And ironically your arguments have just contradicted
your belief as an Atheist.
I have
no beliefs as an atheist... only disbelief.
Not exact matches
true but
atheist never killed anyone or started wars or try to make laws restricting rights based on their
beliefs as all the other stupid religions do... thats the problem.
Just understand that not all of us
atheists intend to come off
as condescending and mean; - We just don't see why you rely on
beliefs that are probably just another set of man - made
beliefs.
Most
Atheists would argue that they do not fall into either of those definitions,
as they reject religion and they generally demand that
belief is based on proof.
Something you christards need to understand when you spew the following crap: «A
belief in science (or being an
atheist) requires the same amount of faith
as a
belief in god / gods.»
Get over your militant crusade to enforce your own religion (the
belief that there is no God is a
belief, and therefore the foundation of the
atheist religion) on everyone and let them choose to believe
as they wish.
The
atheists take unfair advantage of the religious zealots, because they refuse to stop using reason
as their core
belief.
I am an
atheist who feels that I should respect other peoples
beliefs as long
as they respect mine not to believe in the myth that they fell for.
As an
atheist, I don't really value «
beliefs» all that much.
But honestly, most
atheists truly don't care what you choose to believe
as long
as you don't try to push your
beliefs on to others.
One person said he would see but might well choose to stay with his existing
beliefs, but could not be defined
as either religious or
atheist.
As an
atheist, I can answer that — socialization and community, and reinforcement of one's
beliefs, are the point of church.
I respect the
beliefs of
atheists,
as I wish they would allow Christians to believe in what they believe in.
Assumptions along these lines are what
atheists hang their hats on, but assumptions lead to false reasoning, and in any case, they base their view on
beliefs, even though they don't recognize it
as a
belief.
I am making the «
belief in no god» a concept that a
Atheist (not a Agnostic
Atheist) would view
as true but can not prove so their view would fall under the definition of faith.
One observation I've noticed about this discussion is that
atheists are just
as capable of making sweeping generalizations and faulty assumptions about Christian
belief methodologies
as Christians are of
atheists.
As I don't carry enough theological weight to help my fellow believers in this debate with evidence or valuable dialog, and I was never able to cement myself in mt attempt to be an
atheist, I can only say that when I tried to de-construct my
belief system and embrace the scientific angle, it fell flat.
The
atheists on these blogs are
as fanatical about their
beliefs as the most devout baptist or Muslim.
Yes, us
atheists could be more polite, but believers need to take that big step past childish
beliefs and / or practice their silliness in private (
as in stop pushing their
beliefs into politics and government).
Atheists, Muslims, Jews or Christians, they all have their rights to believe and practice their
beliefs so long
as they do not deprive others of their rights.
Michael «
As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are
atheists which is the furthest thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non
beliefs on me.»
And while I'm in no way ashamed of my
atheist belief I also don't want to unnecessarily offend,
as that pretty much brings communication to a halt.
Everytime religious people post something about God or something out of their
belief, there comes the
Atheists storming it with their typical (hateful, profane, disrespectful but in - fairness articulate, itellect, scientific and logical) replies and name callings such
as; «2000 years religious numbnuts», «oxymorons who keep asking of sky daddy's help», «idiots who was fooled by a magical being in the sky» and so on and so forth.
I would not characterize the
atheist / agnostic perspective on the whole
as angry about the
beliefs of others, I think the word you're looking for is incredulity.
Some
atheists definitely cross that line, and then it becomes another faith - based
belief since you can't prove the negative, that there definitely isn't a God, just
as you couldn't prove definitely that there isn't an invisible, intangible elephant in your garden.
As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are
atheists which is the furthest thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non
beliefs on me.
Evangelical
ATHEISTS who push their
belief in the non-existence of God in your face and asks you to disbelieve
as he does.
The point is not trying to force people to believe the same
as the
atheist; the point is to respect all people, allow them to live
as they believe best, and do not allow people in positions of power or government to force their religious
beliefs upon others.
Atheists (not all just
as not all christians preach) that try to spread their
beliefs to others do so with similar ideas of helping people free themselves from they view
as mentally oppressive.
