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Atheism and Purpose
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RE: Atheism and Purpose
(August 7, 2010 at 3:49 pm)Edward the Theist Wrote: You ask how do I know I'm not believing in the wrong god? How could I be? It's my God.

Everyone has their own god, even atheists have their own god, they simply don't differentiate between the thing they see in the mirror and God. Other people externalize god, like me. Some people have similar notions of god and build churches in response to that, but even in those churches, everyone forms their own image of god.

No. That's simply not true. Atheists DO NOT have an image of God. If we did, we wouldn't be atheists. Why is the basic concept of atheism so hard for people to understand?
Trudging through endless religion one step at a time.
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Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 6, 2010 at 3:55 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Tiberius - August 6, 2010 at 3:58 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Eilonnwy - August 6, 2010 at 3:59 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 6, 2010 at 4:51 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 6, 2010 at 4:59 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Paul the Human - August 6, 2010 at 5:00 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 6, 2010 at 5:14 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Paul the Human - August 6, 2010 at 5:27 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 6, 2010 at 5:30 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Eilonnwy - August 6, 2010 at 5:23 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 6, 2010 at 5:28 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Paul the Human - August 6, 2010 at 4:06 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 6, 2010 at 5:03 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Darwinian - August 6, 2010 at 5:14 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Jaysyn - August 11, 2010 at 9:55 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 6, 2010 at 4:09 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by lrh9 - August 6, 2010 at 4:12 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 6, 2010 at 4:18 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Darwinian - August 6, 2010 at 5:09 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 6, 2010 at 5:33 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Minimalist - August 6, 2010 at 5:12 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Paul the Human - August 6, 2010 at 5:14 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by lrh9 - August 6, 2010 at 5:28 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Darwinian - August 6, 2010 at 5:47 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by HeyItsZeus - August 6, 2010 at 6:02 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by chasm - August 6, 2010 at 6:05 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 7, 2010 at 3:49 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Nitsuj - August 7, 2010 at 4:47 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by SleepingDemon - August 8, 2010 at 2:19 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 8, 2010 at 3:57 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by SleepingDemon - August 6, 2010 at 11:15 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Spencer - August 7, 2010 at 9:23 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Rev. Rye - August 7, 2010 at 12:18 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 7, 2010 at 4:51 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by chasm - August 7, 2010 at 6:31 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by ssmutters - August 7, 2010 at 4:55 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Cego_Colher - August 7, 2010 at 6:39 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Darwinian - August 7, 2010 at 6:48 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 7, 2010 at 6:51 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 8, 2010 at 12:22 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 8, 2010 at 12:43 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Tiberius - August 8, 2010 at 8:19 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by ssmutters - August 8, 2010 at 7:57 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Tiberius - August 8, 2010 at 8:50 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by padraic - August 8, 2010 at 12:59 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by downbeatplumb - August 8, 2010 at 9:37 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 8, 2010 at 10:29 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by SleepingDemon - August 8, 2010 at 10:35 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Shell B - August 10, 2010 at 4:55 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Nitsuj - August 8, 2010 at 3:42 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Minimalist - August 8, 2010 at 4:59 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Tiberius - August 8, 2010 at 7:10 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Minimalist - August 8, 2010 at 8:03 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 8, 2010 at 8:32 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by padraic - August 8, 2010 at 8:52 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by ABierman1986 - August 8, 2010 at 10:24 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Minimalist - August 8, 2010 at 10:31 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by padraic - August 8, 2010 at 11:30 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by ABierman1986 - August 8, 2010 at 11:51 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 9, 2010 at 2:25 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 9, 2010 at 3:02 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by padraic - August 9, 2010 at 12:05 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by The_Flying_Skeptic - August 9, 2010 at 3:24 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 9, 2010 at 5:26 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 9, 2010 at 10:07 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Paul the Human - August 9, 2010 at 10:16 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 9, 2010 at 10:21 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by The_Flying_Skeptic - August 9, 2010 at 9:04 pm
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RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 9, 2010 at 5:16 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 9, 2010 at 5:25 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 9, 2010 at 10:17 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by LastPoet - August 9, 2010 at 7:20 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Minimalist - August 9, 2010 at 8:53 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by AnunZi - August 9, 2010 at 11:45 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by LastPoet - August 9, 2010 at 12:00 pm
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RE: Atheism and Purpose - by The Omnissiunt One - August 9, 2010 at 12:09 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 9, 2010 at 1:13 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Nitsuj - August 9, 2010 at 5:18 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 9, 2010 at 5:29 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by The Omnissiunt One - August 9, 2010 at 5:36 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 9, 2010 at 11:02 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Nitsuj - August 9, 2010 at 5:34 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Rhizomorph13 - August 9, 2010 at 10:01 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by ABierman1986 - August 9, 2010 at 10:11 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by padraic - August 9, 2010 at 10:42 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Rhizomorph13 - August 9, 2010 at 10:55 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 10, 2010 at 12:40 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Rhizomorph13 - August 10, 2010 at 1:28 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by ABierman1986 - August 9, 2010 at 10:59 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by The Omnissiunt One - August 10, 2010 at 4:23 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by SleepingDemon - August 10, 2010 at 7:05 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 10, 2010 at 12:02 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Rhizomorph13 - August 10, 2010 at 12:43 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Welsh cake - August 10, 2010 at 8:55 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 10, 2010 at 1:35 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 10, 2010 at 5:55 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by ABierman1986 - August 10, 2010 at 6:04 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 10, 2010 at 6:26 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Autumnlicious - August 10, 2010 at 6:51 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 11, 2010 at 2:26 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 10, 2010 at 6:54 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Shell B - August 10, 2010 at 10:38 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 11, 2010 at 1:59 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by KichigaiNeko - August 11, 2010 at 2:06 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Shell B - August 11, 2010 at 2:16 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 11, 2010 at 2:56 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Shell B - August 11, 2010 at 3:14 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 11, 2010 at 1:27 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Shell B - August 11, 2010 at 1:40 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Autumnlicious - August 11, 2010 at 2:27 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Shell B - August 11, 2010 at 2:32 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Autumnlicious - August 11, 2010 at 2:37 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 11, 2010 at 3:32 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 11, 2010 at 2:33 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by TheDarkestOfAngels - August 10, 2010 at 10:35 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by downbeatplumb - August 10, 2010 at 2:53 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Minimalist - August 10, 2010 at 3:48 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 10, 2010 at 4:13 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by ABierman1986 - August 10, 2010 at 5:01 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by LastPoet - August 10, 2010 at 5:06 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edwardo Piet - August 10, 2010 at 5:13 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 10, 2010 at 6:15 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edwardo Piet - August 10, 2010 at 6:22 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by ABierman1986 - August 11, 2010 at 3:22 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edwardo Piet - August 11, 2010 at 4:00 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by SleepingDemon - August 11, 2010 at 9:26 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 11, 2010 at 10:53 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 11, 2010 at 2:28 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Edward the Theist - August 11, 2010 at 2:49 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Ace Otana - August 11, 2010 at 2:52 pm
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Nitsuj - August 12, 2010 at 8:17 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by leo-rcc - August 12, 2010 at 8:21 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Nitsuj - August 12, 2010 at 8:24 am
RE: Atheism and Purpose - by Paul the Human - August 12, 2010 at 8:29 am

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