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You know how religionists often accost non-believers with the "Atheism IS a religion" thing? I just read the best reply to that comment: "Saying atheism is a religion is like saying OFF is a TV channel."
Yeah, that's a good one I've never heard before
I've only heard about "Clear being a color" or "bald being a hair color." EDIT: ooh, cardgame beat me 
But that accusation made to atheists is a slippery slope and a little weak. It only makes sense w/ a broad/vague concept of the definition of religion. If atheism could be considered religion, than so would capitalism, socialism, environmentalist, liberalism, mathematics, etc.
Yeah, Pete. The same person who posted that atheism is a religion also believes that football can be a religion. (I guess you just have to be really interested.)
Apparently, to her, "religion" is synonymous with "hobby." Which isn't saying a whole lot for her own deeply-held beliefs, is it?
Apparently, to her, "religion" is synonymous with "hobby." Which isn't saying a whole lot for her own deeply-held beliefs, is it?
Perfection
The Great Head.
The best response is thus:You know how religionists often accost non-believers with the "Atheism IS a religion" thing? I just read the best reply to that comment: "Saying atheism is a religion is like saying OFF is a TV channel."
"Saying atheism is a religion is like saying theism is a religion."
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
This is a good point, as theism only says that you believe in a god or gods. It doesn't have any indication as to what knid of religion (if any) you follow/believe in.
Ok, Thank you all for your answers, I'm sorry that i haven't time to write an answer myself for few days.
I was asking about your uprising because for me it always seems like you were religious but at some point you decided to "deconverted" and now you need to justify it for yourself and thus my feeling of you as a band of pricks that need to rub their atheism into evrybody face.
I've always thought that it comes from the fact that majority of posters here is from US and religion is there a major issue, partly thanks to the religious reneval of '70. But the same sentiment is found even between some Europeans it seems and so I would like to ask SiLL (But any other atheist can answer too): Why do you need to argue about your faith. Why it is an issue?
You know, this whole debate seems silly from here. Why debate about something so unimportant? Religion is a non-issue, majority of people are nonbelivers but only after third or fourth beer they say that it seems stupid to them and nearly no-one give a crap about Dawkins. Saing that, the answer for this:
Is that (as someone pointed out) that when in other nations the church was positive force during the fight for national sovergenity, here the catolic church was an ally of Habsburg empire and athe anticlerical sentiment carried over to czechoslovakia where catholic church for most part was a reactionary force and goverment was more in favor of protestant and hussite faith. And just when they started to accept that the rapublic is a reality that won't easilly go away, the nazis came. The clero-fascist ragime in Slovakia wasn't exactly helpful for the cause of religion and then the communist came and you can surly imagine the rest of the story. Plus the whole thing with hussite wars meant that we sampled thirty-year war one century before the rest of Europe, and losing 1/3 of population due to the civil war and famine kinda sucked. But the impact of recatolization was overestimted by Winner, imho. (Does anybody knows what happened to him?)
And I would like to point out that atheism here have not a form of naturalism and denying the existence of any supernatural force. (France and Lithuania beat us for that). Majority of people here belive that there is "something higher", or in astrology and so on. People here are aganist organized religion, aganist churches and scriptures not aganist possibility of God.
And some other answers:
2) Noble is a rather loaded word, but it is dafinetly nice.
3) Nope, such morality is good, but if we have to develop something, way to remove the causes for charity would be better.
4) Lack of money, i think?
5) Yes. But I don't see much difference between them.
6) Depends on religion, I can imagine that if it would demand giving charity more, I would give more.
Why would someone do that? I haven't seen anything like that, but i think it would be rather wierd and akward. Why create a law just for few incidents?
Nope. Nope. Nada. (But TBH, its rather impolite to talk about your faith here)
I was asking about your uprising because for me it always seems like you were religious but at some point you decided to "deconverted" and now you need to justify it for yourself and thus my feeling of you as a band of pricks that need to rub their atheism into evrybody face.
I've always thought that it comes from the fact that majority of posters here is from US and religion is there a major issue, partly thanks to the religious reneval of '70. But the same sentiment is found even between some Europeans it seems and so I would like to ask SiLL (But any other atheist can answer too): Why do you need to argue about your faith. Why it is an issue?
You know, this whole debate seems silly from here. Why debate about something so unimportant? Religion is a non-issue, majority of people are nonbelivers but only after third or fourth beer they say that it seems stupid to them and nearly no-one give a crap about Dawkins. Saing that, the answer for this:
Is that (as someone pointed out) that when in other nations the church was positive force during the fight for national sovergenity, here the catolic church was an ally of Habsburg empire and athe anticlerical sentiment carried over to czechoslovakia where catholic church for most part was a reactionary force and goverment was more in favor of protestant and hussite faith. And just when they started to accept that the rapublic is a reality that won't easilly go away, the nazis came. The clero-fascist ragime in Slovakia wasn't exactly helpful for the cause of religion and then the communist came and you can surly imagine the rest of the story. Plus the whole thing with hussite wars meant that we sampled thirty-year war one century before the rest of Europe, and losing 1/3 of population due to the civil war and famine kinda sucked. But the impact of recatolization was overestimted by Winner, imho. (Does anybody knows what happened to him?)
