist had reasonable ground to believe I stole (I really don't like that word) the idea from him . I offered no compensation, but one should also note that both myself and Ask An Atheist are two different people, so our ideas and opinions may differ.

Seriously, not surprised but at least you admit it. You should offer compensation if you agree you stole it

lol, i didn't agree that I stole it, I just said he had reasonable grounds to believe I did. In all honesty I wasn't even aware that he had already started a thread like this one, mostly because I only view the apologetics forum. Maybe I should browse the site more