The Atheist Thread (Long Time Coming)
October 16th, 2019 at 10:11:30 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | I've been meaning to start this thread for a long time. This won't be much of a post, more to come later. I noticed this morning that I take somebodies lord's name in vain a lot. When I'm alone and ticked off, I say 'Jesus f***' a lot. I got up and the cats had done something disgusting and I said in a loud voice 'Jesus F***!' There are certain advantages to be an atheist, like the 10 Suggestions don't apply to us. lol If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 16th, 2019 at 11:23:40 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Why are the theist religions, Xtionity and Islam, so threatened by atheists. The Catholic Church used to sentence atheists to death, and today being an atheist is punishable by death in 13 Muslim countries. In 9 states of the US, an admitted atheist cannot hold public office. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_against_atheists#United_States Why are people so ill at ease with some who choose to reject organized religion. If their beliefs are as strong as they claim, they sould be able to just shrug off non believers as idiots. But no, atheists must be punished for their error, they must be killed in some instances. For me, this shows the intrinsic fragility of the god religions. They are so weak they cannot stand even the slightest challenge. Their beliefs are so flimsy they have to chase down the naysayers and wipe them out. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 16th, 2019 at 2:01:04 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Anybody see this ad during the debate? It promotes atheism. We're coming out in droves, finally.. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 16th, 2019 at 2:18:00 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | What a great atheism commercial that ran a few years ago on the Superbowl. The Power of Logic. What organized religions don't have. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 16th, 2019 at 6:57:18 PM permalink | |
Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 27 Posts: 4256 | I am an atheist. I think religion causes a lot of issues (some more than others). Atheists are historically more moral (far less incarnated even scaled per capita). I think the biggest advantage to being an atheist is not having to explain every position through the context of a religious viewpoint. |
October 16th, 2019 at 8:07:50 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
In N Europe, 90% of people claim to be non religious. 50% of Jews worldwide claim to doubt gods existence, or are flat out non believers. The more we learn from science about how the world works, the less need there is for a god of superstition and religious dogma. It's not that god is dead, there was never a god to begin with. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 17th, 2019 at 10:21:43 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Why do organized religions get their panties in such a bunch over atheism. If there was a god, wouldn't the punishment for not believing be far more than anything done on earth? Of course it would. What god believers are really afraid of, is that atheists are right. There is no god and they're wasting their time with all the mumbo jumbo and superstitious nonsense. They're afraid an atheist might effect true believers and take money and bodies out of the congregation. That cannot be allowed. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 17th, 2019 at 10:59:52 AM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | Very similar to how drug users behave. I noticed people using coke would only hang out with other coke users and not strait folks, something about needing affirmation. They know what they are doing is wrong, but as long as they have a support group of like minded believers they can continue the charade that it's ok. People don't come up with xtianity in a vacuum. They might think there was a sun god or moon god or something. At least in those religions there was an actual object that could be verified as the deity. Looks like it's becoming a harder sell. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
October 17th, 2019 at 11:31:14 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
It's a cult like attitude. The harsher cults forbid members from having anything to do with non cult people. The god religions are very afraid of atheists infecting the believers, so they used to be punished harshly. Still are in 13 Muslim countries. When you have a screwball religion like those who worship a god, you have to keep common sense from leaking in at all costs. Common sense is the enemy of all the god religions. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 17th, 2019 at 12:27:21 PM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 | Some of us are okay with this being a cold, lonely world. Others are not. Pick the one that suits you. |