Being an atheist does NOT mean that you agree with any of the following: 1) An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence. 2) A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. 3) Rejection of all distinctions in moral or religious value and a willingness to repudiate all previous theories of morality or religious belief. 4) The belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement. So what part doesnt fit?? How about ALL OF IT In fact... I dont know a SINGLE atheist that REMOTELY supports ANY of the above. Not only that, I actually believe exactly the OPPOSITE and im an atheist. I was quite shocked that darkhorse would make such a blatantly false statement. Maybe he doesnt have a CLUE what atheism is??? I would expect such an absurd statement from someone completely uneducated on atheism, such as a severely brain washed church goer who hasn't studied anything else, but not from someone like darkhorse. Perhaps ive overestimated him. peace axeman
So what part doesnt fit?? How about ALL OF IT In fact... I dont know a SINGLE atheist that REMOTELY supports ANY of the above. Not only that, I actually believe exactly the OPPOSITE and im an atheist. I was quite shocked that darkhorse would make such a blatantly false statement. Maybe he doesnt have a CLUE what atheism is??? I would expect such an absurd statement from someone completely uneducated on atheism, such as a severely brain washed church goer who hasn't studied anything else, but not from someone like darkhorse. Perhaps ive overestimated him. Axeman _______________________________________________ The subject of this thread is not about what atheists believe it is about the characteristics they display. That is what "fits". So far the display of the subject of this thread is right on.
Did you bother to read the thread doubter? THEISTS show the EXACT same behavior, and I already explained why. Of course from YOUR perspective you see this. But guess what? From my perspective, the theists do the exact same thing. Or did you miss DarkHorses Ad Hominems against rowen? Making fun of the guy by painting him as some black turtle necked intellectual wannabe moron sipping his coffee in the coffee shop, all full of himself wasnt exactly nice. Not only that.... he basically said we would all eventually realize we were nihilists, which I consider an INSULT. Im exactly the opposite. But since your so biased, of course you only see the ATHEISTS being rude, when this is obviously not the case. Sorry.... but THEISTS have told me im going to hell about 10,000 times more often than I have told THEM something so completely horrible. Stop being a BLIND fricken hypocrite. peace axeman
I don't think that's his complete position though. I think it's more like, If God doesn't exist then nothing matters and everything is meaningless. A position based on the illogic that if something doesn't ultimately matter it doesn't matter at any point along the way. (How about its corollary:if something matters once then it ultimately matters!) And if that isn't illogical, then if my leaky roof pisses me off enough to fix it, I must then and there admit there is a God. (Otherwise my leaky roof wouldn't really matter to me.)
But guess what? From my perspective, the theists do the exact same thing. Axeman _________________________________________ You mean all theists do in every post they make like some others we know? There is a pattern here of attacks and insults amd name calling over many threads and subjects that definitely defines the attacker that is common to all those activities. And we are told that this is the more lgoical way to higher ground. Interesting perspective.
"I don't think that's his complete position though. I think it's more like, If God doesn't exist then nothing matters and everything is meaningless." I think this was a quote form spe8tor Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. b.Russell It was Bertram Russell the atheist who once said, "Unless you assume the existence of God, then the purpose and meaning of life is irrelevant." Which then leads you to the power theory. If you do not believe in God. Then you really can not say Michael Jackson is wrong for sleeping with boys or Osama bin laden is wrong for blowing up buildings with people in them. It is all about being strong enough to be the criminal rather than the victim. In the end without God you are full of nothing or you are full of shit. With God you are either right or you are full of shit. If you think about it there is only one intelligent choice.