Sentences with phrase «even as an atheist»

Even as an atheist I can respect the symbolism and humility of the empty chair in Bali.

Ron Jeremy Actually, even as atheists, we can't claim that we «know» that the bible isn't actually true.

Even as an atheist, I find it sad when churches close.

Even as an atheist I can still say that Jesus taught a lot of wise things and was a compas.sionate character, but there is nothing of Jesus» admirable qualities in your view.

Heck, even as an atheist, I wouldn't advise ANY kid to go to Reed.

Later I did stop going to Church but also never joined a gang — moved on from that neighborhood FYI — If this all puzles u, even as an Atheist my morals are as strong and probably stronger than those of most religious people.

Even as an atheist I still defend people's right to religious freedom.

Even as an atheist, I understood one thing about Christianity: it rises or falls on the resurrection of Jesus.

«It sounds like even you as an atheist utterly unfamiliar with the bible were able to pick up on that»

Even as an atheist, I can still appreciate the contribution of religion to society.

We want good to feel good even as atheists... I might not believe in a supreme being but I believe in humanity and I want to live the rest of my days in a happy state of mind...

Even as an atheist, (or agnostic or whatever), I can see that a God worth considering would need to be more than merely a cosmic vending machine.

Not exact matches

If I label myself an agnostic, a Buddhist or a Taoist, it doesn't go on the survey as atheist, even though technically it is.

It seems as if since the religious zealots God is unable to call down lightning as they think he should when they feel we have blasphemed him, the zealots enjoy taking matters into their own hands and attempt to bully and persecute and even murder atheists on their God's behalf.

Even if we're only talking «evil» on a less horrific level — incarcerated criminals — we find the number of atheists and agnostics well below their demographic percentage of the population as a whole.

Even now I will not put an atheist sticker on my car because I don't want to be killed or have my rights violated because of my risky behavior in a religiously oppressive society such as the one we have always had in this country.

To say you are an Atheist means you don't believe in God, even as a possibility.

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.

Even my Muslim / Hindu / Atheist neighbors, because I try to love them as best I can.

First I want to say that I'm not saying Atheist is a religion in a bad sence or to try and produce some sort of shame only that it falls under the definition of a religion and wondering how it would change your feelings \ view of Atheism even if everybody considered it a religous view, if it's something you believe to be true (that there is no god) what does it matter if someone labels it as your world view?

Like Sagan, Dawkins, and Tyson I identified myself to an Atheist as an Agnostic Atheist even though I believe a possibility of a «theory of deity» based upon evidence is infinitesimally small.

Then a statement that is poignant in its ambition to achieve the probably impossible: «Our duties and responsibilities as human beings must be shown to be so incontrovertible that even atheists must recognize them.

As a proud atheist, this is a point that hits home hard for me, as I know that even a finely qualified atheist would never be elected because of the lack of separation between church and state in this natioAs a proud atheist, this is a point that hits home hard for me, as I know that even a finely qualified atheist would never be elected because of the lack of separation between church and state in this natioas I know that even a finely qualified atheist would never be elected because of the lack of separation between church and state in this nation.

If you ran a religious organization, should you legally be forced to employ me as an atheist even though I absolutely disagree with religion?

@ 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.

so, this guy who has 2 kids to support didn't even bother to think, gee, all my jobs are with Christian organizations, if I come out as an atheist experimentalist, I might lose my jobs, and then how will I support my kids?

However, the term «atheist» has been so demonized that most of these folks would never refer to themselves as atheists, even though they are.

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.

What atheists believe does not change the presence as evidenced by the affect (yes, even effect of presence).

As an atheist even I have to admit that.

«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.

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.

One state (Arkansas) even has a law that bars an atheist from testifying as a witness at a trial.

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.

So the God of A might really and consistently have even less perfection than the human race, or whatever the atheist regards with such reverence as he may feel.

As for glorification, even atheists believe that they won't sin after death.

In other words, even if you believe, it is prudent to behave as an atheist would in such situations.

So for centuries the atheist has been regarded as someone basically irresponsible and untrustworthy, even immoral.

I'm not saying that when you'll do this you'll become an atheist (though personally I believe if you truely do think about it, that you will become one soon enough) there are a few people on this board (like JW) who has thought long and hard about god and rationalized it enough to still be a believer and make some sense, but fred, I will not be even remotely swayed to understand your point if you only use the bible as your bullhorn.

Even in Christianity itself we find the tendency to call those who differ from orthodox faith as atheists.

Oh John, you profess god's love from one side of your face while hating atheists from the other and then go so far as to question the morality and credibility of people you don't even know and know even less about.

The whole Pascal's wager which some people haven't even heard of is a premise that if I am wrong as an atheist, I spend an eternity in hell.

Not even in such a place as Hollywood the atheists / evolutionists are having a good day.

So, as an agnostic atheist, I have to be content knowing that there are many unanswered questions — even about things that both theists and hard - line theists around me feel are already answered questions, based on prevailing theory or clues extrapolated from other supposed knowledge.

Even if a few atheists do, there is a big difference from as you stated... «HUGE sigh of relief» to... «wondering,» as you stated in your posting above.

@Chad «to say that Christianity is a ongoing source of violence that even approaches the level of violence from other religions or atheists is utter nonsense, as demonstrated.»

What a ridiculous article written to sway disgruntled democrats who have had enough of Obama... Portraying Barry as the next coming, even being more spiritual or influential than Dr. King is outrageous... His mother being «the most spiritually awakened than anyone he knows» yet acknowledging her as an atheist?

# 1 & 3 are about as simple as you can get, certainly understandable by anyone who recognizes God as lord and creator, and even if you are an atheist, these are still just as simple, supported by science, and any law of nature you care to embrace.

Men kill yes even atheists like Stalin, Mao, Poll Pot kill millions so your use of that argument is dead as are all the people killed by atheists.

Even if this were to prove so successful as to turn away tons of Christians from their faith or to keep atheists shaking their fists at God... He's still on the throne.