I can't speak for IMSTUPID, but I have already admitted that I suffer from many mental problems, and that if I were to list them all at once I would crash the ET site. I'm hoping that by airing them out publicly caring and highly intellegent people like yourself Stu will straighten me out!
You don't get it IS. A Deity of Atheism must convince everyone that what she is saying is true. How can one be a Deity of Atheism without devotees?
is high school out this week or did your mommy let you stay home today. in any case look at who started this thread. it was not an atheist. most of the time us skeptics are just trying to keep a little sanity in a world rampant with superstition and nonsensical beliefs.
The title of the thread reveals the poster's... relief? Relief that a THREAT is seemingly being diminished. Unfortunately for the poster, he/she doesn't realize that Atheists are not a homogeneous bunch. Rather, they are independent thinkers whose sole commonality lies in thinking rationally. Can't blame the poster for not realizing this. After all, he/she, being a theist, is of course conditioned to irrational group think.
When it comes to determining if there is a god - there are no experts. Thus, the title of this thread is moot. For every genius religious scientist there is an atheist one. Reliance on "expert" opinion is futile. This thread is useless. Worse still, are the ones that argue that their bronze age mythology is the real record. Campfire stories are just that, stories woven by talented ancient bards for both entertainment and political control purposes. Apparently god has had many PR agents thru-out history. Where are the current PR agents - and I'm not talking about a scientist turned theist. I want someone to part a friggin sea, or walk on water... that kinda thing. Is it no wonder that most incredible miracles ocurred when humanity was to a large extent scientifically ignorant? That most religious texts were compiled from some bygone era that lacked video footage? I'm not ruling god out... I'm either 1) skeptical of primitive people's version of their "gods" or 2) jealous that god showed his power to them and not me. I lean towards the first. But being an agnostic, I'm a little wishy-washy about the whole topic.
Atheists are funny and don't like to be confused by the facts as this thread shows so I think this joke is apropo here. An atheist was walking through the woods. 'What majestic trees'! 'What powerful rivers'! 'What beautiful animals'! He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him. At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!' Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident.' 'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer'? The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian'? 'Very Well,' said the voice. The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke: 'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.'