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I know the original post was addressed both to Emotional and to me---------but I don't plan to get in on this one. I think it would just confuse things. Interesting thread just the way it is.
I agree with much of what Emotional says. Not the fear part though. Not true for me anyway. I do notice that emotional is getting a bit of a pass here because he does admit his belief system is based on fear. Of course fear is what most atheists falsely believe all belief systems are based on anyway. So there is a lot in common there. |
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Firstly, this is the internet infidel boards so anyone who is not an atheist who posts here will have his beliefs severely questioned.
Secondly, we can argue about how we should always be nice to one another and avoid being rude - and get exactly nowhere. So why bother - let's just argue the issues, and if someone gets too far into what most reasonable people would see as an unnecessary personal attack, the moderators are there to get us back on track. Thirdly, on a personal note, I am an atheist. I have friends and aquaintances in real life who are not. Sure, none of them are fundamentalists who would admire people like Pat Robertson or be in favor of an American theocracy, but most of them do believe in some sort of afterlife. If asked, I am sure they would have many rationalizations for a belief in an afterlife that I, personally, would find totally unsatisfactory for myself. But you know what - they don't give a shit. And as long as they are not theocratic assholes, I don't really give a shit about their irrational (by my view) beliefs. I just accept it, if I don't want to unduly limit my social life, which I don't. We generally just avoid the topic. But if any of them came here to post their beliefs, I would 'ax' them questions about it. But they ain't coming here. To give a real life example, I have a friend I see occasionally who had an only son who committed suicide at age 17. He had a genius I.Q. and had everything for which to live. Emotionally, she HAS to believe in an afterlife. Her guilt over his death could not be dealt with if he is now 'non-existent'. This is her belief with which I have no desire to argue. I am confident I could handle anything, including a loved one's death, without such a crutch, but she can not. I accept this, we avoid the topic, and we are friends. She knows I'm an atheist and I know about her belief in several new age beliefs, including reincarnation. But we have other interests in common. She would NEVER come to this board. Perhaps emotional should rethink why he comes here. He's just not gonna be given a free pass because he's not a fundamentalist. All beliefs of all posters are grist for the mill here. Just like all of us here, he will suck it up - or blow. ![]() |
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