Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: July 25, 2026, 7:37 pm
Atheist Forums › Community › Religion v
Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
fr0d0 Offline
H0ary H0bbit
Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe
Posts: 14259
Threads: 48
Joined: March 1, 2009
Reputation: 80
#11
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 15, 2011 at 2:10 pm
I don't think there's anything wrong in being fearful. That was her honesty. I don't think she thought her brother was happier either. I think she skimmed over her own reasoning to strike a balance.
Find
Reply
frankiej Offline
Wiggin' Specialist
****
Religious Views: Haruhiism
Posts: 5652
Threads: 133
Joined: May 10, 2011
Reputation: 69
#12
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 15, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Being fearful can often end in rushed decisions and irrationality.
Cunt
Find
Reply
fr0d0 Offline
H0ary H0bbit
Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe
Posts: 14259
Threads: 48
Joined: March 1, 2009
Reputation: 80
#13
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 15, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Not being fearful can end up as road surfacing Tongue
Find
Reply
Minimalist Offline Donators
Go Blow Jesus Out Your Ass
*****
Religious Views: Fuck It
Posts: 69246
Threads: 3759
Joined: August 2, 2009
Reputation: 258
#14
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 15, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Cars rushing at you ( and from the WRONG FUCKING DIRECTION IN ENGLAND) are dangerous.


Fairy tales are not.
Find
Reply
Anomalocaris Offline
Stem arthropod
*****
Religious Views: None
Posts: 19789
Threads: 57
Joined: September 24, 2010
Reputation: 85
#15
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 15, 2011 at 3:46 pm
(September 15, 2011 at 3:15 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Not being fearful can end up as road surfacing Tongue

Being fearful means you are perpetually scurrying around trying to dodge the big bad tyre, and not standing up and looking to see that you are miles away from any road.

Find
Reply
Rokcet Scientist Offline
Banned
Religious Views: Unfortunately
Posts: 1076
Threads: 108
Joined: August 19, 2009
Reputation: 8
#16
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 15, 2011 at 3:47 pm
(September 15, 2011 at 3:15 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Not being fearful can end up as road surfacing Tongue

Being fearful, though, can end up in the madhouse.

If you're 'fearful' in traffic, you're a hazard, and shouldn't be there.
In traffic you need to be careful, not fearful.
Find
Reply
5thHorseman Offline
Heir to the Hitch
****
Religious Views: Neo Atheist
Posts: 2966
Threads: 124
Joined: May 12, 2011
Reputation: 30
#17
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 15, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Ffs, just wasted 5 mins of my only life for that shit.
Find
Reply
Oldandeasilyconfused Offline
Senior Member
****
Religious Views: Agnostic Atheist
Posts: 7388
Threads: 168
Joined: February 25, 2009
Reputation: 45
#18
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 15, 2011 at 9:36 pm (This post was last modified: September 15, 2011 at 9:37 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:Fairy tales are not.



Yes and they can be a lot of fun. I've always wanted to sacrifice a virgin (haven't found one yet) and have a long list of guests of honour for an auto-da- fey. Both events would probably be held at half time at the Rose Bowl and shown on pay TV. -- the bastards ignored my perfectly reasonable and lucrative suggestion to have public executions and gladiatorial games.,

Angel Cloud
Find
Reply
Jaysyn Offline Donators
I am a meat popsicle
*****
Religious Views: My Imaginary Friend Hates the Same Things I Do.
Posts: 1965
Threads: 83
Joined: June 15, 2010
Reputation: 37
#19
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 20, 2011 at 3:10 pm
(September 15, 2011 at 9:36 pm)padraic Wrote:
Quote:Fairy tales are not.



Yes and they can be a lot of fun. I've always wanted to sacrifice a virgin (haven't found one yet) and have a long list of guests of honour for an auto-da- fey. Both events would probably be held at half time at the Rose Bowl and shown on pay TV. -- the bastards ignored my perfectly reasonable and lucrative suggestion to have public executions and gladiatorial games.,

Angel Cloud

Aussies watch the Rose Bowl?

"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
Find
Reply
Rokcet Scientist Offline
Banned
Religious Views: Unfortunately
Posts: 1076
Threads: 108
Joined: August 19, 2009
Reputation: 8
#20
RE: Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...
September 21, 2011 at 2:10 am (This post was last modified: September 21, 2011 at 2:18 am by Rokcet Scientist.)
(September 15, 2011 at 3:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Cars rushing at you ( and from the WRONG FUCKING DIRECTION IN ENGLAND) are dangerous.

Fairy tales are not.

Total poppycock!

Fairy tales are the most dangerous forces on this planet. Roman superiority was a fairy tale for the last couple centuries. Riding on momentum. Communist egalitarianism turned out IRL as fascist elitism (55 million dead). As did the infamous fairy tale of the Übermenschen (40 million dead).
The Saracens thought Xtianity was fucking dangerous too. And they had bloody good reason to think so!

And, oh yeah, let's not forget the current en vogue pipedream fairy tale: the American Dream. Ask the ones who paid for that dream, and are going to pay for centuries, if they think it is or isn't dangerous.

And, and, and.
L'histoire, come toujours, se répète.

Fairy tales are a massive waste of humanity's time, energy, and intellect.
Fairy tales paralyse progress.
Fairy tales are fucking dangerous because people believe in them.
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Community › Religion v
Very moving story from a theist. I wish more theists were like this...

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Hey-ya, I'm A Theist Lord Andreasson 31 9566 October 15, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Last Post: Paraselene
  Theists, provide your arguments for God. Disagreeable 41 10149 August 9, 2024 at 12:22 pm
Last Post: Ferrocyanide
  Serious question about thoughts on theists Kingpin 118 29198 May 18, 2023 at 2:44 pm
Last Post: The Grand Nudger
  What is a theist other then the basic definition? Quill01 4 1985 August 1, 2022 at 11:16 am
Last Post: onlinebiker
  Theist with Questions RBP3280 57 12142 April 1, 2022 at 6:14 am
Last Post: Jehanne
  Theists: What is your stance on evolution? Agnostic1 118 29193 March 27, 2022 at 8:48 pm
Last Post: The Architect Of Fate
  Theists, tell me, an atheist, why your God has neglected to show himself to me? ignoramus 75 39206 March 5, 2021 at 6:49 am
Last Post: awty
  If artificial super intelligence erases humans, will theists see this as God's plan? Face2face 24 10286 March 5, 2021 at 6:40 am
Last Post: awty
  Am I right to assume, that theists cannot prove that I am not god? Vast Vision 116 58925 March 5, 2021 at 6:39 am
Last Post: awty
  Is God weaker than theists imagine, and is mankind stronger? invalid 6 3829 March 5, 2021 at 6:38 am
Last Post: awty



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)