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Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 7:15 pm
So I've noticed once of twice a little bit of hate being exchanged a couple of times...
To bring some hope of more balance, peace and love n stuff like that - I thought it would be a good post to put down your favourite atheist if you are a theist and your favourite theist if you are atheist (antitheist etc.). I think it would be most intriguing and beneficial if it were public figures (E.G. Bob Dylan, Bob Marley etc... Or like Dawkins for an atheist for example). I'm sure that people love their mum who is a hardcore Christian or Silkh or whatever but I feel it would be more accessible to people if it were public figures.... I hope!
I'll start -
My favourite atheist would be Frankie Boyle (UK comedian) through the caustic Glaswegian humour lies a guy who is caring and decent... But most of all - he is the slickest comedian who's razor sharp wits cut through the rest of the competition like a sharp knife through some decidedly twee butter.
I've been lucky to spend a tiny but of time with the guy a few years ago and I am very much grateful for the experience....
What about you? Do you have a fave that crosses the divide?
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RE: Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 7:17 pm
My favorite theist is a dead theist.
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RE: Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 7:24 pm
lol..maelstrom :fistpump:
Wouldn't know Dawud, I don't know too much about the beliefs of most public figures. Couple of really important theists in my private life though (my wife being one).
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 7:26 pm
Gandhi.
No one else even comes close.
Especially no one from your religion.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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RE: Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 7:27 pm
Fuck a bunch of ghandi. Guy was an asshat.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 7:29 pm
I like Rayaan best.
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RE: Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 7:44 pm
None! Since, people I know that have some form of religion or spirituality try to convert me.
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RE: Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 8:00 pm
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Martin Luther King for theists and Bill Nye for atheists. I gave both since I'm pretty agnostic.
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RE: Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 8:01 pm
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(April 23, 2013 at 7:17 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: My favorite theist is a dead theist.
My favorite theist is one who is sent to heaven while cowering and sniveling and begging that it wasn't so.
(April 23, 2013 at 7:26 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: Gandhi.
No one else even comes close.
Especially no one from your religion.
So you believed the hype of Ben Kinsley?
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RE: Favourite theist if atheist or atheist if theist
April 23, 2013 at 8:08 pm
William Blake.
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