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- geronimo, on 10/12/2007, -8/+89They laugh now, but will they laugh when The Flying Spaghetti Monster descends upon earth and cooks all non-believers in a boiling pot of water filled with salt.
- DJCult, on 10/17/2007, -3/+65In the cleverly titiled 'God Hates FAQ's' section
"Aren't You Afraid of God's Wrath?
We don't believe in God, remember? In the event that the Rapture actually occurs, we will go to Plan B: "Lifetime of Sin Followed by Deathbed Repentance." "
Bwa ha. Deathbed Repentance FTW! - Stonedonkey, on 10/12/2007, -5/+59We must beware the Anti-Pasta.
- adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -6/+59RA-MEN!
- an0nymous, on 10/12/2007, -1/+52Didn't you know? No postal workers will be admitted into Heaven.
They know why. - polartb, on 10/12/2007, -5/+55Aw man, they're sold out of the Rapture Survival Guide!
- atdigg, on 10/12/2007, -3/+43@mbthompson: Blasphemy! How dare you speak like that about Flying Spaghetti Monster, You'll be cooked alive on low flame.
- fyngyrz, on 10/12/2007, -12/+51"What I can never understand, is why do so many aethiest(sic) find the need to not simple disagree but be condesending towards those who have faith in something."
Well, let me help you understand. Do you not feel the need to disagree strongly, even voice a contradicting truth, when someone blatantly lies to a child? Do you not feel the need to disagree when someone makes up a bunch of falsehoods, or sucks them out of a book, and tries to foist them off on reasonable people, *especially* children? Why do you think it is "OK" to spout lies and fact free assertions? Why do you think it is "OK" to infect society and government with canned morals and ethics taken from what, by ALL the evidence, is 100% a work of fiction? Why can't I buy beer on Sunday? Why can't I marry two or more women? Why can't my friend Bob marry his love, Mark? Why does my money have fairy tale nonsense on it? Why do I have to pay taxes to support the part of the tax load churches get a free ride for? Why is it OK for you to say "god bless" and not for me to say "in your dreams, you bewildered fruitcake"? After all, you're not being nice, you're being presumptuous, and what's more, you're being presumptuous I'm stupid and/or gullible, because that is the single common denominator that underlies religion.
"deficiency to believe in fairy tales" is that necessary? "
It's an understatement, in point of fact.
The idea that tolerance is called for when people espouse ridiculous and hurtful and socially destructive fictions is a consequence of over-applying the idea of political correctness. You are absolutely free to think whatever you want; you are furthermore absolutely free to say whatever you want; but on the same terms, atheists are free to think and say whatever *they* want about what you put on the table. And since what religion puts on the table is despicable, you can look forward to a poor reception. The days of Christians dominating the world are coming to an end. You're well on the way to getting the same respect some twit who puts little pyramids over their vitamins gets. In other words, none. Science works. Religion stagnates.
Consider: John Doe walks into the diner where you're eating, and heartily and loudly asks, "Hey, got any virgin infant human female flesh? 'Cuz hey, that's all I like to eat!" Are you going to sit there and respond "well, lovely to see you, god bless you, sir"? I'm going to hazard a guess and say that you are *at least* going to look away in disgust. I'd be a lot more verbal, myself, but I'll assume you'd be silent, since you seem to think atheists should be silent when religionists are offensive.
Now, further consider. In comes some person wearing a cross, upon which is bloodily and brutally nailed some dude, a dude who used whips to clean out a temple, a dude who backed (according to the church) all those crusades, a dude who is used to screw up law and daily life alike... now this person leans across my table, and makes sweet "god bless you" conversation with my kid with his gory and disgusting little cross a-swinging over our food. Now. Tell me why I shouldn't tell this clown to go jump in the french fryer in no uncertain terms?
When you come off all "we're just trying to be nice" and you make with the religious BS in front of my kid, in politics, or in an attempt to foist off your beliefs on the community in general, I'm going to call you on it. Every time.
You've made one incorrect assumption, and that is religion is harmless. It isn't. It never has been. It isn't likely to ever be. Hence, your expectation that you "should" get a warm, or at least silent, reception is manifestly false. - Marmot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+28Even more important, who will look after your pets?
http://www.jesuspets.com - welshbaloney, on 10/12/2007, -3/+28@CzescToJa
If you had a brain, you'd be dangerous. - ersatzphi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26Brilliant! At first I was gonna say, I hope there's a lot of atheist postal workers otherwise it wouldn't work.
- liah, on 10/12/2007, -9/+32@sophiaperennis
It's funny, actually. Atheists often know more about religion than those who follow them, quite possibly leading to them becoming Atheists once they realize what a complete load of crock it is. I mean, honestly-- you believe in a great big invisible man in the sky. You have very little credibility. - teamgwho, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18God hates faq's
:) - Quactaur, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Funnily is a word.
http://www.askelm.com/doctrine/d760201.htm - Origins of the rapture theory. - fyngyrz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19"Why do religious people cry when their friends or family die?"
1a) Because they don't really believe in heaven, and they just realized someone worthwhile went out like a candle.
