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Do you wish there's a god?
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I can imagine a god listening to all the horrors that happen in life and turning every living thing into rocks.
God - "Solved all those problems. Easy peasy" So no, I don't wish there was a god.
Insanity - Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result
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April 2, 2019 at 6:25 pm
(This post was last modified: April 2, 2019 at 6:26 pm by Alan V.)
(April 1, 2019 at 1:53 pm)Acrobat Wrote: Well I don't know about critters like yourself, you're just strangers on the internet. But in my view most people I know, especially as they get older appear lost and bewildered by life, they hunger and seek things, and meanings that never come to fruition, or are far less meaningful than they thought they were. They chase one disappointing idol to the next. One big point in favor of atheism is the realization that people don't need any God or gods at all. So no idols, no "self-as-God," no "just one meaning to life," and no false gods. Atheism is an honest way to embrace human limitations, rather than pretending the world is better, or even more reliable, than it is.  (April 2, 2019 at 6:25 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: Atheism is an honest way to embrace human limitations, rather than pretending the world is better, or even more reliable, than it is. Oh, man, you're going to get in trouble for that. Forum dogma states that atheism is lack, only lack, and nothing but lack. To state that it's "honest" is far too non-lackist. The lack may or may not be honest, depending on the atheist. 
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Unwashy: God of hippies. Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni: "You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???" RE: Do you wish there's a god?
April 2, 2019 at 7:24 pm
(This post was last modified: April 2, 2019 at 7:25 pm by Alan V.)
(April 2, 2019 at 6:47 pm)Belaqua Wrote:(April 2, 2019 at 6:25 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: Atheism is an honest way to embrace human limitations, rather than pretending the world is better, or even more reliable, than it is. If by "trouble," you mean some people will disagree -- I guess I'm used to that. All that every atheist has in common is a lack of a belief in any God or gods. It's the lowest common denominator. Of course, any given atheist can be quite a bit more, and we often share other traits in a family resemblance way. What confuses theists is that they often think "atheist" is the opposite of "Christian" or "Muslim," when it is really the opposite of "theist" in the general sense of the word. In other words, we don't profess any specific doctrines necessarily. So you think some people who say they don't believe in God are lying to themselves or others? How exactly is it dishonest to claim one is an atheist unless one really does believe in a God or gods? (April 2, 2019 at 7:24 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: How exactly is it dishonest to claim one is an atheist unless one really does believe in a God or gods? Oh, man, I know better than to get into that. This site is Lackist Fundamentalism. If you don't believe in gods it is honest to say you are an atheist. But you said way more than that, a couple of posts ago. RE: Do you wish there's a god?
April 2, 2019 at 7:38 pm
(This post was last modified: April 2, 2019 at 7:40 pm by Alan V.)
(April 2, 2019 at 7:31 pm)Belaqua Wrote:(April 2, 2019 at 7:24 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: How exactly is it dishonest to claim one is an atheist unless one really does believe in a God or gods? Yeah, okay. So what does that mean? Do you think a lack of belief in God has no benefits? I personally think avoiding making anything into an idol, like a god, is a benefit of atheism. To me that's just an extrapolation. But perhaps you are right that not everyone interprets it that way. I know religious people don't. (April 2, 2019 at 7:38 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: I personally think avoiding making anything into an idol, like a god, is a benefit of atheism. To me that's just an extrapolation. Pure Lackism requires us to clarify: not having an idol is a possible trait of atheists. But since the only thing all atheists have in common is The Lack, they may idolize something else. Taylor Swift, maybe.  (April 2, 2019 at 7:47 pm)Belaqua Wrote:(April 2, 2019 at 7:38 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: I personally think avoiding making anything into an idol, like a god, is a benefit of atheism. To me that's just an extrapolation. Sure, why not? Atheism itself is a position on a single issue. The existence of gods. In no way does it say anything about any other beliefs which may or may not be held by an atheist. Even a child could understand this, but you cannot. Why? RE: Do you wish there's a god?
April 2, 2019 at 10:12 pm
(This post was last modified: April 2, 2019 at 10:16 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
If a person views both god and atheism through the prism of christian apologia, and combines that with the tendency of atheists to be less than generous™ regarding christer god specifically, a person can get to thinking things that don't uniformly apply to atheists thoughts on gods.
"The new testament is horseshit" get's internally translated to "I have a positive disbelief in gods", instead of remaining the very specific comment on a very specific set of god beliefs that it is, etc.
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