Thankyou Mind ...so where in germany (is it?) are you??
Yes it is very difficult to converse about abstract thought in one's own language let alone in another.
I would not concern myself with the conversation above, it is not your fault nor did you do anything to accelerate it. (To come here to this forum asking questions and stating what you currently believe or not believe is fine; to come here and start accusing people of being ignorant and then launching into long preaches regarding what you believe in will get you banned)
As I inferred..I do not experience this "incompleteness" you talk about. I am at a loss as to why people would want a deity let alone grovel at it weekly...but some feel the need; I have issue with the atrocities committed in the name of religion and it's deity. And yes this is a wonderful universe but I fail to see the advantage of getting all solipsist about it.
I do get angered at the extremism that seems rampant with all religions at the moment and while I understand that the majority of these people are happy to go about their religion privately the minority (10%) are just making life very hard for the majority and I fail to see what benefits the minority would hope to gain from this behaviour.
IF you are looking for something to "complete you" then atheism may not be for you.
Yes it is very difficult to converse about abstract thought in one's own language let alone in another.
I would not concern myself with the conversation above, it is not your fault nor did you do anything to accelerate it. (To come here to this forum asking questions and stating what you currently believe or not believe is fine; to come here and start accusing people of being ignorant and then launching into long preaches regarding what you believe in will get you banned)
As I inferred..I do not experience this "incompleteness" you talk about. I am at a loss as to why people would want a deity let alone grovel at it weekly...but some feel the need; I have issue with the atrocities committed in the name of religion and it's deity. And yes this is a wonderful universe but I fail to see the advantage of getting all solipsist about it.
I do get angered at the extremism that seems rampant with all religions at the moment and while I understand that the majority of these people are happy to go about their religion privately the minority (10%) are just making life very hard for the majority and I fail to see what benefits the minority would hope to gain from this behaviour.
IF you are looking for something to "complete you" then atheism may not be for you.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
