Don't dictate beliefs

[derek4]

The serpent was right wrote:

<quoted text>
Atheism is not a religion.
You lose again.

Atheism is a religion. You lose again.

Now it's your turn to say the opposite.

When you're finished, it will be my turn to repeat myself.

We can keep this going about 8 years.

[derek4]

The serpent was right wrote:

<quoted text>
Atheism is not a religion.
You lose again.

If you are going to post, you need to make a point, otherwise there is no point, lol.

Atheism is a religion. You lose again.

Now it's your turn to say the opposite.

When you're finished, it will be my turn to repeat myself.

We can keep this going about 8 years.

[derek4]

The serpent was right wrote:

<quoted text>
Why do atheists hate god?
They don't. They simply don't believe in it.
Do you hate Santa?

Atheists hate God.

Now it's your turn to say the opposite.

When you're finished, it will be my turn to repeat myself.

We can keep this going about 8 years.

[derek4]

Atheism Is a Religion

Found within the text:

“Here you have the atheistic religion in a nutshell: superhuman agency, devotion, self-selecting groups of people. Add to that the intense—even religious—zeal with which many atheists defend their claims. Let me tell you: The angriest ones can be as malicious as a coven of Westboro Baptists at a veteran’s funeral. Bill Maher himself took five minutes at the end of the next week's show to rant against anyone who would call atheism a religion.”

continued:

Atheists should embrace their religiosity, recognize the biological component that drives them to make sense of the world like the rest of us, and church it up. As the Man from Galilee once put it, render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s. If you don’t believe in God, then you don’t owe him anything. And if my Facebook friends are any indication, you lost your sense of humor ages ago. Which means you atheists may have nothing left to lose but your taxable status.

http://reason.com/archives/2012/03/10/atheism...

“The angriest ones can be as malicious as a coven of Westboro Baptists at a veteran’s funeral.”

[Amen!]

“... you atheists may have nothing left to lose but your taxable status.”

[derek4]

The Religion of Atheism

Some Atheists recoil at the claim that Atheism is a religion and consider the notion absurd. Many would consider Atheism the antithesis of religion. Maybe you’ve heard such remarks as,“If Atheism is a religion then bald is a hair color.”

[Poster's insert: Yes, we have – Hedonist took credit for that without mentioning he grabbed it from a “mold” and without attributing it to the real author.]

It is a false analogy that asserts all religions are defined by a belief in a deity which we know is inaccurate because of such religions as Unitarian Universalists, Taoists or Buddhists.

Nonetheless, how is it that we can purchase ‘The Good Book: A Humanist Bible’ that includes their own version of the ‘Ten Commandments’ or attend The First Church of Atheism with services provided by an ordained Atheist minister but we can’t buy a box of hair color called bald?

[LOL]

continued:

The ‘New Atheism’ is placing faith in the belief that there is no God. Their belief system is based on science and philosophy. The ‘New Atheists’ use this belief system to interpret and relate to the world around them, defining their worldview as an overall perspective of life and the universe.

Atheists are known to have their own prophets like Charles Darwin, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Feuerbach, Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, or Voltaire.

They have their own preachers such as Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett among others. Through their work these men are aggressively seeking to convert others.

Atheists have orthodoxy as they believe everything is unintentional, uninspired happenstance
via evolution. They base their beliefs on the ever changing developments of scientific scrutiny.

[Yes, atheism is a religion...]
continued:
http://stevedeace.com/news/the-religion-of-at...

“The ‘New Atheism’ is placing faith in the belief that there is no God. Their belief system is based on science and philosophy.”

[And they are very devout to their religion.]

[Givemeliberty]

You do apparently as you already admitted to being her secret admirer. You and your butt buddy langoqueers remind me of the old snl skit with Steve Martin and billy crystal I believe on a cruise ship trying to hook up with elderly women. Now keep your hands off those elderly people at the nursing home you freak.

Ewwwww!

derek4 wrote:

<quoted text>
Who gives a sh*t what your grandma does? And if you had any decency you wouldn't have introduced her to the forum in the first place since she's probably a fine person, and you're nothing but a piece of sh*t. Go sit on the toilet. As to what your pore old worn out grandma might tell me, I don't give a fu*k, got that? LMAO

[Reason Personified]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
A survey published in the 2005 Encyclopedia Britannica stated that 2.3% of the world's population consists of individuals who profess "atheism, skepticism, disbelief, or irreligion, including the militantly antireligious." In regards to the 2.3% figure just mentioned, the 2005 survey cited by Encyclopedia Britannica survey did not include Buddhist in regards to the 2.3% figure and Buddhism can be theistic or atheistic."
Wikipedia:
"Another survey attributed to Britannica shows the population of atheists at around 2.4% of the world's population.[citation needed] It is difficult to determine whether atheism is growing or not"
Wikipedia :
"2005 poll by AP/Ipsos surveyed ten countries. Of the developed nations, people in the United States were most sure of the existence of God or a higher power (2% atheist, 4% agnostic)"
Wikipedia :
"According to one estimate, atheists make up about 2.3% of the world's population"

2005? Did you have go that far back to find something relevant to your mistaken way of thinking? You could have just done what all the other religitards do. Make something up and lie. Even if it were true, theism is not just Christain, it is every bit of space cadet crap that can be imagined, even the guys who wait for the bus from outer space. Those are your theist!

