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How atheists can enjoy religion
#21
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
(August 24, 2021 at 1:50 pm)Ahriman Wrote: You're not evil. You're just missing the point of life.

I would ask what you believe that to be, but I also ask that you consider that it isn't an objective question.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
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#22
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
I am going to guess the answer isn't pointing and laughing.
  
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#23
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
(August 24, 2021 at 2:09 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: I am going to guess the answer isn't pointing and laughing.

For atheists: pointing and laughing

For theists: pointing and accusing
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#24
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
Oh, the OP mentioned anime. I love anime. I have not seen the particular titles mentioned, but I enjoyed Full Metal Alchemist, in which the main villain characters were personifications and named after the Seven Deadly Sins: Lust, Wrath, Gluttony, etc. And part of the plot line involved a priest of a sun god Leto, in which said priest turned out to be a charlatan manipulating the populace of the town. There is more but that would be spoiling.

Another series, Attack on Titan, in which the story involves the battle between inhabitants of a walled region against giants that eat humans, there are three concentric walls, each one had female names, and there was a religion in which the priesthood regarded the walls as goddesses. In fact I binged watched the last half of the second season of AOT and began the third last night. Not for the faint of heart though, as it is graphic violence.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."--Thomas Jefferson
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#25
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
(August 24, 2021 at 2:19 pm)Secular Elf Wrote: Oh, the OP mentioned anime. I love anime. I have not seen the particular titles mentioned, but I enjoyed Full Metal Alchemist, in which the main villain characters were personifications and named after the Seven Deadly Sins: Lust, Wrath, Gluttony, etc. And part of the plot line involved a priest of a sun god Leto, in which said priest turned out to be a charlatan manipulating the populace of the town. There is more but that would be spoiling.

Another series, Attack on Titan, in which the story involves the battle between inhabitants of a walled region against giants that eat humans, there are three concentric walls, each one had female names, and there was a religion in which the priesthood regarded the walls as goddesses. In fact I binged watched the last half of the second season of AOT and began the third last night. Not for the faint of heart though, as it is graphic violence.

You've got great taste, SE. I love AOT. It is probably one of the better ones out there. And agree, kinda disturbing, lol.

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#26
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
(August 24, 2021 at 1:50 pm)Ahriman Wrote: You're not evil. You're just missing the point of life.

What leads you to believe that there's just one point? I see a lot more than that.
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#27
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
Here’s some ways to have fun with religion:

-On a Monday, shoot an email to Westboro Baptist and tell them that the next sermon at your church will be ‘Why Homosexuality Is A Blessing From The Lord’.

-Fart, then shout, ‘Hark! An angel hath spoken!’

-Before the service starts, find a kid in the front row, give him $10 and tell him to ask the officiant, ‘Would you rather be stoned or crucified?’

-Dress in camo, and pretend you’re having flashbacks.

-Ask someone what they think of The Book Of Peloponnesians. After they tell you, inform that there is no book of Peloponnesians.

-Alternately laugh and cry during the sermon.

-If it’s an Easter service, wear a floral print jacket and tie with matching short-shorts. If your male, wear a floral print dress instead.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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#28
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
(August 24, 2021 at 4:05 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Here’s some ways to have fun with religion:

-On a Monday, shoot an email to Westboro Baptist and tell them that the next sermon at your church will be ‘Why Homosexuality Is A Blessing From The Lord’.

-Fart, then shout, ‘Hark! An angel hath spoken!’

-Before the service starts, find a kid in the front row, give him $10 and tell him to ask the officiant, ‘Would you rather be stoned or crucified?’

-Dress in camo, and pretend you’re having flashbacks.

-Ask someone what they think of The Book Of Peloponnesians. After they tell you, inform that there is no book of Peloponnesians.

-Alternately laugh and cry during the sermon.

-If it’s an Easter service, wear a floral print jacket and tie with matching short-shorts. If your male, wear a floral print dress instead.

Boru

If you speak fluent Klingon go to a church where they " speak in tongues" and recite Dear Penthouse letters.... See if anyone translates it properly......
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#29
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
If you really want to attend a service or sunday school, you can have loads of fun if you choose the right sort of church. For instance, go to a nice First Methodist church and when the minister starts praying, stand up, wave your arms around and shout gibberish. Nothing makes a crowd of tight-assed WASPs more uncomfortable than being in the presence of Pentecostals because it reminds them just how idiotic their religion really is and they can't tell them to stop because it would seem un-Christian to do so.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
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#30
RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
(August 24, 2021 at 5:25 pm)Spongebob Wrote: If you really want to attend a service or sunday school, you can have loads of fun if you choose the right sort of church.  For instance, go to a nice First Methodist church and when the minister starts praying, stand up, wave your arms around and shout gibberish.  Nothing makes a crowd of tight-assed WASPs more uncomfortable than being in the presence of Pentecostals because it reminds them just how idiotic their religion really is and they can't tell them to stop because it would seem un-Christian to do so.

Sorta like trying to out- weird the village idiot
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