LISTEN, CHRISTIANS!

[Randy Carson]

Your name didn't come to mind, but only you know for sure. Are you? Be honest.

Like I've said three times in this thread alone....

No, Randy. I'm not angry at god. I'm not angry at the church, either. I'm not even angry at the people who who put shit in my head.
I'm not angry with anyone, and I don't blame anyone for how I am. I don't hold grudges, as a general rule.

Which probably explains why we're having a civil discussion when others have not managed to do so, eh?

[abaris]

Like I've said three times in this thread alone....

No, Randy. I'm not angry at god. I'm not angry at the church, either. I'm not even angry at the people who who put shit in my head.
I'm not angry with anyone, and I don't blame anyone for how I am. I don't hold grudges, as a general rule.

Well, Neim, I'm angry at the ones putting thoughts of losing my loved ones in my child head.

But at the same time I don't make blanket statements. I'm not angry at all religious people and I can even appreciate papal statements if they coincide with my world view.

So, in short. I can't stand certain members of the god fan club. But it's all about fellow humans not some supernatural entity I don't believe exists.

[Longhorn]

Like I've said three times in this thread alone....

No, Randy. I'm not angry at god. I'm not angry at the church, either. I'm not even angry at the people who who put shit in my head.
I'm not angry with anyone, and I don't blame anyone for how I am. I don't hold grudges, as a general rule.

Well, Neim, I'm angry at the ones putting thoughts of losing my loved ones in my child head.

You should be, it's sick. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to imply that nobody can be angry or that it's wrong. I just meant to say that personally, I don't feel much anger at all. Pedophile priests or the ones to threaten kids do make me mad, though, obviously.

[Ravenshire]

Nobody here is mad at god.  All your arguments presuppose god's existence and you assume that we are in rebellion against a god that we supposedly know does  exists.

We are not mad at god. WE DON'T BELIEVE IN YOUR GOD.  I can't say it with enough emphasis. None of us is mad at a god when there is no evidence that such a being exist or if he does, as some do believe, has not shown the slightest interest in gracing our planet in any empirical way, shape, form or fashion.

So stop chastising us as if we were naughty children who won't accept parental authority. You have proven in a zillion posts that your standard for accepting something as truth is dismally low and whenever challenged to examine your claims, you instead resort to obfuscation and outright disingenuousness. So please...you make me tired.

It might be more accurate to say, "Not everyone here is mad at God."

Some are. Big time.

Fuck off Randy. As has been pointed out many times, you don't get to dictate what we feel or believe.

Then again, you're too big a pussy to come onto an atheist board without filtering out much of what you hear via your ignore list.

[Ravenshire]

I name some names, they deny it, I look stupid...

Since when do you need our help?

[Ravenshire]

Angry Athiest #2 exposed..

A lot of people here get angry at your bullshit Huggies. Care to show how you exposed anyone as being angry at gawd? Or, are you claiming that title?

[Rhondazvous]

I take umbrage at the notion of the bible being a well written book.

I don't recall any contradictions in the plot or characters of Harry Potter. The bible on the other hand has so many that folks are tired of hearing about them.

[Ravenshire]

Oh, but Randy? Don't think I missed you agreeing with this louse back there. That's disappointing; we might disagree, but I always figured you as having some modicum of intelligence to go with that.

Huggy pointed out some of the responses that people have posted which appear to contradict the "I'm not angry at God" position that many claim. I said thanks. Big whoop.

But it occurs to me why it's so important for folks in this forum to deny being angry at God...because that unveils them as actually believing that He exists. How can you be angry at something that simply doesn't exist?

Now, don't get me wrong (like that's not gonna happen anyway), I know that there are quite a few members of the forum who are not angry atheists. You can tell by their calm, casual responses and posts that they are simply not all wound up. They're just few and far between, aren't they?

Others (and I would probably include you in this group, frankly) are REALLY aggressive and pissed off. Or am I completely wrong about you?

Two points need to be made crystal clear to you Randy.

First: It is very much possible to feel emotion over a fictional character, or have you never seen someone cry over the ending of a book or a movie?

Second: Just because someone expresses anger because of something you've written doesn't mean they're angry at gawd. Far more likely they're angry at you for being such a condescending little twat.

[Rhondazvous]

I think when you have to make excuses for all the horrific shit in the bible, you've left embarrassment behind a long time ago.

I wish I could give this 10 kudos all by myself.

[Ravenshire]

First of all, who are you to question the creator of the universe? Think about that foolishness for a second.

Why don't you demonstrate the authenticity of your claim that the universe had a creator before calling others foolish? Asshole.