RE: Dealing with Death as an Atheist
May 6, 2015 at 7:47 pm
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2015 at 8:01 pm by henryp.)
(May 6, 2015 at 7:24 pm)robvalue Wrote: There's the whole "no atheist in a foxhole" nonsense. But anyone hiding in a foxhole is someone who does not believe a God is protecting them in any meaningful way.
Actions speak louder than professed beliefs.
You guys' standards for the behavior of the religious are absurd. (not just you, and not just in this thread)
I know not wearing sunscreen can cause skin cancer. I REALLY don't want skin cancer. And I still don't wear sunscreen all the time.
Are you telling me that I don't really believe not wearing sunscreen increases my risk of skin cancer? Or that I really don't care if I get skin cancer? Those are both undeniable facts and I STILL can't behave accordingly. The human brain just pushes us to do some wonky shit, and the oft repeated bullshit argument that if a theist doesn't do every single fucking thing absolutely perfectly in line with every belief they have, then they are awful and/or don't really believe is just dumb.
I believe a roller coaster is 99.9999% safe. I still get nervous when it's going up the big hill. That's probably a better analogy.
