RE: A Former Atheist
May 3, 2015 at 2:08 am
(This post was last modified: May 3, 2015 at 2:40 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(May 2, 2015 at 9:12 pm)Theoretical Skeptic Wrote: No. Like the writers of the Bible I'm a henotheist.
Sounds like a neat way to eat your cake and have it, too.
(May 2, 2015 at 9:39 pm)Theoretical Skeptic Wrote: [...]the Mosaic law simply protected slaves.
It allowed them to be beaten to within an inch of their lives. It allowed them to be bought and sold as property.
You're not the first theist here to defend Biblical slavery. It's sad how many of you believers have lost your moral compass simply because you must defend this inane book at any cost.
You just watch -- you will be a pretzel in a few days, once the members here sink their teeth into your moral turpitude. You actually think it's okay to own another human being. What sort of asshole are you?
(May 2, 2015 at 10:38 pm)Theoretica l Skeptic Wrote: I don't think that God would agree with you.
And you've come to this opinion how? Have you spoken with him recently? Are you his majordomo? Press secretary?
I don't care what you think your god thinks. You are no authority on your god, in the eyes of any other human beside yourself.
Quote:Why are you an atheist? What would be the point? Because the political influence of a small tribe of bronze age sheepherders thousands of years ago? Because you just can't abide by fantasy?
No. It's because I don't have any faith.
Quote:Do you have children and do you celebrate Christmas with them?
I have a 17-year-old son with whom I celebrate Christmas, not as a celebration of the birth of a fictional god, but in honor of the idea "peace on Earth, good will towards men".
Quote:To me it seems odd to adopt the strict militant opposition to the ideology of a thousands year old book while simultaneously expressing amusement at it's authority.
The fact that you think I've adopted the "strict militant opposition" (whatever that means!) demonstrates clearly that you are either biased or not very perceptive.
I have no faith. I'm unimpressed by the persistence of foolishness; people believed the sun orbited the Earth for far, far longer than people have worshipped your little deity, and you expect me to be impressed by a book that's hung around like a tumor for 1650 years? Of course there will be gullible folks who buy the carrot-and-stick routine -- yourself included.
And since you seem to have a problem understanding simple English, I will reiterate: I'm not expressing amusement at its authority, but rather at your credulity.
