It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Originally posted by Stormdancer777
reply to post by Romans 10:9
Good stuff. I have always pondered how atheists seem to discuss God more than actual believers.
They are on " MISSION."
Originally posted by Maddogkull
This is really sad. Atheists don’t know anything. People who are religious do not know anything. There are so many arguments on both sides, to think one side is right, without us truly knowing what this universe really is....is just ignorance at its best.
Originally posted by eNumbra
Originally posted by hthjason
I think that's a stretch suggesting that defending a position is a sign of insecurity. That isn't logical at all.
How so?
It's an opinion, people disagree on opinions and this particular set of opinions is based off of observation based assumptions.
Some look at a tree and see evolution and natural occurrence and some see a grand intelligent design at work. There is no real proof to one end or the other they are both subjective assumptions based on an observation. Why should one feel beholden to the minds of others?
ALSO I didn't say defending it was a sign of insecurity, but feeling a need to was.
Originally posted by Zeta Reticuli
UH OH was someone offended from the similiar thread regarding christians? I think sooooooooooOOOO.
I see both views, and to be honest i think the other thread had better points.
This is the thread im referring to...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
Originally posted by trueperspective
1 You think the statement “My linage derives from evolved lizards” is more logical then “A higher intelligence created intelligent life on earth, according to their kind.”
2 You don’t accept the idea of God, but you talk about him more then most religious zealots
3 You despise the idea of faith, but you have a hyper-abundant amount of trust in “time and chance”
4 You despise organized religion by being a part of an organized religion against organized religion.
5 You claim that religious people are brainwashed, but you spout off quotes from renowned atheists to defend your beliefs.
6 Your best defense to the idea that religious people cram their beliefs down people’s throats is to cram your beliefs down people’s throats (Richard Dawkins)
7 You say the Bible is utterly made up non-sense, then use stories from it to condemn God…who you claim doesn’t exist.
8 One of your favorite arguments against believing the Bible is that it was written by men, but you unquestioningly believe science text books…written by men
9 You get stark raving mad when someone says God (who doesn’t exist) will send you to Hell (a place that doesn’t exist), and use that as “evidence” that God doesn’t exist.
10 You deny the testimony of countless millions of believers, but trust the research of a few hundred atheist...and call that being "open-minded"
[edit on 31-3-2010 by trueperspective]
Originally posted by hthjason
Originally posted by gandhi
Lol, BURN!
I'm starting to like the new ATS battleground.
Hey Gandhi...check out the post about China and India. THAT'S a battleground.
Jason
My apologies if this should be an U2U
[edit on 31-3-2010 by hthjason]
Originally posted by hthjason
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
I'm an atheist and I refuse to get involved in debates with religious believers anymore. Our world views are miles apart so we will never agree. So stick that one on yer list
All right. Would you discuss views that aren't religious but are spiritual? God does not equal religion.
Jason
Well ya... but not in seven days of course. To get where we are today it took 4.5 billion years.
1 You think the statement “My linage derives from evolved lizards” is more logical then “A higher intelligence created intelligent life on earth, according to their kind.”
I have a trust in things backed up with proof.
3 You despise the idea of faith, but you have a hyper-abundant amount of trust in “time and chance”
A religion requires you to believe in a supernatural force that controls everything. It may be an organized philosophy, but it's no religion.
4 You despise organized religion by being a part of an organized religion against organized religion.
Atheists just point out the non-sense of the bible. You know the story of Cain and Able? The one who lived was marked so that no one could kill him... or something like that... he then found a wife, and had a child. One, where did he get a wife he was born from Adam and Eve, and Cain and Able where there first born, and they hadn't had a daughter yet. Two... who would kill them? Adam or Eve? Those where the only people left. There's an example of what an argument would be.
7 You say the Bible is utterly made up non-sense, then use stories from it to condemn God…who you claim doesn’t exist.
Well ya... who else would write a science text book, squirrels?
8 One of your favorite arguments against believing the Bible is that it was written by men, but you unquestioningly believe science text books…written by men
The reason I get mad is because people say I will burn for infinity, do to my opinion.
9 You get stark raving mad when someone says God (who doesn’t exist) will send you to Hell (a place that doesn’t exist), and use that as “evidence” that God doesn’t exist.
10 You deny the testimony of countless millions of believers, but trust the research of a few hundred atheist...and call that being "open-minded"
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
Originally posted by hthjason
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
I'm an atheist and I refuse to get involved in debates with religious believers anymore. Our world views are miles apart so we will never agree. So stick that one on yer list
All right. Would you discuss views that aren't religious but are spiritual? God does not equal religion.
Jason
I have never felt the need to have any spirituality in my life. I'm happy questioning the wonders of the universe, this is enough for me. I am satisfied. Do you believe i need spirituality in my life? How would it improve my life. I'm interested to know
Originally posted by trueperspective
1 You think the statement “My linage derives from evolved lizards” is more logical then “A higher intelligence created intelligent life on earth, according to their kind.”