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Part of the atheist doctrine is that there are no consequences. So an atheist will be prone to do whatever makes them feel good even at the cost of others.
There is no such thing as "atheist doctrine" -- it doesn't exist. This is because the definition of "atheism" is simply the "absence of belief in deities." It's not a belief, it's not a faith, it's not an emotion, and it's not a position -- it's merely an impartial classification. Official atheist doctrine
I get it. Atheism is great. It's the religion for people that can't control themselves.
I would love to be an atheist. You can do whatever the hell you want as long as you don't get caught.
I could have figured out a way to scam some unsuspecting people and make a lot of money in the process.
But yet...I am not an atheist.
I envy you though. Hopefully, you are not one of them fake atheists though. Because a real atheist will get ya and make ya put your hand in their pocket.
Atheism is a religion? Ok - which god do they believe in? Is their god also a one true god?
You say atheists can do what they want? I do what I want - does that make me an atheist too? One of the things I want to do is post on CD in the R&S subforum. I also want to mow the lawn and go fishing and hunting and so on. And I want to make things in my garage. Also, I want to go to work to make an honest living.
You say you want to scam unsuspecting people? That's a bad thing to want to do, don't you think? Is that part of your religious doctrine? To scam people?
Perhaps, they just want you to take some responsibility for your own thoughts, deeds and actions?
Pfft, that's a laugh. 2/3 of an average Christian's life is spent trying to measure up to an OT moral standard, discovering one can't and that Christianity is about forgiving yourself and being forgiven as much as it is a part of forgiving others.
Let's talk about two musicians. Bob Dylan and John Lennon.
Lennon grew up near Liverpool, was universally held up by leftists as a symbol of how thge hippie movement is all peace and love. Too bad he's a monstrous hypocrite. "All you need is love" yet he beat both of his wives and had several other abusive relationships. "Imagine no religion... nothing to kill or die for" yet her not only funded violent groups like the black panthers, but he bought into basically any trendy form of religion imaginable, particularly feel-good crap like hari-krishna (spelling?) Then there is his statement about how he was "bigger than Jesus" which lost him fans literally having people burn Beatles stuff. Did he apologize? Did he take responsibility for his own thoughts and actions? Not a chance. They stopped touring, which hurt the band.
Bob Dylan started becoming a Christian in the middle of his career, and changed the focus of his songs in response. Cynical people think this was a publicity stunt, but hearing some lyrics where he literally alienates his former fans by talking against them, yeah... no. The story goes that during one of his concerts, he was feeling awful, so one of his fans tossed him a cross which he picked up. Then before a later concert, he took a look at when he was feeling down and had a spiritual experience, started Slow Train Coming and about three or so albums, joined a couple religious musician subgroups. He saw his fans falling away. To some extent, he scoffed at them but he did take responsibility, and his later songs while never again secular, were no longer heavy-handed evangelical.
I hear excuses like this all the time. They are precisely a contradiction of themselves, because the person giving them never takes consequences for the real reason, they make up this excuse. I have met legit ppl with issues with the church. And I've met people who are like "it's just more logoical", when in fact, I am an extremely logical person and my logic led me to Christ. Or any number of excuses, none of which take responsibility, while holding others accountable for what is sometimes a private faith. Lemme ask you something. When a gay couple goes from Massachusetts to Colorado to bother a Christian baker, was this taking responsibility for thoughts and feelings, or was it being obnoxiously aggressive about their beliefs. I've no memory of any Christian heading from Texas to Vermont to likewise accost a gay baker to get him to make an LGBT-exclusionary cake.
There is a legit reason, and I suspect it's less to do with atheism (tho a factor) and more of personal grudge. They hate Jesus because of what the church represents, blowing perceived faults out of proportion. But the faults are not as important as their secret reason. For behind all of stuff about mean Christians, what they really hate most is that they are still forgiven. Self-hate is the motivator for all kinds of things, including the Holocaust.Seen this all the time. Sweet guy loves girl. Girl leaves him for being too nice, and pursues someone who is literally abusive. Human nature, folks.
I get it. Atheism is great. It's the religion for people that can't control themselves.
Well, it's not a religion
And, what's your evidence for it being for people who can't control themselves?
I'm an atheist. How am I not able to control myself?
Is it your sincere belief that all atheists are out killing, raping, and scamming people since there's no threat of divine retribution?
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I would love to be an atheist. You can do whatever the hell you want as long as you don't get caught.
I could have figured out a way to scam some unsuspecting people and make a lot of money in the process.
This says something about your mind, but absolutely nothing about the mind of any atheist.
I get it. Atheism is great. It's the religion for people that can't control themselves.
I would love to be an atheist. You can do whatever the hell you want as long as you don't get caught.
I could have figured out a way to scam some unsuspecting people and make a lot of money in the process.
But yet...I am not an atheist.
I envy you though. Hopefully, you are not one of them fake atheists though. Because a real atheist will get ya and make ya put your hand in their pocket.
I am sure there is something in the holy book to help you with the envy. You don't want to leave that unchecked before coming to the gates of heaven.
To be fair, many atheists like Jesus Christ and his ideas on a philosophical basis, but just don't think he was divine. So they are not really "discrediting him" as much as they are calling into question the mythos and miracles around him.
bingo
the only ones that have to prove a literal jesus didnt exist are the literalist. at this point, most historians understand that finding him isn't the problem.
The affects are here. literal atheists fighting literal theist is the problem. the rest of us are fine with reasonable belief based on how the universe works. and for the everyday person, how people work.
I think more people need to describe "how people work", then the things we do make perfect sense. perfectly nonsensical sense.
1. to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
2. to teach or inculcate.
3. to imbue with learning.
Some do, peripherally. Many atheists know scripture better than many Christians.
"Doesn't your Holy Book tell you ..."
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