My anti-theistic perspective

[Silver]

I have never felt the need to restrain myself from saying what others never state. I have always stated what is on my mind, and that others would rather bottle it all up and pretend for the sake of societal obligations has always quite perplexed me.

Why chain one's self to mask after mask, only to be less of an individual?

[Meandering Atheist -J-]

I thought antitheism just meant that I don't want the theistic religions to be true (and luckily the evidence points that way). Am I wrong...?

[Excited Penguin]

Fuck, I'm laughing. How come you were such a cunt to me earlier, though.

[Silver]

It does when "what you believe" entails such levels of disregard for human life... especially to the point of wanting people to be killed. Only for being Christians.

Am I correct in ascertaining that most people would not wish for Hitler to have been killed before he could start his reign of terror?

How is that any different than me being relieved that Christians are dying and incapable of further spreading harm?

[Excited Penguin]

It does when "what you believe" entails such levels of disregard for human life... especially to the point of wanting people to be killed. Only for being Christians.

Am I correct in ascertaining that most people would not wish for Hitler to have been killed before he could start his reign of terror?

How is that any different than me being relieved that Christians are dying and incapable of further spreading harm?

He's not really serious. Calm down, guys. Lol.

[God of Mr. Hanky]

This whole "atheists are smarter" rhetoric bugs me. Especially when so many atheists were once "fucking dumb" themselves. But all of those religious people who are still religious deserve to be mocked? Nah. I don't see that as a good reason to be anti-theist.

That much is true.

A better reason for being anti-theist isn't that theists are necessarily stupid, when in fact they aren't. The problem is that they teach theism, which contributes to much ignorance, no matter how intelligent the person who believes. Those who are too smart not to know better than what they are taught all too often will choose to fit in, and even teach it themselves - this may begin as a sincere effort to "reclaim" their own faith, but it contributes perversely to the culture of dishonesty and socially-enforced ignorance, and it's an infection which to some degree sickens all of society (you know how evangelicals just cannot keep their shit to themselves).

[Catholic_Lady]

It does when "what you believe" entails such levels of disregard for human life... especially to the point of wanting people to be killed. Only for being Christians.

Am I correct in ascertaining that most people would not wish for Hitler to have been killed before he could start his reign of terror?

How is that any different than me being relieved that Christians are dying and incapable of further spreading harm?

So every theist is like Hitler then? 

You're sounding more like Hitler yourself than any theist I have ever spoken with - wanting people to die for being of a particular religion.

[Excited Penguin]

This whole "atheists are smarter" rhetoric bugs me. Especially when so many atheists were once "fucking dumb" themselves. But all of those religious people who are still religious deserve to be mocked? Nah. I don't see that as a good reason to be anti-theist.

That much is true.

A better reason for being anti-theist isn't that theists are necessarily stupid, when in fact they aren't. The problem is that they teach theism, which contributes to much ignorance, no matter how intelligent the person who believes. Those who are too smart not to know better than what they are taught all too often will choose to fit in, and even teach it themselves - this may begin as a sincere effort to "reclaim" their own faith, but it contributes perversely to the culture of dishonesty, and it's an infection which to some degree sickens all of society (you know how evangelicals just cannot keep their shit to themselves).

Dude, they believe in a magic sky daddy. They're dumb. Come on.

[Aegon]

Is that also why you wish more theists had been killed in South Carolina?

Just askin'.

I mourn the loss of life, but a theistic life being lost is, to me, akin to a squashing a bug.

Aaaaaaaand I'm done with this thread.

[God of Mr. Hanky]

Am I correct in ascertaining that most people would not wish for Hitler to have been killed before he could start his reign of terror?

How is that any different than me being relieved that Christians are dying and incapable of further spreading harm?

So every theist is like Hitler then? 

You're sounding more like Hitler yourself than any theist I have ever spoken with - wanting people to die for being of a particular religion.

I have to agree on that, its a weird escalation into Godwin territory!

Oh, btw, Hitler was a devout Catholic