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    Thread: "You're borrowing from my worldview" and "The Christian worldview accounts for..."
Post: "You're borrowing from my worldview" and "The Chri...

If there was a Hell, it would be too good for the apologists who have convinced Christians that these are good arguments. Them: "My Christian worldview is the only one that coherently accounts for L...
Adam Blackstar Atheism 3 1122 June 9, 2016 at 12:34 pm
    Thread: The heavy day
Post: RE: The heavy day

You forgot Sura 29: "Sub-creatures! Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Volguus Zildrohar, the Traveller has come! Choose and perish!"
Adam Blackstar Islam 67 6907 June 9, 2016 at 10:15 am
    Thread: is collective prayer any more effective?
Post: RE: is collective prayer any more effective?

There is no rationale. One second they'll be telling you how one can chase a thousand and two can chase five thousand or "where any two are gathered in his name..." and the next second they're saying...
Adam Blackstar Religion 65 8364 June 9, 2016 at 10:03 am
    Thread: The Prodigal Son
Post: RE: The Prodigal Son

(June 8, 2016 at 10:12 pm)robvalue Wrote: We have discussed before who exactly "religious morality" is for. To whom are the positive aspects of it not already obvious? So far, it appears to be psyc...
Adam Blackstar Christianity 86 12664 June 8, 2016 at 10:41 pm
    Thread: The Prodigal Son
Post: RE: The Prodigal Son

(June 8, 2016 at 3:22 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: As for evangelization, I very much believe in St Francis' approach: "preach the gospel always, when necessary use words." We are called to be a good e...
Adam Blackstar Christianity 86 12664 June 8, 2016 at 8:33 pm
    Thread: Reason Rally 2016
Post: RE: Reason Rally 2016

(June 8, 2016 at 10:57 am)Mathilda Wrote: I love how the chew toys bring themselves to the reason rally for the newly deconverted to practice on in a safe environment. I wish I had discovered apolog...
Adam Blackstar Atheism 50 8616 June 8, 2016 at 11:00 am
    Thread: Reason Rally 2016
Post: RE: Reason Rally 2016

Apparently there were bus loads of Christians who went to the reason rally. I know a few particularly obnoxious ones from Twitter who get their ass destroyed in every debate, yet paid to go to DC bec...
Adam Blackstar Atheism 50 8616 June 8, 2016 at 10:55 am
    Thread: The Prodigal Son
Post: RE: The Prodigal Son

The younger son was an idiot and a louse. He wasted everything then went crawling back with false humility, knowing his dad would throw a big feast and act like nothing happened. The older son got s...
Adam Blackstar Christianity 86 12664 June 8, 2016 at 10:49 am
    Thread: I'm now an atheist
Post: RE: I'm now an atheist

(June 7, 2016 at 5:38 pm)TubbyTubby Wrote: Well done. Hope it goes well for you with family and friends. You realise you're now open to be classed as never being a 'True Christian'. I'd take that as...
Adam Blackstar Introductions 29 3231 June 7, 2016 at 10:56 pm
    Thread: I'm now an atheist
Post: RE: I'm now an atheist

(June 7, 2016 at 1:58 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: :welcome: Are you still involved at your church? I know it can be hard to get out of that situation. Congrats on seeing the light. We are a wonderful co...
Adam Blackstar Introductions 29 3231 June 7, 2016 at 9:05 am
    Thread: Can you persuade me from Agnostic to Atheist?
Post: RE: Can you persuade me from Agnostic to Atheist?

I don't think agnostics are an exclusive group. Everyone is either theist or atheist. You either have a belief or you don't have a belief.
Adam Blackstar Atheism 160 25426 June 6, 2016 at 10:43 pm
    Thread: The Newer Atheists?
Post: RE: The Newer Atheists?

Great, so I left religion and became an atheist just when atheism was becoming... a religion? No. I don't believe in gods. That's it. My other views are separate.
Adam Blackstar Atheism 19 2278 June 6, 2016 at 10:37 pm
    Thread: how to hold on to atheism when things keep getting worse?
Post: RE: how to hold on to atheism when things keep get...

To the OP, I don't think we choose our beliefs. Your atheism is either a rebellion against the fictional being you believe in, because you're mad at that fictional being, or you are an atheist becaus...
Adam Blackstar Atheism 26 4496 June 6, 2016 at 10:30 pm
    Thread: I'm now an atheist
Post: I'm now an atheist

I was raised in Christianity from birth and never seriously considered that it might not be true until about 6 months ago, when it just suddenly dawned on me that it was all in my head.  Before that, ...
Adam Blackstar Introductions 29 3231 June 6, 2016 at 10:23 pm