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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 2:56 pm
(October 2, 2015 at 2:39 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: So there are at least four god questions the answers to which can help to classify atheists. They are:
Do you believe in god(s)?
Are you certain whether they exist?
Do you know what we are even talking about when the G word comes up?
Do you care whether or not gods exist?
Nope.
Nope.
Does anyone?
Yes.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 2:58 pm
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(October 2, 2015 at 2:39 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: (October 2, 2015 at 1:41 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: I kinda like 'apostate' since I did consider myself Catholic for a time.
... Reminds me of a problematic part of my anatomy.
...
That seems fitting, since if one is a Catholic, there is a problem with part of one's anatomy.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 3:06 pm
I like to think me a modern atheist. Pray tell, what am I?
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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 3:18 pm
(October 2, 2015 at 3:06 pm)LastPoet Wrote: I like to think me a modern atheist. Pray tell, what am I?
A cat. 
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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 3:20 pm
(October 2, 2015 at 2:39 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: Do you believe in god(s)?
Are you certain whether they exist?
Do you know what we are even talking about when the G word comes up?
Do you care whether or not gods exist?
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
I know... I gotta be difficult. 
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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 3:30 pm
My name is Darrell, and I would just as soon you treat me as an individual, kthxbai.
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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 3:33 pm
(October 2, 2015 at 3:30 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: My name is Darrell, and I would just as soon you treat me as an individual, kthxbai.
So... you want to be an individualist?
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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 4:54 pm
(October 2, 2015 at 1:04 pm)bambi_swag Wrote: So what is the category for your guyses type of atheism? Is it neo-Atheist?
It's individual, human, male, dog lover, video game nerd, history buff, avid reader ....
Atheist doesn't play any role in who I am or what I stand for.
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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 5:01 pm
(October 2, 2015 at 3:33 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: (October 2, 2015 at 3:30 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: My name is Darrell, and I would just as soon you treat me as an individual, kthxbai.
So... you want to be an individualist?
I should have hoped the lack of a suffix would have spoken for itself.
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RE: What is the name for modern atheists?
October 2, 2015 at 5:54 pm
(October 2, 2015 at 4:54 pm)abaris Wrote: (October 2, 2015 at 1:04 pm)bambi_swag Wrote: So what is the category for your guyses type of atheism? Is it neo-Atheist?
It's individual, human, male, dog lover, video game nerd, history buff, avid reader ....
Atheist doesn't play any role in who I am or what I stand for.
Seems hard for theists to understand this.
Atheism is not a worldview, ideology, has no dogma, no doctrine, it really isn't even an 'ism'.
it is a single response to a single claim.
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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