(September 3, 2015 at 9:05 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:(September 3, 2015 at 9:02 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: So you believe that belief in god is reasonable? Please explain that to everyone. Please start a new thread on that so everyone will see it.
If you don't do that, everyone seeing this thread will know you are totally full of shit and you fucking know that religious belief is unreasonable and are just writing nonsense now. Put up, or shut the fuck up.
Wow, was not expecting something that vitriolic or mean. No, I never stated that I think a belief in god is reasonable. And I see enough strawmanning from theists, I'd rather not see it from someone who happens to hold the same position on the god claim as I do.
Pyrrho says that he held anti-gay positions, presumably as an adult. That is probably just the tip of the iceberg. I suspect when your religious experience extends that late in life and leads you to do things -like try to convert others- that there is greater conflict in moving on. I compare it to gang membership. That is why some of them require you to kill someone to get in. It ensures you'll never forgive yourself enough to try to have a better life.
To the degree that Pyrrho is processing his life I say carry on and good luck. But I do question the over emphasis on rationality. It might be feel like it is necessary for your internal balance now, but I'd advise against attempting to reverse 'religious-jerk' stances. The thing is to just stop doing harm first. Express yourself. Beat a pillow but striking out against others isn't healthy.
