Rare, But Important Demonstration of Intestinal Fortitude

[Westside Steve]

@heckofajobbrownie said:

Hahahaha. You're on a roll this morning.

My kid is being weaned off breastfeeding and even he's not this cranky.

Remember, this is the worst time to leave him alone with Uncle Shep.....

WSS

[calfoxwc]

ROF,LMAO !!!

dammit, Steve....I just took a drink of Coke, too.

dammit.

[VaporTrail]

They just seem like bigger assholes.

I mean if one's faith makes him feel more grounded even though it differs from someone elses I don't so much care.

But atheists only exist out of spite and bitterness toward people of faith.

No other reason.

Out of spite? In my case, yes, I definitely feel some spite toward religion, especially Catholicism. However, that's not why I'm an atheist, maybe it's why I'm an outspoken one, but not why I am one. I'm not satisfied with what religion offers. It claims to be the authority on questions that no human has ever had answers for. I can't take it seriously because they claim that they're right and have no evidence to back it up.

Religious beliefs were born thousands of years ago for a society that is vastly different than our own, they were used to explain things that people could not understand, they were used to control large groups of ignorant people.

Now we have the Democrat party to serve that purpose.

That's any kind of political/national party. It serves the same purpose as religion, to control the masses, the only difference is that these parties do things that make a tangible difference in your life, whereas what you do for religion is counted on your next life.

[Chicopee John]

>>..........the only difference is that these parties do things that make a tangible difference in your life, whereas what you do for religion is counted on your next life.>>

Did Mother Theresa make a tangible difference in people's lives? Did Billy Graham? There are many, many examples of lives changed for a belief in God.

You are welcome to your opinions - and thanks for sharing them on this board - but spend some time thinking about what you type and think before you say them (I wish I could put that advice into practice more often).

Also, please don't get caught up in what God says and what religion preaches. You have to learn to separate the wheat from the chaffe.

[osusev]

atheists exist out of spite and bitterness toward peoples faith....... WOW

national academy of science...71% of all members are atheists

Royal Academy of science----91% of all members are atheists

I cant remember the poll from Nature something like 97% of all natural scientists are atheists.......

Steve Atheism exists because we dont accept dogma and plagiarism compiled fables written by unknown authors that would have worshipped a plane because they dont understand the concept of lift.........

We exist because the basic need of intelligent independent thinkers to understand and not just make up stories or use a term like faith to blanket any fear of death or the unknown.

[Kosar_For_President]

@westside-steve said:

They just seem like bigger assholes.

I mean if one's faith makes him feel more grounded even though it differs from someone elses I don't so much care.

But atheists only exist out of spite and bitterness toward people of faith.

No other reason.

LOL, wow. It's actually the opposite. So far, you get the prize for most ignorant comment this month.

Does that apply to Agnostics?

[Chicopee John]

>>Steve Atheism exists because we dont accept dogma and plagiarism compiled fables written by unknown authors that would have worshipped a plane because they dont understand the concept of lift.........

We exist because the basic need of intelligent independent thinkers to understand and not just make up stories or use a term like faith to blanket any fear of death or the unknown.

God Bless you, Sev.

[DieHardBrownsFan]

@vaportrail said:

Or, you can bite me. Call me a child and then tell me that religious beliefs demand respect because they're religious? Piss off. If I want to question others' beliefs, then you'd better believe I'll question others' beliefs.

Don't have a temper tantrum. You're showing your lack of maturity already. You are very dismissive of others beliefs, but rant and rave about your experience with growing up being a catholic. Cry me a frigging river. Life sucks, but people still have faith. I guess you just gave up.

[VaporTrail]

Don't have a temper tantrum. You're showing your lack of maturity already. You are very dismissive of others beliefs, but rant and rave about your experience with growing up being a catholic. Cry me a frigging river. Life sucks, but people still have faith. I guess you just gave up.

No, I didn't just give up. I tried for a long time to reinforce the fact that I was confirmed and that I did believe these things, but I couldn't rectify my beliefs with the world around me. You call me immature because I'm still in college, but I bring up what I believe is a legitimate point, and you call it a rant and a rave because I take offense when you call me a child. Well, I still refuse to respect your beliefs just because they're religious beliefs. Give me a reason to respect them, and I'll give it a good-ole college try. In case you haven't noticed, religious beliefs are on the decline in America. Get used to it.

[calfoxwc]

So, you don't respect Christianity then.

or the Muslim faith, or the Jewish faith, or the Buddist's faith,

etc etc etc.

Meanwhile, we respect your right to not have any.

think about it, Hateful Guy.

[Kosar_For_President]

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Don't have a temper tantrum. You're showing your lack of maturity already. You are very dismissive of others beliefs, but rant and rave about your experience with growing up being a catholic. Cry me a frigging river. Life sucks, but people still have faith. I guess you just gave up.

You mean you need to go to church and take communion to have faith? I've been doing this all wrong. Thank you for showing me the light. I am now not afraid to die. LOL!

[VaporTrail]

@calfoxwc said:

So, you don't respect Christianity then. or the Muslim faith, or the Jewish faith, or the Buddist's faith, etc etc etc. Meanwhile, we respect your right to not have any. think about it, Hateful Guy.

I have little respect for any of the Abrahamic religions. Buddhism not so much. I dislike that all of them, including Buddhism, take mythic stories to be truth, and that they're completely incompatible with each other. According to Islam, you can't see paradise if you accept Christ as the Messiah. According to Christianity, salvation relies on Christ. I dislike the Abrahamic religions because of the intolerance and hate that seethes from their respective organizations. It's just a stupid thing that people claim is solely religious or spiritual, yet they base many of their decisions in this real world, on some cosmic promise. That's why I bother to say something. Religions aren't deserving of respect just because they're religions.