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Atheists... one term if you will...
RE: Atheists... one term if you will...
Nutella isn't great either:

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(October 15, 2015 at 9:53 am)JBrentonK Wrote: So far great job guys! It's obvious why I have not been posting: Members here have preferred to not answer the OP and have instead slided with saying that "God is just a word" (which is exactly the point...).

Until they decide to start explaining that word, I'll stay out of the debate.

Ok, fellow AF atheists:  I think trying to answer this might be a real bone-headed move, and if this devolves into muck and mire (worse than chunky PB&J) feel free to throw things at me.

So, JBrentonK, what EXACTLY is it that you want??  People have been answering your OP honestly.  People have been giving you their associations with the word "god".  And you reject them.   What are you asking for, then?   The history?  There have been thousands upon thousands of terms for "deity", across cultures, the meanings are varied and the topics too broad to address in a short forum answer.  Are you asking for a definition?  The internet has a lot of free dictionaries.  Are you asking for an emotional response? -- You got those too, the most accurate being "meh - no response".  How can I have an emotional response about something that I don't believe exists?   I don't get emotional over the tooth fairy or the easter bunny either.

I like the definition of "tool".  -- An imaginary construct that serves the purpose of either 1) an attempt to explain the unknown, or 2) a means for gaining power and control over others.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
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RE: Atheists... one term if you will...
(October 15, 2015 at 9:56 am)Losty Wrote: We don't believe in god, derp face, you tell us what god is and maybe we will tell you how it makes us feel. Explain slowly....I'm almost finished.

He's just grumpy because his cunning plan to show that we're all angry at God has been usurped by a conversation about the effectiveness of using crunchy peanut butter as a personal lubricant.
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(October 15, 2015 at 10:13 am)Losty Wrote: I wish we had a kudos given and kudos received number on our profile like TTA has for likes.

There's a "my kudos" button. I have 93 pages.  Big Grin
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(October 15, 2015 at 10:27 am)Evie Wrote: Nutella isn't great either:

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It's so delicious though. Just eat it without looking
(August 21, 2017 at 11:31 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: "I'm not a troll"
Religious Views: He gay

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Hammy Wrote:and we also have a sheep on our bed underneath as well
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RE: Atheists... one term if you will...
(October 15, 2015 at 10:30 am)Losty Wrote:
(October 15, 2015 at 10:27 am)Evie Wrote: Nutella isn't great either:

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It's so delicious though. Just eat it without looking

Eww...
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RE: Atheists... one term if you will...
I like this talk... among talking about "how to tell you're an atheist" and other things, he at one point talks about how the concept of "god" has often become so meaningless that he's reduced to a concept and nothing more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-P6rG2FPio
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(October 15, 2015 at 10:30 am)houseofcantor Wrote:
(October 15, 2015 at 10:13 am)Losty Wrote: I wish we had a kudos given and kudos received number on our profile like TTA has for likes.

There's a "my kudos" button. I have 93 pages.  Big Grin

But how many kudos have you given? I don't know. I have no idea Panic
(August 21, 2017 at 11:31 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: "I'm not a troll"
Religious Views: He gay

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Hammy Wrote:and we also have a sheep on our bed underneath as well
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RE: Atheists... one term if you will...
(October 15, 2015 at 9:53 am)JBrentonK Wrote: So far great job guys! It's obvious why I have not been posting: Members here have preferred to not answer the OP and have instead slided with saying that "God is just a word" (which is exactly the point...).

Until they decide to start explaining that word, I'll stay out of the debate.

As I said it's your word, you tell us what you think it means.



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.




 








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RE: Atheists... one term if you will...
(October 15, 2015 at 10:31 am)houseofcantor Wrote:
(October 15, 2015 at 10:30 am)Losty Wrote: It's so delicious though. Just eat it without looking

Eww...

First you eew my buttsex and now you eww my Nutella!? How dare you.
(August 21, 2017 at 11:31 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: "I'm not a troll"
Religious Views: He gay

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Hammy Wrote:and we also have a sheep on our bed underneath as well
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