I spit out my cookie, FNM. You owe me an oatmeal raisin.

That cookie was the price of a good laugh.

(June 27, 2013 at 11:31 am)Faith No More Wrote: His approach was akin to me walking into a Black Panther meeting and saying, "Hi, I'm here to have a rational, peaceful conversation about the complicated issues of race relations with you fine niggers."

And then saying, "Why is everyone attacking me?"

"Meaning" and "purpose" are what some humans trouble themselves over. I say, knowledgeably devise your own obligations and follow them through.

This is what I have dealt with in the Military, and dealing with working with the Military. They feel like they are being attacked by Atheist existence.

(June 27, 2013 at 11:31 am)Faith No More Wrote: His approach was akin to me walking into a Black Panther meeting and saying, "Hi, I'm here to have a rational, peaceful conversation about the complicated issues of race relations with you fine niggers."

There must be a god! I just went to revamp my rep to give pride of place to this snot slinger of a zinger only to discover I hadn't. Oh baby!

(June 27, 2013 at 11:11 pm)Dragonetti Wrote: This is what I have dealt with in the Military, and dealing with working with the Military. They feel like they are being attacked by Atheist existence.

That's conservative Christians in general, which the military has a lot of.

The military will be the last government organization to secularize. And it won't do it for a long time, I promise.

My brother's a US Army Ranger, a Captain to boot, and made the mistake of letting it be openly known that he is, in fact, an atheist. Countless citations for bravery, honor, and courage, tens of letters of commendation, a silver star, a bronze star, a purple heart with six oak laurels [essentially seven purple hearts], and a standing referral for the Congressional Medal of Honor [which he has fought against receiving ("Lay it on my neck before they cremate me," he says half-jokingly) for personal reasons] Wiki: ...all ignored in the face of him being an atheist, thus leading to him constantly being sidelined for promotion and even instigating his demotion from Lt. Colonel all the way down to Captain. The reason given was that he was unfit for that level of command because he was seeking assistance for PTSD. The real reason is the brass just doesn't like him and him being an atheist is one reason for it. Gays are treated with more respect in the military than atheists, I shit you not. You can literally be a highly decorated SOCOM officer with a service record made of gold, silver, brass and bronze, and be sidelined entirely based on your religious belief...or rather, lack thereof.

(June 27, 2013 at 8:31 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Maybe he doesn't like to pre judge? :p

I think his third post in this thread might have more explanatory power:

"Evolution has an end goal, which I understand to be that humans, or whatever orgasm beats us there, become transcended "godlike" beings that shed these mortal bodies and live as immortals.

Perhaps that is the end goal of Atheism? If you stray onto the religious path your evolutionary journey will be abruptly halted by the taint of religion, and your great, great, great, great, etc, grandchildren will never know the eternal bliss of godhood.

Does that make sense?"

You said orgasm <snigger>

I must admit I'm struggling to see what the hell he was on about there. It's like there's a punchline missing. Otherwise I thought he was straight up.