100% of babies born to theist parents, are atheist.

100%.... we didn't lose them, we never had them, they are atheist at birth. That means without theism, it does not mean non believer, even those infants are non believers too.

Being the children of theist, they will be indoctrinated to whatever invisible magic friend mind fantasy their parents play at.

There are many thousands of theistic bents, that the theist parents could be indoctrinating their children into. You go ahead and claim them all for the loon side, the worship of any and every god from Achelois to Zeus, from Kali to Beelzebub, they all make up that ever shrinking percentage, they are the vanishing theist.

Once upon a time, all these gods were believed in, and now it's only a tiny percentage, that are left, with even a few believers. >>> godchecker.com

[Reason Personified]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
You flatter yourself.
Christians don't what your azz in heaven! We don't want to save you from yourself. We just want junk science stopped.

That might work out better for you, if you took your agenda to the science forum, and btw, tablets, smart phones, ipads, pcs, and even keyboards are proof that science is getting it right.

[NightSerf]

Religious demographics are tremendously difficult to compile on a worldwide scale. Here's a geographic representation published by Penn State that I found on the Pew forum and credited to the Encyclopedia Britannica World Book, 1999 that asserts that 15.4% of the world population consists of nonbelievers.

http://www.worldreligions.psu.edu/maps-introd...

Is that accurate? Hard to tell. But the 2.3% figure low-balls the figure by counting only self-professed atheists, so the higher figure seems more reasonable.

[Reason Personified]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
Oh look at the Snake Boy puppet is back! LOL
Snake boy learn the English language.
Atheist is a Religion.
Religion
Synonyms: credo, creed, cult, FAITH, persuasion
faith\ˈf�th\
noun
b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof
Atheism
Belief that there is no Deity or Deities.
Hence - Atheism = Religion

Atheist = not theist!
"A" means not.

[Reason Personified]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
Oh look at the Snake Boy puppet is back! LOL
Snake boy learn the English language.
Atheist is a Religion.
Religion
Synonyms: credo, creed, cult, FAITH, persuasion
faith\ˈf�th\
noun
b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof
Atheism
Belief that there is no Deity or Deities.
Hence - Atheism = Religion

Why do you think that you need us in your faith and religion boat? Do you want to be like us? If so you are still going at it the wrong way, but keep trying, you may get it right after a few thousand or so more tries.

[Reason Personified]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
Oh ok. LOL
You had 100% of the human population
You now have 2.3% of the human population.
Who's getting their azz kicked?
We had 0% and now have 97.7% of the human population.
Who's winning?
Drink the koolaid kid!
Dolt!

"According to one 2005 estimate, atheists make up about 2.3% of the world's population" OK, so where is the data that proves that, and who did the one estimate?

That >>> one <<< estimate, you first laud and then try to use it as established fact. Well it don't work that way. It is not established fact.

So let's look again at your own source, wiki ......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion
"It has been estimated that 16% of the world population (1.1 billion people) are " non-religious" and on the same page "Some evidence suggests that the fastest growing religious status in the United States is "no religion". And it goes on to say that it may be 40 - 50% now.

and

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12799801

Mar 20, 2011 ... Nearly two-thirds of people do not regard themselves as "religious", a new survey carried out to coincide with the 2011 Census suggests.

That would be 66%.

and

www.amazon.com/Good-Without-God-Billion-Nonre... ...-Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe [Greg Epstein]

Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do ...

and BTW, "drink the koolaid' is all about the sheep following their shepherds instructions from the lord.

[Reason Personified]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
"When you put "A" in front of a word, it means "without "
Not seeing it?
abridge\ə-ˈbrij\
transitive verb
1 a archaic : deprive
b : to reduce in scope : diminish <attempts to abridge the right of free speech>
2 : to shorten in duration or extent <modern transportation that abridges distance>
3 : to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
synonyms see shorten
Other forms: abridged; abridg·ing
abridg·er noun
Examples
abridge a dictionary by omitting rare words
the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs
bridge\ˈbrij\
noun
1 a : a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle
b : a time, place, or means of connection or transition
2 : something resembling a bridge in form or function: as
a : the upper bony part of the nose; also : the part of a pair of glasses that rests upon it
b : a piece raising the strings of a musical instrument — see violin illustration
c : the forward part of a ship's superstructure from which the ship is navigated
d : gantry 2b
e : the hand as a rest for a billiards or pool cue; also : a device used as a cue rest
3 a : a musical passage linking two sections of a composition
b : a partial denture anchored to adjacent teeth
c : a connection (as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (as opposite sides of a ring)
4 : an electrical instrument or network for measuring or comparing resistances, inductances, capacitances, or impedances by comparing the ratio of two opposing voltages to a known ratio

Willful blindness, and obdurate ignorance!

