Dear Atheists..

[Lowtower]

Do you believe your view of “God or no God?” is going to be changed by the same old arguments on both sides?

1) Yes
2) Maybe
3) No

If you answered (3) above, then move along with your life knowing you didn’t waste any time on (basically) one man’s continuous word salads of “belief.”

If you answered (1) or (2) above, get a grip of yourself, man!

:-)

Cheers for the summary.

Its a 3 from me so I'll leave you lunatics to it.

 

[KS55]

Nah all men think about God, and judgement it's natural. We've all done wrongs, let's see eh

Nope. See existentialism.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Becoming a religious believer is like becoming a City fan, the scales fall from your eyes and your faith is unshakeable thereafter.

I’ll take your word for that. I’ve likely been to church far more than most and have never felt any form of faith.

 

[MellowJoe]

Nope. See existentialism.

How will that help?

 

[tonea2003]

Because its the official state religion of the UK? Did you mean some non-Anglicans have privileges? Who?



Can't you just tell me?

Catholic for one

 

[KS55]

How will that help?

Most existentialists do not contemplate god or his works. They tend not to worry about his judgement since when you die, you cease to exist.

 

[MellowJoe]

Most existentialists do not contemplate god or his works.

So they think what then?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Most existentialists do not contemplate god or his works. They tend not to worry about his judgement.

Are we allowed to assume God’s gender these days?

 

[KS55]

So they think what then?

I added a sentence to my post above. Try that.

 

[MellowJoe]

I added a sentence to my post above. Try that.

Understood :)

 

[Manc baggie]

I’m with Bill Hicks on this one.

 

[johnny crossan]

Most existentialists do not contemplate god or his works. They tend not to worry about his judgement since when you die, you cease to exist.

Don't know how many are as you describe but existentialism is usually credited to the Christian thinker Kierkgaard

Christian existentialism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[KS55]

Don't know how many are as you describe but existentialism is usually credited to the Christian thinker Kierkgaard

Christian existentialism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That is Christian existentialism. Quite different or at least divergent. Atheistic existentialism covers the “most” I referred to. Attributed to Nietzsche in c19.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"

Lol. Reminds me of a song. This.

 

[Grassland Blue]

Not really, I understand science and biology. You’re dead or you’re not, there’s no going to dead and back again.May as well read about Vikings and Valhalla.

Is Val Halla the rags next signing....?

 

[Grassland Blue]

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"

Not 'bird' then......?

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Don't know how many are as you describe but existentialism is usually credited to the Christian thinker Kierkgaard

Christian existentialism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

As an aside, Kierkegaard wrote a book titled Either/Or.
Elliott Smith borrowed the title for his third album.
Apologies for derailing the thread, as you were.

 

[Kippaxpete]

Don't know how many are as you describe but existentialism is usually credited to the Christian thinker Kierkgaard

Christian existentialism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Existentialism is not an branch of philosophy unique to Kierkgaard and to suggest otherwise betrays a monumental level of ignorance. Nietzsche wrote extensively on existentialist matters but was not a fan of Christianity as the following quote makes clear.

I call Christianity the one great curse, the one great intrinsic depravity, the one great instinct of revenge, for which no means are venomous enough, or secret, subterranean and small enough,—I call it the one immortal blemish upon the human race…

 

[Grassland Blue]

Not a sham, religion is woven into the fabric of society but obviously much less so in this one these days. Christianity is at the heart of western European culture and Islam that of the middle East and northern Africa. Always difficult for anybody to reject the norms that define their society. China today is a similar example in an atheist context.

Catholicism is the official religion of China. Buddhism is very strong in the north.

 

[johnny crossan]

Catholicism is the official religion of China. Buddhism is very strong in the north.

According to Wiki: The People's Republic of China is officially an atheist state,[4] but the government formally recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism are recognized separately), and Islam.[5] All religious institutions in the country are required to uphold the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, implement Xi Jinping Thought, and promote the sinicization of religion.[6]