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[split] Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
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[split] Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
(May 19, 2012 at 1:53 pm)StatCrux Wrote:
(May 19, 2012 at 1:48 pm)Annik Wrote: Atheism provides the opportunity to create your own meaning. Don't be an idiot.

Isn't that being delusional?

Nope, that's the meaning of freedom, man. You define yourself through your choice and when you understand you're completely in charge of your life, you're able to act more accordingly. You're able to proper shoulder the responsibilities of life. You don't have any magic fairy to watch your back, but you also don't have one to steal the credit.
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RE: Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
OP, I sent you a PM, if you'd like to answer it.
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RE: Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
(May 19, 2012 at 1:56 pm)Annik Wrote: when you understand you're completely in charge of your life,

That is delusion at its best! I think St.Francis of Assisi had much more insight into reality when he said

Quote:Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference.



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RE: Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
You're actually trying to talk sense with StatCrux, Annik?
You can't reason with religious nuts. I've tried....Tongue
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.
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RE: Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
(May 19, 2012 at 2:03 pm)StatCrux Wrote:
(May 19, 2012 at 1:56 pm)Annik Wrote: when you understand you're completely in charge of your life,

That is delusion at its best! I think St.Francis of Assisi had much more insight into reality when he said

Quote:Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference.
This might shock you, but I don't believe in fairy tales.

I feel a lot better going out and being my own person than being a slave to a 2,000 year old book. I don't need any kind of god to stand on my own two feet, take air into my lung, and set my will to achieve what I can. And if I can't do it myself, I will not lie down and call it "wisdom". I will do my best to inspire those who can make the change.

I will never be so passive as to bow my head to a shadow and cast my hopes to the wind. I will never be so complacent in my life as to pray for something instead of working towards it. I will never abandon the strength that has always carried my through my life and will continue to.

EDIT: @Ace: I do try and get through. No reason not to try and if they learn anything, I've done well.
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RE: Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
(May 19, 2012 at 1:53 pm)StatCrux Wrote:
(May 19, 2012 at 1:48 pm)Annik Wrote: Atheism provides the opportunity to create your own meaning. Don't be an idiot.

Isn't that being delusional?

Says the guy with the big book of delusions.
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RE: Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
(May 19, 2012 at 2:10 pm)Annik Wrote: EDIT: @Ace: I do try and get through. No reason not to try and if they learn anything, I've done well.

Annik, if you can successfully teach them anything, including how to reason. You'll deserve a huge gold medal.
You've got more patients than I do, I lost all mine on them ages ago.
Ruled them out as a lost cause. Tongue
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.
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RE: Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
(May 19, 2012 at 2:15 pm)Ace Otana Wrote:
(May 19, 2012 at 2:10 pm)Annik Wrote: EDIT: @Ace: I do try and get through. No reason not to try and if they learn anything, I've done well.

Annik, if you can successfully teach them anything, including how to reason. You'll deserve a huge gold medal.
You've got more patients than I do, I lost all mine on them ages ago.
Ruled them out as a lost cause. Tongue

At the very least, Starcrux now knows we're not all nihilistic.
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RE: Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
"Atheism provides the opportunity to create your own meaning."

Isn't the humanism though? Atheism includes Buddhism and they follow a strict path.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
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RE: Chritstianity ruined my life tbh
Atheism is not a philosophy of any sort. It is simply a stance on the belief in the existence of gods. Individual philosophies differ greatly, regardless of belief system (or lack thereof).




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