Why can't atheists just be wrong?

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noraina said:
Funnily enough, I've never actually met another atheist since then. No idea if they're just not around or they like to keep a low profile.
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Well, since religion doesn't mean a lot to us, it doesn't take up a lot of our time or attention.

But maybe that's just me.
 
Technically Atheism is a religion, a religion is basically a way of life................. Right?

Democracy is too. A religion.
 
I dress really funny. No hijab (as I've said before, I don't feel like being dragged by my neck behind a pickup truck), oversized t-shirt with a Hiyao Miyazaki character totem pole on it, Animal Planet hoodie (for modesty), baggy jeans, sandals, and right now, a lot of dog hair (we just went for a walk). I look less Muslim and more trailer park trash. :facepalm:
 
"The danger arises from those for whom religion works all the time for everything, the ones who prefer prayers to antibiotics, for example. Even that is fine by me, so long as it is not forced on others. If you want prayers rather than antibiotics for your infection, not my problem; if you want prayers instead of antibiotics for a child's infection, even your own child, I'll make it my problem. And so on."

...lol I had a high horse a long time ago.

I learned people should make the best of what they have.

nothing can be changed from the outside looking in.

everything has good and bad, the best you can do is clean up what you have..

thankfully I learnt on my own life.


I worked in a place that did not agree with me..

in anger I worked and I kept working.

and at the end of it it took three operations to put me back right.. almost.

the fix was simple but overlooked.. the whole thing could have been avoided and different.

it was just how it happened.

I do not agree with a lot of what the pill has to offer.. but part of the industry is enough to justify it's need. ( not literally the pill :p )

although prevention is better than cure.. it is very hard to see alternatives.

I would rather not be an idiot pushed to the side while on my high horse..

next time.

so your correct in part..

don't take advantage or become the things you despise.
 
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Serinity said:
Technically Atheism is a religion, a religion is basically a way of life................. Right?

Democracy is too. A religion.
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"‎If atheism is a religion, then off is a TV channel."

"‎If atheism is a religion, then abstinence is a sexual position."

"‎If atheism is a religion, then bald is a hair color."

"‎If atheism is a religion, then health is a disease."

You get the idea.

“Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that religion is either a mistake or a fraud. Atheism is an attitude, a frame of mind that looks at the world objectively, fearlessly, always trying to understand all things as a part of nature.” Attributed to Carl Sagan.
 
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athiesm is a label.

...who's advertising?


I could be a scientist and still reconcile most of science with religion..

it's a strange place..

on the opposite end of the spectrum I could claim to be religious and misguide a people.

you have an outward choice..

but I have no idea what you actually do.


but for the sake of argument you are not agnostic or sceptical or on any sort of fence about anything..

so your an athiest.

I always imagine the fence with spiky bits on top.. strange days.
 
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M.I.A. said:
don't take advantage or become the things you despise.
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This is absolutely terrifying. I understood your entire post!

How does that go? "Don't stare too long into the abyss, or the abyss will stare into you." - Nietzhe
 
:bism: (In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful)

Pygoscelis said:
Hi Search!

Big hug (if that's ok)!
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Sure, virtual hugs and all that. :statisfie

Well there you have it. Maybe prayer does work ;)
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:statisfie

I am not as frequent as I used to be, but I still peek in from time to time.
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Hey, you don't even believe in magic or supernatural to be pulling a Houdini style hide-and-seek! :p So, let's make us all feel good by you considering Phelping at our IB pool more frequently! :statisfie
 
Little_Lion said:
I dress really funny. No hijab (as I've said before, I don't feel like being dragged by my neck behind a pickup truck), oversized t-shirt with a Hiyao Miyazaki character totem pole on it, Animal Planet hoodie (for modesty), baggy jeans, sandals, and right now, a lot of dog hair (we just went for a walk). I look less Muslim and more trailer park trash. :facepalm:
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I like trailer trash. :)
 
Serinity said:
I do understand, I do not like the confrontational type, either.

As Muslims we believe and know Islam is true, therefore, logically, we know atheism IS wrong.

Lets just tolerate our differences, right? As long as you do not attack me for my faith, I won't attack you either. (violence rarely solves anything, except in certain situations where Justice justifies it, ya know....)

I dislike violence and stuff like that, lets just tolerate each other and respect eachother's differences. We can talk about theological topics, etc. in a respectful manner.

may Allah :swt: guide all sincere good hearts to the Truth, Al-Islam. Ameen.

And Allah :swt: knows best.
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Sounds good to me.
 
jabeady said:
This is absolutely terrifying. I understood your entire post!

How does that go? "Don't stare too long into the abyss, or the abyss will stare into you." - Nietzhe
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...Googles the quote and gets yoda references..

we have come full circle.

...I doubt I have seen anything that has not been seen before.
 
jabeady said:
My own private theory is that Religion was the first science, the first attempt to explain the world...
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Religion has always been a tool to limit the ruler's power. If you want to be the king of France, on your knees now, and acknowledge that there are rules that you must obey, made by a master that is above you, because otherwise you will not be the new king. The man still had too much power, and it still went wrong, as they got sick and tired of him, and understandably ended up chopping off his head. That was not necessarily a bad idea, but then they decided to vote for a bunch of idiots instead, who do not even have to acknowledge that there are rules that are above them, and that they must obey, because that is what was going to solve the problem of having people around who wield too much power. Go figure!
 
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jabeady said:
My own private theory is that Religion was the first science, the first attempt to explain the world. For a time it worked, in that it could be adapted to explain varying circumstances. For some people it still works, to varying degrees.
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Would that make monotheism the original Theory of Everything? Instead of a pantheon where the world is divided into spheres of influence between multiple gods, you have a single god who is the prime mover and ultimate cause of everything. ;D
 
jabeady said:
"‎If atheism is a religion, then off is a TV channel."
"‎If atheism is a religion, then abstinence is a sexual position."
"‎If atheism is a religion, then bald is a hair color."
"‎If atheism is a religion, then health is a disease."
You get the idea.
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This is not true.

Religion says that the singular God is the only legitimate lawmaker, while atheists always end up claiming that a bunch of imbeciles sitting in a parliament would be an appropriate choice of lawmaker. In that sense, religion is the answer to the question who is the legitimate lawmaker?, and atheism is an alternative answer to the same question.

The reason why religious people find atheists utmost detestable people, is because atheists ask their imbeciles to invent new laws, and then insist that we would also obey to these new inventions. We don't do that, because there is no compulsion in religion.
 
Futuwwa said:
Would that make monotheism the original Theory of Everything? Instead of a pantheon where the world is divided into spheres of influence between multiple gods, you have a single god who is the prime mover and ultimate cause of everything. ;D
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There are crazier theories/religions. Last time I described one or two of them the thread got locked, so...
 
jabeady said:
Numbers, in this case, mean nothing. Right is right and wrong is wrong, regardless of the numbers involved.
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When did I say the truth is based on how many people believe in something?

My point is, Atheists think Atheism is way bigger than it truly is.

In reality, Atheists tend to be less influential than us.
 
Reminder said:
When did I say the truth is based on how many people believe in something?

My point is, Atheists think Atheism is way bigger than it truly is.

In reality, Atheists tend to be less influential than us.
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I couldn't care less how "big" atheism is. Go find an atheist who does care, and stay away from me.
 

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