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GameTheory
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"Anyone else enjoying this rise of black atheism? "


          

I'm...LOVING IT

I mean...theres still not that many of us...and I wish more women were on game and open to at least changing their minds without turning them completely off.

But I truly have to thank the internet and web-forums for changing the ability for atheists to connect and express themselves.

  

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i am.
Feb 18th 2015
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Gets in this line
Feb 21st 2015
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I love seeing this type of courage in the black community
Feb 18th 2015
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same shit someone would say in a church...lol
Feb 19th 2015
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      not exactly. one deals with reality. the other deals with a fable
Feb 19th 2015
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           that's great chief...
Feb 19th 2015
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                you don't have one, thats why
Feb 19th 2015
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                     oh God
Feb 19th 2015
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                          The OKP Council Of Elders has determined that
Feb 21st 2015
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                               wrong, sweetheart. Southern Baptist all the way
Feb 21st 2015
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                                    You shoulda been paying better attention in Sunday school
Feb 21st 2015
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                                         tell me again why you're on my dick tho
Feb 21st 2015
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                                              I'm stealing Sky Daddy for a future album title.
Feb 21st 2015
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                                                   thats what i thought, you frightened little boy.
Feb 21st 2015
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                                                        Frightened Little Boy is gonna be the first track.
Feb 21st 2015
147
I don't care either way, I'm still a Christian and not looking to change...
Feb 19th 2015
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surprised no one has asked but do you think the internet spawns atheism?
Feb 19th 2015
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have yur parents and grandparents risen to the occasion?
Feb 19th 2015
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why?
Feb 19th 2015
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is atheism turning into a religion?
Feb 19th 2015
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the unbelief of something is not a religion
Feb 19th 2015
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      if one's goal is to "convert" everyone to your belief system...
Feb 19th 2015
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      no one converts anyone to atheism
Feb 19th 2015
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           *sigh*
Feb 19th 2015
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                zaire is being defensive.. reminds me of religious folk
Feb 19th 2015
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                     nah
Feb 19th 2015
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                          chill regular fam...see post 10, I came around a long time ago...
Feb 19th 2015
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      also...reading Game Theory's post again...I think his sentiment is
Feb 19th 2015
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           ah. okay.
Feb 19th 2015
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He LITERALLY answered this in the post.
Feb 22nd 2015
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lol nm
Feb 19th 2015
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Is "Black Atheism" really a common term?
Feb 19th 2015
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lol! Its no different than anything else labeled as 'black'.
Feb 19th 2015
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Only in the sense that black atheists are the smallest demo
Feb 20th 2015
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that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first
Feb 19th 2015
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it doesn't matter to me.
Feb 19th 2015
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you don't, but maybe he does...
Feb 19th 2015
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Do yall want to see more people become atheist?
Feb 19th 2015
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i don't care.
Feb 19th 2015
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I could not care less if I tried.
Feb 19th 2015
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I'd like it to be accepted more from believers in general
Feb 19th 2015
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Not really. Others beliefs have nothing to do w/mine.
Feb 19th 2015
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just s long as they don't force it down my throat
Feb 19th 2015
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I don't need others to confirm my non-belief
Feb 19th 2015
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I would like to see more people ask questions about what they believe
Feb 19th 2015
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      ^^
Feb 21st 2015
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Inevitable in the age of information
Feb 19th 2015
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^^
Feb 19th 2015
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The sun is also in detriment in this age
Feb 19th 2015
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      ah...that's definitely the root cause
Feb 22nd 2015
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im all for it
Feb 19th 2015
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RE: im all for it
Feb 19th 2015
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      thats a fair point
Feb 19th 2015
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      The organization of people in a place =/= god existing
Feb 20th 2015
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           I wasn't arguing for the existance of God or any deity.
Feb 21st 2015
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Why is this even a thing? There have always been B/black athiests.
Feb 19th 2015
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No our cosmology predates the most
Feb 19th 2015
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This I actually agree with. But isn't this a theistic notion?
Feb 19th 2015
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Lets look at etymology
Feb 19th 2015
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^^^^^^^BOOM^^^^^^^^^
