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Dear atheists,
#15
RE: Dear atheists,
(April 25, 2015 at 8:52 pm)True Believer Wrote: ... You are all nothing but chemical reactions. You'll die and quickly fade away from the mind of the world. You know this is true. Does that sit well with you?

...

Actually, yes, it does sit well with me.  I am far from alone on that:

Accustom yourself to believing that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply the capacity for sensation, and death is the privation of all sentience; therefore a correct understanding that death is nothing to us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not by adding to life a limitless time, but by taking away the yearning after immortality. For life has no terrors for him who has thoroughly understood that there are no terrors for him in ceasing to live. Foolish, therefore, is the man who says that he fears death, not because it will pain when it comes, but because it pains in the prospect. Whatever causes no annoyance when it is present, causes only a groundless pain in the expectation. Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not. It is nothing, then, either to the living or to the dead, for with the living it is not and the dead exist no longer.

http://www.epicurus.net/en/menoeceus.html


The year 1800 was not a problem for me, back when I did not exist.  And the year 2200 will not be a problem for me either, when I no longer exist.

Also, whether it sits well with you or not, that is your fate as well.  You will die and cease to exist, the same as me.  You, too, will be forgotten.  How you feel about such things does not change the facts.


As for the rest of your post, your hypocrisy is amusing.  You claim that atheists want to feel superior by insulting others, and yet you do precisely what you say atheists do, wasting your time insulting people.  Are you secretly an atheist with a droll sense of humor?  Or are you a hypocritical moron?

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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Dear atheists, - by True Believer - April 25, 2015 at 8:52 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by SteelCurtain - April 25, 2015 at 9:14 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Alex K - April 25, 2015 at 9:16 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jackalope - April 25, 2015 at 9:16 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Iroscato - April 25, 2015 at 9:19 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - April 25, 2015 at 9:28 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Iroscato - April 25, 2015 at 9:35 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Dystopia - April 25, 2015 at 9:20 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jackalope - April 25, 2015 at 9:23 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Hatshepsut - April 25, 2015 at 9:33 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by NotAMagician - April 25, 2015 at 9:33 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - April 25, 2015 at 10:02 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by vorlon13 - April 25, 2015 at 9:37 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by professor - April 25, 2015 at 9:40 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Iroscato - April 25, 2015 at 9:41 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Pyrrho - April 25, 2015 at 9:51 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by MattB - April 26, 2015 at 3:13 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by Pyrrho - April 25, 2015 at 9:41 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jenny A - April 25, 2015 at 9:44 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Chad32 - April 25, 2015 at 9:52 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Minimalist - April 25, 2015 at 9:52 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by NotAMagician - April 25, 2015 at 9:53 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Minimalist - April 25, 2015 at 9:54 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by rexbeccarox - April 25, 2015 at 9:54 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Ravenshire - April 25, 2015 at 9:56 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Whateverist - April 25, 2015 at 10:14 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Silver - April 25, 2015 at 10:16 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Anomalocaris - April 25, 2015 at 10:18 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Bob Kelso - April 25, 2015 at 10:46 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by vorlon13 - April 25, 2015 at 11:09 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by henryp - April 25, 2015 at 11:21 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Thumpalumpacus - April 26, 2015 at 12:39 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by henryp - April 26, 2015 at 5:01 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Thumpalumpacus - April 27, 2015 at 8:53 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by SteelCurtain - April 25, 2015 at 11:28 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - April 25, 2015 at 11:28 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Iroscato - April 25, 2015 at 11:29 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by ObliviousCat - April 25, 2015 at 11:34 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Exian - April 25, 2015 at 11:41 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Anomalocaris - April 26, 2015 at 7:50 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by Spooky - April 26, 2015 at 1:29 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by Aoi Magi - April 26, 2015 at 2:25 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by robvalue - April 26, 2015 at 3:26 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by henryp - April 26, 2015 at 8:29 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by robvalue - April 26, 2015 at 12:36 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by JuliaL - April 26, 2015 at 10:40 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by Esquilax - April 26, 2015 at 11:25 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by loganonekenobi - April 26, 2015 at 12:21 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Thumpalumpacus - April 26, 2015 at 12:33 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Longhorn - April 26, 2015 at 12:45 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by robvalue - April 27, 2015 at 5:29 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by abaris - April 27, 2015 at 6:46 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by Alex K - April 27, 2015 at 6:48 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - April 27, 2015 at 4:06 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Alex K - April 27, 2015 at 4:11 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by robvalue - April 27, 2015 at 4:08 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Esquilax - April 27, 2015 at 5:28 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by IAOALGIV - April 27, 2015 at 8:16 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Esquilax - April 27, 2015 at 9:51 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Thumpalumpacus - April 27, 2015 at 10:23 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Ravenshire - April 29, 2015 at 3:43 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Minimalist - April 28, 2015 at 3:54 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by robvalue - April 27, 2015 at 4:17 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by IAOALGIV - April 27, 2015 at 4:24 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by FatAndFaithless - April 27, 2015 at 4:26 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by robvalue - April 27, 2015 at 4:26 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - April 27, 2015 at 4:45 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by robvalue - April 27, 2015 at 5:27 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - April 27, 2015 at 8:28 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - April 27, 2015 at 8:41 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by IAOALGIV - April 27, 2015 at 8:58 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Chas - April 28, 2015 at 3:43 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - April 28, 2015 at 4:38 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - April 27, 2015 at 8:53 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - April 27, 2015 at 9:09 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by IAOALGIV - April 27, 2015 at 9:25 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - April 27, 2015 at 9:32 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by The Valkyrie - April 27, 2015 at 10:25 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - April 27, 2015 at 10:33 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by robvalue - April 28, 2015 at 2:12 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by IAOALGIV - April 28, 2015 at 3:34 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by robvalue - April 28, 2015 at 9:02 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by FatAndFaithless - April 28, 2015 at 3:34 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Pyrrho - April 29, 2015 at 3:37 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by KevinM1 - April 29, 2015 at 5:23 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Minimalist - April 29, 2015 at 8:15 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by FatAndFaithless - April 29, 2015 at 3:21 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - April 29, 2015 at 3:56 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Neo-Scholastic - April 29, 2015 at 5:43 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Esquilax - April 29, 2015 at 6:06 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Chas - May 1, 2015 at 8:47 am
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - May 5, 2015 at 7:23 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - April 29, 2015 at 6:36 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - April 29, 2015 at 7:36 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - April 29, 2015 at 7:45 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Esquilax - April 29, 2015 at 8:40 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - April 29, 2015 at 9:23 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Esquilax - May 1, 2015 at 10:40 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - April 29, 2015 at 8:06 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - April 29, 2015 at 10:24 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - April 29, 2015 at 10:26 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - May 5, 2015 at 8:16 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - May 5, 2015 at 8:27 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - May 5, 2015 at 8:34 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - May 5, 2015 at 8:35 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - May 5, 2015 at 8:35 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - May 5, 2015 at 8:38 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Bad Wolf - May 5, 2015 at 8:37 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Polaris - May 5, 2015 at 8:43 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - May 6, 2015 at 8:33 am
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Bad Wolf - May 6, 2015 at 7:28 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - May 6, 2015 at 7:36 am
RE: Dear atheists, - by Cyberman - May 6, 2015 at 12:08 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Bad Wolf - May 6, 2015 at 12:24 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Alex K - May 6, 2015 at 12:42 pm
RE: Dear atheists, - by Jericho - May 6, 2015 at 12:43 pm
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RE: Dear atheists, - by Neo-Scholastic - May 6, 2015 at 10:56 pm
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