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HappySqurriel on 21 January 2009

In my teenage years I revelled in my own genius and (convinced that I knew everything) declared myself to be an atheist ...

As I grew older and started to realize just how little I knew and could comprehend, I came to the conclusion that it was possible for a being to exist that was powerful beyond our understanding with motivations we couldn’t fully appreciate. At this point in time I became far more open to a vast array of possibilities, and the best way to describe my personal belief is that I am agnostic.



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Domo-Kun on 22 January 2009

I'm an athiest.

Actually it's funny, because I JUST found out that there is actually an athiest community in the town I live, which I didn't know existed.

YAY



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tedsteriscool on 22 January 2009

I'm an atheist because I find it too hard to believe that a magical being created earth and organisms in the universe, especially when there is a lot of scientific evidence suggesting that evolution is the key to our existence.



Strategyking92 on 22 January 2009
WessleWoggle said:
Strategyking92 said:
vlad321 said:
Strategyking92 said:
vlad321 said:

No, it's exactly people like you. The ones who think that they are better and anyone who doesn't have the same beliefs should be pitied. I don't think you realize just how ironic your previous post was. Hate to break it to you but all your beliefs do not apply to us, so please save your pity for someone who actually needs it.

 

Ha! It's not pity, merely disbelief that someone would choose a dark nothingness after death.

I don't know if you misunderstood me or what, but you seem to still be clinging to a stereotype.

 

 

 

It's not about it being convinient. It just is. I'm not about to paint nice pretty pictures with rainbows and unicrons. The world is flawed, no I'm sorry, it SUCKS. People are assholes and suck and will kill each other. And when I die.... it will be just like before I was born. I see the world and people for what they are, I don't try to avoid the truth (cept after death, we don't know yet), the world is far far from being perfect and that's that.

You are right. The world is far from being perfect, or even good.

But, it doesn't mean people choosing an optimistic afterlife is a bad thing, even if, by your account, it is a lie or false.

 

But, for many people, they are convinced their faith is true. I know, other people of other faiths are also 'sure', but that's not the point.
Even I will admit it's hard to believe in anything when humans are capable of so much, and there's a good possibility extraterrestrials do exist.

 

I disagree, whether their faith is true or false, in many situation people choosing an optimistic afterlife is a bad thing because it has connotations attached, connotations which spread ignorance and fucked up thoughts. I disagree because to believe in a optimistic afterlife you have to throw away your logic and wank the faith cock.

 

 

 

 

 

But even if you believe it's false, the people who do believe in it don't. And most of the time they do not throw away their education and logic. No. Actually, all of what you are saying is not only subjective, but a stereotype some atheists (as represented in this thread) that people  blindly follow faith, and you have to be crazy to sanely believe in anything.

There are exceptions to every rule, of course. Such as a cut off society. But for the majority of people, they don't live in closed communities, they live in towns, cities, and such. Amoung people of different ideals.

I don't know, maybe that's just my american mixing pot idealism.



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Hawkeye on 22 January 2009
HappySqurriel said:

In my teenage years I revelled in my own genius and (convinced that I knew everything) declared myself to be an atheist ...

As I grew older and started to realize just how little I knew and could comprehend, I came to the conclusion that it was possible for a being to exist that was powerful beyond our understanding with motivations we couldn’t fully appreciate. At this point in time I became far more open to a vast array of possibilities, and the best way to describe my personal belief is that I am agnostic.

 

Thank you very much for your post. I think it was th ebest in the thread, and it made me understand why 90% of people who posted in this thread are aetheists.



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Rath on 22 January 2009
Hawkeye said:
HappySqurriel said:

In my teenage years I revelled in my own genius and (convinced that I knew everything) declared myself to be an atheist ...

As I grew older and started to realize just how little I knew and could comprehend, I came to the conclusion that it was possible for a being to exist that was powerful beyond our understanding with motivations we couldn’t fully appreciate. At this point in time I became far more open to a vast array of possibilities, and the best way to describe my personal belief is that I am agnostic.

 

Thank you very much for your post. I think it was th ebest in the thread, and it made me understand why 90% of people who posted in this thread are aetheists.

