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: November 5, 2024, 10:00 am

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
#21
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
(September 21, 2014 at 3:16 pm)whateverist Wrote: Any bets on what they will say?
Whisper
Reply
#22
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
Thanks for the invite whateverist.

Sacrifice is an ancient practice people devised to make up for their inherant failings. The Christian tradition follows in that ideology of humans being naturally imperfect. Removing the barbarism and replacing it with a fully complete version that no longer required any blood.

I think to try to materialise that to the exclusion of Gods influence would render it meaningless. Vacarious is the opposite of what it is.

I think Rhythm completely misunderstands the idea.
Reply
#23
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
Thanks Fr0d0. But I think Rhythm has a point that salvation is vicarious if in fact the sacrifice is outside oneself. If it is essential to Christianity that believers stand outside of the sacrifice and just give thanks for the blood of Christ, then it really is vicarious in a way.
Reply
#24
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
I'm not actually the one who coined the term, or the one that made the argument that's christs sacrifice is -and that such a sacrifice must be- vicarious Frodo. That'd be your spiritual predecessors. Salvation does not come from within, but from god -or so it is said. I'm sure that Drich could clear this up for you..... Angel

(also, "removing the barbarism" no requirement of blood............. is that what you see when you're perusing the crucifixion narrative?)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Reply
#25
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
Methinks you play obvious games rhythm

Ah sorry fail again. "External". Indeed. It's not though, skipping responsibility in any way possible to be taken personally. The only way that debt could be paid is externally. The choice is salvation or nothing. Hence our puny earthly efforts are meaningless in this context. We have no pennies in this ferry man's currency.
Reply
#26
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
(September 21, 2014 at 4:41 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: The only way that debt could be paid is externally.
Hence, salvation is

Quote:We have no pennies in this ferry man's currency.

-and must be......

...vicarious. I'm not sure what you think you're arguing with me over?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Reply
#27
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
(September 21, 2014 at 4:41 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Methinks you play obvious games rhythm

Ah sorry fail again. "External". Indeed. It's not though, skipping responsibility in any way possible to be taken personally. The only way that debt could be paid is externally. The choice is salvation or nothing. Hence our puny earthly efforts are meaningless in this context. We have no pennies in this ferry man's currency.

Do you think the reason we find the concept of vicarious sacrifice immoral is that the price could be paid personally and just isn't, and that if you remove the possibility of ever personally paying the debt, it suddenly becomes okay?

Because that's not it. If you can't pay your debt the moral action is not to throw someone else under the bus, even if there's no other option. The fact that you can escape the guilt you have incurred doesn't make that guilt vanish, it just means that you got away with whatever you've done. That's immoral.

That's discounting the esoteric, violent content of the redemption itself, mind.
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee

Want to see more of my writing? Check out my (safe for work!) site, Unprotected Sects!
Reply
#28
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
Your debt is paid because you want to receive it. Not because you're worthy. It's a reward that you aren't naturally capable of earning. You think that it's immoral to withhold something only justly received. A contradiction in terms.
Reply
#29
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
(September 21, 2014 at 6:53 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Your debt is paid because you want to receive it. Not because you're worthy. It's a reward that you aren't naturally capable of earning.
Right, nothing to do with me, nothing that I am capable of, vicarious.

Quote:You think that it's immoral to withhold something only justly received. A contradiction in terms.
Um, no, nothing to do with my position. Try again - it's not as though I haven't made this clear many times over the course of years. Gasp and shock, you've managed -not- to notice anything I've ever expressed on the subject - and yet simultaneously you feel that I must be mistaken.......
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Reply
#30
RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
Rhyth old mate, I've moved past vicarious, come on down.

2nd statement: was a reply to esq. I've had you in ignore for nearly all of your membership. If you want me to address your ideas your going to have to state it clearly. The above makes no sense to me.
Reply



Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  History: The Iniquitous Anti-Christian French Revolution. Nishant Xavier 27 2944 August 6, 2023 at 9:08 pm
Last Post: LinuxGal
  I'm no longer an anti-theist Duty 27 2827 September 16, 2022 at 1:08 pm
Last Post: Angrboda
Question Atheists and Agnostics that have child Eclectic 11 1532 August 28, 2022 at 3:36 pm
Last Post: arewethereyet
  All kind of Agnostics people Eclectic 4 667 August 25, 2022 at 5:24 pm
Last Post: Jehanne
  Angry Atheists and Anti-Theists Agnostico 186 23028 December 31, 2018 at 12:22 pm
Last Post: T0 Th3 M4X
  Isn't Atheism anti Christian than anti religious? Western part atleast Kibbi 14 3829 October 5, 2018 at 9:09 pm
Last Post: Dr H
  Why America is anti-theist. Goosebump 3 1270 March 1, 2018 at 9:06 am
Last Post: mlmooney89
  Anti-Theism Haipule 134 28306 December 20, 2017 at 1:39 pm
Last Post: Haipule
  Atheists, what are your thoughts on us Agnostics? NuclearEnergy 116 30819 November 30, 2017 at 12:09 am
Last Post: The Grand Nudger
Tongue Let's see some Atheist or Anti Religion Memes Spooky 317 166966 July 10, 2017 at 5:00 am
Last Post: ignoramus



Users browsing this thread: 7 Guest(s)