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Is it odd for an Atheist to perform religious rituals?
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RE: Is it odd for an Atheist to perform religious rituals?
July 10, 2014 at 2:26 am (This post was last modified: July 10, 2014 at 2:34 am by Rabb Allah.)
(July 10, 2014 at 1:39 am)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: How did it prove "fatal"? Who died as a result of your attempts to create a god?

God. Nietzsche was right dude. Science has killed god while philosophy did that centuries ago.
(July 10, 2014 at 1:47 am)Bad Writer Wrote: It's not uncommon for atheists to attend worship services with family members on occasion. Some are attracted to the social structure that many religions naturally provide and attempt to mingle with various groups despite their personal convictions.

This always reminds me of what the Mimamsa philosophy concludes about the existence of gods. In this dharmic philosophy, gods do not exist until you recite their names and they cease existing when you stop saying their names. Essentially this school of thought in Hinduism was entirely based upon ontological theories. Gods are just very useful things to humans no different then America and it's forefathers. We all know damn well that George Washington was a slave owning white cracker and not this shining beacon of morality. But we deluded ourselves into thinking otherwise because it gives us hope and something to look up to. I fully understand why people would want an all powerful and all good god but I on the other hand have no need for it beyond what I can imitate or perceive.

Sorry dude, I just really love philosophy Big Grin. Science is overrated. Philosophy is where it is at!
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RE: Is it odd for an Atheist to perform religious rituals? - by Rabb Allah - July 10, 2014 at 2:26 am

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