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Atheism is a religion???!!!

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G. Wiz
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Atheism is a religion???!!!

#1 Post by G. Wiz » December 15th, 2010, 6:01 pm

This was posted on Facebook by American Atheists, Inc. (Official):

http://newsok.com/atheism-is-a-belief-b ... le/3523646


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“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish”.

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Re: Atheism is a religion???!!!

#2 Post by getreal » December 15th, 2010, 11:26 pm

Ugh! That was just wrong on so many levels!

and Hi! G.Wizz and welcome!

there is a welcome thread. Somewhere.
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#3 Post by G. Wiz » December 16th, 2010, 3:03 am

Thanks getreal!


And I did find it in the Reception.
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish”.

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Re: Atheism is a religion???!!!

#4 Post by Dave B » December 16th, 2010, 10:10 am

Greetings G. Wiz.

It never surprises me that the religious amongst us can never seem to be able to see beyond their own navels! Everything they look at must be seen as a reflection in the mirror of their own, founded in fantasy, beliefs.
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#5 Post by anaconda » December 16th, 2010, 11:50 am

Hi

Its a laugh really!
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Re: Atheism is a religion???!!!

#6 Post by G. Wiz » December 16th, 2010, 4:16 pm

Yep anaconda - exactly why I thought this belonged in the Comedy Club.


(If it is in the wrong place though - I won't be hurt if it's move (or removed))


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#7 Post by anaconda » December 16th, 2010, 6:21 pm

G. Wiz wrote:Yep anaconda - exactly why I thought this belonged in the Comedy Club.


(If it is in the wrong place though - I won't be hurt if it's move (or removed))


:D
Perhaps there should be a 'christians say the funniest things' section :D
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#8 Post by Val » December 16th, 2010, 6:30 pm

Perhaps there should be a 'christians say the funniest things' section :D
Surely non of us would have enough time to read all the stuff that would be in such a thread

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#9 Post by anaconda » December 16th, 2010, 7:04 pm

Val wrote:Perhaps there should be a 'christians say the funniest things' section :D
Surely non of us would have enough time to read all the stuff that would be in such a thread[/quote]

Reading the 'arguments for the existence of god' thread on its own provides enough juicy cuts.

The bit about seeing god in the eyes of cows (or sommat) was a high point.
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#10 Post by Alan C. » December 16th, 2010, 7:58 pm

Val
Perhaps there should be a 'Christians say the funniest things' section
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Fundies say the darndest things.
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Re: Atheism is a religion???!!!

#11 Post by Dave B » December 17th, 2010, 5:01 pm

One wonders if they have a functioning brain cell to share between them!
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#12 Post by ludite » December 17th, 2010, 5:03 pm

answer to that dave is not a one or they wouldn't come out with the tripe that they do.

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#13 Post by Alan H » December 17th, 2010, 6:58 pm

Alan C. wrote:
Val
Perhaps there should be a 'Christians say the funniest things' section
Warning! This site can severely increase your blood pressure.
Fundies say the darndest things.
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#14 Post by Dave B » December 17th, 2010, 7:44 pm

I think you left out a dramatic {GASP} somewhere in there, Alan H.
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Re: Atheism is a religion???!!!

#15 Post by Lorikeet » December 18th, 2010, 3:32 am

If atheism is a religion, then health is a disease . . .

What were the other ones? I'm sure anorexia came into it somewhere :D
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Re: Atheism is a religion???!!!

#16 Post by seyorni » December 18th, 2010, 9:24 am

How about baldness as a hairstyle?

or atheism as a 'belief'.

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#17 Post by seyorni » December 18th, 2010, 9:35 am

Alan C. wrote:
Val
Perhaps there should be a 'Christians say the funniest things' section
Warning! This site can severely increase your blood pressure.
Fundies say the darndest things.
The 2nd quotation is surprising, as I expected Christians would be more familiar with the language of their own holy book.
The "rod" mentioned is a measuring rod -- a yardstick.
The passage the quoted had in mind was advocating testing or challenging our children, not beating them. I thought Christians knew this. :shrug:

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#18 Post by thundril » December 30th, 2010, 7:59 pm

seyorni wrote:
The 2nd quotation is surprising, as I expected Christians would be more familiar with the language of their own holy book.
The "rod" mentioned is a measuring rod -- a yardstick.
The passage the quoted had in mind was advocating testing or challenging our children, not beating them. I thought Christians knew this. :shrug:
OK, the reasonable ones have read their Scripture and thought about it. But expecting a Fundie to know what stuff is supposed to mean? That's way too optimistic, Seyorni. And too much like critical thinking.

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#19 Post by seyorni » December 31st, 2010, 12:05 am

Good point, Thundril. Critical thinking does seem to be a major stumbling block.

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