And I would like to point out that atheism here have not a form of naturalism and denying the existence of any supernatural force. (France and Lithuania beat us for that). Majority of people here belive that there is "something higher", or in astrology and so on. People here are aganist organized religion, aganist churches and scriptures not aganist possibility of God.
And some other answers:
1) I'm a student, I don't have much spare liquidity.
2) Noble is a rather loaded word, but it is dafinetly nice.
3) Nope, such morality is good, but if we have to develop something, way to remove the causes for charity would be better.
4) Lack of money, i think?
5) Yes. But I don't see much difference between them.
6) Depends on religion, I can imagine that if it would demand giving charity more, I would give more.
Why would someone do that? I haven't seen anything like that, but i think it would be rather wierd and akward. Why create a law just for few incidents?
Nope. Nope. Nada. (But TBH, its rather impolite to talk about your faith here)
To be plaesant/welcomed.
Puck Nutty
Prince
Lol, just had to share this.
Edit: Crap, can't seem to make the image embed. Anyway, here's the page I found. Pretty funny stuff, especially the Kanga-Jew.
http://objectiveministries.org/kidz/
Edit: Crap, can't seem to make the image embed. Anyway, here's the page I found. Pretty funny stuff, especially the Kanga-Jew.
http://objectiveministries.org/kidz/
mangxema
I
That site is one giant ball of fail.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Should have just posted that in Humour and Jokes.
Askthepizzaguy
Know the Dark Side
Avoid the temptations of food, sleep, and lipstick. But grab the money along the way to give it to the church.
And remember to wear a suit if you're a furry.
Askthepizzaguy
Know the Dark Side
I really enjoy how food and sleep (and lipstick) are wrong, and money is evil, but you give money to the church and they buy food with it, cook themselves a nice meal, and then take a nap while wearing lipstick.
Askthepizzaguy
Know the Dark Side
Oh, I love it. All atheists are so sad!
That must be why I spend all my free time playing games and telling jokes and laughing off this kind of horse [bleep].
Remember kids, stay away from atheists. Don't try to talk to them, they might lash out at you in anger because they hate God (and leprechauns. We also hate leprechauns. STUPID CREATURES FROM FOLKLORE!! GRRRRR!!!).
They might try to trick you into not believing with their words, skepticism, and logic.
DON'T QUESTION WHAT WE TELL YOU TO THINK. DON'T LISTEN TO BOTH VIEWPOINTS OR ELSE YOUR BRAIN WILL MELT.
Advanced techniques are required to witness to them. You'll need whips, chains, hot candle wax, and edible undergarments....
Puck Nutty
Prince
The grumpy atheist goat made me laugh out loud for a good five minutes. "Why are they always so sad?".
Edit: Oh, and another thing; why is it necessary to rat the atheists out to your pastor? Are they suggesting a good olde tyme torch and pitchfork wielding mob chase them out of town?
Edit: Oh, and another thing; why is it necessary to rat the atheists out to your pastor? Are they suggesting a good olde tyme torch and pitchfork wielding mob chase them out of town?
Thoughtful Thug
Deity
Oh, I love it. All atheists are so sad!
That must be why I spend all my free time playing games and telling jokes and laughing off this kind of horse [bleep].
Remember kids, stay away from atheists. Don't try to talk to them, they might lash out at you in anger because they hate God (and leprechauns. We also hate leprechauns. STUPID CREATURES FROM FOLKLORE!! GRRRRR!!!).
They might try to trick you into not believing with their words, skepticism, and logic.
DON'T QUESTION WHAT WE TELL YOU TO THINK. DON'T LISTEN TO BOTH VIEWPOINTS OR ELSE YOUR BRAIN WILL MELT.
Advanced techniques are required to witness to them. You'll need whips, chains, hot candle wax, and edible undergarments....
Where did you get that picture? Is it some kind of a pamphlet being distributed around somewhere?
Never seen it before.
Askthepizzaguy
Know the Dark Side
It's from the link that Puck Nutty posted.
Basically it's a brainwashing site for kids, to teach them to be afraid of people who disagree with their parents about stuff no one can prove.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Captain Buzzkill here: It is a satirical website. Although a damn good one. Read their review of Minecraft
Askthepizzaguy
Know the Dark Side
Captain Buzzkill here: Its is a satirical website. Although a damn good one. Read their review of Minecraft
Ooooh, I just got owned. Nice. Very nice.
The fact that it almost completely mirrors a half-dozen "christian" websites I've had the misfortune of reading, means they did a very good job.
I am usually fairly decent at spotting sarcasm. I didn't read this very closely, but I'll be darned if it didn't seem genuine, almost word-for-word what I've read elsewhere. From folks who were NOT joking.
You know exactly what and whom I am talking about.
Wolfbeckett
Jerkin' and nonsense.
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Hey pizzaguy, it's cool man, it's not your fault. In your defense, it's no less ridiculous than Chick Tracts, and they are totally sincere.
Edit: Lol Professor Giraffenstein. The second question about T-Rex was hilarious. Also love how the site is "Christian" yet the professor has a Jewish sounding name.
Edit: Lol Professor Giraffenstein. The second question about T-Rex was hilarious. Also love how the site is "Christian" yet the professor has a Jewish sounding name
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