As an atheist who believes in «Choice» (I dislike the idea of abortion but see the need for people to be able to opt for it) and polygamy (marriage should be for any number of consenting adults regardless of gender) and believes that the idea of draconian anti-gun measures is anathema as it takes away an individual's right to live the way he wants to live, I think that if believing in a deity makes a person treat other people nicer then we should leave that person and his beliefs alon
As an
atheist who believes in «Choice» (I dislike the idea of abortion but see the need for people to be able to opt for it) and polygamy (marriage should be for any number of consenting adults regardless of gender) and believes that the idea of draconian anti-gun measures is anathema
as it takes away an individual's right to live the way he wants to live, I think that if believing in a deity makes a person treat other people nicer then we should leave that person and his beliefs alon
as it takes away an individual's right to live the way he wants to live, I think that if believing in a deity makes a person treat other people nicer then we should leave that person and his
beliefs alone.
As an
atheist, I only ask for the same thing everyone asks, freedom to chose one's own religious
beliefs, in my cases a lack of
belief.
As a famous
atheist once said, «You can believe anything you want, but keep your
beliefs out of the laboratory.»
As soon as you hear about someone who abandoned his Christian beliefs and became an atheist you make up a bunch of baseless stories to explain it so you don't have to deal with the trut
As soon
as you hear about someone who abandoned his Christian beliefs and became an atheist you make up a bunch of baseless stories to explain it so you don't have to deal with the trut
as you hear about someone who abandoned his Christian
beliefs and became an
atheist you make up a bunch of baseless stories to explain it so you don't have to deal with the truth.
We don't say there are six types of Theists, we focus on the Religions, and that is what is missing — a modern Religion /
Belief system for
Atheists —
as Atheism does not mean without rules, just about whether God exists or not.
Trust me, I can understand logically how
Atheist view God or Gods
as being the same
as Santa Claus but in the end the statement of non-
belief is just
as wide of a gorge
as belief.
As soon as religious beliefs are no longer used to discriminate against disliked groups, or to impede science and education, a lot of atheists will probably cease fighting the
As soon
as religious beliefs are no longer used to discriminate against disliked groups, or to impede science and education, a lot of atheists will probably cease fighting the
as religious
beliefs are no longer used to discriminate against disliked groups, or to impede science and education, a lot of
atheists will probably cease fighting them.
I was raised
atheist and now I am agnostic, when I was a child I had way more issues with Christians trying to save my soul, but never
as an adult did my lack of
belief effect a job or a relationship.
To an
atheist wanting to experience Christian
belief, I would always want to emphasise the importance of knowing God
as a personal being.
Him posting
as an
atheist then suggests that how he sees things is not dictated by a religion, and his
beliefs have been determined from life observations, educational background.
Not all
atheists hate Christians so much
as we hate the ones who try to force their
beliefs on everyone.
Indeed, just
as the world is filled with selfappointed salesmen for God, it is also filled with evangelical
atheists who are equally determined to convert anyone who will listen to their
belief system, their faith in the non-existence of God.
Why is it okay for Christians to state
beliefs wholly unsupported by any evidence
as facts but
atheists should operate under different rules?
Christians in Rome were viewed
as a threat to the Emperor (Roman Emperors, by the way, were not
atheists, they tended to have Pagan
beliefs — recall the Roman gods).
I have actually been banned from a few «religion is always bad»
atheist blogs
as I try to show them that most people's religions have very little to do with right
belief — even though their religious professionals may wish otherwise.
I'll tell you why; because
atheists aren't confident in their
belief and need to try and act powerful and condescending so they can feel
as if they're right.
That's pretty funny actually because,
as an
Atheist, it's my
belief that fear is what inevitably leads people to believe in any god or afterlife in the first place.
But most self - described
atheists in these parts go farther and define atheism not
as the
belief that there is no god, but
as the lack of a
belief that there is a god.
Muslim, Christian, Jew, Buddhist,
Atheist, etc.... however all are American first One is not comfortable with the other, however each lives with the other based on inter faith and universal values All share the same primary core
belief... the
belief in freedom of rights and religion This core
belief is a reliigion in itself, which all worship before their «traditional religion» It is,
as Daniel said... the «god of fortresses»
I'm Christian, but the
atheists have
as much right
as anyone else to advertise their
beliefs.