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RE: Why are you an atheist?
May 2, 2012 at 6:13 pm
(This post was last modified: May 2, 2012 at 6:33 pm by Anomalocaris.)
I was born an atheist. Over the years I studied the world reasonably extensively as interested me. Never even once has any putative explanation by deity even manage take even a single small step towards demonstrate even a pretense of unique predictive power that must be the hallmark of any explanation based on fundamental understanding. In short no theist, whatever his theological credential, proponding on a theist position have ever demonstrate any indications of knowing what the fuck he is talking about.
So I remain an atheist because theism is garbage for which there is not the slightest need.
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RE: Why are you an atheist?
May 2, 2012 at 11:29 pm
I started out as an atheist, was quickly indoctrinated into Catholicism. Didn't go to church much. I started shifting towards Deist, then eventually became an agnostic as I began to research various religions and scientific topics and my religious classmates at the time made fools of themselves whenever the topic popped up. I just kind of drifted to atheist from agnostic, as agnosticism seemed too much like dodging the question. Atheism seemed more honest, I suppose.
What falls away is always, and is near.
Also, I am not pretending to be female, this profile picture is my wonderful girlfriend. XD
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RE: Why are you an atheist?
May 3, 2012 at 3:55 am
Because I started to question.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
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RE: Why are you an atheist?
May 3, 2012 at 4:01 am
I think the more appropriate question is 'Why do people believe in god or gods?'
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RE: Why are you an atheist?
May 3, 2012 at 4:40 am
I was born an atheist and have always been one. It isn't something I could stop by choice.
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RE: Why are you an atheist?
May 3, 2012 at 4:45 am
I realised Santa didn't have a naughty and nice list
Fool me once, shame on you...
Fool me twice....
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel,
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If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
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