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ATHEISTS TELL THEIR CHILDREN

That there is no meaning to life. Thusly, there's no true guilt. So do whatever you want to whomever you want. Just don't get caught. Or if you do, then lie lie lie. Why not!?

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old comment by Doubting Thomas

You're right. There is no meaning to life, other than what you make of it. But it is true that there's no cosmic or divine meaning to life.

As far as the do whatever you want, we do still have man's laws to follow. Not only that, but social mores also pretty much tell us what we should do and not do. Sure, you can do whatever you want, but if you piss off everybody you know, then it won't be much of a life worth living because people won't want to have anything to do with you. Same if you spend half or most of your life in jail. Since we atheists believe we only get one life, we're not going to waste it this way.

This is a far better lesson to teach kids than "be good and get to be with Jesus, be bad and burn forever."

old comment by Anon-e-moose

"That there is no meaning to life. Thusly, there's no true guilt. So do whatever you want to whomever you want. Just don't get caught. Or if you do, then lie lie lie. Why not!?"

As far as Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, Ted Faggard et al are concerned, there's only one Commandment:

Thou Shalt Not Get Caught.

We Atheists have a Commandment for you fundies:

Thou Shalt Not Be A Hypocrite.

And considering their own moral standards (If they have any; see abiove), as well as how 99.9% of fundies fall short of this most basic of Commandments, I'm afraid as far as you're concerned, you're ALL going to Hell. 'Saved' or not. Hypocrisy = Lies.

Jesus hates hypocrites after all. Also...

Thou shalt not bear false witness.

tl;dr: Put your own houses in order, fundies, before you condemn & criticise other peoples' morals & lifestyles, and their actions as a result.

old comment by Semi-Christian

Well someone's an idiot. Let's check their theory:

"That there is no meaning to life."
...except for the meaning that you create for it. (...or it's 42)

"Thusly, there's no true guilt."
....except for the fact that there is. Even basic science dictates that every action has an equal and opposite reaction, most atheists probably assume the same applies to their actions (okay, that may not be completely true), but at the very least they understand moral choices. Just so you know, guilt can exist without fear.

"So do whatever you want to whomever you want."
...but it would be best to treat others how you would like to be treated, otherwise you may not get very far in life and have few/no friends...etc

"Just don't get caught. Or if you do, then lie lie lie. Why not!?"
Moral choices and understanding of what is morally right and wrong stop this from occurring. While atheists don't fear god, they don't take this as a excuse to make other people's lives misery.

Religion isn't the only way to live a moral life (Check out the crusades, etc) and sometimes it may not even be moral itself. Religion is designed to answer the question of WHY the universe exists and what our purpose on it is...but apart from that. As far as I can tell, Atheists simply don't want to sacrifice their freedom for understanding and exploration to answer the question of WHY (mainly because they themselves don't believe that your answer is correct)

Mind you, everything I've just said is completely one sided and uninformed. For a more accurate rendition of what you got wrong, read this comment section....and the rest of this site.

old comment by WAKAWAKABONGBONG

As opposed to you who tell your kids that the only reason the exist is to worship god.

--It's nice to think that maybe somewhere a skyman actually gives a shit about you,and can help you. I don't really know what to say to this..just that it feels nice to think you're alive for a reason,and that your death is no big deal. But then again it's also not very nice to think of your relatives burning in hell. ugh,i dunno. shit,i want pizza.

As opposed to fundies who, after they do something wrong they pray for their god to forgive them, rather than man up and speak to the actual person.

--the christian thing to do would be to actually repent,to actually feel sorry,to actually apologize to both god and the person. Nobody follows the bible that well,though. Most of us are too scared of trouble:/.

Doing that will just get you in worse trouble.

--Not if you're a good liar and you're fairly sure you won't get in trouble. If they can't prove you're lying..then who cares?

old comment by Elia

Jesus fucking Christ on a pogo stick, I wasted most of my life thinking that pleasing god was the reason to live. I've found so much joy in helping others, in learning from new people I meet, and reading and writing, than I ever did in those years before. And while I believe in multiple gods, they are not the main reason I try to be good.

Do you know how it feels to see someone smile because you did something to brighten their day, not because you've got to convert them or stay out of hell, but because you WANTED to, of your own free will? What about telling the truth, knowing you did the right thing, because lying just leads to trouble? I think you're the one who wishes you didn't have a conscience.

old comment by Anon-e-moose

My father was an Atheist.

One day, I started reading the Bible. He didn't do anything to stop me; indeed, he encouraged me to do so [/Irony]. It was way before I'd heard of this quote by Sci-Fi great Isaac Asimov:

'Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for Atheism ever conceived'

Thanks dad, and Mr. Asimov. It was the best education I'd ever received.

Reading that Bible cover-to-cover in my teens made me the Atheist I am today:

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Your 'God' did whatever he wanted, only he caught [i]himself[/i], via his [i]own[/i] 'Word'. He lied, lied, LIED throughout; no wonder then, that you can't spell the word 'Belief' without the word LIE.

...me, I've not so much as gotten a criminal record for spitting on the pavement:

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God: 2,038,344

Satan (and only on God's authorisation): 10

Anon-e-moose: 0

...and nor do I want to kill anyone, ever. Why should I? Why should I steal/damage other peoples' property? Why should I murder/rape/harm a man/woman/child? Simple: Because I wouldn't like it if anyone else did the same to me.

Why do I not do the above things? Why instead do I behave in a civilised way to my fellow human beings, nay, commit acts of gratuitous kindness to them? Because I can.

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