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RE: Not a bad forum
November 26, 2012 at 11:57 am
(November 24, 2012 at 2:02 pm)Tnmusicman Wrote: [quote='Fidel_Castronaut' pid='365389' dateline='1353595552']
I thought that was generally the criticism leveled at atheists by theists (No morals without god etc)?
(November 24, 2012 at 2:02 pm)Tnmusicman Wrote: Not ALL theists feel this way. Some of us have atheist friends. My very best friend of 21 years isn't an atheist but he doesn't like "religious people" generally speaking and he doesn't hold the same beliefs that i do but he and I have always had the utmost respect for one another.
I also have many religious friends. Someone's personal beliefs really don't matter to me unless they make it an issue
(November 24, 2012 at 2:02 pm)Tnmusicman Wrote: Btw, I think the argument regarding morals is that atheists CAN be moral but without God there is no grounding of the morals.
I disagree. I think the evolutionary argument for a system of fluid, subjective morales is pretty well made.
(November 24, 2012 at 2:02 pm)Tnmusicman Wrote: This doesn't mean (seemingly) too much to most of those that aren't Christians. The responses I have seen tend to be in the "so what" category so I expect much of the same if it were to arise in a thread. I have love for my fellow man regardless of my religious affiliation but its difficult to express that unless you are face to face with another heartbeat. It's not easy to convey these things on a 3 inch monitor.
I would like to think I wouldn't be judged on how I feel about morality and the morality of others simply on my status as a Christian. Is it assumed that I'm going to think all atheists are amoral because I'm Christian?
Agreed
RE: bold. Not by me, but when one goes from personal experiences (from an Internet forum I add), then more often than not, in the eyes of a theist, I am a devil worshipped/amoral/evil (or whatever insult flys at a given time).
No doubt many members here have experienced a similar, almost standard, reaction.
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RE: Not a bad forum
November 26, 2012 at 3:36 pm
I rather think this place sucks of late. When was the last time we had a webcam discussion? Forum birthday. We need shit like that more often, but without Summer actively here it's all died off.
That is why we need more shit like Accent Tag. Some pointless and stupid activity where we can watch each other talking to ourselves. Hell, we haven't had any poem reading in a while either. Someone should end the boredom.
Are you up to the task, newblood?
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RE: Not a bad forum
November 26, 2012 at 4:08 pm
(November 20, 2012 at 9:39 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Yes, we like to keep a few fundies chained to the walls for training and feeding purposes. Some of them can even construct a coherent sentence, on a good day.
What? Chains are soo Salem Mass. No no no no, iron madiens. Geeze, if you are going to violate the Ganevia convention, do it right man.
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RE: Not a bad forum
November 27, 2012 at 11:54 pm
(November 24, 2012 at 10:08 pm)apophenia Wrote:
You wouldn't happen to be the same musicman from tWeb who told me to go fuck myself for being an ingrateful atheist (simply for pointing out that his complaint about my ranting and whining was ill-founded on account of the fact that I was doing it in the section of the forum reserved for such ranting and whining; in my experience, Christians don't take well to having the obvious pointed out to them).
No I wouldn't be.
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RE: Not a bad forum
November 28, 2012 at 1:56 am
I miss the gauntlet. Lynching trolls was fun dammit!
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RE: Not a bad forum
November 28, 2012 at 4:50 am
(November 26, 2012 at 11:57 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: I thought that was generally the criticism leveled at atheists by theists (No morals without god etc)?...
I have no doubt and theists also experience a similar reaction as well. Not so different after all, I guess.
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RE: Not a bad forum
November 28, 2012 at 9:43 am
(November 21, 2012 at 5:10 am)Daniel Wrote: (November 20, 2012 at 9:32 pm)Stanley Wrote: Although the forum is advertised as an atheist forum, the forum seems to be frequented by religious persons. Some of the atheists seem to have no clue as to how inhospitable their online personas are. Pretty weak actually if they want to represent atheism as a respectable world-view. I wouldn't take it too seriously Daniel...I've been on plenty of forums where there's always some who come across like 7' tall kickboxers, especially when they're hiding behind the safety of their keyboards from their parents house.
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RE: Not a bad forum
November 28, 2012 at 11:12 am
(November 28, 2012 at 9:43 am)A Theist Wrote: (November 21, 2012 at 5:10 am)Daniel Wrote: Some of the atheists seem to have no clue as to how inhospitable their online personas are. Pretty weak actually if they want to represent atheism as a respectable world-view. I wouldn't take it too seriously Daniel...I've been on plenty of forums where there's always some who come across like 7' tall kickboxers, especially when they're hiding behind the safety of their keyboards from their parents house.
And anyway the time spent on the net by us posting freaks, even if we were 7' tall kickboxers the fitness levels would have to come into question. Mind you I think the vast majority of us here are sweet little kittens like yourself Mr T.
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RE: Not a bad forum
November 28, 2012 at 1:08 pm
(November 28, 2012 at 11:12 am)jonb Wrote: (November 28, 2012 at 9:43 am)A Theist Wrote: I wouldn't take it too seriously Daniel...I've been on plenty of forums where there's always some who come across like 7' tall kickboxers, especially when they're hiding behind the safety of their keyboards from their parents house.
And anyway the time spent on the net by us posting freaks, even if we were 7' tall kickboxers the fitness levels would have to come into question. Mind you I think the vast majority of us here are sweet little kittens like yourself Mr T. Why thankee jonb....and right backatcha buddy!
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RE: Not a bad forum
November 28, 2012 at 1:19 pm
(November 21, 2012 at 5:10 am)Daniel Wrote: Some of the atheists seem to have no clue as to how inhospitable their online personas are.
How nice of you to give them the benefit of the doubt. Unfortunately for you, they actually do. They're doing it on purpose.
Atheism also isn't a worldview. Humanism is.
(November 26, 2012 at 3:36 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: I rather think this place sucks of late. When was the last time we had a webcam discussion? Forum birthday. We need shit like that more often, but without Summer actively here it's all died off.
You put too much importance on my participation here.
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