I came out
as an atheist at the age of 16 to my Mom.
«They know that I might not even end up
as an atheist at the end of my search, but it doesn't matter to them.
I identified
as an atheist at the age of 16.
I identified
as an atheist at a young age.
Not exact matches
Of course the
atheist will kill you just
as dead
as the Christian if you happen to get in the way of their big picture utopian City - on - the - Hill social plans but
at least they won't be hypocritical about it.
If you stop looking
at it
as good vs. evil, and start looking
at it
as right vs. wrong it becomes a lot easier to understand the
atheist's position.
If you need other portions of the question posed, which you rejected earlier
as an
atheist trick, then tell me what the many women who are sometimes two women and somethines one woman found
at the tomb, including whether the stone was in place, who they found and where, and the other details.
There is much that could be said about this, but I will stick with one thing, based on discussion
at about the 2 minute mark: When
atheists insist that atheism does not drive behavior, and then then campaign on behalf of atheism, ridicule religion and religious believers in the name of atheism, seek to change laws in favor of their atheistic positions, recommend the extermination of religion, and practice falsehoods like Dawkins's in support of atheism, they prove that their atheism drives their behavior and that their premise is false, disingenuous, and (
as far
as I can tell) useless for anything but giving atheism rhetorical cover from being implicated in
atheists» atrocities.
Jihad would be waged back against
atheists and they would be labeled by most
as pure haters and be charged with a hate crime minimally, unless Islam declared a Jihad back
at them which might be really bad.
What she really should have told Oprah:
As an
atheist I have far more appreciation and awe of the world and beauty around us, because I can understand the immeasurable number of years to bring us to this moment and the rare privilege of being a conscious being
at this moment to experience it.
Being spiritually challenged generally places
atheists at a further disadvantage
as they are not aware of their lack of intellectual honesty.
Wrestling with one's faith in God (
as most American
atheists did
at one point) and abandoning the god concept altogether are quite different.
A: Stop using evolutionary ideas
as a basis to attempt to «prove» that God doesn't exist (
atheists I'm looking
at you)
And if
at that point I could think or reason which, of course,
atheists probably believe I would not be able to do because I would be nothing but decaying matter... I believe that I would be disappointed to not see God
as I expected to.
If
as you say you have talked to others who claim to be
Atheist the way you describe it then they are IDIOTS who also don't understand Atheism and yes
at that point since they are claiming «no God» to be true, then by all means call their point of view a «religion».
some of you
atheists are still talking... I can hear you... the little patter of your heart
as it increases in rate because you are so ticked off
at those mean «ol believers whom you hate so much you just have to put all your time into the CNN posts dealing with faith and God... You are so predictable... blather on without me though, I have to go get my sons from practice, so you will have to spew your hate on those left behind... Merry Christmas!
I would have no problem with a jew
as a member of a muslim organization or an
atheist at a christian, or a christian
at an
atheist one.
If
atheists want to point the finger
at Christians for being angry and condemning (and rightfully so in may cases) then they too are just
as hypocritical with the wrath - filled diatribes you read here.
Reality... his bones would have been produced and marveled
at as proof that he did not resurrect the Jewish leaders
at that time for sure would have produced them... providing of course that they were available... why do nt you take the time to study, read the evidence for yourself before spouting like so many other bitter
atheists (that I once was for many years)... give love a try you might enjoy it, it gives live meaning and true purpose, everything finds its place in Christ... I hope you find hope some day...
As an
atheist, I would most willingly have this woman of compassion
at my death bed.
An
Atheist who points
at a dead body and says, look
as far
as we know this person has ceased to function,
as souls don't exist.
Recognizing this fact, the National
Atheist Party has no quarrel with those that would like to see the «cross»
as a part of such a memorial, with the caveat that other faiths, including none
at all, should also be represented.
Whatever orthodox believers may think of Kenny's journey over these decades from classical theism to something vaguer, he is
at least an equal - opportunity basher: For his aversion to absolutism can equally well be employed against the New
Atheists, who affect an apodictic absolutism in their argumentation that makes them
as impregnable to counterevidence
as anything found in a creationist textbook.
As an arrogant, mean
atheist, I have a part - time job drowning kittens
at a local animal shelter.
As an
atheist, I do not believe in the spiritual world
at all.
Hitler was not an
atheist, or
at least was not raised
as such.
Seems to me,
as a Buddhist, and there an
atheist, that you are really anti-theists,
at war with the Old White Man With A Beard.
