The Athiest Thread

[optymuss]

I don't understand the point of this thread anymore...

<----------------- THEY ARE TRAUMATIZING THIS CHILD!!!

BOTH THREADS ARE....

Note: the reason why i didnt make a thread concerning religion AND EVERY MEMBER'S VIEW ON IT was because there are too many specific approachs and views regarding a religion or teaching


IT IS BOUND TO BE A SHIT STORM.......

then a giant schism :D YAY FOR SCHISMS

 

[peachyO]

Well Peachy0, your probably the most intellectual person who has answered me today your reasons are all valid but the story of Job is to show followers that even the mos righteous man can be put in trial by God. God knew that Job would never curse him because a good man of God accepts both suffering and happiness from him. God puts a lot of trials in a persons life, even Jesus himself was put on trial by the devil because God himself permitted. But everything you said is right, those pastors on TV that tell people to plant seed of life or something by donating are just Crazy LoL.

thank you. i do respect your beliefs, btw... nothing personal. i hope they bring you comfort and strength.

 

[MONEYMUFFINS]

Faith comes from man.

Our entire world is built on faith.

Our thoughts are built on faith (every thought and we have goes through the emotional parts of the brain before going to the logical parts. It's NEVER the other way round).

Faith is about emotions. Humans are primarily emotional creatures. Therefore faith will always be here.

The debates about what is Christian and what is un-Christian, what is religious and what is un-religious is futile. It is belief that runs this world. Everybody believes in something. The core value of morals is belief.

Wait... what was the point of this thread?

WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THIS GOD ISSUE? DO YOU SUBSCRIBE TO RELIGION OR YOUR OWN BELIEFS?


EDIT: NEVERMIND. YOU SEEMED TO IMPLY EARLIER THAT YOU THINK THERE IS A HIGHER POWER.

 

[UnseenWombat]

I don't understand the point of this thread anymore...

This may help clear things up:

Spoiler

 

[JDub]

I have a question~ I hope it can be answered...and I hope you all are not offended.

-Why did you people decide to become an Atheist/Agnostic/Theist?
-If you found out God was real when you died, what would you do?
-Do you hate God/Jesus, or against the whole corrupt idea of religion?
- Do you hate/dislike people who have a belief in God?
-Lastly, what do you think of Jesus?

Just to let you all know Im not trying to provoke! Im just curious in your responses. I hope Im not offending in any way and if you perfer not to answer I will respect that. m(_ _ m)

1. I was raised Southern Baptist. Well, the folks tried to raise me Southern Baptist. But, as my brain developed and I acquired knowledge - that knowledge developed into the understanding of logic. The more I understood logic and asked logical questions the less Pastor's and fellow Church members wanted to interact with me. By 1st or 2nd grade I pretty much had the sense that everybody was really just making shit up as they go along. The lack of wanting to provide solid answers to a young and curious mind frustrated me. The fact that when answers weren't provided I would be guilted for not having faith frustrated me. One of the first things I was curious about was creation really. If God wasn't created, and "just happened" then why couldn't the universe "just happen". I mean, if something so all powerful and great as a God can just self manifest, why couldn't something less powerful and great self manifest?

2. Do you mean if I died and the Christian God was real? That would be a bummer really. I'd prefer to answer to a higher being that's a little more humane. Burning for an eternity over not believing in a book that was written when we thought the world was flat and witches could cast spells seems a little harsh to me. But, if he's going to be an ass hole - he might as well be the ultimate ass hole.

3. Hating something that to me does not exist would be a real waste of energy.

4. Not if they can accept that they've made a personal choice. But most Christians still take flu shots despite not believing in Evolution. So, it's hard to respect someone who tries to have it both ways. (The Evolution of a flu viruses is very fast so scientists have to understand evolution enough to project the evolutionary path a flu or virus will take. Because vaccines take a while to produce and distribute - vaccines that are made today are for what form a virus will be in in six or so months). I'd have less of a problem if religious people didn't jump in line behind science just when it's convenient. I'd prefer it if they could at least be scientifically object. And if they knew their faith couldn't allow them to be objective, I'd respect them a lot more if they would recuse themselves from research at least.

5. Jesus/Robin Hood/ and any other benevolent defender and aid to the common man has probably had their stories told and retold so many times that it's more or less developed into folklore. Like Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan. It's kind of like movies "based on a true story". Usually, events have been changed and dramatized for good story telling so much that very little of the story is actually factual.