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Started by pm1255, May 06, 2014, 04:56:06 PM

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StupidWiz

#30
May 07, 2014, 08:57:47 PM
Quote from: Mermaid on May 07, 2014, 08:49:00 PM
Ok, I see. Thanks for explaining. I completely misinterpreted what you wrote.
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AllPurposeAtheist

#31
May 08, 2014, 02:16:03 AM
Wiz, ever think about moving to a country where being open about being an atheist isn't life threatening?
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Solitary

#32
May 08, 2014, 02:34:36 AM Last Edit: May 08, 2014, 02:37:54 AM by Solitary
Welcome aboard pm1255! Religion is an escape from reality that makes believers feel good, when you say you are an atheist they see it as a threat to their security blanket.  It's like telling a small child you don't believe in Santa, and even worse when you tell them he doesn't exist. Solitary
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

AllPurposeAtheist

#33
May 08, 2014, 02:57:33 AM
Quote from: Solitary on May 08, 2014, 02:34:36 AM
Welcome aboard pm1255! Religion is an escape from reality that makes believers feel good, when you say you are an atheist they see it as a threat to their security blanket.  It's like telling a small child you don't believe in Santa, and even worse when you tell them he doesn't exist. Solitary
It's AS IF telling them that the nonsense they believe isn't real,  that the invisible,  silent being in the sky really isn't keeping score of how many times you play with yourself.  OH THE HORRORS OF REALITY! What? That fink down the street isn't going to burn forever and ever and ever and ever and ever? Certainly you must be a criminal of the worse kind for thinking such thoughts!
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StupidWiz

#34
May 08, 2014, 05:32:59 AM
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on May 08, 2014, 02:16:03 AM
Wiz, ever think about moving to a country where being open about being an atheist isn't life threatening?
All the time, APA, all the time...  :neutral:
... To teach superstitions as truths is the most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can they be in after years relieved of them. - Hypatia

SGOS

#35
May 08, 2014, 08:02:02 AM
It seems odd that the beliefs for which there are no evidence are defended in the most draconian ways.  The most defended might be one's religion.  After that, may be various political ideologies.  As soon as evidence is removed from a claim, people will clamor to nurture it if it suits them.

benno

#36
May 09, 2014, 06:45:21 AM
Atheism is frowned upon mainly because of the types who get into it, IMO. Silly wankers who don't care about others. It's all very well to not believe in gods, but another thing to shout loudly over other good people's houses etc, especially when you're young and dumb.

DunkleSeele

#37
May 09, 2014, 06:59:06 AM
Quote from: benno on May 09, 2014, 06:45:21 AM
Atheism is frowned upon mainly because of the types who get into it, IMO. Silly wankers who don't care about others. It's all very well to not believe in gods, but another thing to shout loudly over other good people's houses etc, especially when you're young and dumb.
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Hijiri Byakuren

#38
May 09, 2014, 02:11:24 PM
Quote from: benno on May 09, 2014, 06:45:21 AM
Atheism is frowned upon mainly because of the types who get into it, IMO. Silly wankers who don't care about others. It's all very well to not believe in gods, but another thing to shout loudly over other good people's houses etc, especially when you're young and dumb.
It's all very well and good to believe in gods, but another thing to invade the schools and indoctrinate other people's children, especially when you're a blithering idiot.
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the_antithesis

#39
May 10, 2014, 09:41:57 AM
Quote from: Gawdzilla Sama on May 06, 2014, 05:15:00 PM
In the land of the no-brained people the one-brained person is burned at the stake.

FIFY

Gawdzilla Sama

#40
May 10, 2014, 01:15:59 PM
Quote from: the_antithesis on May 10, 2014, 09:41:57 AM
FIFY
There's a short story about a one-eyed man in a land of the blind. They end up blinding him because he's such a prick about it.
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
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the_antithesis

#41
May 10, 2014, 01:16:47 PM
Quote from: Gawdzilla Sama on May 10, 2014, 01:15:59 PM
There's a short story about a one-eyed man in a land of the blind. They end up blinding him because he's such a prick about it.

Yeah. Truth be told, that guy was a prick, eye or no eye.

gibson154

#42
May 30, 2014, 07:56:48 AM
I couldn't agree more with your opinion, although I am not used to the reaction you described. Amongst the majority of the people I know in the UK that opinion is commonplace and although there are plenty of religious people, if anything I would say it is them who feel embarrassed when discussing their beliefs in public.

What country do you live in?
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