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An alternative to atheist thought
RE: An alternative to atheist thought
(September 26, 2017 at 10:29 am)Whateverist Wrote:
(September 26, 2017 at 8:06 am)BlindedWantsToSee Wrote: There are theories or beliefs and better theories or more accurate beliefs. I believe my theory is better because it takes into account a lot more evidence, which in my opinion is reliable/relevant, and which is dismissed by other theories or beliefs and by atheism. I think people want the best, most accurate information there is, so they can live their lives in a better way, or be happier.


So do you believe there is a significant universal set of thoughts only shared by atheists which are holding them back?  I'd be interested to hear what those are.  I don't think of atheism as informing any of my thoughts.  Rather, I am called an atheist simply because one kind of belief is missing from mine that is present for theists.

 No, I don't believe that.  theists and atheists are affected. I think it is because of early childhood indoctrination.  every society does the same.  children and adult members of the society are repeatedly told what things mean,  what they are,  what they should be, what to think,  what to believe,  over since over.  nobody is allowed to disagree with the indoctrination. As a consequence, most people cannot see certain possibilities.

Congrats on not buying the theist nonsense there is out three. I did,  for a long time,  and i regret it.  It was a waste of my youth.

Also, i just want to thank everybody for reading my post,  for your comments and questions.  even the  harsh ones.  They keep me sharp. I never meant to make any of you uncomfortable.
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An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 14, 2017 at 8:18 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by brewer - September 14, 2017 at 8:31 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Joods - September 14, 2017 at 8:33 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Athene - September 14, 2017 at 8:34 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by LadyForCamus - September 14, 2017 at 8:34 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by chimp3 - September 14, 2017 at 8:37 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by The Grand Nudger - September 14, 2017 at 8:39 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Succubus - September 14, 2017 at 8:50 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 14, 2017 at 10:13 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Losty - September 14, 2017 at 10:17 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 15, 2017 at 1:10 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Losty - September 15, 2017 at 1:16 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Succubus - September 15, 2017 at 5:02 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astreja - September 15, 2017 at 1:18 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 15, 2017 at 1:20 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astreja - September 15, 2017 at 11:10 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by chimp3 - September 15, 2017 at 5:34 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Whateverist - September 15, 2017 at 1:59 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by shadow - September 15, 2017 at 4:21 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Joods - September 16, 2017 at 3:46 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Harry Nevis - September 15, 2017 at 1:42 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 15, 2017 at 4:04 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Succubus - September 15, 2017 at 4:16 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 15, 2017 at 4:18 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Whateverist - September 15, 2017 at 4:48 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 15, 2017 at 6:46 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Whateverist - September 15, 2017 at 7:38 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by ignoramus - September 15, 2017 at 10:38 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Losty - September 14, 2017 at 8:52 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Whateverist - September 14, 2017 at 9:09 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by mordant - September 14, 2017 at 9:24 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Crossless2.0 - September 14, 2017 at 9:54 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by KevinM1 - September 14, 2017 at 9:57 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Fireball - September 14, 2017 at 9:57 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Neo-Scholastic - September 14, 2017 at 10:07 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Minimalist - September 14, 2017 at 10:15 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Ravenshire - September 14, 2017 at 10:23 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Little lunch - September 14, 2017 at 11:39 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 15, 2017 at 1:12 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Javaman - September 15, 2017 at 2:01 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by ignoramus - September 15, 2017 at 6:00 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Homeless Nutter - September 15, 2017 at 6:29 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by mlmooney89 - September 15, 2017 at 4:58 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by brewer - September 15, 2017 at 7:25 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 15, 2017 at 5:05 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by c172 - September 15, 2017 at 10:49 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Redbeard The Pink - September 15, 2017 at 10:50 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 16, 2017 at 2:25 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Harry Nevis - September 22, 2017 at 12:50 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 22, 2017 at 3:28 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Succubus - September 22, 2017 at 5:58 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 22, 2017 at 7:27 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Harry Nevis - September 25, 2017 at 9:39 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 25, 2017 at 7:46 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Succubus - September 25, 2017 at 8:18 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 26, 2017 at 8:06 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 26, 2017 at 9:57 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Whateverist - September 26, 2017 at 10:29 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 26, 2017 at 3:29 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Whateverist - September 26, 2017 at 4:19 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Pat Mustard - September 27, 2017 at 10:46 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 16, 2017 at 2:22 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by ignoramus - September 16, 2017 at 3:39 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Whateverist - September 18, 2017 at 12:56 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by SaStrike - September 20, 2017 at 1:17 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 22, 2017 at 6:09 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 22, 2017 at 10:39 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 23, 2017 at 3:03 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 23, 2017 at 7:39 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 24, 2017 at 3:26 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 24, 2017 at 3:53 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by SaStrike - September 23, 2017 at 10:34 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 23, 2017 at 3:26 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Succubus - September 23, 2017 at 4:08 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 23, 2017 at 4:52 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by JackRussell - September 23, 2017 at 5:19 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 24, 2017 at 3:13 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Angrboda - September 23, 2017 at 7:11 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by drfuzzy - September 23, 2017 at 3:17 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Brian37 - September 22, 2017 at 1:00 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 22, 2017 at 3:12 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astreja - September 22, 2017 at 3:20 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by LastPoet - September 22, 2017 at 3:28 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Succubus - September 22, 2017 at 6:15 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by JackRussell - September 22, 2017 at 7:10 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by brewer - September 23, 2017 at 4:05 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Whateverist - September 23, 2017 at 4:17 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 23, 2017 at 7:13 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 24, 2017 at 3:16 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by JackRussell - September 24, 2017 at 3:19 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 24, 2017 at 4:07 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 24, 2017 at 3:19 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 24, 2017 at 3:48 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by JackRussell - September 24, 2017 at 4:12 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by mordant - September 24, 2017 at 6:47 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 25, 2017 at 12:31 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 25, 2017 at 1:06 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Harry Nevis - September 25, 2017 at 10:54 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 25, 2017 at 2:18 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by ignoramus - September 25, 2017 at 4:36 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 25, 2017 at 10:18 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 25, 2017 at 11:35 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 25, 2017 at 3:46 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Paraselene - September 25, 2017 at 3:48 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 25, 2017 at 3:55 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by SaStrike - September 25, 2017 at 6:13 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 25, 2017 at 8:53 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by SaStrike - September 26, 2017 at 7:45 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 26, 2017 at 1:29 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Pat Mustard - September 26, 2017 at 2:07 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Harry Nevis - September 26, 2017 at 2:35 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 27, 2017 at 10:02 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Harry Nevis - September 28, 2017 at 10:21 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by mordant - September 28, 2017 at 9:10 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by JackRussell - September 25, 2017 at 4:04 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Cyberman - September 25, 2017 at 8:58 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by BlindedWantsToSee - September 26, 2017 at 12:32 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by c172 - September 26, 2017 at 2:19 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Whateverist - September 26, 2017 at 2:59 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Mr.wizard - September 27, 2017 at 11:00 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 27, 2017 at 9:52 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Mr.wizard - September 27, 2017 at 9:57 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by Astonished - September 27, 2017 at 10:00 pm
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by SaStrike - September 28, 2017 at 5:08 am
RE: An alternative to atheist thought - by The Grand Nudger - September 28, 2017 at 12:26 pm

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