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[itaewonguy]

hahahahahahaha

Oh GOD!!!hahahahaha

Religion bashing over beers anyone?? hahahaha


Take the Brown line (line 6) to the Itaewon stop #630. To find Syd-n-mel's go out of the Itaewon subway at the exit where the Hamilton Hotel is located. Once you find Hamilton, go up the small road running next to the building, you will be going up a hill. Behind the Hamilton is a street full of restaurants. Look for the Buddha's Belly. Syd-n-mel's is to the right of Buddha's bellly, on the second floor. Possible topics for discussion include: 1) Religion in Korea. 2) Atheist authors such as Richard Dawkins, David Mills, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, etc. 3) What gives religion it's power? 4) Web sites such as www.infidels.org www.godisimaginary.com etc. 5) Individual experiences with life as a non believer or journeys toward non belief.

[beercanman]

Sounds a bit strange but, why not? I guess what seems odd about it is that atheists don't really belong to groups in the same way churchgoers belong to their church. I reckon there's as much diversity and difference of opinion among atheists as among other people, though. I wonder how many people are atheist. I was reading a while ago that while atheists are pretty much hated in the US, it is common in many countries for quite a large percentage to be atheist. They do seem largely misunderstood by many people, however, some who assume they hate religion or that their lives cannot possibly have meaning or whatever.

[Rteacher]

I think that most of them do hate religion - and God - and their lives do lack positive meaning.

The Communist Party is rife with them.

Unfortunately, corrupt, pseudo-religionists are even worse.

[beercanman]

Perhaps, but it is hard to say. Some may just see belief as a trap and futile. Some may see how arbitrary it is to belong to a certain faith depending on where one is born. Some may have no enmity towards others for any reason, but just fail to see the need to follow any path created before they were even born.

I can see it is probably pointless to mention any of this anyway. Most minds are already made up and further discussion is useless.

[World Traveler]

What day and what time?

I'll come!

[thoreau]

A support group for non-believers.

A bunch of people hanging out talking about how stupid and irrational other people are. Sounds like a healthy enterprise.

[Rteacher]

I think that the OP is being satirical - though he's probably willing to converse over a few beers ...

Regarding belief being seen as futile and a trap, that won't be known for certain until the time of death.

It's true that intelligent people want a more scientific or philosophical explanation to go along with religious sentiment or dogma.

And many people are turned off when so-called big religious and spiritual leaders are exposed as big cheaters and phonies motivated by some material gain.

However, big atheists also present misleading arguments and influence otherwise innocent people to turn away from the spiritual path leading to true happiness (because of lack of empirical evidence for God - as if God's greatness can be measured ... )

[beercanman]

[itaewonguy]

no, It was a real meet up...

probably just ED209, Underwater BOB and Racetraitor getting together for a few drinks and looking for some new friends hahahahaha

[beercanman]

I don't really see what is funny. It sounds odd to me but not funny.

[E_athlete]

i dont really understand why I would want to meet up and drink with a bunch of other intelligent (with respect to religious nonsense) sausages. Attractive agnostic atheist girls on the other hand are a different story.

[seonsengnimble]

I would be interested if I were back in the states. I would like to contribute towards fighting policies based on faith, disregard for the separation of church and state, as well as scientific ignorance. In Korea, though, I don't see much of a point.

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[alphakennyone]

I think listening to reggae music is the closest I've ever come to religion. It's a good tactic - religious lyrics to music that isn't lame country pop rock, or worse, Christian metal.

"Walking down Babylon Lane / Trying to live my life in peace / Two young men call me not their brother / They try to make 'I' feel ashamed / But I Love I Jah / He tells me not to be that way"

I consider myself an atheist, but I remember in Venice beach seeing some Atheist club having set up a tent and it was a couple old fogeys sitting there who obviously had nothing else to do.

[Steelrails]

Yes, have an atheist meetup. Engage in the beer chug (rites and sacraments) If it becomes a regular thing you can have dues (tithes), maybe a head speaker (pastor). Rock to some songs (sing some hymns), propose a community event or three to soothe the conscience(getting dragged to the soup kitchen), formulate a doctrine (catechism) and decide whether some members are thinking atheistically enough or not (inquisition). And of course the good old standbye, go there to meet chicks and get laid(go there to meet chicks and get laid and get married)

Thank goodness the atheists are such different,enlightened thinkers than the religous.