(August 17, 2010 at 2:40 pm)Eilonnwy Wrote: Well, it was in the chat where there are no rules, and aloah is not a member, so you have not broken any rule.
I agree eventually this person may have been banned, but sometimes the preachy trolls can be a little amusing before they fly off the handle and get banned.
But I more posted this here in case anyone wanted a stab at tearing apart the statements, if this person ever does troll the chat again.
Atheism only affects our behaviour, if it does at all, because it is a minority position. If it were a position as widely held as a-fairyism, then there'd be no need for atheist forums, etc. Besides, the effect it has on our lives is fairly minimal. We might debate a religious nut every now and then; that's about it. Our morality, purpose, Sunday morning routine and so forth are not dictated by a common source. They are our own. Most of us have shared values, like belief in reason and science and compassion. Most other people share these too, however, except where it comes to religion. To compare atheism to a religion is therefore nonsense of the highest order.
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
