Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: September 29, 2026, 12:19 pm
Atheist Forums › Community › Religion v
Theists, why that religion?

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
Theists, why that religion?
Minimalist Offline Donators
Go Blow Jesus Out Your Ass
*****
Religious Views: Fuck It
Posts: 69246
Threads: 3759
Joined: August 2, 2009
Reputation: 258
#11
RE: Theists, why that religion?
November 15, 2011 at 1:59 am
(November 14, 2011 at 8:18 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: I think the fact that some of us were "born into" a particular religion and it still didn't stick should be a strike against it being correct period.


Some people are smart enough to see through the bullshit, Summer.
Find
Reply
fr0d0 Offline
H0ary H0bbit
Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe
Posts: 14259
Threads: 48
Joined: March 1, 2009
Reputation: 80
#12
RE: Theists, why that religion?
November 15, 2011 at 3:35 am
(November 14, 2011 at 10:49 pm)KichigaiNeko Wrote: In an effort to understand fr0ds .... Your current belief is 'correct' because it makes sense to you?
Yes I guess so.
Find
Reply
KichigaiNeko Away
Grumpy 'Old W.H.O.R.E.'
*****
Religious Views: who?
Posts: 12512
Threads: 202
Joined: January 3, 2010
Reputation: 107
#13
RE: Theists, why that religion?
November 15, 2011 at 4:55 am
(November 15, 2011 at 3:35 am)fr0d0 Wrote:
(November 14, 2011 at 10:49 pm)KichigaiNeko Wrote: In an effort to understand fr0ds .... Your current belief is 'correct' because it makes sense to you?
Yes I guess so.

Ah yes... ergo the validity of "my religious belief is the only one 'true' belief because it makes sense to me"
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
Find
Reply
fr0d0 Offline
H0ary H0bbit
Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe
Posts: 14259
Threads: 48
Joined: March 1, 2009
Reputation: 80
#14
RE: Theists, why that religion?
November 15, 2011 at 8:12 am
Yep. Although I try really hard to see alternative ideas. And my idea of a hero is someone that can look past their own understanding and accept logical points from an opposing POV, for example. Like Tiberius has done many times on here.
Find
Reply
KichigaiNeko Away
Grumpy 'Old W.H.O.R.E.'
*****
Religious Views: who?
Posts: 12512
Threads: 202
Joined: January 3, 2010
Reputation: 107
#15
RE: Theists, why that religion?
November 15, 2011 at 8:43 pm
Fair enough. This makes sense.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Community › Religion v
Theists, why that religion?

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Theists, provide your arguments for God. Disagreeable 41 11379 August 9, 2024 at 12:22 pm
Last Post: Ferrocyanide
  Serious question about thoughts on theists Kingpin 118 33046 May 18, 2023 at 2:44 pm
Last Post: The Grand Nudger
  Theists: What is your stance on evolution? Agnostic1 118 32091 March 27, 2022 at 8:48 pm
Last Post: The Architect Of Fate
  Theists, tell me, an atheist, why your God has neglected to show himself to me? ignoramus 75 41376 March 5, 2021 at 6:49 am
Last Post: awty
  If artificial super intelligence erases humans, will theists see this as God's plan? Face2face 24 10901 March 5, 2021 at 6:40 am
Last Post: awty
  Am I right to assume, that theists cannot prove that I am not god? Vast Vision 116 62123 March 5, 2021 at 6:39 am
Last Post: awty
  Is God weaker than theists imagine, and is mankind stronger? invalid 6 4050 March 5, 2021 at 6:38 am
Last Post: awty
  Theists: how do you account for psychopaths? robvalue 288 94472 March 5, 2021 at 6:37 am
Last Post: awty
  Theists: What do you mean when you say that God is 'perfect'? Angrboda 103 42188 March 5, 2021 at 6:35 am
Last Post: awty
  Active theists represent Kitan Etos 10 2591 October 10, 2020 at 8:28 pm
Last Post: Fireball



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)