RE: Atheism, an uphill struggle
February 14, 2012 at 9:39 pm
(This post was last modified: February 14, 2012 at 9:47 pm by Abracadabra.)
(February 14, 2012 at 7:53 pm)Nebuloso Wrote:(February 14, 2012 at 7:26 pm)Abracadabra Wrote: I understand that. I truly do. And I'm sure that my silly signature line would not qualify as a formal definition for "atheist".
I don't mean to be hijacking this thread discussing your signature but I wanted to add one more point. I do understand where you are coming from but to say that you understand that your definitions are not correct and still use them anyway is spreading false information about what it is to be atheist. Many Christians actually believe that your definition is in fact the true definition of Atheist and when they see your sig it only further supports their misunderstanding of what it is to be Atheist. Whether you are Christian, Atheist, or Wiccan we should try to adhere to not spreading false information.
Signature lines are often humorous, satirical, and/or artistically comical.
Anyone who looks to my signature line for a formal definition of "atheist", deserves to be led into the world of misunderstanding. Moreover, if they accept my definitions for Christian and Wiccan too, that truly would be amazing.
Nope, my signature is not intended to be a formal online dictionary. It's just satire. I personally think that should be blatantly obvious to anyone.
Besides, do you truly think that a Christian is going to give my signature definitions a second thought after they read my definition of a "Christian"?
(February 14, 2012 at 9:13 pm)AthiestAtheist Wrote: It's funny how non-rationalists confuse "proselytizing" with "educating with facts".
Going around telling people that any possible concept of spirit has been completely ruled out by scientific knowledge and logic is not "educating with facts", on the contrary it's an outright blatant lie.
"facts" would be more along the lines of telling people that, based upon our current understanding of physics, and based on various pictures and claims of spirit, it's extremely unlikely that those pictures could possibly be real.
Now THAT would be truthful.
But proclaiming that any possible concept of a spiritual essence to reality has been flatly ruled-out. Is simply a lie.
It's just an outright lie. Period.
In fact, anyone who actually believes that to be the case actually fits the definition as stated in my sig line.
I firmly hold that to be an absolute truth.
Christian - A moron who believes that an all-benevolent God can simultaneously be a hateful jealous male-chauvinistic pig.
Wiccan - The epitome of cerebral evolution having mastered the magical powers of the universe and is in eternal harmony with the mind of God.
Atheist - An ill-defined term that means something different to everyone who uses it.
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Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Clearly Jesus (a fictitious character or otherwise) will forgive people if they merely know not what they do
For the Bible Tells us so!
Wiccan - The epitome of cerebral evolution having mastered the magical powers of the universe and is in eternal harmony with the mind of God.
Atheist - An ill-defined term that means something different to everyone who uses it.
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Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Clearly Jesus (a fictitious character or otherwise) will forgive people if they merely know not what they do
For the Bible Tells us so!
