(August 24, 2011 at 7:34 am)Ace Otana Wrote:Quote:I beg to differ. As I said just now to Thwoth, with knowledge comes responsibility, and atheism in my view represents a form of knowledge.Ok, what knowledge? How is lack of belief considered a form of knowledge? Please enlighten me.
Oh do come on! You know perfectly well that God, Allah, all the rest of 'em are made up. You know it. That's knowledge.
Quote:Quote:So, IMO, the sheer fact of knowing, as an atheist, that most of the population of the world is held in thrall by various forms of lying bigotry, makes it my moral duty to try and do something about it.Knowing? I don't know jack shit. I'm 99% sure it's all shite but I don't have absolute knowledge on it.
You are just being silly. You don't have ABSOLUTE knowledge about anything.
Quote: There is no "moral duty".
Aha. So the Xtians are right then to say you think as an atheist you have the right to rape children and eat human flesh. Okidoke, enjoy!
Quote: Being an atheist simply means being without belief in a god or gods. That is it.
Quote:That's just copping out.Hardly, atheism is one thing and one thing alone. One who is without belief in god's existence. That is all.
Meaningless garbage to justify a complete cop-out. Get back under your duvet.
