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- TheUnionBlood, on 01/08/2009, -31/+554Whenever someone accuses me of being a "God-hater" for being in Atheist, I accuse them of being a Leprechaun-hater or a Unicorn-hater.
- GoneGreen, on 01/08/2009, -61/+389Indeed, one can never hate something or someone who has never existed.
- Batfishy, on 01/08/2009, -14/+291Nicely worded - "my disbelief is the result of a default position. It is reasonable to hold the default null posture until sufficient proof is given to convince for a change in status"
I've been saying this to my mother in law for years (not exactly those words). She continues to view my disbelief as both a personal affront to her and other Christians, but also as an active hatred for her God.
What I find amusing is that it's okay with her and many other Christians if she thinks I hate other Gods. Go figure. - chrissku, on 01/09/2009, -36/+256An agnostic is an atheist without any balls.
~Colbert - Elsewhere42, on 01/08/2009, -11/+225"I am treated as evil by people who claim that they are being oppressed because they are not allowed to force me to practice what they do".—D. Dale Gulledge
- johnnyfoto11, on 01/09/2009, -12/+185“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.”
- DoktorRob, on 01/08/2009, -13/+166Bumper sticker - "Who are you to question why I don't believe in YOUR god?"
- laserdog, on 01/09/2009, -21/+163May I suggest that the act of waking up on Sunday, going to the oldest building in your neighborhood, singing songs with friends, giving money to a charity, thinking about what mistakes you made this week, pledging to not beat yourself up about it anymore and socializing afterwards with coffee and donuts is a worthwhile activity regardless of supernatural intervention?
- ileftfark, on 01/09/2009, -16/+156I agree. Why ***** all that up with religion?
- jnrosemas, on 01/08/2009, -12/+143I tend to take the same position that Sam Harris does in his speech at AAI '07: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok2oJgsGR6c
I don't believe in God, but I also don't feel the need to identify myself as an atheist or anti-theist. Atheism is not a philosophy just as not believing in fairies at the bottom of the well or not believing in astrology or alchemy is not a philosophy. We should identify the things we believe in (like science, reason and evidence) rather than employing a word for unbelief.
We may need a word like atheism that people can rally behind or under the banner of, but the very nature of the word identifies a person as part of the out-group by suggesting what someone is NOT, rather than what they ARE. - CamperBob, on 01/09/2009, -4/+103Even better bumper sticker: "My god carries a hammer. Your god died nailed to a tree. Any questions?"
- SisyphusFragmnt, on 01/08/2009, -6/+105That's not true, but I understand what you're saying. I do hate some fictional characters, like that damn roadrunner..
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -3/+101God is Neil Patrick Harris?
- inactive, on 01/08/2009, -4/+92Unicorn-hater!!
- jadex, on 01/08/2009, -5/+93I love Leprechuans!
- nalguita, on 01/08/2009, -11/+93I don't believe in this god. What makes this god the right one from the thousands of cultures that have imagined thousands of gods before this one? Now we look back on gods from the past, not real, we look back on Zeus and think, just mythical... I believe in the future we'll look back at this god and just shake our heads. Though by then the Otter people will probably be fighting the United Athiests Alliance...
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -6/+83So what if my atheism is a rejection of your God?
Don't Christians reject all the other Gods throughout history? - Spamcan, on 01/09/2009, -3/+79That only works until you meet someone who believes god is a Leprechaun that rides a magic Unicorn.
- Batfishy, on 01/08/2009, -3/+63It's an age old statement, sure. Because he/she HASN'T proved his/her existence.
It's not really hard or complicated to understand why this is an age old statement, as it remains unanswered. - boonesfarm, on 01/09/2009, -30/+84Agnostics aren't arrogant enough to claim to know.
- SoulGrub, on 01/09/2009, -1/+53You guys are falling for the old atheist/agnostic red herring argument that goes absolutely nowhere. Whether, he is atheist or agnostic doesn't matter, his actual position is the same. Go ahead and keep arguing over nothing if you want though.
- judicar, on 01/09/2009, -29/+80News flash: No one cares about your atheism anymore than they care about the next person's religion
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -15/+65May I suggest drinking on Saturday night and not doing any of that?
- dreamincode, on 01/09/2009, -32/+74***** your god and anyone else's.
It's all *****.