I suppose that you'd think that every "A" word would have to be the same in regards to how the "A" was to be used? So Alvin, Arthur, alphabet, arithmetic and avenue, can all be used as lvin, rthur, lphabet, rithmetic and venue?

So should we all be considered theist? We will just let you void out the "A", and it's meaning, we wouldn't want you to have to face the truth, now would we?

[The serpent was right]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
Oh ok. LOL
You had 100% of the human population
You now have 2.3% of the human population.
Who's getting their azz kicked?
We had 0% and now have 97.7% of the human population.
Who's winning?
Drink the koolaid kid!
Dolt!

Even if what you said is true, it is a sad fact that the only reason you have such a high percentage is because your cults use child indoctrination, and brainwashing.

That's something to be proud of.
It's funny you use the kool-aid anology.

[The serpent was right]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
"When you put "A" in front of a word, it means "without "
Not seeing it?
abridge\ə-ˈbrij\
transitive verb
1 a archaic : deprive
b : to reduce in scope : diminish <attempts to abridge the right of free speech>
2 : to shorten in duration or extent <modern transportation that abridges distance>
3 : to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
synonyms see shorten
Other forms: abridged; abridg·ing
abridg·er noun
Examples
abridge a dictionary by omitting rare words
the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs
bridge\ˈbrij\
noun
1 a : a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle
b : a time, place, or means of connection or transition
2 : something resembling a bridge in form or function: as
a : the upper bony part of the nose; also : the part of a pair of glasses that rests upon it
b : a piece raising the strings of a musical instrument — see violin illustration
c : the forward part of a ship's superstructure from which the ship is navigated
d : gantry 2b
e : the hand as a rest for a billiards or pool cue; also : a device used as a cue rest
3 a : a musical passage linking two sections of a composition
b : a partial denture anchored to adjacent teeth
c : a connection (as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (as opposite sides of a ring)
4 : an electrical instrument or network for measuring or comparing resistances, inductances, capacitances, or impedances by comparing the ratio of two opposing voltages to a known ratio

Thanks for confirming my point!!
That is another good example.

You really aren't very smart are you?

[Hedonist]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
No not at all, atheist believe God does not exist,Theist believe in one or more deities, agnostic would be the rest.
Another atheist lie. What a surprise. "NOT"
You are now the passive agnostic you try to keep painting yourself.

"A-theist" is literally "NOT-theist".

Theism/atheism deals with the question of belief.

Gnosticism/agnosticism deals with the question of knowledge.

You should learn word origins before you just starting making assumptions.

And I am more precisely an ignostic (yes, that is the correct spelling) Humanist.

[The serpent was right]

Langoliers wrote:

<quoted text>
Do You think that census are done daily?
Weekly?
Monthly?
Please donate your body to science, your living proof of a living mindless entity.
LOL

Polls and surveys are completed at the very least yearly. There is much more current data available, but you knew that. You just liked the old data better, so in your typical dishonesty, you used that.

It's ok, we already knew you are a dishonest piece of worthless crap.

[The serpent was right]

derek4 wrote:

<quoted text>
This one might be posted twice, lmao
Who appointed you judge of the forum?
Atheists always say they're winning, lol, and they think they can proclaim victory even when there is rotten egg all over their puny faces, lol.
You're the biggest loser in any forum I've ever been in. Your posts aren't worth stopping to read. You're a fool.
So go get rid of the rest of your poop, douchebag. You're full of it.

LOL!!!

Look at the little girl stomp her little feet. LOL!!!!!
What's wrong Wimp Lo? Did someone else proclaim victory like you do??

First you ask "Who appointed you judge of the forum?", and than go on to pronounce all you weeny little judgements. ROTFLMAO!!!

You idiot theists never fail to fail!!! LOL!!!!!

[The serpent was right]

derek4 wrote:

<quoted text>
You hit the nail on the head. They are crying and miserable. Nothing more pitiful than old fools, sad and alone.

Oh look, Wimp Lo is talking to herself.

[The serpent was right]

derek4 wrote:

<quoted text>
Atheism is a religion. You lose again.
Now it's your turn to say the opposite.
When you're finished, it will be my turn to repeat myself.
We can keep this going about 8 years.

We can.
The difference is that if you ask anyone that studies language, they will agree with me, and laugh in your face.