666 the god of Atheist

[Cyberman]

What's so special about a die roll of six anyway, apart from it being a number that crops up in a shit story?

The OP reminds me of the "Illuminati confirmed" guy. Or the Vigilant Christian, Mario, who sees "blatant satanic mind control" everywhere.

[KevinM1]

It would seem the gamers here know the rules of dice more than the OP or his gawd.

Note to the OP: stay away from casinos until you understand the basic rules of how dice actually work.

I played Dungeons and Dragons (and other role-playing games) in my tween-to-adult years. d6 (die with 6 sides) is most common, but by no means something sacred. My old (and missed) collection of translucent red dice consisted of:

1d4 (pyramid shaped)
1d6 (your normal casino/family game die)
1d8
1d10
1d20 (the one most often used in D&D)
1d100 (for rare percentage rolls, but mostly for the lulz)

Arbitrarily deciding that d6 is meaningful due to its popularity (which, in turn, stemmed from the practicality of manufacturing - a cube was far easier to mass produce than other shapes) and then saying that the 'atheist belief system' (secular humanist belief system would be a bit more accurate) metaphorically rolled sixes on three arbitrarily chosen criteria is dumb. It's idiocy flailing at profundity, starting at the desired conclusion (666, as though an atheist actually cares about that number) and sloppily working backwards.

If the OP isn't simply trolling, they should feel ashamed for how utterly idiotic that is.

[fdesilva]

Thank you all for taking the trouble to respond. I truly appreciate it.
The point I am making is that , it seems atheistic thinking substitutes luck where a theist says God. “God Bless you” becomes “Best of luck.”
Now when a person who truly believes that God exist says God Bless you, he is making a sensible statement from his perspective as he is putting in a good word about you to some one he believes can be of help to you.
However wishing best of luck can have no effect on the outcome as luck by its nature is random and cannot be influenced in any way. It’s wanting to do something yet having to settle at doing nothing.

[Jesster]

Thank you all for taking the trouble to respond. I truly appreciate it.
The point I am making is that , it seems atheistic thinking substitutes luck where a theist says God.  “God Bless you” becomes “Best of luck.”
Now when a person who truly believes that God exist says God Bless you, he is making a sensible statement from his perspective as he is putting in a good word about you to some one he believes can be of help to you.
However wishing best of luck can have no effect on the outcome as luck by its nature is random and cannot be influenced in any way. It’s wanting to do something yet having to settle at doing nothing.

I know most theists aren't really this stupid.

[Jackalope]

I'm an Iron Maiden fan, too!

What's your favorite album of theirs, OP?

Up the Irons!

[Cyberman]

I have a little troll-food left, so I might as well use it up. The stuff is cheap and it goes stale pretty quickly, and it's more for the benefit of the casual lurkers in the shadows anyway.

Even if there was such a thing as "atheistic thinking' (hint: there isn't), nothing about atheism substitutes luck in place of any gods. Atheism at its most basic is the response to theistic claims about gods, the position of "please support your claim". Literally anything beyond that is strapped on after the fact. We have no objects of worship, no tenets, no dogmas.

Besides which, luck is not necessarily synonymous with random chance anyway. It involves an element of chance, certainly, but it is a projection of the factors contributing to a - usually favourable - outcome. A person walking underneath the stereotypical piano on a fraying rope is taking a risk with their luck; but no amount of luck is going to turn the piano into a banana, or make it fall upwards. Interestingly, neither would any gods, which is a problem for the theistic claims.

Finally, wishing someone good luck is a linguistic pleasantry, a way of letting them know that they are in another's thoughts and that the person wishes them safe and well. A thing to say when there's nothing to do to help, maybe; but as a show of support a damn sight more positive than wishing magic on them.

[Homeless Nutter]

Thank you all for taking the trouble to respond. I truly appreciate it.
The point I am making is that , it seems atheistic thinking substitutes luck where a theist says God.  “God Bless you” becomes “Best of luck.”

LOL... That's nonsense. There's no such thing as luck, just as there is no such thing as god. If a rational person sincerely wishes you "best of luck" - they mean that they hope the outcome of whatever it is you're attempting will be favorable to you. It's an expression of support, NOT a magic spell...

Now when a person who truly believes that God exist says God Bless you, he is making a sensible statement from his perspective as he is putting in a good word about you to some one he believes can be of help to you.

