RE: Atheism. Only for the strong of character?
January 9, 2011 at 11:45 pm
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2011 at 1:25 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Minimalist Wrote:Quote:I have been accused by various "Believers" of being primitive and heathanistic, and subject to being a slave to physical instincts, because I do not live in the fear of their God and refuse to abide by His strict rules and rituals.
Why do you give a rat's ass what those morons say?
They grovel to a non-existent entity. Fuck 'em, I say.
Indeed.
Speaking personally only,my atheism is not a choice, simply an inevitable conclusion. It is morally neutral as a position,being neither praiseworthy nor worthy of condemnation.
Ash, I'm not sure what you mean by "intellectual" nor what if anything you are implying.
My Concise Oxford Dictionary says:
" Intellectual: 1: Of,appealing to,requiring or given to the exercise of,intellect. 2
Person) possessing a good understanding,enlightened (person)" My perception is the first fits quite a few people here,the second,not so much. I make no comment about any individual.
