Atheism is a rejection of free-speech (primarily another element of the Left).
— Gregory A
this has to be a troll. Best left alone. — Wayfarer
To me atheism does not make sense. What it tells me is, atheists don't believe in something that never existed in the first place. It's a circular argument. — L'éléphant
Atheism is a belief, a fairy tale, a myth. — EugeneW
Why is good knot a very tail? You argue that atheism is a belief. The standard reply is that it's a lack of belief — lll
I personally consider Alexander the (not so) great to be a butcher but I did like the story of his encounter with the Gordian knot. If he could untie it, the local powers would submit to him without a fight.Good Knot gets untied finally — EugeneW
"If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward, then, brother, that person is a piece of shit."
— 180 Proof
Ergo, 45% of people alive today are 'pieces of shit'? — Theorem
Atheism is a rejection of free-speech (primarily another element of the Left).
— Gregory A
this has to be a troll. Best left alone. — Wayfarer
The moral of the fairytale being that even in a theist universe miracles and wonders can be found. One doesn't need atheist fantasìes and materialism to accomplish that. — EugeneW
It was created in response to the harsh reality of theism, to counteract a miracle-devoid universe to bring back a mystery-element, so badly needed. — EugeneW
I can actually prove (through logic) that we are not alone, — chiknsld
God really does the same thing if you think about it. God takes into consideration all people, not just the ones who believe. — chiknsld
Which of course is not the same thing as actually proving it. A Nobel Prize and a shit-ton of money awaits the person who can prove gond/s. One suspects this will go unclaimed. — Tom Storm
my post is not meant to be persuasive — chiknsld
my post is not meant to be persuasive
— chiknsld
You can't make extravagant claims on a philosophy forum and expect for them to go unchecked.
So you not only believe god/s are real, you claim to know what god/s think. A double whammy of implausibility from an atheist's perspective, as I am sure you must know. Pray tell us how it is achieved?
The debate about the nature of atheism takes place precisely because people make claims such as yours and won't or can't justify them. Ideas live in ecosystems. — Tom Storm
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