Papal Visit to Ireland

[T Fearon]

Yes but faith must have some basis all the same

[omaghjoe]

Yes but faith must have some basis all the same

Faith must have some basis but thats irrelevant to the point.

Faith doesn't require the slightest bit of proof ...or evidence.

[5 Sams]

The more intellectual among us believe that there is a purpose to life beyond simply breathing,eating,working and sleeping until one draws one's last breathhttp://thehealthyjessie.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/steaming-pile-of-shit.png.We also believe that there is enough general evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that a man was once crucified on a cross yet three days later,arose from the dead.

[Oraisteach]

"Yes, but faith must have some basis all the same" is NOT evidence.  Even Donald Trump speaks with more substance.  Cut back on the verbal laxatives.  You're producing more crap than usual.

[T Fearon]

If there was irrefutable evidence it would be fact not faith.

[Maguire01]

If there was irrefutable evidence it would be fact not faith.

Well it was you who claimed there was "evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt". There's clearly no such evidence.

[StGallsGAA]

Perhaps this post belongs to the WTF thread but Bob McCartney has said he'd welcome a Papal visit and would like to meet him!  Said he was also a regular at St Peters as he brought his Aunt!!    .

[J70]

Yes but faith must have some basis all the same

Cultural tradition and "god of the gaps" can explain it, but it is hardly a robust basis.

[omaghjoe]

Yes but faith must have some basis all the same

Cultural tradition and "god of the gaps" can explain it, but it is hardly a robust basis.

Intuition would probably be the predominant basis followed by tradition.
The "God of the Gaps" basis would only be true if it there was an empirical God, which would be contrary to faith.

[Keyboard Warrior]

The more intellectual among us believe that there is a purpose to life beyond simply breathing,eating,working and sleeping until one draws one's last breath.We also believe that there is enough general evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that a man was once crucified on a cross yet three days later,arose from the dead.

OK... this has to be a parody account.

[deiseach]

The more intellectual among us believe that there is a purpose to life beyond simply breathing,eating,working and sleeping until one draws one's last breath.We also believe that there is enough general evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that a man was once crucified on a cross yet three days later,arose from the dead.

OK... this has to be a parody account.

Welcome to the board.

[muppet]

I think this Pope is a good man and well intentioned. He actually gets it and lives it. Unfortunately, the damage done to the catholic church in this country and worldwide have (justifiably in my book) turned millions off and they won't get to see that Pope Francis is one of the good guys. What he can do to reform and fix the church remains to be seen and as Stew intimated - he should make sure to have his life assurance well paid up!!!!

Good post.

[muppet]

The more intellectual among us believe that there is a purpose to life beyond simply breathing,eating,working and sleeping until one draws one's last breath.We also believe that there is enough general evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that a man was once crucified on a cross yet three days later,arose from the dead.

The speed of light is 670,616,629 mph or 1,126,540,800 Km.
It takes light from the sun 8.3 minutes to get to earth.
It takes light from the sun 4.4 hours to get to Neptune.
Proxima Centauri is our nearest star at just over 4 light years. [If Voyager II was headed that way it would take about 76,000 years to get there]
The Milky Way is estimated to be between 100,000 - 180,000 light years across.
There are 100 million stars in our galaxy.
Andromeda, the nearest galaxy, is 2.54 million light years away [BTW we are on a collision course so these galaxies will merge in around 5 billion years]
There are as many galaxies in the Universe as there are grains of sand on earth.

So far a few of us have made it to the moon. If we were any good we would be at least trying trying to get a bit further. Any God must consider us a hopelessly failed experiment at this stage.

[The Iceman]

The more intellectual among us believe that there is a purpose to life beyond simply breathing,eating,working and sleeping until one draws one's last breath.We also believe that there is enough general evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that a man was once crucified on a cross yet three days later,arose from the dead.

The speed of light is 670,616,629 mph or 1,126,540,800 Km.
It takes light from the sun 8.3 minutes to get to earth.
It takes light from the sun 4.4 hours to get to Neptune.
Proxima Centauri is our nearest star at just over 4 light years. [If Voyager II was headed that way it would take about 76,000 years to get there]
The Milky Way is estimated to be between 100,000 - 180,000 light years across.
There are 100 million stars in our galaxy.
Andromeda, the nearest galaxy, is 2.54 million light years away [BTW we are on a collision course so these galaxies will merge in around 5 billion years]
There are as many galaxies in the Universe as there are grains of sand on earth.

So far a few of us have made it to the moon. If we were any good we would be at least trying trying to get a bit further. Any God must consider us a hopelessly failed experiment at this stage.

Matt Damon just grew spuds on Mars - we're doing great

[muppet]

The more intellectual among us believe that there is a purpose to life beyond simply breathing,eating,working and sleeping until one draws one's last breath.We also believe that there is enough general evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that a man was once crucified on a cross yet three days later,arose from the dead.

The speed of light is 670,616,629 mph or 1,126,540,800 Km.
It takes light from the sun 8.3 minutes to get to earth.
It takes light from the sun 4.4 hours to get to Neptune.
Proxima Centauri is our nearest star at just over 4 light years. [If Voyager II was headed that way it would take about 76,000 years to get there]
The Milky Way is estimated to be between 100,000 - 180,000 light years across.
There are 100 million stars in our galaxy.
Andromeda, the nearest galaxy, is 2.54 million light years away [BTW we are on a collision course so these galaxies will merge in around 5 billion years]
There are as many galaxies in the Universe as there are grains of sand on earth.

So far a few of us have made it to the moon. If we were any good we would be at least trying trying to get a bit further. Any God must consider us a hopelessly failed experiment at this stage.

Matt Damon just grew spuds on Mars - we're doing great

Spuds? That always ends well.