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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 28, 2021 at 9:57 am
Quote:Religion is not supposed to be "fun"; it is supposed to be a constitution of one's life; and life has the painful parts and enjoyable parts.
Astonishingly, this is actually a reasonable statement that I agree with 100%. Now don't let that go to your head; it's probably the only thing I agree with.
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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 28, 2021 at 2:09 pm
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.
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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 28, 2021 at 6:58 pm
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.
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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 28, 2021 at 7:13 pm
(August 27, 2021 at 10:35 pm)brewer Wrote:
I'll help you out on this one Ari, that's Benny Hinn. I am enjoying this. You know the difference between Benny Hinn and Benny Hill?
While both are funny to watch - Hinn is tax exempt......
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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 28, 2021 at 8:12 pm
(August 28, 2021 at 9:57 am)Spongebob Wrote: Quote:Religion is not supposed to be "fun"; it is supposed to be a constitution of one's life; and life has the painful parts and enjoyable parts.
Astonishingly, this is actually a reasonable statement that I agree with 100%. Now don't let that go to your head; it's probably the only thing I agree with. You didn't notice how he contradicted himself? He said religion isn't supposed to be fun, but then said life has enjoyable parts, and obviously, having fun is enjoyable.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 28, 2021 at 8:31 pm
Enjoyable parts=boobies!
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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 28, 2021 at 8:55 pm
(August 28, 2021 at 8:12 pm)Ahriman Wrote: (August 28, 2021 at 9:57 am)Spongebob Wrote: Astonishingly, this is actually a reasonable statement that I agree with 100%. Now don't let that go to your head; it's probably the only thing I agree with.
You didn't notice how he contradicted himself? He said religion isn't supposed to be fun, but then said life has enjoyable parts, and obviously, having fun is enjoyable.
Irrelevant. I commented on his statement that religion isn't supposed to be fun. Those two statements are neither contradictory nor are they directly related. Your comments, on the contrary, are beyond idiotic.
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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 28, 2021 at 11:46 pm
(August 27, 2021 at 11:02 pm)Astreja Wrote: What good is a religion that doesn't try to make life less painful?
What good is a religion that takes itself so seriously that there's no fun allowed?
(August 27, 2021 at 11:47 pm)WinterHold Wrote: It provides objective truth, it is never meant to be a subjective matter.
If I wanted to have fun, first I'll consult myself to see what is the most fun thing to me, then I will consult the objective constitution that I follow to see if the fun "I'm trying to have" is legal".
A lot of religions claim to have objective truth, but I've yet to see one that can empirically demonstrate that they have objective truth.
One also does not need religion to make rational choices about balancing enjoyment with morality. (If an action exposes someone else to potential harm, it's probably not something that I would enjoy doing.)
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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 29, 2021 at 6:24 am
(August 28, 2021 at 8:12 pm)Ahriman Wrote: (August 28, 2021 at 9:57 am)Spongebob Wrote: Astonishingly, this is actually a reasonable statement that I agree with 100%. Now don't let that go to your head; it's probably the only thing I agree with. You didn't notice how he contradicted himself? He said religion isn't supposed to be fun, but then said life has enjoyable parts, and obviously, having fun is enjoyable.
He didn’t contradict himself - he said religion is painful.
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RE: How atheists can enjoy religion
August 29, 2021 at 1:20 pm
Finally I meet here someone who also has seen the light that is anime. By the way Boru is also an anime fan, its just he is shy to admit it.
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