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Why do religious people log onto this site?
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RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 27, 2013 at 5:29 pm
The cake is a god. Spaaaaaaaaaace.
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RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 27, 2013 at 5:45 pm
OK, who ate the last piece of lie?
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RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 27, 2013 at 6:18 pm
(August 27, 2013 at 5:45 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: OK, who ate the last piece of lie?

Talk to CleanShavenJesus. He's got crumbs in his goatee.
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RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 27, 2013 at 6:28 pm
(August 26, 2013 at 10:59 pm)Godschild Wrote: Hi atheist, I came here to strengthen what I believe and having success in doing so, but man you've gotten of to a rough start 0 for seven.

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In other words, "I understand that I have no evidence based, rational reason to hold my beliefs, but if I continue to hold them anyway it makes my faith feel stronger".

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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#45
RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 27, 2013 at 8:05 pm (This post was last modified: August 27, 2013 at 8:08 pm by ParCutz.)
Wonderful answers. Thank-you religious folk for joining in. I for one do not see the point in debating since I really don't care what you think about fairies, dust-bunnies or snipe-hunting. I would like it if you quit preaching your beliefs to me, stop praying for me, hush the bless-yous and please do us all a favor and drink more than a damn sip of wine. I am all for seeing what the other side is doing, but please leave it at that. I grew up in a christian home, with a minister as a father and a school-teacher as a mother. I was always talked at and honestly, it is very uncharitable. "Why can't we all just get along?" Anyway, cake sounds good right now. Cheers!
(August 27, 2013 at 6:28 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:
(August 26, 2013 at 10:59 pm)Godschild Wrote: Hi atheist, I came here to strengthen what I believe and having success in doing so, but man you've gotten of to a rough start 0 for seven.

Smile GC


In other words, "I understand that I have no evidence based, rational reason to hold my beliefs, but if I continue to hold them anyway it makes my faith feel stronger".

Classic avatar. I totally recommend reading "The Book of the SubGenius". I purchased it a long time ago when I was a kid on one of my family trips to the beach.
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#46
RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 28, 2013 at 8:37 pm
(August 26, 2013 at 8:50 pm)Minimalist Wrote: 8. Martyr complex. They think they will get brownie points from their godboy for defending the faith.

Truer words have never been spoken. "Look at me, God! Look at me Jesus! Look, look, I'm defending the faith! I'm fighting the good fight! I'm defeating the evil atheists! I'm a warrior in your army! I can come to heaven and live forever and ever and ever, right God?, okay God?!!"

Fucking pathetic.
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#47
RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 28, 2013 at 11:25 pm
I view online theists as annoying internet missionaries, akin to those Jehovah's Witnesses and Latter Day Saints who harass people in real life.
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RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 28, 2013 at 11:31 pm
(August 28, 2013 at 11:25 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: I view online theists as annoying internet missionaries, akin to those Jehovah's Witnesses and Latter Day Saints who harass people in real life.

But I always invite them in for a cup of reason.

BTW, lovin' the new look, Mael!
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RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 28, 2013 at 11:34 pm
(August 28, 2013 at 11:31 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: But I always invite them in for a cup of reason.

BTW, lovin' the new look, Mael!

Too bad they do not know how to properly swallow and digest.

I made a post in the humor section, since people inform me I look like Jesus with my long hair.
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RE: Why do religious people log onto this site?
August 28, 2013 at 11:51 pm
(August 27, 2013 at 6:28 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:
(August 26, 2013 at 10:59 pm)Godschild Wrote: Hi atheist, I came here to strengthen what I believe and having success in doing so, but man you've gotten of to a rough start 0 for seven.

Smile GC


In other words, "I understand that I have no evidence based, rational reason to hold my beliefs, but if I continue to hold them anyway it makes my faith feel stronger".

I'm more positive about God's existence than you are about His nonexistence.

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God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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