(July 22, 2020 at 9:46 am)Shazzalovesnovels Wrote:(July 22, 2020 at 9:20 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Theists aren't nearly as bad as they think they are, when they become atheists they never seem to act out the way they thought they would without the fear of divine punishment holding them back.No, I haven't read the whole Bible (I'm only up to Leviticus to be honest).
I certainly pick what I like from the Bible and reject all the bad advice. Since I'm an atheist, I'm not committed to the whole Bible. I don't think it's the word of God, just the writings of ancient people who sometimes got things right and sometimes got things wrong. On what basis do YOU pick what you like from the Bible and ignore what you don't like? Have you read the whole thing?
PS: I appreciate you participating in your thread, sometimes people start a thread and that's the last we hear from them.
So I haven't read enough to pick or choose. But I'll do what feel is right in my heart. I've noticed that most ethical standards we live by originate from the Bible. So how can people denounce it anyway when they're living by it (indirectly, but still living by it).
Can I ask, do you (as an atheist) believe that you chose to be an atheist so you could sin without a guilty conscience?
PS: Got a lot of time on my hands : )
Actually, the typical ethical standards did NOT arise from the Bible. The Bible is simply one of the places where they are transmitted. But many other books, some older, say the same things.
What I denounce in the Bible is the bad stuff and the promotion of superstition.
No, I did not choose to be an atheist. I w not convinced of the theist arguments and find other arguments much more believable.
