(September 24, 2013 at 11:14 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote: I had some time, so I came back to pay a visit to my friends over on this forum. Sup.
And I've been thinking about rationality lately. Let me just lay it on you like butter on toast.
Almost all atheism is irrational. Why?
A lot of us point to the supposed intelligence of atheists, but what I've come to realize is that most of us have become atheists at quite a young age. Too young, honestly, to have a full grasp of our logical faculties or the world around us. Age 13 or 14 is simply not when your mind is fully developed. This includes the vast majority of atheist intellectuals who become atheists at a young age and just engage in confirmation bias throughout their academic careers.
Atheists whine. A lot. If you spend time on internet forums, you notice 98% of their time is spent hating Christians and whining about Christianity. For a "rational", "skeptical" group of people, such lack of rationality is alarmingly hypocritical.
About matters of the intellect, atheists are very superficially educated. They have a basic foundation down "EVOLUTION RULZ, GOD SUX HAHA I HAVE BIBEL VURSES THAT SUX LOL" but fundamental nuances are often glossed over or missed because their interest is not in knowing things, but in confirming what they want to be true.
"Ah but Vinny Gabagool, atheists know more about the Bible, look at the stats!" You will say, no doubt pointing to some stats. "Nonsense!" I will reply. While most religions are entirely focused on knowing about their own religion, atheists, for the most part are anti-theists. So everything they need to know is anti-religious dogma. Biblical contradictions, the euthyphro dilemma, wise-ass sayings that are actually nonsensical- these are de facto atheist teachings. So of course, they would "know more" their entire existence depends on their hatred against people who believe in a God!
When I started off as a skeptic, I started with a sense of intimidation. I was scared of all the intellectuals. Now that I'm a little older, a little smarter, a little more educated....I feel sorry for them.
If you want to speak about irrationality I think you have missed the point. You have failed to explain why it is irrational. Also, I don't hate people who believe in God. I just don't agree with them on this philosophical matter. Why would I bother to hate them? They think that's how the universe was created. I don't have another explanation. I don't remember how the universe was created. I've heard several theories, but that's all I can say for them, is that they are theories. If you want to speak about irrationality why don't we start with speaking to a character in a book as if it actually exists. I find that irrational. They would disagree with me, and say that is a rational thing to do, because they think the character exists. So we are now in a quandary, an argument that has no reason involved, because there is no reason in making up ways the universe came to be and then trying to convince others that's the way it is.
I'm sorry, I don't know how the universe came to be, and I don't know anyone who does.
Also, why is your god better than anyone else's? When the Spanish came to the Americas the Indians somehow let go of their Mayan, Aztec, etc. Gods. Was that right? What if they were completely right?
God is just a game you humans play when you are powerful and bored, fat with nothing better to do.
