RE: Theism is literally childish
November 13, 2017 at 1:58 pm
(This post was last modified: November 13, 2017 at 2:02 pm by John V.)
(November 13, 2017 at 1:47 pm)emjay Wrote: Frankly alpha, I'm sick and tired of this argument. Take that as you will, as I already said, was entirely your prerogative, but I have no intention of arguing from now until Christmas with someone hellbent on equivocating at every turn; if you really, truly, see magic (ie supernatural... unexplainable, unaddressable, and unfalsifiable by science) as equally plausible, if not more, than physical evidence then there's nothing more I can say; the gap between our thinking is just too wide to ever be breached.
That's bullshit, as in this area you don't have evidence. As noted, the evidence is stacked against you.
Quote:So let's leave this where we started; you can think I'm deluded or a hypocrite, or whatever else you think...
Hypocrite. As I said, I don't see either side as deluded. And I don't try to get around it by saying that certain people aren't deluded, but show all the symptoms or whatever of delusion. That was cheap.
Quote:and that's entirely your prerogative. But that does not change the fact that I believe you, and other theists like you, are deluded in your beliefs...
Well at least now you're being honest.
Quote:and as such, to the extent that you recommend descent into the same delusion as a means to find god, all I can say is 'no thanks'... that has literally no rational appeal to me as it is a self-fulfilling prophesy and I will not willfully walk into one.
I'm not recommending it. Do whatever you like. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy.
(November 13, 2017 at 1:49 pm)Shell B Wrote:(November 9, 2017 at 10:31 am)alpha male Wrote: If the atheists on this site are what you consider mature adults, I'll take being a child, thanks.
It's no wonder you have so many friends.
Why would you think I'm here to make friends?
(November 13, 2017 at 1:55 pm)Shell B Wrote: I'm 100% positive that having a mental illness does not mean that you have a "miserable personal life." I have exactly the personal life I want. Sure, I'd love to have fewer panic attacks, but that doesn't affect my personal life.
In such threads, the people are generally discussing means of curing or at least coping. Maybe next time you can pop in to tell them that their apparent sufffering isn't suffering at all.
Quote:You're going to fall off that limb. Depression doesn't make someone permanently unhappy.
Pretty much makes them unhappy by definition while they have it, don'tcha think?
