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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
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 Watcher-In-The-Shadows
reply to [url=http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread557111
As if the OP stated all atheists were thus, unquestioning. Which was not the case and had he said that I would be leveling the same accusations you do. But you act as if he or she had, infering at the very least a small amount of identification with the portion singled out and applying black and white *all or nothing* thinking that is bringing people into a uproar despite the fact it has not been stated as a black or white statement.
When did i do this?
That I agree with. But to take pointing out that there exists those that are unquestioning that are part of the body of what we call atheism as an attack on atheism is also foolish.
This thread was made in retaliation for another stupid thread, they're certainly free to do it, but it's childish and well below ATS.
Originally posted by Watcher-In-The-Shadows
reply to post by eNumbra
This thread was made in retaliation for another stupid thread, they're certainly free to do it, but it's childish and well below ATS.
And where was it stated that it was written for that reason? Don't take this the wrong way but it seems you are confusing your subjective opinion for objective fact.
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 Watcher-In-The-Shadows
reply to post by mattifikation
And had the shoe been on the other foot and this had been one in support of your "side" and the mods "shut it down". You'd be screaming about how ATS is hostile to atheism.... Funny that.
Originally posted by Deaf Alien
reply to post by trueperspective
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
You mean like math, physics, chemistry, etc? How do you believe in something that works? You are using a computer. You don't "believe" in computer. It's right there working.
As to the rest of points, they're pretty much nonsense. I might respond to some of them later.
When reading the bible you have to understand it from a historical context as well as its spiritual and literary context.
The bible itself is rife with symbolism and supposed contradiction and you have multiple accounts of the same exact event from multiple authors.
Originally posted by largo
reply to post by DISRAELI
For the Agnostic Camp.
Questions we ask once.