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[Big_Bird]

Agnostic about atheism

[mikeyboy122]

I always say, "believe what you will". But I'd still like to meet any atheist on his death bed. Talk about changing opinions, quickly. Then you'll believe. I don't know in what, but you'll believe. Amen

[ED209]

[Kuros]

[merkurix]

There are atheists on this board. But as BB's article suggests, there is already as schism, even on this board. There are atheists, and there are a few self-described "anti-theists." Here is my observation (not be be confused as criticism).

An atheist doesn't believe in God, very simply perhaps because the concept hasn't been satisfactorily proven to him/her through tangible, empirical, and objective means. Period. There is no additional expenditure of energy required to be in this condition.

An "anti-theist" on the other hand, it one who like the fervent Bible Christian, expends a considerable amount of time and energy developing, strengthening, educating, and training themselves to continue being atheists. Just like the Christian will become proficient in the Bible, the authoritative works of the early Church Fathers, treatises by the fathers of the Reformation and training in apologetics, fervent atheists (or"anti-theists") likewise study hard to be proficient in "atheist apologetics" with respective authoritative works in the field, such as Dawkins, Russell, Hitchens and Mackie.

A fervent Christian tries to warn people of the evils of runaway secularism, and sometimes attempts to "save" them.

A fervent atheist tries to warn people about the evils of religion, especially organized religion, but sometimes any type of spiritual belief; it's a similar attempt to also try to "save" people.

I am not trying to rile up either side or anything, I am merely describing my observation of some folks on this board.

[ED209]

[mises]

An atheist church is a neat idea. The catholics have wine, we could have kegs. The loony pentecostals have "rock concert" services. We could have rock concerts. We could use the proceeds from the beer and admission revenue from the concerts (tithes, which are tax exempt, of course) to fund crusades against religious lunatics and their massive impact upon politics.

Instead of church bells or azzann (call to prayer) we would have a dude advertising the evenings drink specials.

[Atavistic]

[Kuros]

[mises]

A tax exempt bar. Shit, I want to OWN that.

[ED209]

We already have a church. It's called Ikea and it's as annoying to go to on a Sunday as a Christian church and is as full of as many lost souls and open check books.

Actually this all reminds me of the scene from the Simpson's movie when the dome is lowered and everyone in the church runs out to Moe's, and everyone in Moe's runs out to the church.

[Quack Addict]

[Kuros]

[mises]

My local watering hole has 70+ varieties of bottled beer from all corners of the globe all for 3$. I get Bud, but I hear the others are good too. I'm a terrible tipper.

I try and avoid the chain bars or chain-like bars like they got herpes.

[ED209]