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RE: If you had a button that would turn all theists into atheists and agnostic?
November 15, 2011 at 4:08 am
I wouldn't. mainly because it sort of goes against everything that we Atheists claim to be.
I became an Atheist because I continued to question, doubt and seek truth, not because of blind faith. I don't believe that turning theists into mindless followers of our beliefs would really change much at all, do you?
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RE: If you had a button that would turn all theists into atheists and agnostic?
November 15, 2011 at 5:00 am
No. Just like the other thread on everyone becoming bisexual and stopping homophobia, I said no because variety is the spice of life.
If they think being god botherers makes them happy, good for them, I just don't want to know about it.
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RE: If you had a button that would turn all theists into atheists and agnostic?
November 15, 2011 at 5:21 am
Yes I would definitely push that button
No I would definitely not push that button
It is so tempting to do such a thing as the dark
side of my mind is screaming at me to do so and on
paper it looks like a no brainer. But I would prefer to see
conversion through employment of logic and reason rather than
by other means which is why I have given the two opposite answers
Actually it matters not one iota what anyone believes in. But whether we
all treat each other as human beings. If we all did that I would gladly live in
a world in which everyone was a theist and I was the only atheist man. Seriously
[ And mean man as in American slang and not as in possession of a pair of testicles ]
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RE: If you had a button that would turn all theists into atheists and agnostic?
November 15, 2011 at 2:27 pm
If I could build a button like that, I'd build one that would make every human on earth think rationally & critically. They could then still make up their own minds, but I have a feeling that religion would become irrelevant.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
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RE: If you had a button that would turn all theists into atheists and agnostic?
November 15, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Never. Make it an education in crtical thinking button and we'll have something to discuss.
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RE: If you had a button that would turn all theists into atheists and agnostic?
November 15, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Nope. Making people atheists doesn't make them think. That would merely be treating the symptom, instead of actually curing the disease.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
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RE: If you had a button that would turn all theists into atheists and agnostic?
November 15, 2011 at 8:13 pm
I'd push the button. Absolutely no problem.
The "mindless followers" excuse for not pushing the button is irrelevant, because if they were turned into atheists that would mean they were turned into people that thought for themselves.
Anybody built a prototype to test?
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RE: If you had a button that would turn all theists into atheists and agnostic?
November 15, 2011 at 8:26 pm
All atheists think for themselves? Aren't we generalizing a bit there, Norfolk? The button would make them atheists, not independent thinkers.