I did not try to tell you what was right or wrong, I simply offered you reasons, based on my observations of Christianity,
for my lack of belief in the Christian God.
We can express our REASON
for our lack of belief on the internet without fear of being MURDERED by some god loving nut.
Perhaps, George, we non-believers are tired of being told we're bound for hell
for our lack of belief in your specific mythology.
But eternal punishment
for lack of belief certainly seemed cruel and unjust, two things that did not reconcile with a God who IS love.
Or is it the New Atheists who are to be pitied
for their lack of belief in anything beyond themselves?
«My religion prevents me from hurting
you for your lack of belief in my hateful god, but you better watch out because (other, less - cowardly religious people, angry jesus at judgment day, etc.) will get you!»
Would I punnish or hurt this man
for his lack of belief?
I think a majority have experienced ill will we have received
for our lack of belief and feel sorry for him.
I am not responsible
for their lack of belief.
No, you come to insult, you think your superior
for you lack of belief but the fact you come here to mock and insult others shows you for the small minded person you are.
I'm curious, what other reason would you have
for a lack of belief in god other than there is no evidence of a god??
Its time that we be respected
for our lack of beliefs without trying to make us out to be broken or amoral.
Not exact matches
For Jobs, his ability to passionately convey his
belief in Apple — and his
lack of qualms over going after prominent talent — was crucial.
You can just look out
for the trifecta
of symptoms that psychologists say define the personality disorder — an unrealistic sense
of superiority, a sense
of entitlement or
belief that the person deserves special treatment, and a noticeable
lack of empathy.
Canadians cite
belief that home prices may come down,
lack of affordability and economic unpredictability as main reasons
for delaying purchase...
2017.04.10 Canadians say home buying is still a good investment, but are delaying home purchase: RBC 2017 Home Ownership Poll Canadians cite
belief that home prices may come down,
lack of affordability and economic unpredictability as main reasons
for delaying purchase...
I also found it ironic that a statement that we need tolerance was coupled with a distinct
lack of tolerance
for beliefs other than one's own.
Just because atheists share a
lack of belief in god doesn't mean that there is some need
for them all to congregate and not believe together.
To close in «The Stand» Mother Abigail and Nick Andros (who is portrayed as being at lest agnostic) have a discussion (through Ralph reluctantly translating
for Nick) about his
belief (or
lack of) in the Christian god.
Lack of belief is not the same thing as
belief for no reason.
This
lack of ability is obviously necessary
for them to retain their extraordinary
beliefs into the 21st Century.
Keep it fair and at some time some folks have to own up to the fact that their non-
belief system
for lack of a better term is a
belief system unto itself.
It shows a
lack of understanding
for someone else» privacy and it demonstrates that your particular
belief system feels a need to impose what they believe on others.
Trying convert someone to «your»
belief system is simply wrong, it demonstrates a
lack of tolerance and understanding
for those who are different from you.
It takes a huge ego though to show no respect
for other's
beliefs or
lack their
of and then demand respect
for yours.
You go ahead and keep the tradition
of intolerance and
lack of community, I am going to vote
for the man or woman who can make a difference because they know what they are doing and not because they have a
belief I don't agree with.
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.
It is interesting that Brigitte's post
of Chesterton's criticism
of Nietzche, while acknowledging his poetic genius, faulted him
for lacking a sound logical basis
for his
beliefs.
I don't have a
belief on the situation one way or the other, my grounding in the question
of any God or gods comes from the
lack of evidence
for or against.
The
lack of evidence
for her, and an understanding
of how her story came about, make genuine
belief in her rather silly, and exceedingly rare among adults.
Paradoxically the more atheists I come into contact with the more strength I find in my
belief that they,
for lack of a better term,
lack a certain gene (yes, I get the irony).
Vic: «hence,
Belief / Faith in God or
lack thereof is per capita AND at 100 % -LSB-...] p.s. I have a theory about the fast - paced same-se.x marriage advancement, I believe it has to do with the near end
of term
for -LSB-...]
Add to that the variety
of doctrines / Theologies within orthodox Christianity... with Consensus on a very small Core
of Truths: God Is, We are not God, Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Salvation is Through Faith /
Belief in Him... there is much that
lacks Consensus and there are mountains
of arguments and counter-arguments
for each doctrinal / Theological position.
Therefor, you have not shown that there is, as you put it, a «complete and utter
lack of support»
for Christian
beliefs.
The unreasonableness
of those
beliefs rests on the complete and utter
lack of support
for them, but that doesn't mean that you can't hold them.
This objection is,
for the
lack of a better name, nothing more than «egg mysticism»: the
belief that eggs are somehow so potently driven to create zygotes that no scientific manipulation will prove capable
of deflecting the egg from its preordained path.
What a giant leap to go from an atheist (
lack of belief in a deity
for lack of evidence) to not only a
belief in a deity but the Christian god and then become a member
of a human created cult and Catholic at that.
No doubt there is some justification
for their
belief that the lessening
of knowledge and conviction about these doctrines has left a void that leads to
lack of evangelical fervor in the church as a whole.
If you merely have a
lack of belief that Bigfoot is real (you do nt make the claim «Bigfoot does not exist»), why would you consider anyone that does believe in Bigfootto have done so
for completely irrational reasons??
Why is it so difficult
for some people to grasp that atheism is simply the
lack of belief in any god?
Caregivers, regardless
of belief or
lack of belief, deserve utmost respect
for their actions, even if one finds their
beliefs (or
lack of) silly.
To reiterate
for the umpteenth time: A+T heism =
Lack of belief in gods.
I do not judge anybody
for their
beliefs or their
lack of belief's and the biggest thing in my life; I do not use a book to tell other's how they should live their lives.
I don't entirely disagree with the posts above, but my understanding is that
for plain - old main - stream atheism, it is best defined by talking about
belief versus
lack of belief.
I think that (and this is where I would like input from a greek scholar) Romans 1:5 and Romans 10:16 link
belief as a agreement
of the report, and then also links
belief in the Gospel report as obedience, which would then be
for lack of a better term - the lowest common denominator
of faith.
Creationism is based on the
belief in God (the unknown being a higher «power»
for lack of a better term).
Religious
beliefs certainly can, and given the complete
lack of actual evidence
for any supernatural aspect
of religion, they ought to be questioned at every opportunity.
I've been sober in AA
for quite a few years and have felt that I had to hide or defend my
lack of belief in a higher power, but I think much
of that discomfort comes from my need to fit in.
No one is showing a
lack of respect to those who have strong
beliefs in the cross, they are just saying show the equal amount
of respect
for everyone else.
Our peers are unimaginably gullible, believe in talking snakes and all sorts
of rubbish solely because they were raised to, and
for the most part
lack the moral fiber to question their security blanket
beliefs.