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[Irenaeus]

Hello people!  I am no atheist but nevertheless, I thought it would be interesting to get to hear the perspective of the antithesis position.  I have for quite some time considered the naturalism/theism discussion and can no longer take atheism seriously whatsoever.  Hopefully I can bring something interesting to the discussions.

[aitm]

I apologize for this sophomoric response but when I read your nick my mind said Uranus.....that is all.



oh welcome...this may be fun...or not

 

[GrinningYMIR]

Welcome to the forum

[stromboli]

Welcome. So you can take belief in myth based on faith seriously but not rational thinking based on facts?

[Smartmarzipan]

....can no longer take atheism seriously whatsoever.  Hopefully I can bring something interesting to the discussions.

I doubt it with an attitude like that, but welcome, anyway. I guess.

 :-?

[Aletheia]

Welcome to the forum.

Not sure what you may think atheism entails, but all extras aside, we essentially lack a belief in any deity whatsoever. Most of us on this forum will tend to favor rational thinking and prefer science to spirituality (although we do have a few theists, deists, and spiritual atheists who lurk about here and there).

With that in mind, please note that many of the arguments you will bring have probably been heard a thousand times already, that many of the members here are former theists so are not strangers to the theist manner of thinking, and we are often pelted by visiting theists with preconceived notions of what an atheist is and occasionally harbor hostile intent toward us.

It would be nice to have a pleasant encounter with a visiting theist for a change.

[Savior2006]

Hello people!  I am no atheist but nevertheless, I thought it would be interesting to get to hear the perspective of the antithesis position.  I have for quite some time considered the naturalism/theism discussion and can no longer take atheism seriously whatsoever.  Hopefully I can bring something interesting to the discussions.

Nice to have you here. At the risk of everyone swarming you with questions, I'm kind of curious. What about atheism do you not take seriously?

[Hijiri Byakuren]

I have for quite some time considered the naturalism/theism discussion and can no longer take atheism seriously whatsoever.

You will be a slightly more entertaining chew-toy than usual.

Please remember these general guidelines while you're "bringing something interesting" to our discussions:

• Every argument you make about religion is one we have heard a thousand times.
• Most of what you say will be dismissed out of hand. (See above.)
• If we're in a good mood, we'll answer your arguments.
• If you answer our counterpoints by repeating your assertion, we'll make fun of you.
• If you're a good boy and we're feeling exceptionally generous, we might actually take the time to explain our beliefs and the reasoning behind them to you.
• Should you demonstrate the latter point to be a waste of our time, we usually start calling for the banhammer.
• Besides you, we have exactly one theist on the forum at the moment who has not either left or been banned.

Have fun, now. :-D

[Hydra009]

Hello people!  I am no atheist but nevertheless, I thought it would be interesting to get to hear the perspective of the antithesis position.

Simple.  My perspective is that I hate theses.   :P

[_Xenu_]

I have for quite some time considered the naturalism/theism discussion and can no longer take atheism seriously whatsoever.

You will be a slightly more entertaining chew-toy than usual.

Please remember these general guidelines while you're "bringing something interesting" to our discussions:

• Every argument you make about religion is one we have heard a thousand times.
• Most of what you say will be dismissed out of hand. (See above.)
• If we're in a good mood, we'll answer your arguments.
• If you answer our counterpoints by repeating your assertion, we'll make fun of you.
• If you're a good boy and we're feeling exceptionally generous, we might actually take the time to explain our beliefs and the reasoning behind them to you.
• Should you demonstrate the latter point to be a waste of our time, we usually start calling for the banhammer.
• Besides you, we have exactly one theist on the forum at the moment who has not either left or been banned.

Have fun, now. :-D

This is pretty accurate. We've heard it, thought about it, don't buy it, and don't care. You would honestly be better off picking up a book like The God Delusion than dealing with a bunch of people like us who are bored with believers.

[Solitary]

Hello people!  I am no atheist but nevertheless, I thought it would be interesting to get to hear the perspective of the antithesis position.  I have for quite some time considered the naturalism/theism discussion and can no longer take atheism seriously whatsoever.  Hopefully I can bring something interesting to the discussions.

Why do you take a belief in God serious? The atheist position is simple: no reliable evidence, no gods or god.  Ancient Scriptures by sheep herders and delusional people that see spiritual beings and hear voices doesn't cut it. And atheist know for sure it's really an invisible pink unicorn that is master of the universe.  :roll:   See! We don't take our beliefs serious, and we eat babies like Lilith did in the Old Testament and mentioned in the New Testament among other mythical creatures, the first woman created by God.    Solitary  


What do you have to offer as the mother of God?

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Meh.. most of my friends and others I know are theists and I make fun of them to their faces and we somehow get along for the most part. I just don't buy into their wacky ideas.. 99.99% bullshit, but whatever.. :roll:

[Plu]

Welcome aboard. And good luck. You'll need it.

[Shiranu]

I have for quite some time considered the naturalism/theism discussion and can no longer take atheism seriously whatsoever.

"The world came together through natural laws and processes that have been constant for 13.8 billion years without fail... preposterous!"

"The world is too complex to have come from natural processes, it was created in a blink (and 5 or 6?) days by an even more complex, omnipotent being that spontaneously appeared from nothing and is everywhere and nowhere at the same time and violates multiple laws of nature and logic... makes more sense to me!"

Sorry, I am having a hard time how you can say theism is not the more ridiculous of the two positions.

[Jason78]

Welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy your stay :)