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If You Were An Atheist
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RE: If You Were An Atheist
August 15, 2015 at 12:24 am
(August 14, 2015 at 7:32 pm)alpha male Wrote:
(August 14, 2015 at 5:15 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Maybe if you were an atheist you would think about that more.  You are smart enough to see that it is better for you, and so maybe you are smart enough to act on that.

In my experience intelligence and emotion are mostly separate spheres. Maybe you should think about it more as an atheist. From my perspective, it seems that many people come here to feed their anger and keep it alive.

Yes, emotion and intelligence are different things.  But once one recognizes that something works better for one, that emotional desire for a better outcome may win out against the emotional desire for the momentary gratification of not forgiving people things.  Or not.  But one is pitting one emotion against the other in such a contest.  One also has the emotion of regret for times when one chooses what does not work so well, which may also be used to influence such decisions for the future.

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 13, 2015 at 1:19 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Homeless Nutter - August 13, 2015 at 1:22 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Whateverist - August 13, 2015 at 1:52 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by ignoramus - August 13, 2015 at 1:59 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 13, 2015 at 2:02 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Nope - August 13, 2015 at 4:28 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - August 14, 2015 at 1:32 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Lemonvariable72 - August 13, 2015 at 2:36 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Rhondazvous - August 14, 2015 at 3:54 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Nope - August 14, 2015 at 4:28 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Longhorn - August 13, 2015 at 3:01 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 13, 2015 at 6:21 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Iroscato - August 13, 2015 at 6:30 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Nay_Sayer - August 15, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 13, 2015 at 2:21 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 13, 2015 at 9:04 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Faith No More - August 13, 2015 at 1:23 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by TubbyTubby - August 13, 2015 at 1:40 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 6:07 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 14, 2015 at 6:21 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 8:07 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 14, 2015 at 8:13 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 9:46 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 14, 2015 at 10:15 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 11:13 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 14, 2015 at 11:31 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Longhorn - August 14, 2015 at 11:34 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 12:05 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 14, 2015 at 12:16 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Nope - August 14, 2015 at 11:18 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - August 14, 2015 at 1:35 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Pyrrho - August 14, 2015 at 1:48 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 2:47 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Salacious B. Crumb - August 14, 2015 at 2:51 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 2:55 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Salacious B. Crumb - August 14, 2015 at 3:17 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 14, 2015 at 2:55 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 2:59 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Nope - August 14, 2015 at 4:26 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Rhondazvous - August 14, 2015 at 7:00 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Pyrrho - August 14, 2015 at 5:15 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 7:32 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 14, 2015 at 10:49 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Pyrrho - August 15, 2015 at 12:24 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by robvalue - August 14, 2015 at 9:21 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - August 14, 2015 at 1:36 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by robvalue - August 14, 2015 at 10:17 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Kingpin - August 14, 2015 at 10:39 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Homeless Nutter - August 14, 2015 at 11:05 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Nope - August 14, 2015 at 11:21 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Pyrrho - August 14, 2015 at 1:13 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Kingpin - August 14, 2015 at 2:21 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Pyrrho - August 14, 2015 at 2:41 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - August 14, 2015 at 1:42 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - August 15, 2015 at 11:37 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Ravenshire - August 21, 2015 at 1:09 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Drich - August 14, 2015 at 11:32 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 12:06 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Longhorn - August 14, 2015 at 12:10 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 14, 2015 at 2:27 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 14, 2015 at 3:03 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 14, 2015 at 3:18 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 14, 2015 at 3:20 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Salacious B. Crumb - August 14, 2015 at 3:29 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by John V - August 15, 2015 at 5:31 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Nope - August 15, 2015 at 7:48 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 18, 2015 at 6:53 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Homeless Nutter - August 15, 2015 at 5:49 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Ravenshire - August 21, 2015 at 1:14 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Rhondazvous - August 14, 2015 at 4:57 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Silver - August 15, 2015 at 12:28 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by robvalue - August 15, 2015 at 3:48 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by robvalue - August 15, 2015 at 12:26 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 19, 2015 at 5:02 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Pyrrho - August 19, 2015 at 9:32 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Kingpin - August 19, 2015 at 9:47 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 19, 2015 at 7:26 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Homeless Nutter - August 19, 2015 at 9:52 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by downbeatplumb - August 28, 2015 at 11:10 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Kingpin - August 28, 2015 at 11:17 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Catholic_Lady - August 28, 2015 at 11:25 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Kingpin - August 28, 2015 at 11:45 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Catholic_Lady - August 28, 2015 at 11:50 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by downbeatplumb - August 28, 2015 at 12:06 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Whateverist - August 19, 2015 at 9:58 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Kingpin - August 19, 2015 at 10:09 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Ayen - August 19, 2015 at 10:03 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Whateverist - August 19, 2015 at 10:44 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Kingpin - August 19, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Whateverist - August 19, 2015 at 3:28 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Kingpin - August 19, 2015 at 3:32 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Iroscato - August 25, 2015 at 9:02 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Whateverist - August 25, 2015 at 8:28 pm
If You Were An Atheist - by Kingpin - August 19, 2015 at 8:41 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 19, 2015 at 8:44 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Whateverist - August 21, 2015 at 12:17 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Pyrrho - August 19, 2015 at 9:44 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 21, 2015 at 12:54 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Divinity - August 25, 2015 at 2:00 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 25, 2015 at 8:02 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Divinity - August 25, 2015 at 8:26 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Whateverist - August 25, 2015 at 8:30 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 25, 2015 at 9:37 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Divinity - August 27, 2015 at 4:50 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Shuffle - August 28, 2015 at 12:53 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Catholic_Lady - August 28, 2015 at 11:08 am
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2015 at 9:43 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Catholic_Lady - August 27, 2015 at 4:29 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Crossless1 - August 27, 2015 at 4:50 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Catholic_Lady - August 27, 2015 at 4:54 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Crossless1 - August 27, 2015 at 4:58 pm
RE: If You Were An Atheist - by Lemonvariable72 - August 28, 2015 at 12:47 pm

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