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 (May 11, 2012 at 11:56 am)Napoleon Wrote: Sounds to me like you're religious just because you like the idea of it. But hey, who am I to judge. I ain't god am I. Thank you for the welcome, and I'm not sure quite what you mean by the idea of being religious--religion is very broad after all! (May 11, 2012 at 11:28 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: It is impossible for a strong atheist to become a theist.I can't imagine why it would be, but either way, I went from strong atheist to weak atheist to theist. Thank you for the welcome.
Mary Immaculate, star of the morning
Chosen before the creation began Chosen to bring for your bridal adorning Woe to the serpent and rescue to man. Sinners, we honor your sinless perfection; Fallen and weak, for your pity we plead; Grand us the shield of your sovereign protection, Measure your aid by the depth of our need. Bend from your throne at the voice of our crying, Bend to this earth which your footsteps have trod; Stretch out your arms to us, living and dying, Mary Immaculate, Mother of God. 
Because a strong atheist knows what a load of old fucking hooey the idea of God is and understands the reasons why that's the case, that's why. However, atheists are in danger of creating their own 'No True Scotsman' there, so I'll downgrade NAC's statement to say it's most irregular for things to work that way.
Thank you for the welcome!
(May 11, 2012 at 8:21 pm)ElDinero Wrote: Because a strong atheist knows what a load of old fucking hooey the idea of God is and understands the reasons why that's the case, that's why. However, atheists are in danger of creating their own 'No True Scotsman' there, so I'll downgrade NAC's statement to say it's most irregular for things to work that way. Except strong atheists can easily learn that most of the arguments for strong atheism he "knows" are based on ignorance and become a weak atheist. Strong atheist straight to theist without any stopover might be more difficult though. 
Mary Immaculate, star of the morning
Chosen before the creation began Chosen to bring for your bridal adorning Woe to the serpent and rescue to man. Sinners, we honor your sinless perfection; Fallen and weak, for your pity we plead; Grand us the shield of your sovereign protection, Measure your aid by the depth of our need. Bend from your throne at the voice of our crying, Bend to this earth which your footsteps have trod; Stretch out your arms to us, living and dying, Mary Immaculate, Mother of God.
 (May 11, 2012 at 6:43 pm)Aiza Wrote: I went from strong atheist to weak atheist to theist. I don't believe you. Sorry 
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity. Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist. You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.  RE: Hello
May 12, 2012 at 3:23 pm
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Of course you don't believe her, cos it's impossible.
(May 12, 2012 at 1:58 pm)Aiza Wrote: Except strong atheists can easily learn that most of the arguments for strong atheism he "knows" are based on ignorance and become a weak atheist. 
You are currently experiencing a lucky and very brief window of awareness, sandwiched in between two periods of timeless and utter nothingness. So why not make the most of it, and stop wasting your life away trying to convince other people that there is something else? The reality is obvious.
Welcome. Clearly RC isn't well regarded, but a lot of that has to do with corruption and power over people.
I look forward to a different christian perspective on many issues, and smart enough to recognise that philosophical criticism =/= personal criticism. 
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
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? The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
Thank you for the welcomes!
(May 12, 2012 at 2:48 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: I don't believe you. Sorry Lol no need to apologize, to me it makes no difference but I think to some atheists they see it as a challenge somehow, that they have to prove I wasn't a "real atheist".  To be fair, Christians do the same with those who claim to be ex-devout Christians turned atheist. Or maybe its less "threat" and more that when you are completely wrapped up in something you cannot imagine leaving it, so you project that onto others. "Knowing what I know now, how can I see things like that?" or something. I think the mind is more flexible than people in general give it credit for.
Mary Immaculate, star of the morning
Chosen before the creation began Chosen to bring for your bridal adorning Woe to the serpent and rescue to man. Sinners, we honor your sinless perfection; Fallen and weak, for your pity we plead; Grand us the shield of your sovereign protection, Measure your aid by the depth of our need. Bend from your throne at the voice of our crying, Bend to this earth which your footsteps have trod; Stretch out your arms to us, living and dying, Mary Immaculate, Mother of God.
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