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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 9, 2020 at 1:50 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 10, 2020 at 12:24 am
(August 9, 2020 at 1:50 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: ![[Image: Atheism.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/NMD1MTxH/Atheism.png)
This meme doesn't reflect reality since atheism is very widespread and tragically spreading quite fast. The largest country in the world (China) is more or less atheist. They are also a majority in many parts of Europe and the West Coast.
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August 10, 2020 at 12:37 am
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(August 10, 2020 at 12:24 am)Tulayhah-Asadi Wrote: This meme doesn't reflect reality since atheism is very widespread and tragically spreading quite fast. The largest country in the world (China) is more or less atheist. They are also a majority in many parts of Europe and the West Coast.
It is a reality for many atheists because many of them get ostracized by their Christian families (not to mention to what happens to those in Muslim families). For instance, Dan Baker got divorced by his wife. Thinking Atheist also has problems with his family, as does Hemant Mehta. Paulogia was ostracized by his whole community once he became an atheist and his wife divorced him so he can see his kids only occasionally. And so on.
Theists sure like to criticize Scientologists, but Christians and muslims indulge in the same cult behavior because it's not a "cult behavior" but religious behavior.
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 10, 2020 at 2:31 am
(August 10, 2020 at 12:24 am)Tulayhah-Asadi Wrote: The largest country in the world (China) is more or less atheist. They are also a majority in many parts of Europe and the West Coast. A majority in which parts of Europe exactly?
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 10, 2020 at 2:40 am
(August 10, 2020 at 2:31 am)Deesse23 Wrote: (August 10, 2020 at 12:24 am)Tulayhah-Asadi Wrote: The largest country in the world (China) is more or less atheist. They are also a majority in many parts of Europe and the West Coast. A majority in which parts of Europe exactly?
Regions in Scandinavia, Germany, Czechia, France, and pretty much anywhere in Europe you will find regions with a majority of atheists and non-religious people.
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 10, 2020 at 3:07 am
(August 10, 2020 at 2:40 am)Tulayhah-Asadi Wrote: (August 10, 2020 at 2:31 am)Deesse23 Wrote: A majority in which parts of Europe exactly?
Regions in Scandinavia, Germany, Czechia, France, and pretty much anywhere in Europe you will find regions with a majority of atheists and non-religious people.
You say this as though it is a bad thing not to have an invisible, undetectable friend!
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 10, 2020 at 3:14 am
(August 10, 2020 at 3:07 am)zebo-the-fat Wrote: (August 10, 2020 at 2:40 am)Tulayhah-Asadi Wrote: Regions in Scandinavia, Germany, Czechia, France, and pretty much anywhere in Europe you will find regions with a majority of atheists and non-religious people.
You say this as though it is a bad thing not to have an invisible, undetectable friend!
Invisible but not undetectable. I do consider it a bad thing, incidentally, but how my statement gives that impression is a mystery to me.
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 10, 2020 at 3:19 am
Believe in it enough, and anything is detectable due to personal, subjective bias. Which is to state what one merely thinks has been personally detected does not necessarily exist outside of the ever mindful concept.
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 10, 2020 at 3:26 am
At work.
(August 10, 2020 at 3:14 am)Tulayhah-Asadi Wrote: (August 10, 2020 at 3:07 am)zebo-the-fat Wrote: You say this as though it is a bad thing not to have an invisible, undetectable friend!
Invisible but not undetectable. I do consider it a bad thing, incidentally, but how my statement gives that impression is a mystery to me.
Hello! 
Just two things.
1) This is supposed to be a picture joke thread. Jus' sayin' politely. (I'm a bit of a joke. So I'm half way there.  )
2) What is this 'Detectability' of which you speak in regrds to a diery? Perhaps offer your 'Detections' in a new thread?
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 10, 2020 at 3:49 am
(August 10, 2020 at 2:40 am)Tulayhah-Asadi Wrote: (August 10, 2020 at 2:31 am)Deesse23 Wrote: A majority in which parts of Europe exactly?
Regions in Scandinavia, Germany, Czechia, France, and pretty much anywhere in Europe you will find regions with a majority of atheists and non-religious people. What are your sources?
Source: https://de.statista.com/
In 2012,
80% of all europeans including (Russia) were religious
Country with highest number of atheists: Sweden, 45%
East Germany: 35% religious
West Germany: 90% religious
Germany, total: 56% religious
France 74% religious
Wikipedia:
Quote:According to a 2010 Eurostat Eurobarometer Poll, 51% of European Union citizens responded that "they believe there is a God", whereas 26% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force" and 20% said that "they don't believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force" and results were widely varied between different countries.
According to another Poll about religiosity in the European Union in 2012 by Eurobarometer 16% are Non-believers/Agnostics and 7% are Atheists.72% of EU citizens are Christians and 2% are Muslims.
Eurobarometer survey 2019, percentage of atheists (+ agnostics):
Czechia: 22(56)
Germany: 9(30)
France: 21(40)
Sweden: 16(50)
Where is this majority of atheists hiding if i may ask? 
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