Are Atheists Good People?

[RiversideRedneck]

Just Think wrote:

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The word "experiment" was describing what you wrote, dillweed. Please see you post "first try A, then try B and see which works better." See...that's an experiment.
What I was saying - which everyone but you could grasp - is that I have, in the past, reached out to the god of the bible. Nothing happened. Nada. Zip. Zilch. No response, no sense of anyone on the other end of my prayers.
Want to know why?
No one is there.

If you start with the premise that God does not exist and then start praying to God, he will not answer.

That's why I said in the beginning that the first step to communicating with God is to have faith in God, maybe you didn't have any, maybe you were trying to for yourself and trying to pray the same way you change channels on the TV. God doesn't work that way.

[RiversideRedneck]

Just Think wrote:

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If he has no name, then why do you call him god?

Because He is God.

[Just Think]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

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If you start with the premise that God does not exist and then start praying to God, he will not answer.
That's why I said in the beginning that the first step to communicating with God is to have faith in God, maybe you didn't have any, maybe you were trying to for yourself and trying to pray the same way you change channels on the TV. God doesn't work that way.

Nope...nice try, though.

I assure you, this was before I was an atheist. I was raised in a religious family. I did, in fact, believe. Then, as time went on, and the realization dawned that there was no god out there, I left religion behind.

[Just Think]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

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Because He is God.

No, he is one of many god's worshipped by man.

[Just Think]

"gods" not "god's"

[Mylan]

Generally speaking atheists are more caring and more generous than religious people.

http://now.msn.com/atheists-more-compassionat...

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pellissie...

[Mylan]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

But I'd say for every 1 evil done in the name of Christianity, 1,000 goods are done.

Hahahaha.... Mmmmm....that kool-aids good huh?

[Mylan]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

If you start with the premise that God does not exist and then start praying to God, he will not answer..

Well of course not. They'd have to be delusional like YOU to pray to something that they know isn't there. DUH!!!

Hmmm.... I think I'll eat a piece of cheese cake that doesn't exist.

Oh gee... Why am I still hungry? LOL....

[Religion is Fraud]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

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Whether or not you believe in Him, God has no name. He's just God.
Fact.

Amazing how utterly stupid the average theist is. They can't even comprehend the meaning of simple words like fact.

[Religion is Fraud]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

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If you start with the premise that God does not exist and then start praying to God, he will not answer.
That's why I said in the beginning that the first step to communicating with God is to have faith in God, maybe you didn't have any, maybe you were trying to for yourself and trying to pray the same way you change channels on the TV. God doesn't work that way.

What other creatures do you start out with the premise that they exist? Leprechauns, aliens on Pluto, what? Either your sky fairy gave you a small malfunctioning brain or you are just a hypocrite coward unable to face your own mortality honestly. Any coward who kneels in prayer has not learned the proper use of their legs.

[RiversideRedneck]

Just Think wrote:

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Nope...nice try, though.
I assure you, this was before I was an atheist. I was raised in a religious family. I did, in fact, believe. Then, as time went on, and the realization dawned that there was no god out there, I left religion behind.

You realized that there is no god?

How did you come up with this glorious assumption?

[RiversideRedneck]

Mylan wrote:

<quoted text>Hahahaha.... Mmmmm....that kool-aids good huh?

Is that your version of a rebuttal?

[RiversideRedneck]

Mylan wrote:

<quoted text>Well of course not. They'd have to be delusional like YOU to pray to something that they know isn't there. DUH!!!
Hmmm.... I think I'll eat a piece of cheese cake that doesn't exist.
Oh gee... Why am I still hungry? LOL....

And how have YOU come to the glorious assumption that God doesn't exist?

[RiversideRedneck]

Religion is Fraud wrote:

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What other creatures do you start out with the premise that they exist? Leprechauns, aliens on Pluto, what? Either your sky fairy gave you a small malfunctioning brain or you are just a hypocrite coward unable to face your own mortality honestly. Any coward who kneels in prayer has not learned the proper use of their legs.

Hi Pat.

I've told you a thousand times that Christians don't believe in sky fairies, only atheists do.

[Religion is Fraud]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

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You realized that there is no god?
How did you come up with this glorious assumption?

I bet the same way that you came up with your glorious blind assumption that there is.

[Just Think]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

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You realized that there is no god?
How did you come up with this glorious assumption?

Good grief, you're tedious. Allow me to repeat myself - again

I was raised in a religous household. I believed in god. I prayed to god. I reached out to god. I asked god to come into my heart. I did everything that I was supposed to do and I did it with great sincerity.

I felt, heard, saw, experienced absolutely nothing in return. That was an eye opener. From there it was a simple matter of seeing that once you get past the pomp and ceremony of religion, there isn't any proof that god exists. None

So...no observable, measurable, tangible data that god exists. No emotional, spiritual, physical respone to my reaching out and praying to god.

That is how I cam to my conclusion.

[RiversideRedneck]

Just Think wrote:

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Good grief, you're tedious. Allow me to repeat myself - again
I was raised in a religous household. I believed in god. I prayed to god. I reached out to god. I asked god to come into my heart. I did everything that I was supposed to do and I did it with great sincerity.
I felt, heard, saw, experienced absolutely nothing in return. That was an eye opener. From there it was a simple matter of seeing that once you get past the pomp and ceremony of religion, there isn't any proof that god exists. None
So...no observable, measurable, tangible data that god exists. No emotional, spiritual, physical respone to my reaching out and praying to god.
That is how I cam to my conclusion.

I've had the opposite experience.

God has even touched me, literally.

It's too bad you gave up.

[Just Think]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

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I've had the opposite experience.
God has even touched me, literally.
It's too bad you gave up.

I don't think you quite understand the meaning of the word "literally"

[RiversideRedneck]

Just Think wrote:

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I don't think you quite understand the meaning of the word "literally"

WTF? Of course I do.

To take words in the most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. Also means; exactly.

God literally touched my head.

[Just Think]

RiversideRedneck wrote:

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WTF? Of course I do.
To take words in the most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. Also means; exactly.
God literally touched my head.

Well, I do believe you are touched in the head...god didn't do that, however.