Now, turn the other cheek and say nothing! - DouglasQ, on 01/09/2009, -14/+55"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." - Isaac Newton
- Dymphna, on 01/09/2009, -1/+42@Larsonal
Really? My atheist organization on my campus gives more to charity than any of the theistic organizations (Who are too busy trying to 'save' us to actually help anybody). We have theists regularly protesting our meetings outside (which is fine, more power to them) while we are collecting cans and clothes to donate to the needy.
We get together, we help people, we have dinners and have a jolly good time. We don't sing, but I think for the benefit of the people around us, that is probably a good thing. - Kitakaze, on 01/09/2009, -11/+51Atheist reasoning:
- "I have a baseball signed by Babe Ruth!"
- "I don't believe you. Can I see it?"
- "Sure!" (Holds up a baseball signed by Babe Ruth.)
Religious reasoning:
- "I have a baseball signed by Babe Ruth!"
- "I don't believe you. Can I see it?"
- "How dare you! It's YOUR responsibility to prove that I do NOT have a baseball signed by Babe Ruth! I win!" - grungegbunny, on 01/09/2009, -9/+49I care about someone's religion when it begins to affect my life usually in the form of stupid laws restricting freedoms or the separation of church and state.
- quiksliver, on 01/09/2009, -0/+38meep meep
- pheyze, on 01/09/2009, -2/+39wait, what?
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -3/+39Abraham Linlcoln was an atheist.
- biergutlol, on 01/09/2009, -4/+38dumbest thing i've read today
- SisyphusFragmnt, on 01/09/2009, -14/+47If they're from an atheist they are full of reason?
- ironhide, on 01/08/2009, -5/+37Wiley?
- Terasiel, on 01/09/2009, -2/+31Campus Crusade for Cthulhu: If your god's dead, blame mine.
- dandandantheman, on 01/09/2009, -3/+32I love fairy tales, I think they're fun and interesting and they teach lessons. All fiction is a peek into man's imagination, which from another man's perspective is a very interesting and awesome thing!
But do we have to kill each other and argue over the truth of fairy tales? Seems like a stupid question, but apparently world history shows us otherwise...
Some of the stories in the bible are great! If only people would not take them so ***** seriously... I mean, JESUS! God damn! - Llanowar, on 01/09/2009, -2/+30Not everyone lives in your country. Which I can assume is the US.
And the US as we know it hasn't been around for that long. Here is me doubting the native Americans believed in your god. So it would be more appropriate to say that your religion makes you a traitor to your country. - TubeDigger, on 01/08/2009, -4/+31so true, live your life how some people want you too, or how you decide. That is toatly cool with me. Just don't let it be a source of hate.
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -8/+35Do you also claim no knowledge of the existence of unicorns?
Or do you think it would be more sensible to conclude that there are no unicorns. - chickentonight, on 01/09/2009, -2/+28Dude, there is *evidence* for dark matter.
- Corte, on 01/09/2009, -0/+26Saw this one a couple months ago:
God made me an atheist
Who are you to question his wisdom? - SisyphusFragmnt, on 01/09/2009, -3/+29THOR! lmfao!
- defaria, on 01/09/2009, -1/+27Cool story except of one tinsy winsy little point.... It, like your religion, is totally untrue.
- Alegoo92, on 01/09/2009, -6/+32That's such a stupid argument. The idea of god has permeated through the world and been one of the most influential things in history... you can certainly hate that idea.
- vickers500, on 01/09/2009, -4/+29***** you, I'm sleeping in.
- Zervaman, on 01/09/2009, -3/+28So you believe in Thor and the sun god Ra? Others certainly did.
If not, then why not? - Ne007, on 01/09/2009, -11/+36My imaginary creature that talks to me my head is more real and more powerful than the imaginary creature in your head!
- jgzman, on 01/09/2009, -3/+27From a strictly logical standpoint, (meaning no personal antagonism) your belief is at best flawed, and at worst, dishonest.
What, precisely, would you consider as 'thoroughly disproven' for this case? What evidence or argument could I make for you that could not be struck down with the statement: "Ah, but god arranged it to look that way," or "God works in mysterious ways?"
The problem is falsification. Imagine if I asked you to prove, conclusively, that there are no green cats in the world. You might examine every cat, but I could always ask if you had checked in such-and-such a place; there might be a green cat there.
Since the search for god is not confined to earth, or even to perceivable reality, there is always the possibility that God might be hiding under the bed.
Please note: I do not object to your belief in god. I, myself, believe in something greater than what we are. I object to your semi-scientific nod to evidence, as if you are trying to avoid the mantle of 'believer.' - oriondr, on 01/09/2009, -6/+29My atheism is a rejection of your god.
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