1b) Because they DO believe, but they're selfish as hell and would prefer to have said person around, suffering, instead of them enjoying the benefits of heaven
1c) Because they DO believe, but suspect the decedent is going to hell -- ooops
1d) Because they're looking for sympathy and *****. Personally, I vote for this. Most people just love to whine and cry and bitch and grab for the sympathy vote. I'm giving the benefit of the doubt here by not assuming (1a) as well.
Religion: Canned ideas for stagnant minds. - d17182, on 10/12/2007, -5/+22Not to be confused with this site, which is not run by atheists:
http://www.raptureletters.com/ - anphanax, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20If you had to spend an eternity with them, there would be a good chance one of their "silly gods" was real after all...
- Quactaur, on 10/12/2007, -11/+27Funnily enough, the rapture is *not* mentioned in revelations, yet it forms a major part of evangelist theology.
- KibibyteBrain, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18Since when did Non-Christian == Atheist?
- sockpuppets, on 10/12/2007, -9/+24*groan*
- terrya64, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I'm an atheist and I would love for the rapture to happen, imagine how peaceful this world would be.
- Amadeus2490, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15"have them believe they have to walk of a cliff like lemmings to test their faith in God, that would make my day."
You mean like George Carlin said, "Jump for Jesus." - SundayTrain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12According to the site.
"Expect two to six weeks for delivery after the Rapture."
They must have the logistics already figured out... - annonimality, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Good, this is a tech forum. We need to be proponents of science, and as such attack all religions for what they really are, just modern forms of mythology.
- RatTrap, on 10/12/2007, -7/+18There is no god.
- bagboyrebel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10As any Pastafarian should know, the FSM doesn't have an ego problem like some other dieties I could mention, and he doesn't punish the non-believers.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Pastafarians for the win!
- Kimidori, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Why do religious people cry when their friends or family die? Shouldn't they be happy? If they truly believe what they profess to believe, then they would think that the dead person is now in heaven and happy.
Also, if they believe that life starts at conception, then why don't they celebrate conception-days instead of birthdays? - LegendX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Lol here is a great picture. The rapture might be coming soon. Get your stamps and envelops ready! http://www.dcpox.com/images/Rapture.jpg
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Xenu Vs. FSM
Pay PerView.
X-mas Day.
Be there. - Oriqui, on 10/12/2007, -6/+15@ CzescToJa
Thanks! You're being an ***** now... so that makes you an atheist!
Awesome, but you MUST admit we throw the best parties... - theLimit, on 10/12/2007, -7/+16@fyngyrz
That was beautiful, brought a tear to my eye. - kirakun, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12These atheists who created that site seem to be quite knowledgeable about the bible. Only wish the christians are knowledgeable about sciences too --- many of them not only have no clue about modern advances in sciences but have neither the tiniest desire to even hear about them.
Is their faith so weak that they can't handle the truth?
Really sad... - NihilisticAC, on 10/12/2007, -9/+18Wait... people still believe in God?
Wow. - blackmariah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.
- nanobug, on 10/12/2007, -8/+16I want to be left behind. Can you imagine, spending an eternity with a bunch of numb nuts who believe their made up silly gods are real?
- jdpeek0, on 10/12/2007, -5/+12actually it is and here is one reference and there are a few more
1 Thessalonians 4:17 (New Living Translation)
17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. - akatsuki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7That is only because their are evil Pastafarians everywhere, trying to smear the great gods of Mount Olympus...
- Curufir, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8"The bible tells me that you and others are going to hate me for my beliefs. "
Well at least the damn book got one thing right. - aaronm67, on 10/12/2007, -16/+22funnily?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Funny how the rapture is absolutely not mentioned in the bible. Revisionist biblical history is even more pooh than the original nonsense.
- Matri, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6You say that like it's a bad thing :p
- Jassman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7They're going to be paying for this domain for a long time...
Probably somewhere in the time frame of 5000 years (probable human extinction) to infinity (unlikely optimism on my part). - JorgeGT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Also, he said low flame. A Pastafarian cooking *low flame*? He's clearly an infidel. And one who doesn't know how to properly make pasta, I might add.
- ebolaworld, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6It's the only way for him to get out of his Iraq mess.
- ZeonFlash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I agree, except that rapture will only happen with a lowercase 'r'. By definition, rapture is a state of bliss, which people experience every day. Rapture with an uppercase R, however, is the work of mythology.
No one believes that Ragnarok is coming anymore, and it has an uppercase R as well. Coincidence? ;) - Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Y'know, the whole testing-god-with-a-cliff thing IS covered in the Bible, right?
- sapped, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Aaarrrrgh. Arrived just too late to digg it up the magical 666 diggs.
- jgzman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6" Ninety percent of all donations we receive are used to further the kingdom of God..."
Any idea how that's done? Replacing the paving-stones? Polishing the pearly gates? Re-Binding the Book of Life?
Let's try '90% of donations are used for our ministries.' - im3ngs, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Why do religious people cry when someone close to them dies?
For the same reason non-religious people cry when someone close to them dies... they'll miss them. -
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