tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post3880136769278492507..comments2023-11-27T23:30:40.341-05:00Comments on Anything But Theist: The “Importance” of Being AtheistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-29480823618535455292010-01-20T11:43:45.960-05:002010-01-20T11:43:45.960-05:00interesting. I often get commenters who are like &...interesting. I often get commenters who are like "but are you sayign you left judaism cause of emotional reaons!!! The only valid reason to leave a religion is one based purely on logic!"<br /><br />But yeah, the feeling just isn't there for me anymore. It was at one time, but not anymore.Abandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-6092614063160645342010-01-18T00:31:11.907-05:002010-01-18T00:31:11.907-05:00I believe reasoning and logic have little to do wi...I believe reasoning and logic have little to do with it. I feel nothing for religion, just as I feel nothing when I see a sweaty, bare-chested guy. If I got excited by the sight of that, I would be gay/bi. If I felt a divine presence, I would be religious. I don't think there is a difference between these intangible feelings, nor is it something controlled by the individual (like choice).<br /><br />However, just as a gay/bi person can live their life against their urges as a heterosexual, plenty of people who feel nothing for religion go through the motions anyway. I know this to be true because I have talked to people in this situation. I also know that many people have what they will defend to the death to be "a relationship with God." They aren't "wrong" for feeling that way, just different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-23383217486788213072010-01-18T00:24:24.865-05:002010-01-18T00:24:24.865-05:00"Atheism is little more than a preference, no..."Atheism is little more than a preference, not all that different from homosexuality, polyamory, or enjoying pork/beef. "<br /><br />I kind of disagree here Ginx. I think for most atheists it's not simple preference - but rather the result of reasoning, and sometimes passionate, other times dispassionate analysis.<br /><br />I don't think it can be boiled down to preference unless you are an atheist simply because you find the music at church lame and the sermons boring.<br /><br />I mean, you might be that kind of atheists.... but most I have met (and no, it's not a sufficient sample to generalize) - seem to be atheists because they find no objective proof for the existence of God.Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102533726798834757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-17363994657766733122010-01-17T17:41:27.193-05:002010-01-17T17:41:27.193-05:00I sometimes wonder how much more I have to say abo...I sometimes wonder how much more I have to say about the topic of atheism. I found myself sitting down and starting to write about Pat Robertson about five times... and everytime all I could come up with was:<br /><br />- He says this kind of stuff on a regular basis.<br />- This is hardly the worst thing he's said.<br />- He is living proof that the good die young.<br /><br />I just didn't feel like it justified a post because I felt nothing by it. I just could not be any less shocked that someone used religion to justify a tragedy in such a callous way. It has no effect on me anymore, and I would be more shocked if no one brought it up.<br /><br />I'm starting to feel like an apatheist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-23663719378609120372010-01-17T17:10:05.077-05:002010-01-17T17:10:05.077-05:00Interesting thoughts. This gives me some ideas. I ...Interesting thoughts. This gives me some ideas. I might borrow from your lead and expound on this point. I totally agree.Tristan Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348780254008374268noreply@blogger.com