If
atheists seem loud and in your face, it's both
as a reaction and to get any reaction
at all.
Normally,
as an
atheist, I would have a problem with a cross
at a memorial such
as this.
And while it probably never works to overconfidently inform
atheist friends that the serenity they feel in nature or the rapture they experience listening to music is the specific product of a specific God, we can
at least embrace such experiences
as points of connection.
Either God is eternal or uncaused - so you are
at the same point
as the
atheists.
I say this only to again point out that, just like
atheists can not be described
as a homogeneous group, neither can Christians,
at least philosophically or theologically.
You don't seem to love
Atheists at all, in fact from all your previous posts, you seem hel.lbent of ridding the world of atheists as soon as p
Atheists at all, in fact from all your previous posts, you seem hel.lbent of ridding the world of
atheists as soon as p
atheists as soon
as possible.
As an atheist I often find myself at odds with fellow atheists who do not see the difference between Christians and Muslims as I d
As an
atheist I often find myself
at odds with fellow
atheists who do not see the difference between Christians and Muslims
as I d
as I do.
An
atheist may only look
at this finite life
as all there is.
@ Derrick Yu, This actually may come
as a shocker, but there are believers out there who still continue to ask questions about God, about the Universe, and so forth, and unlike certain
atheists out there who if they can't get definite answers to just come to conclusions that can not be verified like conclude that there is no God,
at least there are believers out there who
at least are willing to
at least be open to the possibility that there is a God, and from there they develop their faith, which even though is not a perfect knowledge,
at least can help keep those minds open, unlike certain
atheists who take the easy way out and convincing themselves that it is a fact that there is no God, when in reality it is not a fact
at all.
@Nick — Well I'm sure that all the Athiests in the world do exactly
as you say; however, all the
ATHEISTS I know find your rationality quite irrational,
at best.
It is possible those people are
atheists, but may not tell you
as they either do not to be preached
at.
at the end of the day i'd rather have an agnostic or
atheist as president than someone who believes in some fairy tale, or thinks that god tells people what to do, or that religion is necessary for morals.
The religious leaders have done next to nothing in this regard, except
at times to be teach their members to be intolerant of others, especially those who have no regard for the Bible, such
as atheists or agnostics.
You know — every time I see religion debated on a public forum, the whole thing is an exercise in mental futility
as both the
atheists and even some of the Christians make the same type of mistakes over and over again and just yell back and forth
at each other.
As an atheist, I can say that death is a terrible loss because the dead person is gone and never coming back, however for a christian, that person is still alive and well in heaven, happy as a pig in sh.it and yet people are still sad at funeral
As an
atheist, I can say that death is a terrible loss because the dead person is gone and never coming back, however for a christian, that person is still alive and well in heaven, happy
as a pig in sh.it and yet people are still sad at funeral
as a pig in sh.it and yet people are still sad
at funerals.
The study conducted
at the University of Illinois
at Urbana - Champaign tapped Twitter
as a research tool and compared the messages of Christians and
atheists.
Some contend
atheist Joe Stalin
as having murdered the most
at over 60 million slaughtered, others claim
atheist Mao was responsible for the murders of hundreds of millions.
So,
at least indirectly — though actually quite directly, I believe — Stalin did persecute and kill religious believers because of his own Communist
atheist orientation, even though this was mixed with a significant amount of his own personal megalomania,
as Collin suggests.
@Bill W Messenger:
As an agnostic in AA, I found the chapter to which you refer, to be rather a disappointment as it seems to be written only from the perspective of those who were at one point either agnostic or atheist and had consequently found a fait
As an agnostic in AA, I found the chapter to which you refer, to be rather a disappointment
as it seems to be written only from the perspective of those who were at one point either agnostic or atheist and had consequently found a fait
as it seems to be written only from the perspective of those who were
at one point either agnostic or
atheist and had consequently found a faith.
To valerie0423: I may never understand why evangelicals seem to think an
atheist would consider any proof of what the Bible says that is itself derived from the Bible
as a proof
at all.
One state (Arkansas) even has a law that bars an
atheist from testifying
as a witness
at a trial.
So in this post, I will look
at two traditional explanations for how God knows what it is like to lose a son, and I will also explain why I reject both explanations (which might also be why
atheists and other people reject these explanations
as well).
I find it funny that
as an
atheist you would have any opinion on it
at all, since you don't believe in any of it anyhow.