Agnostic Atheism? Your opinions thread's landfill

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

I ain't afraid of being wrong (yeah I know that makes me fearless,

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Only a fool has no fear.Not being afraid of being wrong is not the same as being too lazy learn by oneself and depending on others. If you truly want to learn,some effort is required.

[houseofcantor]

Only a fool has no fear.Not being afraid of being wrong is not the same as being too lazy learn by oneself and depending on others. If you truly want to learn,some effort is required.

Taking to its illogical extreme, you propose solipsism. Of course, I know the whole point of your comment was insult. I've been an atheist for a bit.

[Epimethean]

Are you suggesting that only atheists hand out insults/

[houseofcantor]

Are you suggesting that only atheists hand out insults/

Hell, no. It seems to be a "tribal identity" kinda thing. The theists are all artificially inoffensive to each other whereas we atheists keep it real and if we can toss an insult or two into the mix, all the better. I take it as a sign of integrity, moral self-confidence, intelligence; atheism is just better all the way around.

If I invest my identity in some stupid shit and get butthurt because of the response of the community, that just means it is time to take my head out of my ass. The things I have invested identity in, I don't need to force on another, and I simply cannot be insulted over. Like that dang Gwynnies.

[amkerman]

I'm suggesting that the frequency of self-proclaimed atheists handing out insults is on par with the frequency of self-proclaimed theists who do the same, which is about the same as the frequency to be expected in all of western culture as a whole.

[Epimethean]

What about the non-self-proclaimed atheists?

[houseofcantor]

Always looking for a moral edge, them theists. Not in my experience, amkerman; which is mostly Christian. With Christianity, the unseen presence of Holy Spirit "where two or more are gathered" breeds this artifice of inoffensiveness which often leads to a persecution complex.

Failure to understand basic mathematical principles, such as "taking offense" being the independent variable. What causes offense is exactly as I have described, an investment of identity in a position, ideal, philosophy; what initiates the emotional context of offense in the individual is morality. Funny that, me and zero-state morality. An atheist with absolute, unoffendable morality.

Where's your god now?

[amkerman]

Interesting. Purely speculating, but I would guess that those among us who do not hold convictions about spiritual beliefs one way or the other are less likely to hold convictions about other topics. This assumption leads me to believe there is likely an inverse correlation between those who do not ascribe to any label regarding their belief or lack thereof in God and the amout of insults they hand out. Now, there are likely many atheists and theists who do not proclaim their position openly but nevertheless hold strong personal convitions about the subject who would weaken that correlation. That could be controlled for in an experiment however.

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Hoc. Theists insult eachother with at an alarming rate. Christians v Muslims v Jews. And that's just about who's going to burn. Theists also insult eachother regarding just about every other topic under the sun. You know theists think and have opinions about other things than God probably (best guess) 99% of the time.

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Taking to its illogical extreme, you propose solipsism

Bollocks.

I meant what I said. My comment was simply some gentle piss-taking,about self reliance.

Of course, I know the whole point of your comment was insult.

Insulting? ME? Did I call you a cunt? No, I fucking well did not,so get over yourself.

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I'm suggesting that the frequency of self-proclaimed atheists---

Not sure what you mean by that,comes across as you meant it as a pejorative (that's grown-up for for 'insulting')

Why not just say 'atheists'?


OF course in reality most atheists are in no way superior to most theists.

That's not how it seems to some of us here. I'm pretty sure that's because of the overwhelmingly poor standard of theist apologists who insist on infesting our site.

[dtango]