(January 30, 2016 at 3:15 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote:(January 30, 2016 at 2:53 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Eh, I'm sure each atheist is different, since there is no "atheist dogma." If he felt really smart for being an atheist, I don't see how that means he wasn't really an atheist.
Ya, that's not what he said, he said he thought there was no afterlife because that's how really smart people thought. This raises a big flag and its not true there have been plenty of really smart people who believed in an afterlife. His story is full of stereotypes that you see quite often from a theist who tries and speak from an atheists point of view. I don't know whether he was truly an atheist or not and honestly it doesn't matter, the "I used to be an atheist" card does not lend any more credibility, than "I used to be a bus driver", it is merely used to re-enforce the beliefs of the believers.
Yeah, you're wasting your time. When you're sure you already know the truth beforehand, everything the other person says will fall on deaf ears, pretty much.
Admit it CL, you have no ground to stand on and this whole charade of trying to be reasonable about it is just that. Why don't you detach yourself from your faith and think about this stuff from a neutral perspective for a change? Just give it a few minutes of contemplation. I'm sure it's not a sin.
