Quote:You should be interested in love and self denial regardless of my personal beliefs.
Subject to a discussion on what self denial means whose to say we don't already? You? Bit judgemental aren't we?
Quote:You should not need a reason to love your neighbor as yourself.
Again assuming we don't. This is not to say, of course, that there can't be reasons to not love your neighbour.
Quote:Why wait? Why not start now and be the instrument of change that you seem to be implying is so necessary.
Who's waiting?
Quote:You no doubt think yourself to be standing on the moral high ground when compared to me, so show me what is better than loving one's neighbor as one's self?
Much, but that's not what's important. What you haven't understood about us atheists is that we love you too much to respect your ludicrous belief's. We must leave no stone unturned in disabusing you of the skin deep charms your faith offers by constantly exposing the true horrors beneath.
Quote:Show me how mockery and scorn will lead to world peace.
Show me how Christianity will lead to world peace, then explain to me why, in 2000 years it hasn't so much as delayed the production of a single weapon.
Quote:Show me how ridicule will vanquish hate and rid the world of evil and bitterness.
Religion is one of the major sources of evil and bitterness. Mocking the religions and calling them out on their hypocrisies, lies, deceptions, murderous intent and convictions exposes the reality of them allowing those who have been kept in the dark to see the light and shed their ignorance.
I'd say its our God given duty to do this, but then again.....
Kuusi palaa, ja on viimeinen kerta kun annan vaimoni laittaa jouluvalot!
