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Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
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Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 10:16 pm
Just a thought going through my head tonight. Think about it: almost every topic between Christians and atheists goes back to the bible, which was the past. Its basically all Christians have because there is nothing modern they can show to support their belief system.

Atheists, however, can at least rely somewhat on ongoing discoveries that shrink the gaps that any gods can fit into. We will not know everything, but we know more and more with time.

In addition, the present is seemingly devoid of miracles on a scale even 1/10 of that in the bible. Again, the past is all the Christians can point to when trying to display the power of their god.

If we look at the past, there might have been a god. If we look at the present, we can't seem to find any.
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RE: Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 10:33 pm
There was no god in the past, either. There were just many more ignorant humans.

http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/r...kooks.html
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RE: Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 10:36 pm
Theists reside in lala-land, which is worse.
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RE: Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 10:38 pm
Not seemingly devoid; devoid. A lack of understanding the cause is hardly proof of a puppeteer pulling strings.
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RE: Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 10:42 pm
Jerkoff
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RE: Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 10:43 pm
(September 26, 2013 at 10:42 pm)catfish Wrote: Jerkoff

If these types of threads are what gets you off.....
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RE: Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 10:52 pm
Christians must stay eternally linked to ancient religion. Atheists can grow, change and adapt. Christians feel the truth was revealed to them by God 2000 years ago, and the truth never changes. Atheists believe the truth has yet to be found.

I'd rather live by the ideals of the Information Age than the beliefs of the Bronze Age.
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RE: Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 10:52 pm
(September 26, 2013 at 10:16 pm)Airyaman Wrote: It's basically all Christians have because there is nothing modern they can show to support their belief system.

Christians have nothing to support their belief system period.

I'd like to add though that it's false to say that all Christians live in the past. Their religion requires a knowledge of a thousand-year old book. Yeah, it's dumb. But that doesn't make all them backwards people stuck in the past.
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RE: Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 11:03 pm
(September 26, 2013 at 10:52 pm)CleanShavenJesus Wrote:
(September 26, 2013 at 10:16 pm)Airyaman Wrote: It's basically all Christians have because there is nothing modern they can show to support their belief system.

Christians have nothing to support their belief system period.

Mutual reinforcement?

Quote: I'd like to add though that it's false to say that all Christians live in the past. Their religion requires a knowledge of a thousand-year old book. Yeah, it's dumb. But that doesn't make all them backwards people stuck in the past.

To be fair, all any of us have is the present. How well we experience it can be diminished by dwelling on the past/future.
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RE: Christians live in the past, atheists live in the present
September 26, 2013 at 11:16 pm
(September 26, 2013 at 10:42 pm)catfish Wrote: Jerkoff

Thinking with the little head on this forum is not a good idea, but you are free to do so.
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