(November 19, 2021 at 4:19 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(November 19, 2021 at 4:10 pm)Astreja Wrote: Charming. Simply charming.Then you're not an atheist.
*I* believe that there never was pure "nothing" at any point in the history of the universe and whatever may have preceded it. I believe that the subatomic building blocks of matter/energy have always existed in one form or another.
I also know enough about biology and chemistry to outright laugh at the idea of life being "accidental." Life is an aggregate of processes and structures based on very simple initial chemical compounds (e.g. water, ammonia, methane), which are based on very common elements (hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen) that behave in predictable manners due to such factors as atomic valence. It's the very antithesis of "accidental."
Seriously, Ahriman, why do you lie about people? You can't read my mind. You don't know what I know or what I believe. With the two sentences you've posted above you have amply demonstrated to my satisfaction that you don't give a flying fuck about the truth. Grow up.
You must be a troll, because no one can be this dumb. I guess you might be mentally ill.
Atheists are people that are not convinced gods exist. FULL F'N STOP.
There are no other beliefs, dogma, or doctrine that all atheists believe, besides the disbelief in the existence of gods. The only single thing that all atheists have in common, is we disbelieve gods exist.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.