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It's actually difficult to decide which side of this argument is more annoying.
Here's an idea... if you believe in a God, whatever God that may be, great. Good for you. If you don't, great. Stop thinking you are somehow superior to everybody who doesn't share the same beliefs and stop trying to force whatever those beliefs are on everybody else. There is no single religion that encompasses a majority of people's beliefs throughout history. What does that mean? it means quite simply that as sure as you are in your beliefs, the majority of the people who have ever taken a breath are/were just as certain that you are wrong. |
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if the ****ing population of this world would just mind their own ****ing business, we would all get along much better. |
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From what I can tell, the predominant attitude about "tolerance" seems to be, "you have to be tolerant of me, but I don't have to be tolerant of you."
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I'm an Atheist and I don't spend any time obsessing about other people's religions. In fact, I'm quite happy to live in a country where they are free to practice them. Churches can be an important part of any community. There are more important things to worry about in this world than what or who people choose to worship.
I don't like it when they come knock on my door, but I am not rude to them and politely tell them I am not interested. |
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How stupid do you have to be to think we live in a God-obsessed culture?
Yet another example of why atheists get a bad wrap - far too many are insufferable, smug pricks who aren't 1/2 as smart as they think they are. STFU. |
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The author sounds like a person who, eating Thanksgiving dinner at a friend's house, would make a scene about saying prayer before digging in. I'm not religious (I hesitate to say I'm an atheist, I'm simply not religious and don't go for any sort of organized religion) but I'll happily bow my head if someone wants to say a prayer, and apparently saying the Pledge of Allegiance the 1000 times or so I said it as a kid didn't kill me.
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Shouldn't this be in PR&C?
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I believe in God, not religion. I was raised Catholic, but would never claim it. I believe in God because of many nights I stared at the stars and wondered how it all was possible. Read things about the "edge of the universe". Wrote a poem in high school called "There isn't nothing anywhere" based on the fact that our universe doesn't end. Or does it? What's past the end if it does? Nothing? Are we just a few lucky life forms among millions of planets that got lucky and evolved? I have no problem with atheism. I myself think what if there is no God? What happens when I die? Then I think, I don't know. Every night I go to sleep. Maybe 8 hours goes by. I'm unaware of those 8 hours, other than maybe a period of dream. I could never have waken up. Maybe that's death. No good. No bad. You just don't know. None of us could. But this article, if I was atheist, would make me be embarrassed to be an atheist. |
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Excellent post Mr Speed
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Inspite of all this, I can't ditch my faith. Stupid? Maybe, but it is what it is. |
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