(January 24, 2018 at 10:00 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:

(January 24, 2018 at 9:51 am)Little Rik Wrote: No, you are not paranoid.
Unfortunately there are a lot of fundamentalists that think in that way.
However a lot of theists (especially non religious theists) like me think that atheists will wake up one day and they will reject their fantasy that God doesn't exist so they too will merge into the ocean of bliss.  

Sounds like a drug dream in a world created by a junkie. Ever considered detox?

Have you ever considered that atheism is a dogma in itself?

As far as there is no evidence that God doesn't exist this belief automatically enter the corral of dogma.
I guess you never thought about that Gaw, did you?  

(January 24, 2018 at 9:51 am)Little Rik Wrote:

(January 23, 2018 at 8:40 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: I was just thinking that there may be idiots out there who think that "atheist" means someone who is against god and therefore with the devil. 

Am I just being paranoid?

No, you are not paranoid.
Unfortunately there are a lot of fundamentalists that think in that way.
However a lot of theists (especially non religious theists) like me think that atheists will wake up one day and they will reject their fantasy that God doesn't exist so they too will merge into the ocean of bliss.  

(January 24, 2018 at 11:23 am)Cyberman Wrote:

(January 24, 2018 at 9:51 am)Little Rik Wrote: No, you are not paranoid.
Unfortunately there are a lot of fundamentalists that think in that way.
However a lot of theists (especially non religious theists) like me think that atheists will wake up one day and they will reject their fantasy that God doesn't exist so they too will merge into the ocean of bliss.  

Please Cyb don't do that.  
We all would miss you if you kill yourself beside as the guru of the forum we could not manage without you.  
Please Cyb reconsider your decision.  

(January 23, 2018 at 8:40 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: I was just thinking that there may be idiots out there who think that "atheist" means someone who is against god and therefore with the devil. 

Am I just being paranoid?

In my experience, yes, many people seem to subscribe to that notion.

I typically respond that "I have no religious beliefs." when asked, in an effort to clarify my position.

Quote: Have you ever considered that atheism is a dogma in itself?

As far as there is no evidence that God doesn't exist this belief automatically enter the corral of dogma.
I guess you never thought about that Gaw, did you?  

To me this is just playing with words, and a rather desperate attempt to obfuscate the stunningly obvious. By your reasoning, if someone approaches me with a ridiculous idea and I tell them it's ridiculous, I've adopted a dogma? So be it.

A shorty at work found out I was atheist a few years ago. She asked me if I needed to go to school for that and then asked if that meant I worship Satan. It was cute. I usually just say I don’t have a religion and then I joke that I worship Thor. I don’t hide that I’m atheist, though. It’s not something to be ashamed about. I’m pretty proud to have climbed out of the hole I was in.

(January 24, 2018 at 10:22 am)Little Rik Wrote:

(January 24, 2018 at 10:00 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Sounds like a drug dream in a world created by a junkie. Ever considered detox?

Have you ever considered that atheism is a dogma in itself?

As far as there is no evidence that God doesn't exist this belief automatically enter the corral of dogma.
I guess you never thought about that Gaw, did you?  

Sorry, Little Dik, but  you aren't bright enough to be a Bright. And I have been an atheist my entire life and never thought about dogma until ten years ago. You fail when you get out of bed, you peaked when you were slobbering on your pillow.

The real problem with the word 'atheist' is that dimwits keep spelling it 'athiest'. 

Boru

(January 24, 2018 at 10:22 am)Little Rik Wrote: Have you ever considered that atheism is a dogma in itself?

How can NOT being convinced that a god or gods exist be a dogma?

Quote:As far as there is no evidence that God doesn't exist this belief automatically enter the corral of dogma.
I guess you never thought about that Gaw, did you?  

How long have you been here? How can you still not understand basic logic, and where the burden of proof lies?

First of all, your post is a straw man. Not all atheists (the majority) make the claim, with absolute certainty, that gods do not exist. We are simply unconvinced by theist's arguments, that they do exist.

Second of all, this type of negative, is impossible to prove.

Third, we do not need evidence that gods do not exist. Theists are the ones making the claim that a god does exist, theists have the burden of proof. Until your claim meets its burden of proof, I am entirely warranted to disbelieve it.

No dogma needed for my position.

Will any of this sink in? I have very little hope it will.