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[KichigaiNeko]

[Saved]

My priest says that I should be persistant as atheists are just afriad of the truth but even if I save one soul from punishment it's all worth it. And my news is just as brilliant today as it was all that time ago. Just give it a chance.

What's trolling mean?

God bless

-Saved

[Erinome]

The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard who sits in the sky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by God one means the set of physical laws that govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God. This God is emotionally unsatisfying... it does not make much sense to pray to the law of gravity.

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe.

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits?....For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But as much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking.

Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? ... No other human institution comes close.

Contrary to the fantasies of the fundamentalists, there was no deathbed conversion, no last minute refuge taken in a comforting vision of a heaven or an afterlife. For Carl, what mattered most was what was true, not merely what would make us feel better. Even at this moment when anyone would be forgiven for turning away from the reality of our situation, Carl was unflinching. As we looked deeply into each other's eyes, it was with a shared conviction that our wondrous life together was ending forever.

Dream on.

[Aegrus]

This guy is an obvious troll. Either that, or he's an idiot who doesn't deserve to live anywhere other than a cave. (You know, because he bashes science, and science=everything that modern humans enjoy on a daily basis.)

It really is just that simple.

[Minimalist]

I vote idiot.

Trolls tend to be more clever.

[Aegrus]

My priest says that I should be persistant as atheists are just afriad of the truth but even if I save one soul from punishment it's all worth it. And my news is just as brilliant today as it was all that time ago. Just give it a chance.

What's trolling mean?

God bless

-Saved

Why would atheists be afraid of the truth? I'd actually prefer if there was a god who could set me up with a sweet afterlife. EVERYONE would like to live in eternal bliss forever. But the sad fact is that you don't have any proof, and until you do, you're not going to convert anyone intelligent.

[popeyespappy]

don't be rude as it offends me.

lol @ the fucktard that comes to an atheist internet forum and thinks anyone gives a shit if it gets offended.

[Aegrus]

It's Christians who are afraid of the truth; you're afraid of losing your afterlife.

Atheists have nothing to be afraid of, because if god somehow turned out to be real, we'd all just convert, repent, and go to heaven.

[KichigaiNeko]

vote goes for idiot

[Shell B]

Okay, guys. Saved is new here. Chit-chats were had. He will post an intro soon and knows now not to preach.

Saved, if you are here to "save" people, give up now. We'll spot you and boot your ass fast. Stop pissing people off and just participate on a level without expectation.