(June 25, 2010 at 4:47 pm)Ace Wrote:(June 25, 2010 at 4:38 pm)Godschild Wrote: ACE they are great musicians and they are burnt out druggies who lived outside of reality most of their lives. Yes they were at one time my favorite musicians so I do know something about them. By the way not to very long ago Paul invited Phil Kegey to a party and they sat down and played together for a while, this shows that an atheist and a christian can have a mutual respect for each other in life, just thought you might find that interesting.
Quote:Aye, christians and atheists can easily have mutual respect for each other. I should know. I have religious friends and never do we speak of religion. In fact, I helped one of my religious friends get a girl friend. He helped me when it came to taking on bullies.
what I don't like with theists is their need to call atheism a religion when it's not. To say atheists are in denial when that too is wrong and to shove their religious belief where not wanted. Not all theists are like that, some actually understand atheists and atheism. Some keep their religious beliefs to themselves. It's those kind of theists I like and can easily get on with. Outside this computer, religion is never mentioned. Not once. Not even by my theist friends.
I have friends who are nonbelievers and I sometimes try to initiate a conversation about God but when I know that they do not I drop it and go on to another subject. We have a mutual respect for each other and get along rather well. I've never said that atheism is a religion and do not see how that is even possible and if I've ever said that atheist are in denial I'm sorry (I do not believe I have said that).
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