 

Because we're young and think we know everything? Its a bit harsh to claim that all the atheists on this thread are only atheists because they're young and they think they know everything.

You haven't even posted what your beliefs are.



vlad321 on 22 January 2009
Hawkeye said:
HappySqurriel said:

In my teenage years I revelled in my own genius and (convinced that I knew everything) declared myself to be an atheist ...

As I grew older and started to realize just how little I knew and could comprehend, I came to the conclusion that it was possible for a being to exist that was powerful beyond our understanding with motivations we couldn’t fully appreciate. At this point in time I became far more open to a vast array of possibilities, and the best way to describe my personal belief is that I am agnostic.

 

Thank you very much for your post. I think it was th ebest in the thread, and it made me understand why 90% of people who posted in this thread are aetheists.

 

I've met a lot more people who start off religious and become atheists as they grow older than vice versa to be honest.



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vlad321 on 22 January 2009
Strategyking92 said:
WessleWoggle said:
Strategyking92 said:
vlad321 said:
Strategyking92 said:
vlad321 said:

No, it's exactly people like you. The ones who think that they are better and anyone who doesn't have the same beliefs should be pitied. I don't think you realize just how ironic your previous post was. Hate to break it to you but all your beliefs do not apply to us, so please save your pity for someone who actually needs it.

 

Ha! It's not pity, merely disbelief that someone would choose a dark nothingness after death.

I don't know if you misunderstood me or what, but you seem to still be clinging to a stereotype.

 

 

 

It's not about it being convinient. It just is. I'm not about to paint nice pretty pictures with rainbows and unicrons. The world is flawed, no I'm sorry, it SUCKS. People are assholes and suck and will kill each other. And when I die.... it will be just like before I was born. I see the world and people for what they are, I don't try to avoid the truth (cept after death, we don't know yet), the world is far far from being perfect and that's that.

You are right. The world is far from being perfect, or even good.

But, it doesn't mean people choosing an optimistic afterlife is a bad thing, even if, by your account, it is a lie or false.

 

But, for many people, they are convinced their faith is true. I know, other people of other faiths are also 'sure', but that's not the point.
Even I will admit it's hard to believe in anything when humans are capable of so much, and there's a good possibility extraterrestrials do exist.

 

I disagree, whether their faith is true or false, in many situation people choosing an optimistic afterlife is a bad thing because it has connotations attached, connotations which spread ignorance and fucked up thoughts. I disagree because to believe in a optimistic afterlife you have to throw away your logic and wank the faith cock.

 

 

 

 

 

But even if you believe it's false, the people who do believe in it don't. And most of the time they do not throw away their education and logic. No. Actually, all of what you are saying is not only subjective, but a stereotype some atheists (as represented in this thread) that people blindly follow faith, and you have to be crazy to sanely believe in anything.

There are exceptions to every rule, of course. Such as a cut off society. But for the majority of people, they don't live in closed communities, they live in towns, cities, and such. Amoung people of different ideals.

I don't know, maybe that's just my american mixing pot idealism.

 

Oh please, how is it not blind faith when all religions have to go on is words from a preacher (or equivalent) or letters in a book? I believe The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to be a perfect analogy of a real religion.



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HD vs Wii, PC vs HD: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=93374

Why Regenerating Health is a crap game mechanic: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3986420

gamrReview's broken review scores: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4170835

 

makingmusic476 on 22 January 2009

I do indeed believe in the one true Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ^_^



makingmusic476 on 22 January 2009
vlad321 said:
Hawkeye said:
HappySqurriel said:

In my teenage years I revelled in my own genius and (convinced that I knew everything) declared myself to be an atheist ...

As I grew older and started to realize just how little I knew and could comprehend, I came to the conclusion that it was possible for a being to exist that was powerful beyond our understanding with motivations we couldn’t fully appreciate. At this point in time I became far more open to a vast array of possibilities, and the best way to describe my personal belief is that I am agnostic.

 

Thank you very much for your post. I think it was th ebest in the thread, and it made me understand why 90% of people who posted in this thread are aetheists.

 

I've met a lot more people who start off religious and become atheists as they grow older than vice versa to be honest.

They usually become agnostic.  They just don't care either way.