Sentences with phrase «speaking as an atheist»

Speaking as an atheist, I don't need a billboard to promote who I am, to buck up other atheists (it's not a pro sport team), or to stick it to the folks who want to believe myths to be real.

In addition (speaking as an atheist) I am told by proper, earnest, well - meaning evangelicals that it is an unforgiveable sin purely not to believe in God, and because of that, I'm beyond the pale and some kind of abomination in the eyes of God.

Speaking as an atheist I don't use the Bible as a guide to morality, I instead have to use other means.

It is hypocritical to claim we ought to fear Christians in light of the bible when speaking as an atheist whose ideologies culminate in Marx.

And speaking as an atheist, I don't have a problem with Thanksgiving.

Not exact matches

I can't speak for Sam, but I can tell you as an atheist, I have not given up the possibility that there might be something behind the curtain, but that given the current evidence both scientific and logical, it seems rather remote.

Since it apparently needs clarification, my intent was not to include atheism as a religious group, but to speak to the vast number of atheists that treat it as such.

An atheist wouldn't take the word spirit or soul literal, but rather, think of it as you might the word «metaphysical» and refer to the very awe and wonder that Nyad spoke about.

The proof is in the pudding so to speak, since man was created by God in His image, there is within every person the knowledge of God.Standard equipment.In order to become an atheist you first have to lie yourself past your inner knowledge of God.You have to ignore your life, your spirit, your environment and the whole of creation.That takes a lot of lying to oneself, and you have to buy into a lot more lies to get there.This is not made up, it is a part of the process that ultimately allows the created to deny the creator, God.Deep down every atheist knows they are a liar, but as with any repeated sin the suppressed truth gets farther away, and harder to recognize.God bless

I will speak for myself as an atheist.

I would presume in her blogs she spoke of being moral as an atheist and that religion was not needed... Now all of a sudden religion is the key to morality.

And as long as atheists are oppressed and treated hatefully for speaking out, there's going to be a great deal more who refuse to admit they are atheists in public.

But here difficulty again confronts the atheist or naturalist, for when he hears someone speak of God as the Beyond, he immediately conjures up in his mind an other - worldly Being, a Being beyond this world.

However, we do know that Bart Campolo is now serving as a Humanist chaplain and speaking at Secular Student Alliance conferences designed to gather a «community of atheists, agnostics, and nonbelievers.»

niknak, as with all atheists haven't a clue what they think or speak, but, will proudly share their stupidity with all.

Stephen Fry speaking about atheists: «The glory — anything — we take credit for what is great about man and we take blame for what is dreadful about man, we neither grovel or apologise at the feet of a god, or are so infantile as to project the idea that we once had a father as human beings and we therefore should have a divine one too.

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I might be an atheist, and therefore unable to honestly speak the same words as everyone else * chuckles *, but I want to wish everyone here a happy Easter, as well.

Atheists crack me up when they speak of morality as though they figured it all out on their own with absolutely no influence from religion.

I wonder how we atheists in the US (somewhat lazy and complacent) can help atheists in other countries that are can not speak as freely as we do?

@Karen — You speak as if there were records of atheists to go by, yet there is a decided lack of information about the old days.

Hitchens, along with fellow militant atheists such as Richard Dawkins, speaks for many in our cynical, post-Christian society, and his vehement diatribes eloquently express modern secular attitudes towards religion, Christianity in particular.

If you're Christian and call him Jesus or Jewish and call him Jehovah (and I'm aware that they aren't allowed to speak his name but that's what they know him as) or Muslim and call him Allah or Pagan and believe in many gods or atheist and follow Humanist principles what should matter is what you do with your life and how well you treat others.

As an atheist, I prefer you didn't speak for me.

With the dramatic growth of the nonreligious in the last few decades, more atheist leaders are emerging as spokespeople for atheism, but the Christmas rift speaks to growing disagreement over how atheists should treat religion.

If only atheists spoke from both sides of things, as Catholics versed in their religion do.

That some Atheist say other sof Faith and myself are using Faith as a crutch, I always find interesting because they themselves are often speaking from their own wheelchair.

One of the two alcoholics interviewed who classed themselves as atheists described the problem when he spoke of what he called «my cockeyed philosophy of life»: «A fellow sleeps to get strong, so he can work to get money to eat and have a place to sleep, so that he can get strong and be able to work to get money, and so on.»

My responsibilty as a Christian is not to convert the atheist, it's to speak the word of God through the wisdom he provides and letting you descern for yourself if it's right for you.

I enjoy Christmas as well, and a number of the atheists here have posted that we dislike the billboards and that whatever group that is, they don't speak for us.

Also, I as an Atheist would tend to believe if evidence was in fact provided... but your assertion that this would never happen is moot because the evidence you speak of that would supposedly convince Atheists of the existence of god does not exist except in your own mind.

The truth is this: that since atheists are people who have allowed a part their beings to die, how can they possibly understand those who speak of life which they not know??? It's like when a blind man would argue with the one who sees, telling him that there is no such thing as sight, and all the beauty he's seeing and describing to him is just the figment of his immagination...!!!

«we see [atheists] openly challenging Christians and insulting them on their own blog page» — as if an atheist speaking on a public forum in a free country is unacceptable — as if «challenging a christian,» let alone any view in a free society, is unacceptable — as if a public blog is his

As for «Atheists are depressed, self loathing people and just upset at their miserable lives» — I can't speak for my fellow Atheists, but I'm quite content and happy with my life, how about you?

Can you please explain what you mean by «slammed,» and explain why an atheist should be «slammed» for speaking a true statement such as «We don't know, yet, but we're still looking?»

It is of course somewhat petty to care overly much about captious atheists at such a time, but it is difficult not to be annoyed when a zealous skeptic, eager to be the first to deliver God His long overdue coup de grâce, begins confidently to speak as if believers have never until this moment considered the problem of evil or confronted despair or suffering or death.

Her actions speak to that louder then any of her words as a so called «atheist».

Generally speaking, if forced to make a choice as to what would be healthiest for children and other living things, I'll take my chances with the atheists.

I can't speak for atheists or anyone else but myself but perhaps it's because so many Christians come off as smug, holier than thou types who shake their heads condescendingly in pity for us others who actually are crazy enough to think for ourselves.

I am speaking of today's atheists, and just as there are certainly Christians out there who are fringe, there would be atheist types, as well.

Speaking of Burton, forget the Jews, because this film really looks bad for atheists, as I can see some Bible thumper saying that the most inaccurate thing in this (Snicker, snicker) Biblical drama is Burton's character feeling guilty about killing Christ.