Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
Mestemia said:
It's just you....Now that's coming from the "dreGOD07".......
For me it's just a screen name....I guess I could change it though.....
How about purple monkey?????
Give me a god one.....
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Why being an atheist rocks!
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It's just you....Now that's coming from the "dreGOD07".......
For me it's just a screen name....I guess I could change it though.....
How about purple monkey?????
Give me a god one.....
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
DreGod07 said:It's just you....Now that's coming from the "dreGOD07".......
For me it's just a screen name....I guess I could change it though.....
How about purple monkey?????
Give me a god one.....
dag my fat fingers.....I meant to say GOOD one.....
Super Universe
Defender of God
But what if what you were led to believe about God is untrue?
What if God did not destroy Soddom but that it was simply struck by a meteor and the ancient people did not understand how a firey rock could fall from the sky if not from God? And the priests used their hate against homosexuals as the cause of this fury?
What if ancient priests wrote in their bible that women should be subjected to the wishes of men thus giving the priests more power?
What if ancient priests wrote in their bible that we should pay a ransom to the Lord upon the census to supply themselves with money?
What if ancient priests wrote in their bible that we should sacrifice animals, the best of the flock, on the steps of the temple in order to provide them with free fresh meat?
What if the only truth in the entire bible is that you should simply have faith and forgive others?
If so then it would seem to me that you all have found the real truth over those who sit in church on Sundays.
What if God did not destroy Soddom but that it was simply struck by a meteor and the ancient people did not understand how a firey rock could fall from the sky if not from God? And the priests used their hate against homosexuals as the cause of this fury?
What if ancient priests wrote in their bible that women should be subjected to the wishes of men thus giving the priests more power?
What if ancient priests wrote in their bible that we should pay a ransom to the Lord upon the census to supply themselves with money?
What if ancient priests wrote in their bible that we should sacrifice animals, the best of the flock, on the steps of the temple in order to provide them with free fresh meat?
What if the only truth in the entire bible is that you should simply have faith and forgive others?
If so then it would seem to me that you all have found the real truth over those who sit in church on Sundays.
Paladin
Member
Jaiket said:
Apparently you haven't seen the US tax code for 07
Actually Jaiket, your response has some interesting implications that I wouldn't necessarily ascribe to your core beliefs but are interesting from a linquistic perspective. Many books aren't literal and true but are of value anyway, this is usally taken for granted and knowing you as I do, I would say you would agree. As you know I harbor a belief in an Absolute Reality, but have great respect for the Atheists argument.
Peace
Mark
robtex
Veteran Member
one of the nice things is just not having a fear of always trying to reconcile your beliefs with the reality before you. If I had a nickel for everytime here or in real life someone is talking about searching or trying to reconcile their faith and beliefs with something happening around them. Not having to interpret any mystical non-applicable texts and trying to link it to what you experience in life is such a wonderful award that I wish I could give it to some of the "searching theists" at times.
I remember two years back I had a really painful tooth ache. I was at the dentist office about to get a root canal and my mouth was in so much pain. I was thinking without out a God whom should I turn to ease my uneasyness. the answer of course was the dentists his nurse and my brother (also an atheist) who was with me. I didn't have an invisible being who may or may, depending on his will, to look out for me, instead I had a dentist, a nurse and my brother, all whom wanted, without a doubt, to help me in any way that they could. They weren't omnipotent but they were absolutely committed to helping me at that time and not needed of an acient text to intrepret nor a preconciveved will on the subject.
In general learning to turn to your friends, co-workers and neighbors over God is a huge reward of being an atheist.
I remember two years back I had a really painful tooth ache. I was at the dentist office about to get a root canal and my mouth was in so much pain. I was thinking without out a God whom should I turn to ease my uneasyness. the answer of course was the dentists his nurse and my brother (also an atheist) who was with me. I didn't have an invisible being who may or may, depending on his will, to look out for me, instead I had a dentist, a nurse and my brother, all whom wanted, without a doubt, to help me in any way that they could. They weren't omnipotent but they were absolutely committed to helping me at that time and not needed of an acient text to intrepret nor a preconciveved will on the subject.
In general learning to turn to your friends, co-workers and neighbors over God is a huge reward of being an atheist.
Hey maybe you are a Unitarian?! Though seriously, actually that is kind of serious, I feel that one should be happy with who one is. I have very complicated and mixed feelings and I decided to enjoy it which I now do.
BTW, I do go to church and I don't worry about god(s) or what He/she/they/it might think. However, I absolutely don't worry about whether I go or not. I like the community. Of course, I am pretty liberal.
As far as prayer goes, I have come to believe the whole concept of intercessory prayer, that is praying for something (health,life,etc) is pretty much a waste of time. I heard an interesting story on the Holocaust (one big reason I believe this is so) and how prayer can just be a habit. Supposedly a bunch of people at one of the death camps held a mock trial. In the trial, they declared that god was not worthy of their attention, was evil, and didn't listen to his subjects and was for all intends and purposes dead. Then they said it was time for evening prayers.
--des
BTW, I do go to church and I don't worry about god(s) or what He/she/they/it might think. However, I absolutely don't worry about whether I go or not. I like the community. Of course, I am pretty liberal.
As far as prayer goes, I have come to believe the whole concept of intercessory prayer, that is praying for something (health,life,etc) is pretty much a waste of time. I heard an interesting story on the Holocaust (one big reason I believe this is so) and how prayer can just be a habit. Supposedly a bunch of people at one of the death camps held a mock trial. In the trial, they declared that god was not worthy of their attention, was evil, and didn't listen to his subjects and was for all intends and purposes dead. Then they said it was time for evening prayers.
--des
SoulSearcher said:I don't think being an Atheist rocks. I want to believe but I just can't.
Prometheus
Semper Perconctor
Not so. To believe a thing does not exist is the default position to take until evidence suggests the thing's existence. I don't have "faith" that there are no leprechauns in my home. It's simply the rational thing to conclude.
Anyway, since I became an Atheist two years ago I have become significantly happier. To me, the truth of what life really is makes me feel unfathomably lucky to be alive. Atheism has become my passion.
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Majikthise
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Majikthise
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constantine
the Great
the sex is better, you get better because of it and the chicks start calling you god.....
Darkness
Psychoanalyst/Marxist
I have become an Atheist Agnostic because of a lack of evidence. I am not particularly happy about there not being an afterlife or the absence of some sort of spiritual realm. I simply do not believe it exists.
However, in a way it enlightens me to just how precious life is. It dawned on me what it truly means to be "moral." Even if I did begin believing in a God, I have come to the realization that all His morals may not be the correct ones for our lives.
However, in a way it enlightens me to just how precious life is. It dawned on me what it truly means to be "moral." Even if I did begin believing in a God, I have come to the realization that all His morals may not be the correct ones for our lives.
Thales of Ga.
Skeptic Griggsy
I never have thought about a future state and don't regret there is no God and no future state! Good things happen constantly to me.