[Q: In your opinion, what religion do you think is dumb?]
Atheists. They dont believe in anything. Sounds pretty contradicting to me!
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Yeah, like I believe there may still be hope for mankind.
Ok maybe not, but you get the idea!
A contradiction can only occur when you have two propositions, one of which is logically the opposite of the other.
Since you only have one proposition there, I feel justified in asked: contradicting what?
It's only contradicting to you, asswipe. Atheism is, for the last time, NOT a fucking religion. You said it yourself. We don't believe anything. So how is that contradicting? Oh, right, because to you, atheism is a religion. Now my head hurts.
Yah...us atheists are completely beyond belief, aren't we...
We try for "knowing" and "understanding".
"Atheists."
Atheists are people, not a religion. Atheism isn't even a religion you git.
"They dont believe in anything."
I believe in many things. Ideals mostly. Certainly not an invisible man in the clouds.
"Sounds pretty contradicting to me!"
I fail to see how and I'm pretty sure you're incapable of explaining it to me.
It just dawned on me that the reason fundies can't grasp that we have no religion may be that they think we must have something to cling to, as they do. "Not believing in" something translates to not believing in anything , or a big zero, since there has to be an object of worship, not just the absence of one.
Like the gold statue of a zero I have on a pedestal on my Alter of Darwin as part of the shrine to Athe, to which I kowtow thrice daily. When I'm away I carry a small statuette of Zero Mostel and whisper little nothings to it.
Try reading this out loud to yourself a couple of times, that might help your understanding of the upcoming, admittedly complex sentence.
Atheism is not the same as nihilism!
Atheists do not believe in any of the 2500+ man-made, one-true, all powerful gods and their associated demons, angels and devils that man has dreamed up throughout his history.
As a result we do not have the phobias and paranoia that some religions rely on to survive, especially the missionary religions.
We do not have to dream up untrue stories or generate lies about others to further any cause.
We are tolerant, believe what you want to believe, debate what you want to debate, but to use lies or threats to cajole us invites disaster.
...Atheism isn't a religion, that's the whole p-
You know what, never mind.
Let me explain things in a way you can understand:
Hello, I am an Atheist. I don't believe there is a god(dess), but here is a brief list of things I do believe:
The universe is vast
Aliens exist, but haven't visited
Annoying advertisements should be banned (I'm the final judge of what is annoying of course)
Buffalo Wings and SciFi go well together, so long as it's not a book
People are basically good
Ignorance and stupidity should be dealt with quickly
Knowledge and wisdom should be given freely
Code is knowledge
The goal of life is to improve yourself
That should prove to you that I believe in many things, though not all Atheists believe the same.
Lack of belief in gods is not lack of belief in anything, just as disliking onions is not a dislike of all vegetables.
Speaking of vegetables, you remind me....oh, never mind.
I found an even worse answer in there.
"Every single one of them, except Christianity.
(and dumb is putting it lightly!)"
-My Redeemer Lives
The Oxford English Dictionary
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/atheism
defines Atheism thus:
noun
[mass noun]
disbelief in the existence of God or gods
Origin:
late 16th century: from French athéisme, from Greek atheos, from a- 'without' + theos 'god'
So how can 'Atheism' be a religion?
But if you want to classify Atheism as a 'religion, fine. In that case, we want our tax-exempt status as well.
Are you & all your fundie ilk prepared to do that for us? To the extent of ponying up our back-taxes rebate - with interest?
...what's that? You don't ? Because you're too stingy to do what I say, therefore you'd be admitting that Atheism isn't a 'religion' after all?!
Sounds pretty contradicting to me!
>:D
Wrong. Atheists can believe in many things. What defines someone as an atheist is a single position on a single issue, the existence of any sort of supernatural deity, which may vary depending on the definition.
For example, an atheist may be open to the idea of a divine being of some sort, but will remain unconvinced until tangible, demonstrable proof is provided for said definition of god. For example, Christians are atheists in regard to the Hindu gods.
In short, if you believe in God or Gods, you are theist. If you do not believe in God or Gods, you are atheist. You are free to believe anything else you wish. Hell, the only reason 'atheist' even needs to be a category is because it's the current minority and needs to be differentiated from the belief in Gods.
...and thus more proof that 'Atheism is a religion' by you fundies.
You do realise that all it'll do is bite you in the arse, one of these days. Can you say 'IRS'? I know you can.
Just keep saying that yours isn't a religion, but 'Is a Personal Relationship with Jesus'...! >:D
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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