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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 4, 2017 at 8:25 pm
Um...statistically lower divorce rates?
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 4, 2017 at 8:29 pm
(July 4, 2017 at 7:18 pm)Astonished Wrote: (July 4, 2017 at 7:13 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: In a sea of christian fish, it's good to be the shark.
Eh, I'd veer away from that kind of analogy. Theists already think know we eat babies, and sharks are known to eat their own young, so...
TFTFY
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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 4, 2017 at 8:38 pm
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(July 4, 2017 at 7:13 pm)Astonished Wrote: Having a monopoly on brilliant public speakers.
The Catholics receive an unrelenting, unmerciful battering at the hands of Hitchens & Fry.
Link cos I can't post vids.
Mebbie a friendly fucker will fix the link.
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBSH2oWVGEs][/url]
(July 4, 2017 at 7:13 pm)Astonished Wrote: Having a monopoly on brilliant public speakers.
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It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.
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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 4, 2017 at 10:32 pm
(July 4, 2017 at 6:18 pm)JackRussell Wrote: But is there a good side?
You said it yourself:
(July 4, 2017 at 6:18 pm)JackRussell Wrote: we love perversion, debauchery and depravity
What the hell more do ya need?
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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 4, 2017 at 11:30 pm
Not having to accept the awfulness of an after life . Or being conscience forever .
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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 4, 2017 at 11:37 pm
(July 4, 2017 at 10:32 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (July 4, 2017 at 6:18 pm)JackRussell Wrote: But is there a good side?
You said it yourself:
(July 4, 2017 at 6:18 pm)JackRussell Wrote: we love perversion, debauchery and depravity
What the hell more do ya need?
No, no, no, you're misunderstanding. They love those things too, they just feel like they have to pretend they don't in public.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 4, 2017 at 11:42 pm
The Sunday babyque.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 4, 2017 at 11:49 pm
We get to laugh at George Carlin routines without feeling guilty.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 4, 2017 at 11:52 pm
(July 4, 2017 at 7:33 pm)Astonished Wrote: (July 4, 2017 at 7:21 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Are you more comfortable with lambs and wolves?
Not til our numbers are more even with theirs. It's not the numbers, it's how you use them.
To quote Rogue One, "You can make 10 men feel like 100" 
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RE: The Nice Thing About Being An Atheist
July 5, 2017 at 12:02 am
(July 4, 2017 at 11:52 pm)LostLocke Wrote: (July 4, 2017 at 7:33 pm)Astonished Wrote: Not til our numbers are more even with theirs. It's not the numbers, it's how you use them.
To quote Rogue One, "You can make 10 men feel like 100"
I keep hearing a variation on that.
"It's not the size..."
"Yeah, you keep telling yourself that!"
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
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