LOL, again... "Putting good word"? What kind of demented megalomaniacs think they can tell god what to do? When theists say "God bless you", they're essentially pretending they have magical powers. Yeah, thanks for not telling your imaginary friend to smite my ar*e with a thunderbolt instead. You must be really pious and important...

However wishing best of luck can have no effect on the outcome as luck by its nature is random and cannot be influenced in any way. It’s wanting to do something yet having to settle at doing nothing.

Again - "best of luck" is an expression of moral support. It's not supposed to actually do anything, other than let you know someone would like to see you succeed. "God bless you" - if sincerely meant - is just an attempt to score points with your non-existent sky-daddy and push your religion in someone else's face. It's fine if you know they share your faith, I suppose - but it's still stupid as f*ck.

[Joods]

It would seem the gamers here know the rules of dice more than the OP or his gawd.

Note to the OP: stay away from casinos until you understand the basic rules of how dice actually work.

I played Dungeons and Dragons (and other role-playing games) in my tween-to-adult years. d6 (die with 6 sides) is most common, but by no means something sacred. My old (and missed) collection of translucent red dice consisted of:

1d4 (pyramid shaped)
1d6 (your normal casino/family game die)
1d8
1d10
1d20 (the one most often used in D&D)
1d100 (for rare percentage rolls, but mostly for the lulz)

Arbitrarily deciding that d6 is meaningful due to its popularity (which, in turn, stemmed from the practicality of manufacturing - a cube was far easier to mass produce than other shapes) and then saying that the 'atheist belief system' (secular humanist belief system would be a bit more accurate) metaphorically rolled sixes on three arbitrarily chosen criteria is dumb. It's idiocy flailing at profundity, starting at the desired conclusion (666, as though an atheist actually cares about that number) and sloppily working backwards.

If the OP isn't simply trolling, they should feel ashamed for how utterly idiotic that is.

I have several D&D dice myself. I'm just wondering, where are your percentiles? I know you said you had a d100, however, we use two ten sided die that are differently shaped than the actual d10. In this case, one die has the even numbers 0, 2, 4, 6 & 8 on one side and the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, & 9 on the other. Same thing with the second die, but that one uses tens instead and a 00 to represent 100.

I have six sets of D&D dice lol. I use the percentiles as life counters when playing MTG.

[Joods]

Thank you all for taking the trouble to respond. I truly appreciate it.
The point I am making is that , it seems atheistic thinking substitutes luck where a theist says God.  “God Bless you” becomes “Best of luck.”
Now when a person who truly believes that God exist says God Bless you, he is making a sensible statement from his perspective as he is putting in a good word about you to some one he believes can be of help to you.
However wishing best of luck can have no effect on the outcome as luck by its nature is random and cannot be influenced in any way. It’s wanting to do something yet having to settle at doing nothing.

This has got to be the biggest load of shit I've ever read.

[KevinM1]

I played Dungeons and Dragons (and other role-playing games) in my tween-to-adult years.  d6 (die with 6 sides) is most common, but by no means something sacred.  My old (and missed) collection of translucent red dice consisted of:

1d4 (pyramid shaped)
1d6 (your normal casino/family game die)
1d8
1d10
1d20 (the one most often used in D&D)
1d100 (for rare percentage rolls, but mostly for the lulz)

Arbitrarily deciding that d6 is meaningful due to its popularity (which, in turn, stemmed from the practicality of manufacturing - a cube was far easier to mass produce than other shapes) and then saying that the 'atheist belief system' (secular humanist belief system would be a bit more accurate) metaphorically rolled sixes on three arbitrarily chosen criteria is dumb.  It's idiocy flailing at profundity, starting at the desired conclusion (666, as though an atheist actually cares about that number) and sloppily working backwards.

If the OP isn't simply trolling, they should feel ashamed for how utterly idiotic that is.

I have several D&D dice myself. I'm just wondering, where are your percentiles? I know you said you had a d100, however, we use two ten sided die that are differently shaped than the actual d10. In this case, one die has the even numbers 0, 2, 4, 6 & 8 on one side and the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, & 9 on the other. Same thing with the second die, but that one uses tens instead and a 00 to represent 100.

I have six sets of D&D dice lol. I use the percentiles as life counters when playing MTG.

We'd usually just roll the d10 twice - once for the tens digit, once for the ones digit.  The d100 would usually just roll off the table because of its shape, and my brothers got tired of chasing it.