Personally I think that any theist who makes such projections of atheists beliefs - probably just found out about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and is now having rather uncomfortable ideas about their invisible sky buddy.......

(November 27, 2021 at 10:01 pm)ergo Wrote: Hi, I don't believe any atheists truly believe there is no god. I think they have a certain percentage of doubt as to the non-existence of a god. If your answer to the meaning of life is that  life is all for nothing then I think you are lying. If your answer to a question about god is that we have not found 1 yet & you consider yourself an atheist then I think you are lying. I think that unless you know the meaning of life then you cannot with certainty say, or believe, that there is no god. You can't seriously expect me to believe that there is no meaning in our lives. It just shows how unknowledgeable you are. I know what the meaning of life is for all living things & it is certainly not "nothing". Any thoughts?

I currently believe that there is no god based on A: The definition of god is really vague and tends to move. B: The concept of god is not helpful, they say god does stuff but never say how C: The idea of god is laughably childish, its simplistic answers to complex questions mixed with wanting things to be true.
Overall I find belief in god  to be lazy and intellectually lacking.


On another note theists are also just the worst people.
Look at the USA, their christians just seem to compete with each other to be the biggest dicks they can be.

So glad that in my country theism is largely dying out.
The church I was christened in is a pub now. (my mum was a christian)

(November 28, 2021 at 6:46 am)onlinebiker Wrote: Personally I think that any theist who makes such projections of atheists beliefs - probably just found out about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and is now having rather uncomfortable ideas about their invisible sky buddy.......

What ABOUT Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny??

Boru

(November 28, 2021 at 7:19 am)downbeatplumb Wrote:

(November 27, 2021 at 10:01 pm)ergo Wrote: Hi, I don't believe any atheists truly believe there is no god. I think they have a certain percentage of doubt as to the non-existence of a god. If your answer to the meaning of life is that  life is all for nothing then I think you are lying. If your answer to a question about god is that we have not found 1 yet & you consider yourself an atheist then I think you are lying. I think that unless you know the meaning of life then you cannot with certainty say, or believe, that there is no god. You can't seriously expect me to believe that there is no meaning in our lives. It just shows how unknowledgeable you are. I know what the meaning of life is for all living things & it is certainly not "nothing". Any thoughts?

I currently believe that there is no god based on A: The definition of god is really vague and tends to move. B: The concept of god is not helpful, they say god does stuff but never say how C: The idea of god is laughably childish, its simplistic answers to complex questions mixed with wanting things to be true.
Overall I find belief in god  to be lazy and intellectually lacking.


On another note theists are also just the worst people.
Look at the USA, their christians just seem to compete with each other to be the biggest dicks they can be.

So glad that in my country theism is largely dying out.
The church I was christened in is a pub now. (my mum was a christian)

Sounds like you believe in a creator but not the one they're dishing up to you.

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(November 28, 2021 at 7:36 am)ergo Wrote:

(November 28, 2021 at 7:19 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: I currently believe that there is no god based on A: The definition of god is really vague and tends to move. B: The concept of god is not helpful, they say god does stuff but never say how C: The idea of god is laughably childish, its simplistic answers to complex questions mixed with wanting things to be true.
Overall I find belief in god  to be lazy and intellectually lacking.


On another note theists are also just the worst people.
Look at the USA, their christians just seem to compete with each other to be the biggest dicks they can be.

So glad that in my country theism is largely dying out.
The church I was christened in is a pub now. (my mum was a christian)

Sounds like you believe in a creator but not the one they're dishing up to you.

I don't believe in a god because there is none. But my point is that if you don't know the meaning of life then you cannot be sure if there is a god or not.

(November 28, 2021 at 7:36 am)ergo Wrote:

(November 28, 2021 at 7:19 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: I currently believe that there is no god based on A: The definition of god is really vague and tends to move. B: The concept of god is not helpful, they say god does stuff but never say how C: The idea of god is laughably childish, its simplistic answers to complex questions mixed with wanting things to be true.
Overall I find belief in god  to be lazy and intellectually lacking.


On another note theists are also just the worst people.
Look at the USA, their christians just seem to compete with each other to be the biggest dicks they can be.

So glad that in my country theism is largely dying out.
The church I was christened in is a pub now. (my mum was a christian)

Sounds like you believe in a creator but not the one they're dishing up to you.

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(November 28, 2021 at 7:36 am)ergo Wrote: Sounds like you believe in a creator but not the one they're dishing up to you.

I don't believe in a god because there is none. But my point is that if you don't know the meaning of life then you cannot be sure if there is a god or not.

Non-sequitur of epic proportions.

Life has no meaning.
You live, you die. End of story.

Anyone who says different, is selling something.

(November 28, 2021 at 8:51 am)no one Wrote: Life has no meaning.
You live, you die. End of story.

Anyone who says different, is selling something.

I'm selling the meaning of life but I don't think you can afford it.

I have no use for snake oil, charlatan!

Hello.

(November 28, 2021 at 9:28 am)ergo Wrote: I'm selling the meaning of life but I don't think you can afford it.

That sounds like a poor business plan.