tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post2856354219535200600..comments2023-11-27T23:30:40.341-05:00Comments on Anything But Theist: Why Bother?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-88828036268928321022010-01-05T13:13:17.018-05:002010-01-05T13:13:17.018-05:00Hey Ginx, great post!
and I enjoy reading the comm...Hey Ginx, great post!<br />and I enjoy reading the comments too, it's so refreshing after spending some time on Makarios' blog...<br /><br />It's funny because I was also going to quote this part that I found particularly interesting: "<i>I’m glad religion is there to act as a crutch for these people, but it would be nice if they would stop hitting people over the head with it.</i>" but someone was quicker than me ;)World of Factshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066732051794158264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-905554995299106352010-01-05T13:10:23.141-05:002010-01-05T13:10:23.141-05:00You know, i think there are different types of peo...You know, i think there are different types of people. Some have this "craving for religion" or for one determined religion, others don't. Or other crave for a different religion than they grew up in.<br /><br />What is sad is that under some circumstances, people are forced into one religion (or also out of one religion) against their will, against their innermost striving.jedem Tierchen sein Plaisirchennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-89154858031423909172010-01-05T11:09:58.311-05:002010-01-05T11:09:58.311-05:00"Why Is Atheism Distrusted?"
is a nice p..."Why Is Atheism Distrusted?"<br />is a nice post. =)luizhdealmeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770997657129136196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-61959714103009514242010-01-05T07:18:12.321-05:002010-01-05T07:18:12.321-05:00Completely understandable. :) I'll check out t...Completely understandable. :) I'll check out the link.Alexis Voltairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148038776934802750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-34095890702066414582010-01-04T23:38:48.077-05:002010-01-04T23:38:48.077-05:00Just covering my ass, in case a theist comes strol...Just covering my ass, in case a theist comes strolling through here and says I vilify religious people. I don't think all religious people are are dumb, just some of them (and a shocking number who have internet connections).<br /><br />Regarding the bias atheists deal with, see <a href="http://anythingbuttheist.blogspot.com/2009/03/why-is-atheism-distrusted_10.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-42863637888581131302010-01-04T22:00:36.321-05:002010-01-04T22:00:36.321-05:00/\ That's quite what I got.
Yes Ginx, you ar.../\ That's quite what I got. <br /><br />Yes Ginx, you are correct. Being atheist doesn't, by itself, make a better person. However, I find annoying that to most people being an atheist makes you a worse person.<br />That's what I tried to show. =/<br /><br />P.S: I also don't think all atheists are "good".<br />I am who I am because I choose to be so. I believe I am a good person in the meaning I try to do my best living my life and helping others live theirs. DEspite that, I don't believe that being more more religious would make me a better person in the concept I have as a good person right now. Sorry if I am confusing.luizhdealmeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770997657129136196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-4720434267406133082010-01-04T21:47:31.262-05:002010-01-04T21:47:31.262-05:00That wasn't what I meant to get across, I was ...That wasn't what I meant to get across, I was just pointing out the differences between being good because you feel you have to and being good because you choose to be. I poorly worded my thoughts due to my exhaustion, pardon me on that behalf.Alexis Voltairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148038776934802750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-47944729763758127792010-01-04T21:45:11.998-05:002010-01-04T21:45:11.998-05:00I assure you, being atheist doesn't make anyon...I assure you, being atheist doesn't make anyone a better person, nor does being religious make one a worse person (in the sense of morality, intelligence, or any other broad quality). I find the trait to be largely unimportant, akin to judging people based on other preferences (from food to sexual orientation).<br /><br />I'm glad you all liked my post, but I don't think atheists are inherently better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-78733456768062005242010-01-04T21:12:14.550-05:002010-01-04T21:12:14.550-05:00Precisely Alexis. =)Precisely Alexis. =)luizhdealmeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770997657129136196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-26329528755594701722010-01-04T20:56:11.003-05:002010-01-04T20:56:11.003-05:00I agree with what you said Almeidinha, I think ath...I agree with what you said <b>Almeidinha</b>, I think atheists are some of the most decent, honorable people on the planet because of that. <i>["We can, in fact, be even better than religious people. For if choose to be what they call a good person, it's out of our free will. We don't blame it into anything. We just want to be like that. Unlike many that choose to be like that for fear of hell or for need of his God's approval."]</i> The atheists that are good people are because they realize they simply can be without an extraordinary selling point attached to religious conditioning. What better a human than someone honest and good without being told to be so?<br /> It's amazing how trusting the world could become overnight if everyone disregarded religion before the sun rose, and were simply good "just because". No one would have to worry of fraud because fraud wouldn't exist among the good people.Alexis Voltairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148038776934802750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-82734919461021498802010-01-04T20:46:15.593-05:002010-01-04T20:46:15.593-05:00"I don’t see what the fuss is about."
P..."I don’t see what the fuss is about."<br /><br />Perfect. Usually atheists are pointed as "sad" people for not thinking about the miracle of this world. I think it's the other way around. I see more beauty in my life and in universe as it is without the presence of a creator, being, as they say, "pure chance", than I see in a universe, as complex as it is, being created by the most perfect existence. That would be really easy for 'it' them right? So why are we the ones that are "cold". I see more beauty in this world (and admire it more) than every single religious I know in person. It almost seem that, to some, if a perfect one created this, then there not much beauty in it. It's just a work of a master.<br /><br />For us, wouldn't it be like the most perfect work that exists and which was made by "itself", or with the worst "artisan"? One that does not even exists.<br /><br />My view of reality only makes it more beautifull to me, unlike what many say.<br /><br />Great post, I relate to pretty much everything.<br /><br />We can, in fact, be even better than religious people. For if choose to be what they call a good person, it's out of our free will. We don't blame it into anything. We just want to be like that. Unlike many that choose to be like that for fear of hell or for need of his God's approval. <br />^^luizhdealmeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770997657129136196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-77588346264270076502010-01-04T20:33:45.433-05:002010-01-04T20:33:45.433-05:00The worst to me is Christian who believe there can...The worst to me is Christian who believe there can be no morality without God....<br /><br />So you're telling me the only reason you don't kill me and take all my shit is because you're afraid God will punish you? You mean to tell me that you don't really like me and appreciate my company and value my life on its own sake?<br /><br />It's silly to me. Fundamentalists make it sound like without their God everyone would be a crack-whore that went around killing other people to get a quick fix.... Which is silly.Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102533726798834757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-42008697361184922472010-01-04T18:50:21.790-05:002010-01-04T18:50:21.790-05:00"I’m glad religion is there to act as a crutc..."I’m glad religion is there to act as a crutch for these people, but it would be nice if they would stop hitting people over the head with it."<br /><br />It's a shame that this is true. It reminds me of people that go to prison and "find Jesus", or whatever else has been presented to them as a great idea for redemption. It's pathetic, those people shouldn't even exist at all, but thankfully they're not out in society until they're released five years later. Regardless of if they keep their decency upon being released, why should people that need a reason, other than just being so, to be a respectable human being in society be allowed to live at all? There is no need for reason because by nature we don't want to kill each other, so they're obviously more screwed with their thinking.<br /><br />The last line of this was pure genius, and very clever. Great post.Alexis Voltairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148038776934802750noreply@blogger.com