(November 21, 2013 at 4:29 am)max-greece Wrote:(November 21, 2013 at 4:11 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Perhaps the argument here is not whether atheists can be fuckwits, do much as whether they are fuckwits BECAUSE they are atheists. In the same way, whether the violence and resistance to reason from christians is because of their Christianity?
There you go thinking of atheism as a belief system again - how refreshing.
Just to clarify - the only common denominator amongst atheists is a lack of belief in God or gods.
Now, of course, if there was anything to any of these religions then all atheists should be fuckwits as they lack a given deities moral guidance.
That they are not all, whilst adherents to religions do unspeakably immoral things rather undermines the whole God given morality thing, does it not?
It certainly does. Although the wild inconsistencies in morality within the religious texts is a rather more immediate issue with the concept of God given morality.
So far as atheism not being a belief system, didactically you are correct. However it's interesting to note that we are having this discussion board specifically built for and titled, atheism.
Something we share is the lack of belief in the loch Ness monster. However there are no discussion boards for "a-nessies" to get together and discuss their lack of belief...
Why is that?
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Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
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Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
