Atheism
Is there such thing as a true atheist?
What’s the point of professing atheism if 1) it does nothing for them emotionally (ie, they act and feel as if they were believers) and 2) they’re not even truly atheists (and I’m not even sure if there’s such thing as a true atheist)? But then on the other hand, people do live as though there were no God, in that they live godless lives and have no fear of him. And also they give into despair and have no faith and become desperate and pathetic, instead of brave and victorious, so what’s going on here? It seems that they have a selective belief that enables them to have pleasure, but avoid suffering.
Paradox – atheists who have the honesty to be depressed about their philosophy, but not the honesty to see the truth. I even read about one who committed suicide.
Why is it that “rightful” indignation at God for the state of the world leads to a most ironic and unholy rejection of Him who is good?
Why aren't atheists consumed with jealousy and self-pity? (If this is the only life, sucks to be you if you've been dealt a bad hand, and easy to envy those who've been dealt better.)
What is an atheist like? How does an atheist live? Love? Die? According to one atheist (The Stainless Steel Rat) on Yahoo! Answers, atheists are less afraid of death than religious people.
How can people be more loyal to a human than to God? (the NKs to Kim Il-sung)
Very strange. How come people never criticize the dictator (because they worship him), but people freely criticize God and even decide he doesn’t exist because of all his perceived faults?
Why did people used to (and still do) worship evil gods and goddesses (Zeus, Kali), but in our society (defined as any modern society), if somebody comes to believe that God is evil, they decide God doesn’t exist?
Do atheists care about their reputations after death? Or what happens to their bodies (such as whether they’re humiliated or not)?
Survey question: Would you care if somebody had sex with your dead body?
Why, whenever people say God doesn’t exist, do they specifically single out for attack the Christian God and Christian religion? It’s really peculiar. Of all the gods and religions out there they could deny, they don’t care for any of them except the Christian one. Go on any message board or even Yahoo! Answers and lurk around a bit and see for yourself. Even Bertrand Russell wrote “Why I Am Not a Christian” not “Why I Am Not a Theist”, which would have made a lot more sense.
I used to be in a philosophy group, and the discussion for that week was the origins and purpose of religion. Inevitably, the conversation turned towards the origins and purpose of Christianity. No other religions, whether the great world religions or primitive tribal religions, were covered. I don’t know if anybody else noticed this except for me, and I didn’t bring it up either.
What’s the point of professing atheism if 1) it does nothing for them emotionally (ie, they act and feel as if they were believers) and 2) they’re not even truly atheists (and I’m not even sure if there’s such thing as a true atheist)? But then on the other hand, people do live as though there were no God, in that they live godless lives and have no fear of him. And also they give into despair and have no faith and become desperate and pathetic, instead of brave and victorious, so what’s going on here? It seems that they have a selective belief that enables them to have pleasure, but avoid suffering.
Paradox – atheists who have the honesty to be depressed about their philosophy, but not the honesty to see the truth. I even read about one who committed suicide.
Why is it that “rightful” indignation at God for the state of the world leads to a most ironic and unholy rejection of Him who is good?
Why aren't atheists consumed with jealousy and self-pity? (If this is the only life, sucks to be you if you've been dealt a bad hand, and easy to envy those who've been dealt better.)
What is an atheist like? How does an atheist live? Love? Die? According to one atheist (The Stainless Steel Rat) on Yahoo! Answers, atheists are less afraid of death than religious people.
How can people be more loyal to a human than to God? (the NKs to Kim Il-sung)
Very strange. How come people never criticize the dictator (because they worship him), but people freely criticize God and even decide he doesn’t exist because of all his perceived faults?
Why did people used to (and still do) worship evil gods and goddesses (Zeus, Kali), but in our society (defined as any modern society), if somebody comes to believe that God is evil, they decide God doesn’t exist?
Do atheists care about their reputations after death? Or what happens to their bodies (such as whether they’re humiliated or not)?
Survey question: Would you care if somebody had sex with your dead body?
Why, whenever people say God doesn’t exist, do they specifically single out for attack the Christian God and Christian religion? It’s really peculiar. Of all the gods and religions out there they could deny, they don’t care for any of them except the Christian one. Go on any message board or even Yahoo! Answers and lurk around a bit and see for yourself. Even Bertrand Russell wrote “Why I Am Not a Christian” not “Why I Am Not a Theist”, which would have made a lot more sense.
I used to be in a philosophy group, and the discussion for that week was the origins and purpose of religion. Inevitably, the conversation turned towards the origins and purpose of Christianity. No other religions, whether the great world religions or primitive tribal religions, were covered. I don’t know if anybody else noticed this except for me, and I didn’t bring it up either.
