Are you an atheist

[ThePresence]

No.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Yes

Originally posted by: 0
There are no athiests in foxholes.

Xian BS.

 

[SLCentral]

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

Hows being an atheist at all ignorant?

How can you be 100% certain that there's no supreme being? Were you there when the earth was created?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: SchrodingersDog

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
It's amazing how many people admit that they too believe in God when they feel like they are at the end of their life.

Those people are the ones who are weak and scared, even enough to go completely against what they believe.

Sad really.

Agreed. Worse than sad, a form of selfishness really. While I feel you have the right to fill your head with any thoughts you desire, especially when you don't have many thoughts left, thinking of God means you're thinking of YOUR future, even when you'll be gone soon. Hopefully you have other people or things to take up your thoughts - loved ones, the state of the world you're leaving, anything but yourself at that time would seem to me to be a more valuable use of your limited thoughts. Remember that when you go the world will probably keep on spinning, and up until your lights go out you can have a positive impact on it. Why waste your time imagining an afterlife? While it may comfort you, it also smacks of avarice to me.

While I agree that hypocrisy is despicable, I hope you don't equate afterlife to god. I believe in an absolute truth which I call god, but I am ambivalent about an afterlife. There may or may not be one, to consider one is, I agree, avarice.

 

[Mucho]

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

I think you are either religious or you are not, agnostic are just fence sitters.

 

[So]

When I asked (a month or so ago) the question: "Are you religious?" the poll came to 31 yes, 54 no before the thread was baleeted.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
I really do hope our consciousness continues to exist in some form after we die, but I think the concept of "heaven" is a product of wishful thinking.

Having our consciousness contiuning to exist would be wonderful and great. Being reborn would also be really cool, but sadly it will never happen.

BTW: love the siggy

Saying it will never happen is an assertion that you can't logically make any more than the religious crowd can logically say it always happens. That's why I don't subscribe to either philosophy. Basically if you don't have enough information to support either argument then the logical place to be is on the fence.

 

[ddviper]

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

Hows being an atheist at all ignorant?

How can you be 100% certain that there's no supreme being? Were you there when the earth was created?

So then you also should say that believing in a deity of some sort is also ignorant.

No I was not there when the earth was created, but science was.

Your beliefs are all you and nobody else, so in my mind yes I am 100% certain that there is no supreme being. But, on the contrary, I could not prove it to you, only explain the way I feel about the subject.

 

[SLCentral]

Originally posted by: Mucho

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

I think you are either religious or you are not, agnostic are just fence sitters.

Please refer to my post two up from yours.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

Hows being an atheist at all ignorant?

How can you be 100% certain that there's no supreme being? Were you there when the earth was created?

Last time I checked, there's no "percentage tag" associated with the technical definiton of atheism:

a - the - ism

without - god - belief

 

[SLCentral]

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

Hows being an atheist at all ignorant?

How can you be 100% certain that there's no supreme being? Were you there when the earth was created?

So then you also should say that believing in a deity of some sort is also ignorant.

No I was not there when the earth was created, but science was.

Your beliefs are all you and nobody else, so in my mind yes I am 100% certain that there is no supreme being. But, on the contrary, I could not prove it to you, only explain the way I feel about the subject.

Er, my belief may be that the sky is green, but, alas, it is not. Who knows what "God" did, if he did exist (I personally, do not believe he does, but I leave open the possiblity). Maybe he created this world with the intention to leave no "evidence." Who knows?

 

[SLCentral]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

Hows being an atheist at all ignorant?

How can you be 100% certain that there's no supreme being? Were you there when the earth was created?

Last time I checked, there's no "percentage tag" associated with the technical definiton of atheism:

a - the - ism

without - god - belief

My point is you can't be SURE that there is no God.

 

[KingofCamelot]

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Atheist. I'm Agnostic.

It's no more ignorant than being a Theist. Truth of the matter is theres no conclusive evidence for either side, so its really just personal preference between two plausible ideologies. If anything, Agnostics are just indecisive.

 

[ddviper]

Originally posted by: So
When I asked (a month or so ago) the question: "Are you religious?" the poll came to 31 yes, 54 no before the thread was baleeted.

Why was it closed? Were you guys making fun of people or something?

Personally on this thread (so far) I see nothing we are doing wrong. We are merely explaining the theories of our thoughts in a mature mannor that doesnt break a single rule.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

who knows? who cares? i do know no god exists as worshipped by any human, thats for sure

 

[So]

Originally posted by: McGyver

Originally posted by: ddviper
Just want to know how much of the board is an atheist. I added a poll for nice easy viewing and allows for anonymity. There car be discussion if someone wills it, but I'm not trying to start some sort of war.

I'M JUST CURIOUS!!

is that english?

You know there's an 'a' in MacGyver, right?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: So
When I asked (a month or so ago) the question: "Are you religious?" the poll came to 31 yes, 54 no before the thread was baleeted.

Why was it closed? Were you guys making fun of people or something?

