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Everyone says I'm always happy and I truly am. Politics religion and race are my three things I like to talk about and you can't go around talking about this stuff in public. Everyone knows you don't discuss theses 3 things if you want to have friends. I've toned down my anti GOP schtick at poker games because everyone says " oh brother" when I bring it up. So I'm not a know it all anymore. I listen and ask questions and I say I hope you are right instead of telling them they are wrong.
So they might think I'm angry when really I'm just passionate. Im passionate about atheism too. I look at pedophile priests Scientology and radical Islam and can you blame me? Sorry we lump in good Christians with the other nuts but you really are all just different nuts in a bowl of mixed nuts.
So is mudda a happy person? Just because he passionately believes religions are bad for us doesn't mean that he's angry or a mean person.
I guess it is kind of mean to tell people that there is no God because that would be heartbreaking for them so we don't tell people in public unless we find out we are talking to a fellow atheist or agnostic. Even if the person said they didn't belong to an organized religion. But I don't tell most religious people I know that I don't believe a God exists. Just like I don't wake a sleepwalker.
But anyone who comes here is seeking the truth. Sometimes the truth hurts. And actually you appreciate now more when you realize this is your one shot. Be greatful you got it and live it up
If a placebo religion makes people feel better without doing any harm to them or other, I'd say go for it. But sorry, religions cause so much hate against others, like women, gays, other religions, doctors... and cause too many wars, even today. So the only strawman argument is the one made by your invisible friend who doesn't actually exist.
Despite the fact that you are making a fringe argument, your argument has two major flaws which are common to all critical theory arguments; 1. your analysis was made in a vacuum; 2. what you did analyze lacked objectivity.
Religion promotes the virtues of thankfulness, forgiveness, humility, chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience and kindness. Religion is responsible for the creation of wonderful charities and organizations which serve the betterment of man. Religious persons and institutions are usually the first source of literacy, education, and healthcare in the poorer regions. Religious persons and institutions have been the source of abundant human services from hospitals, orphanages, nursing homes, and schools, to advocacy on behalf of those with no voice, to supporting cultural outreaches, and seeking always to find ways in which to protect and promote human life and its authentic flourishing. Religion gave us the concept of subsidiarity and has done what no government can ever do, namely teach morality and civility Religion teaches accountability and responsibility. Religion teaches that we have a choice in how we behave and that actions have consequences. Religion inspires a sense of wonder in nature and the universe and helps us feel connected to one another and to nature through regular community gatherings. Religion helps us feel less alone in the world by binding the community together. Religion serves to ennoble the human spirit and inspires love, peace and happiness. Religion brings order to our lives by promoting the virtues of thankfulness, forgiveness and humility. Religion brings comfort to the terminally ill and can act as a source of hope for the oppressed. Religion teaches that we can transform ourselves. That it is possible to change for the better. Christian values were the foundation which Western Civilization was built upon. No other institution played a greater role in shaping Western Civilization than the Catholic Church. Modern science was born in the Catholic Church. Catholic priests developed the idea of free-market. The Catholic Church invented the university. Western law grew out of Church canon law. The Church humanized the West by insisting on the sacredness of all human life. The Church constantly sought to alleviate the evils of slavery and repeatedly denounced the mass enslavement of conquered populations and the infamous slave trade, thereby undermining slavery at its sources. Religion gave us great thinkers, leaders and humanitarians. Religion gave us America. Religion gave us incredible artwork, music and architecture. Christianity has spread democracy throughout the world. Christians fought other Christians in WWII to end their aggression and rebuilt Europe and Japan after WWII. Christians put a man on the moon and ended the cold war.
So getting back to my point that your argument has two major flaws; your argument that God and religion have done little good is not objective and you have yet to tell us what good the alternative to religion has done. Exactly what has militant atheism done? Because as near as I can tell, militant atheism's claim to fame is murdering 200 million people in the 20th century.
Critical theory is the theory to unfairly criticize everything that you don't believe in to validate what you do believe in. The problem is that you never test what you do believe. Critical thinking is used to test what you do believe. Critical theory is used to test what you don't believe.
I don't think there ever was a time when athiests killed for atheist s
I'm happy most of the time. It is the secret of my success. I suspect Brynmr is too. I doubt very seriously if you are though. People who troll religious forums to mock the beliefs of others do not have true happiness which is why they seek artificial happiness. The problem with that is that it is not satisfying. You need to constantly feed your wolf.My opinions stand on their own, regardless of anyone's subterfuge, or lack of belief in a god. So you're a loser anyways. Happy?No, if you're going to hide that fact and take pot-shots, then you must be pretty embarrassed about your sect.Your god. DUH!
I don't believe in "God". Feeling silly now?
I wasn't hiding anything. Your mistake was you presumed what I believed without asking. Now you're compounding your mistake by trying to blame me. You should take some responsibility.
Everyone says I'm always happy and I truly am. Politics religion and race are my three things I like to talk about and you can't go around talking about this stuff in public. Everyone knows you don't discuss theses 3 things if you want to have friends. I've toned down my anti GOP schtick at poker games because everyone says " oh brother" when I bring it up. So I'm not a know it all anymore. I listen and ask questions and I say I hope you are right instead of telling them they are wrong.
So they might think I'm angry when really I'm just passionate. Im passionate about atheism too. I look at pedophile priests Scientology and radical Islam and can you blame me? Sorry we lump in good Christians with the other nuts but you really are all just different nuts in a bowl of mixed nuts.
So is mudda a happy person? Just because he passionately believes religions are bad for us doesn't mean that he's angry or a mean person.
I guess it is kind of mean to tell people that there is no God because that would be heartbreaking for them so we don't tell people in public unless we find out we are talking to a fellow atheist or agnostic. Even if the person said they didn't belong to an organized religion. But I don't tell most religious people I know that I don't believe a God exists. Just like I don't wake a sleepwalker.
But anyone who comes here is seeking the truth. Sometimes the truth hurts. And actually you appreciate now more when you realize this is your one shot. Be greatful you got it and live it up