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Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Just curious what people's take on religion is after rejecting it.
Do you:
A) Wonder at the power of imagination and have nothing but love
B) A little annoyed at the extremists but overall at peace
C) Seriously worry about the state of the world and it's religious influences.
D) Am pissed at everyone that believes in God, feel betrayed by those who raised you and want to hit something every-time a church bell rings.
I try to be an "A" but to be honest, some people just slam me in the D category. I'm not even an atheist. I'm open minded but my biggest pet peeve is know-it-alls I guess.
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RE: Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Do we have to pick one? LOL. A, B, and C.
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: Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 2:30 pm
B and C. What does A mean, nothing but love. Nothing but love for what? Religion?
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
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RE: Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 2:32 pm
(June 3, 2013 at 2:30 pm)Rationalman Wrote: B and C. What does A mean, nothing but love. Nothing but love for what? Religion?
Like when you find out Santa isn't real you say to your mom "Good one! That was fun while it lasted." A) Is zero negativity basically.
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RE: Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 2:34 pm
A combination of C and D.
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RE: Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 2:36 pm
I'm a bit angry from time to time, when I think about the atrocities committed in the name of religion. I don't think anyone with a conscience could avoid that.
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RE: Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 2:38 pm
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I'm angry sometimes... but it has nothing to do with being an atheist.
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RE: Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 3:53 pm
Usually A. But then I read the news or something and I'm at B or C depending on how fucked up it is.
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RE: Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 3:58 pm
I wander through the alphabet depending on my mood and what's in the news.
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RE: Are Atheists Angry?
June 3, 2013 at 3:59 pm
(June 3, 2013 at 2:18 pm)meak Wrote: Just curious what people's take on religion is after rejecting it.
Do you:
A) Wonder at the power of imagination and have nothing but love
B) A little annoyed at the extremists but overall at peace
C) Seriously worry about the state of the world and it's religious influences.
D) Am pissed at everyone that believes in God, feel betrayed by those who raised you and want to hit something every-time a church bell rings.
I try to be an "A" but to be honest, some people just slam me in the D category. I'm not even an atheist. I'm open minded but my biggest pet peeve is know-it-alls I guess.
Hmmm.
I wonder at the power of imagination and am overall at peace. I am mindful of the state of the world and religion's hand in that, but don't seriously worry about it. I like most of the people I know, including the ones who believe in god. I feel a mild sense of bitterness at those who taught me religion while not being terribly religious themselves, because the whole "do as I say" bit has more than a kernel of truth.
I am who I am. I try not to waste too much time worrying about how I got here. I prefer to spend my remaining existence the way I spent most of it to this point-- enjoying life and living it well.
"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."
-Stephen Jay Gould
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