The Atheist Thread (Long Time Coming)
October 24th, 2019 at 3:21:48 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
That's because the panel believes god people are less likely to get into trouble. When the prison is stuffed with god believers and few atheists. They have it backwards. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 24th, 2019 at 5:01:21 PM permalink | |
odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5055 | I think I was just rambling on. I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
October 25th, 2019 at 4:57:10 AM permalink | |
aceofspades Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 83 Posts: 2019 |
October 31st, 2019 at 7:04:32 PM permalink | |
TominNV Member since: Dec 3, 2017 Threads: 0 Posts: 15 | Atheism does not preclude someone from other religious beliefs. The Wikipedia article on Jesus lays out a very convincing argument that he was here on earth for about 30 years a long time ago. The recorded history of him as a homeless hippie in the Middle East makes him seem like a pretty good choice for a spiritual leader. Someone can make that choice and become a follower of Christ, also known as a Christian, but it does not mean they must believe he was only half-human like the God-believing Christians think. |
November 3rd, 2019 at 8:17:11 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | Watching a Bertrand Russell interview. He's asked, probably by a Xtion, when did he decide to be an atheist. He answered it just right, the same way I have answered it many times. He said nobody wakes up one day and 'decides' to be an atheist. He realizes he is an atheist after a long process. Russell got there at age 18. It took me decades longer. He said you slowly work it out and eventually realize there is no god. There's no conversion, no bolt of lightening like realization. Just a slow process to get to the conclusion. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 3rd, 2019 at 8:32:09 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18632 |
It's also true of a lot of things. You aren't just born with a whole bunch of correct knowledge about the nature of things. Some things take many years to discover and some things are learned pretty quick. Let a little kid touch an electric fence one time, and he won't need much reinforcement to know what he doesn't like. I imagine if someone has fed you a lot of wrong information as a child, you have to work your way back from that, and it's actually probably a disadvantage compared to someone who was simply taught nothing either way on the subject. If you were born in a cult with all sorts of odd beliefs, you have to dig yourself out of that hole to get to the starting line. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
November 4th, 2019 at 12:13:07 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Why do you think the Church learned to teach kids and not adults. In the 1500's the priests in Calif were having a terrible time teaching natives about Xtionity, they thought it was nuts. They got so sick of the priests bugging them that they pretended to 'get it' and as soon as the priests left they went back to their old ways. The Vatican realized they were in this for the long haul so they taught the kids instead, brainwashed them and they were converts for life. Once you pump a kids head full of superstitious nonsense, it's very hard get rid of it as an adult. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 4th, 2019 at 2:41:51 AM permalink | |
odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5055 | I can't fail to notice that you talk like this quite a bit. It seems to be Christians in particular that you really just can't stand. Want to explain that? I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
November 4th, 2019 at 10:07:56 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
I married into a Xtion family. My wife's father, still alive at 94, has been a Baptist minister all his life. her brother is also and has his own church. I have 4 rabid Xtion sisters in law. I'm surrounded by this religion. I have to hear them thanking or blaming god for every sunset, green light, good parking spot, rainbow, you name it. The superstitious nonsense of it drives me nuts. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 8th, 2019 at 10:46:28 AM permalink | |
aceofspades Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 83 Posts: 2019 |