Personally on this thread (so far) I see nothing we are doing wrong. We are merely explaining the theories of our thoughts in a mature mannor that doesnt break a single rule.

The thread's been done a million times before -- that was why.

 

[ddviper]

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

Hows being an atheist at all ignorant?

How can you be 100% certain that there's no supreme being? Were you there when the earth was created?

So then you also should say that believing in a deity of some sort is also ignorant.

No I was not there when the earth was created, but science was.

Your beliefs are all you and nobody else, so in my mind yes I am 100% certain that there is no supreme being. But, on the contrary, I could not prove it to you, only explain the way I feel about the subject.

Er, my belief may be that the sky is green, but, alas, it is not. Who knows what "God" did, if he did exist (I personally, do not believe he does, but I leave open the possiblity). Maybe he created this world with the intention to leave no "evidence." Who knows?

You see thats my point. A belief is in the mind of the beholder. If you truely believe the sky is green (not the greatest exaple for my argument), then it is yours and what you think. Belief in something can only exist in the one who thinks it.

 

[SLCentral]

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

Hows being an atheist at all ignorant?

How can you be 100% certain that there's no supreme being? Were you there when the earth was created?

So then you also should say that believing in a deity of some sort is also ignorant.

No I was not there when the earth was created, but science was.

Your beliefs are all you and nobody else, so in my mind yes I am 100% certain that there is no supreme being. But, on the contrary, I could not prove it to you, only explain the way I feel about the subject.

Er, my belief may be that the sky is green, but, alas, it is not. Who knows what "God" did, if he did exist (I personally, do not believe he does, but I leave open the possiblity). Maybe he created this world with the intention to leave no "evidence." Who knows?

You see thats my point. A belief is in the mind of the beholder. If you truely believe the sky is green (not the greatest exaple for my argument), then it is yours and what you think. Belief in something can only exist in the one who thinks it.

That doesn't make it not igorant. I can think that all black people are pigs (once again, just an example), but that confirms my igorance.

 

[rhino56]

so if a person believes in no god or the absence of a god, they believe in nothing correct? wouldnt that still be believing in something? i think its a no win situation. if you believe or dont believe you are still choosing a direction of belief. its like they are both religions of their own, one called believers, one called non belivers, but both are believing something to be true.

so even those that dont believe in a creator still believe.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: KingofCamelot

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Atheist. I'm Agnostic.

It's no more ignorant than being a Theist. Truth of the matter is theres no conclusive evidence for either side, so its really just personal preference between two plausible ideologies. If anything, Agnostics are just indecisive.

Well it's not like I'm trying to decide whether I want quiznos or burger king for lunch. I'm trying to decide whether I have an immortal soul and an omniscient, omnipotent benefactor who is responsible for my existance, or if I'm the culmination of n number of chemical reactions and that's it.

It's a BIG deal man. Both propositions are things that shouldn't be accepted out of hand.

 

[ddviper]

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: SLCentral
It's rather ignorant to be Athiest. I'm Agnostic.

Hows being an atheist at all ignorant?

How can you be 100% certain that there's no supreme being? Were you there when the earth was created?

So then you also should say that believing in a deity of some sort is also ignorant.

No I was not there when the earth was created, but science was.

Your beliefs are all you and nobody else, so in my mind yes I am 100% certain that there is no supreme being. But, on the contrary, I could not prove it to you, only explain the way I feel about the subject.

Er, my belief may be that the sky is green, but, alas, it is not. Who knows what "God" did, if he did exist (I personally, do not believe he does, but I leave open the possiblity). Maybe he created this world with the intention to leave no "evidence." Who knows?

You see thats my point. A belief is in the mind of the beholder. If you truely believe the sky is green (not the greatest exaple for my argument), then it is yours and what you think. Belief in something can only exist in the one who thinks it.

That doesn't make it not igorant. I can think that all black people are pigs (once again, just an example), but that confirms my igorance.

I also believe that ignorance is not a set in stone form. To a bunch of freshman students, to them their thoughts of atronomy may be extremely smart and looked at as higher thinking, while to a seasoned astronomer (astronomist?) they would look ignorant at their simple thoughts and knowledge of the sky.

 

[ddviper]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: ddviper

Originally posted by: So
When I asked (a month or so ago) the question: "Are you religious?" the poll came to 31 yes, 54 no before the thread was baleeted.

Why was it closed? Were you guys making fun of people or something?

Personally on this thread (so far) I see nothing we are doing wrong. We are merely explaining the theories of our thoughts in a mature mannor that doesnt break a single rule.

The thread's been done a million times before -- that was why.

Ah, IC. I made it becuase I wanted to discuss and see the results now.

 

[McGyver]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: McGyver

Originally posted by: ddviper
Just want to know how much of the board is an atheist. I added a poll for nice easy viewing and allows for anonymity. There car be discussion if someone wills it, but I'm not trying to start some sort of war.

I'M JUST CURIOUS!!

is that english?

You know there's an 'a' in MacGyver, right?

as a matter of fact, read my profile. the name was taken, genius.

 

[Riceball]

Yes, I'm an atheist.