RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
October 23, 2021 at 6:14 pm
(This post was last modified: October 23, 2021 at 6:16 pm by slartibartfast.)
(October 22, 2021 at 5:00 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(October 22, 2021 at 4:58 pm)Spongebob Wrote: All the time.Yeah no. It's atheists who act like their group is some kind of secret club. Christians have always been infinitely more open and inviting.
Unlike Christianity, Atheism isn't a club. You certainly don't need to take lessons from certified instructors (priests), go through initiation rituals (Christening) or pay membership fees (tithes) - nor stick to an instruction manual or show up for regular attendance at club meetings. All you need to join Atheism is to bring a brain and be prepared to think critically, rather than follow instructions mindlessly and a great deal of courage to put up with the constant moral judgement by others.
(October 22, 2021 at 6:39 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(October 22, 2021 at 5:09 pm)Spongebob Wrote: I can accept the first part, but you must know that you are not speaking for all Christians on this. There are plenty who believe to know what that plan is.
Very true. There are lots of silly things Christians believe that are uniquely Christian. And if this were the Middle Ages I'm pretty sure I'd have been burned at the stake.
In the middle ages all you needed to be burned at the stake is believe in the accepted flavour of Christianity and then have a change of King / Queen who changes the rules on you.
