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Old 06-16-2015, 09:58 AM
 
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Darwin appeared to me last night. He said that all of you are wrong and that his True Message has been corrupted since he ascended into heaven over 100 years ago. He said that I am now his Final Prophet. He dictated his Final Revelation to me: it is called the Book of Freak. The Book of Freak is the infallible and inerrant Word of Darwin.
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Old 06-16-2015, 12:35 PM
 
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To me, this sounds like someone trying to "cash in" on atheists. Mega churches to me are used to make money-they could care less about religion. They prey (and pray) on, dare I say, "stupid people" who can't think for themselves. What's the saying, "A fool and his money is soon parted." And of course they can do it tax free.


My husband keeps telling me that we should declare our house a "church" so we don't have to pay property taxes on it.



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Old 06-16-2015, 12:48 PM
 
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I'd be keen to hear what others think of it.
I'll stick to golfing, or working on my cars or playing with kids.


I bet there's some sort of money angle on it.
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Old 06-16-2015, 02:09 PM
 
Location: S. Wales.
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Darwin appeared to me last night. He said that all of you are wrong and that his True Message has been corrupted since he ascended into heaven over 100 years ago. He said that I am now his Final Prophet. He dictated his Final Revelation to me: it is called the Book of Freak. The Book of Freak is the infallible and inerrant Word of Darwin.
I must denounce you as an antibod, if not THE Antibod. If Darwin would appear to anyone in a revelationary revelation, it would be Me. ME, do you hear? I call on all True Darwinists to burn the Book of Freak, available in the shops $15 dollars.
Shall we organize a book burning and we can count the money by the firelight?
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Old 06-16-2015, 02:43 PM
 
Location: Parts Unknown, Northern California
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I must denounce you as an antibod, if not THE Antibod. If Darwin would appear to anyone in a revelationary revelation, it would be Me. ME, do you hear?
Wait, are you saying that your beliefs are based on a "personal experience" which you refuse to describe, but has led you to understand that it is all about "agape love?"


btw...I don't think that "revelationary" is actually a word, but if we assume that it is, what then would be an example of a non revelationary revelation?
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Old 06-16-2015, 10:37 PM
 
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Wait, are you saying that your beliefs are based on a "personal experience" which you refuse to describe, but has led you to understand that it is all about "agape love?"
Yes..or no. Or whatever will win the arguments.

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btw...I don't think that "revelationary" is actually a word, but if we assume that it is, what then would be an example of a non revelationary revelation?
If revelationary is not a 'Word' according to mere limited human understanding, that proves that I am getting Darwinian revelations.

P.s Interestingly, Dictionaries apparently refuse to comment on whether 'Revelationary' (1) is a word and refuse to discuss it.

(1) not to be confused with 'Relevationery' which is notepaper with religious quotations on.
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Old 06-17-2015, 07:59 AM
 
Location: S. Wales.
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Thanks for the rep. Ifn I only hadda eddicashun I could due better...back to topic...before we all get our asses banned.
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Old 06-17-2015, 02:04 PM
 
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I'm not really a joiner. I've got a writing group. There's a couple atheist groups that meet around here, and I'd like to stop in on some of their lectures and whatnot. But a megachurch? *shudder*
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Old 06-17-2015, 02:31 PM
 
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I think..there is a need for talk - even conference. But not for a church. We do not need a church of science. We do not need a church of rationality. These are worldviews, not religions.

If some atheists need some kind of Church -substitute, fine. I have no real problem - not even a really bad one with megachurches. After all if I heard that a Christian megachurch in Seoul had gone atheist, think I'd be in sackcloth and ashes?

But this is just a transition phase - (assuming fsoa that there really IS a transition - Goldrule might be right for all I know ) and, job done, there will really be no need for atheism. Being atheist will just be the same as being people.
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Old 06-17-2015, 02:56 PM
 
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Move that to #1 on the list.
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