I just confessed my Atheism to friends and family!

[Aractus]

Aractus. I'm an idiot. You win. What do you want from me?
Now please SHUT THE FUCK UP!
This was a post about me publically admitting my atheism, not a god damn debate over what is right or wrong about the bible.

What do I want? All I want is for you to be objective about facts, that's all I want. I don't like seeing people pull bullshit out their asses and presenting them as "facts", I expect better. I don't do it to the things that I criticise.

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Aractus:
PS. Your profile picture looks like a gay cross between David Arquette and George McFly...

Thankyou for the kind compliment my friend!

Yeah, he's been here less than 5 months and already pushing 1000 posts... Get a fucking life!!

Well I've been in perpetual limbo for so long without a solid online community to call "home" after the old AARM forums ended, and not only do I like it here - and embrace the community, the diversity, the difference of opinions and the members here - but I've been reenergized and become excited about being a part of this great community here at AF.org. Don't worry you'll feel better when you realize the fact that I wasn't challenging your intellect, but rather the fact that you've presented arguments that are plainly wrong, something that anybody with a brain should have pointed out to you, I was simply the one kind enough to do it for you. Hopefully this will encourage you to do better and to have a higher regard for your intellectual opponents in the future my dear friend.

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Aractus:
PS. Your profile picture looks like a gay cross between David Arquette and George McFly...

What do I care what you think?

PS: It's a sure sign of immaturity when you've lost the argument to attempt to insult your opponent. Insults don't win arguments ya know!

[Ryantology]

I don't like seeing people pull bullshit out their asses and presenting them as "facts"

From a guy who defends Biblical prophecy.

[Aractus]

Ryantology - by all means, start a thread and present evidence that the siege of Jerusalem is somehow fabricated, inserted or written after 70AD. But don't come and accuse me of entertaining fantasies and uneducated bullshit - you should know by now that I speak up for the facts no matter who is the one making the bogus claims....

[mralstoner]

Welcome to reality, Marc. If you want to save your marriage, try not to make a big deal out of "coming out". Try to show that you're still basically the same person. A smooth transition during this difficult phase can make the difference between saving and losing your marriage. So don't go preaching to her at all. Respect her beliefs and only bring the topic up if she asks about it.

I found this the other day - Human Evolution: Our Poorly Designed Foot:

"Starting with the foot, DeSilva held up a cast with 26 bones and said: "You wouldn’t design it out of 26 moving parts." Our feet have so many bones because our ape-like ancestors needed flexible feet to grasp branches. But as they moved out of the trees and began walking upright on the ground in the past 5 million years or so, the foot had to become more stable, and bit by bit, the big toe, which was no longer opposable, aligned itself with the other toes and our ancestors developed an arch to work as a shock absorber. "The foot was modified to remain rigid," said DeSilva. "A lot of BandAids were stuck on these bones." But the bottom line was that our foot still has a lot of room to twist inwards and outwards, and our arches collapse. This results in: ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, shin splints, and broken ankles. These are not modern problems, due to stiletto heels; Fossils show broken ankles that have healed as far back as 3 million years ago.

A better design for upright walking and running, DeSilva said, would be a foot and ankle like an ostrich. An ostrich’s ankle and lower leg bones are fused into a single structure, which puts a kick into their step—and their foot has only two toes that aid in running. "Why can’t I have a foot like that?" asked DeSilva. One reason is that ostriches trace their upright locomotion back 230 million years to the age of dinosaurs, while our ancestors walked upright just 5 million years ago."
http://www.richarddawkins.net/news_artic...-with-pain

[Minimalist]

I don't like seeing people pull bullshit out their asses and presenting them as "facts", I expect better

As a theist I am utterly certain that you can't see the irony in that statement.

[Creed of Heresy]

Welcome to reality, Marc. If you want to save your marriage, try not to make a big deal out of "coming out". Try to show that you're still basically the same person. A smooth transition during this difficult phase can make the difference between saving and losing your marriage. So don't go preaching to her at all. Respect her beliefs and only bring the topic up if she asks about it.

I found this the other day - Human Evolution: Our Poorly Designed Foot:

"Starting with the foot, DeSilva held up a cast with 26 bones and said: "You wouldn’t design it out of 26 moving parts." Our feet have so many bones because our ape-like ancestors needed flexible feet to grasp branches. But as they moved out of the trees and began walking upright on the ground in the past 5 million years or so, the foot had to become more stable, and bit by bit, the big toe, which was no longer opposable, aligned itself with the other toes and our ancestors developed an arch to work as a shock absorber. "The foot was modified to remain rigid," said DeSilva. "A lot of BandAids were stuck on these bones." But the bottom line was that our foot still has a lot of room to twist inwards and outwards, and our arches collapse. This results in: ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, shin splints, and broken ankles. These are not modern problems, due to stiletto heels; Fossils show broken ankles that have healed as far back as 3 million years ago.

A better design for upright walking and running, DeSilva said, would be a foot and ankle like an ostrich. An ostrich’s ankle and lower leg bones are fused into a single structure, which puts a kick into their step—and their foot has only two toes that aid in running. "Why can’t I have a foot like that?" asked DeSilva. One reason is that ostriches trace their upright locomotion back 230 million years to the age of dinosaurs, while our ancestors walked upright just 5 million years ago."
http://www.richarddawkins.net/news_artic...-with-pain

You know, I always find myself wondering...what's next in human evolution? Give or take a few million years, what will we look like then? And will our evolutionary paths modify to incorporate our technological exploits? Or will we create that path ourselves and control our own evolution? Hmm.

[festive1]

@ATC,
Good for you! Let them pray their little hearts out, I think you did a very brave thing by coming out.

[DeistPaladin]

Actually we have a very high degree of confidence that the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts was written by Luke the Evangelist - a companion of Paul.

Out of curiosity, why doesn't Luke get his story straight on when Jesus flew up into the sky to be with his father?

Luke 24:51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

Acts 1:3 To whom also he [Jesus] shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

So, was it the same day or 40 days later?

If the two accounts were written by the same author, why couldn't he get that part of the story straight? You'd think that would be a pretty important detail.

[downbeatplumb]

Also Jonah was swallowed by a fish, not a whale.

Makes all the difference doesn't it!

Um no ......still a pile of fetid dingoes kidneys.

Is there a three day supply of breathable air inside any fish?
Would the digestive juices not have eaten him away at least a bit after three days?

The whole story just seems like something someone made up coz it sounded good.

[AtcAtheist]

Thanks all for the replies.

Welcome to reality, Marc. If you want to save your marriage, try not to make a big deal out of "coming out". Try to show that you're still basically the same person. A smooth transition during this difficult phase can make the difference between saving and losing your marriage. So don't go preaching to her at all. Respect her beliefs and only bring the topic up if she asks about it.

Great advice, thank you! We have already agreed to disagree, and will not try to push the issue either way... I hope it works that easily!!

@ATC,
Good for you! Let them pray their little hearts out, I think you did a very brave thing by coming out.

Thank you!!