Atheists....whats your story?

Quote from peilthetraveler:

A life without fear of death.


Death is the one that I know that scares the hell out of atheists whether they admit it or not.
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One must learn to confront fear, and ultimately it is everyone's duty to laugh in the face of death.
 
I try to tell people that their world view can't be proven when they say they are science based... what, somebody created a Universe and had their work peer reviewed? Somebody obeserved and reported on the beginning of the Universe??? NO... those are the two things that could have happened that would be considered science, absent either of those, big bang, evolution, etc.. is nothing but conjecture with the trappings of science that we get rammed down our throats and called "fact" continually... I like reading about it but don't call it fact, especially when it doesn't fit the evidence!! Besides, we've seen the results of your thinking and it was horrible for atheists and religious people alike...
 
"I have a strong interest in finding out the nature of reality."

Would it be a fair statement to say that your notion of the nature of reality is filtered though a human mind and senses?

Would it also be a fair statement to say that the senses are limited and fallible?

Just curious why you would have a strong interest in finding out the nature of reality and then employ tools that are not calibrated to anything but their own nature...

The problem with empiricists is that they begin with the proposition that senses are capable of nothing but a sense/physical perception based reality...


Quote from Ghost of Cutten:

I'm interested in why people believe the things they do, especially when it seems to clash with the evidence (or lack thereof) from reality. Why are there still marxists or even socialists in this world. Why are there anarchists, or astrologers, or believers in ghosts. Why do the public consistently prefer both higher government spending and lower taxes, or rack up large amounts of credit card debt to purchase useless consumer goods. Why do the vast majority of people follow the religion of their parents, when this clearly has nothing to do with its veracity (if you are born in Mexico you are likely to be a catholic; if in Saudi then a muslim. Yet clearly both cannot be true at once, and clearly one is not more or less likely to be true just because you were born there. Yet the vast majority act and think as if that were so.) Why did people in the past believe in slavery, or think the world was flat, or that alchemy could turn lead into gold. Why do people sell stocks when they get cheaper and safer, and buy when they get more expensive and risky. Why does Jim Cramer have an audience etc.

I have a strong interest in finding out the nature of reality, and religion is one of the biggest areas where people appear to believe things not based on facts, evidence, and logic, but various other illegitimate reasons, such as the beliefs of their parents or host culture. So it is naturally something which stimulates my curiosity. I realise that most people don't change their views, even if you proven them wrong, but I find it interesting to examine the reasons they give for believing the way they do. It teaches you a profound scepticism towards the beliefs and reasoning capabilities of most of humanity, which is a trait that comes in useful in the markets, and life in general.
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you reckon i even more foolish atheist for not believing in unicorns, alien abduction and the bending of metal cutlery by telekinesis too as well as god? enquiring minds want to know LOL :D
 
Quote from peilthetraveler:[So tell us what happened that made you obsessed with fighting Christianity. [/B]
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As an Atheist I have never fought any religion. I just believe that there is no higher authority than man himself.
 
Quote from Dragons Teeth:

As an Atheist I have never fought any religion. I just believe that there is no higher authority than man himself.
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the sure bet is here and now, isn't it?

the "hereafter"...i'll give you a 1000 to 1 against :D
 
Quote from peilthetraveler:

A life without fear of death.


Death is the one that I know that scares the hell out of atheists whether they admit it or not.
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I think you got it wrong it scares the GOD out of them.

It is impossible to have a discussion with some one like you who know what I think. It is like talking to a woman.

When you tell me that you are a Christian I do not know what you think I know what you are - stupid.
 
Quote from peilthetraveler:

A life without fear of death.


Death is the one that I know that scares the hell out of atheists whether they admit it or not.
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Maybe death scares you and that's why you believe in Christianity, it gives you an answer. Personally I have no problem with believing I don't know what lies beyond.
 
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