(April 5, 2010 at 5:41 am)Zen Badger Wrote:To clarify, I didn't mean everyone on this forum. You are obviously older, and I can tell from your arguments. But the great majority of people here, on this thread at least, are youngish people who have not been atheists very long, and find comfort in the idea of no longer having to adhere to the standards of believing in a deity, mainly as a rebellion to oppressive church lives as youngsters. Ironically, this is the worst reason to be an atheist.(April 5, 2010 at 5:04 am)AngelThMan Wrote: What you have to understand here, GC, is that you're dealing with kiddies here who are very content with their newly-adopted notions of atheism, and have no intention of listening to any reason. These are mainly teenagers (or not much older), and most of them are atheists as a rebellion to their parents, and are quite happy having freed themselves from the perceived oppression of religion. My point is keep on going with your message if you'd like, but don't take any of this personally.
You keep telling yourself that buddy, you keep telling yourself.
And the ones who aren't rebelling?
The ones, who after much reasoned debate and extensive research STILL came to the conclusion
that religion is at best a security blanket for the weak minded and at worst a massive con job?
How do you explain them to yourself?
You are apparently more set in your belief, but these kids do not hold their views from a place of true contemplation. They do not clearly understand what they're into, and you can tell from their juvenile arguments, where they invent sci-fi-style scenarios and mimic popular atheist catch phrases.