Feb 22nd 2015
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This kind of where I am with it...
Feb 22nd 2015
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They like gays, they out online but they ain't told they momma'nem
Feb 19th 2015
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Theres documentaries on black kids telling their fams about walking away
Feb 19th 2015
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      RE: Theres documentaries on black kids telling their fams about walking ...
Feb 19th 2015
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           these scurrry ass niggas aint tellin big mama nem..
Feb 19th 2015
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what then becomes the epicenter for black culture?
Feb 19th 2015
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we will always have a sense of community, regardless of the anchor
Feb 19th 2015
      so you have no answer
Feb 21st 2015
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           Not for a moron that missed it
Feb 21st 2015
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The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of god
Feb 19th 2015
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RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g...
Feb 19th 2015
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I honestly see Atheism as an ironic joke played on the "non believer"
Feb 19th 2015
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      RE: I honestly see Atheism as an ironic joke played on the "non bel...
Feb 19th 2015
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           RE: I honestly see Atheism as an ironic joke played on the "non bel...
Feb 19th 2015
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                RE: I honestly see Atheism as an ironic joke played on the "non...
Feb 19th 2015
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                     I'm sorry but they were not.
Feb 19th 2015
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                          RE: I'm sorry but they were not.
Feb 19th 2015
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                               RE: I'm sorry but they were not.
Feb 19th 2015
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that's deep.
Feb 19th 2015
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lol
Feb 19th 2015
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RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g...
Feb 19th 2015
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^^nailed it
Feb 19th 2015
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RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g...
Feb 19th 2015
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RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g...
Feb 19th 2015
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RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g...
Feb 19th 2015
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      RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g...
Feb 20th 2015
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           RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g...
Feb 20th 2015
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                RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g...
Feb 20th 2015
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"There is only one god, and he is death...
Feb 19th 2015
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      I love that quote.
Feb 19th 2015
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      RE: "There is only one god, and he is death...
Feb 20th 2015
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           Not just death and the sun
Feb 20th 2015
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                RE: Not just death and the sun
Feb 20th 2015
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                     Ha!
Feb 20th 2015
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                          RE: Ha!
Feb 20th 2015
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                               It's impossible to say.
Feb 21st 2015
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                                    RE: It's impossible to say.
Feb 22nd 2015
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                                         I don't believe in stedfast facts
Feb 22nd 2015
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                                              we are primates tho. that fact will never change
Feb 22nd 2015
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well damn.
Feb 19th 2015
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This just speaks to the inaccuracy of your language...
Feb 22nd 2015
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      I was careful to point out that
Feb 23rd 2015
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           Not really tho...
Feb 25th 2015
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I wish people thought more deeply about their humanity
Feb 19th 2015
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Thank you their definitions can't even define who we our let alone
Feb 19th 2015
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Word. I definitely clap to this.
Feb 19th 2015
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Wish there were more Black Buddhists.
Feb 19th 2015
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*lines up here*
Feb 19th 2015
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It goes much better with agnosticism
Feb 19th 2015
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I do not believe there is a substantive difference between the two.
Feb 19th 2015
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RE: *lines up here*
Feb 19th 2015
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this line sounds weird to me...
Feb 19th 2015
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      RE: this line sounds weird to me...
Feb 19th 2015
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           I feel you...
Feb 19th 2015
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i can see the appeal
Feb 19th 2015
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just as long s they are cutting up like they are in Myanmar
Feb 19th 2015
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I know a grip joining SGI in NY
Feb 19th 2015
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      RE: I know a grip joining SGI in NY
Feb 19th 2015
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      why is SGI not a good vehicle?
Feb 25th 2015
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Is it me, or are black Christians, on average, more overbearing
Feb 19th 2015
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i don't think so
Feb 19th 2015
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naw. i can't agree.
Feb 19th 2015
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maybe it's a familiarty thing
Feb 19th 2015
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      naw...it's def a Black thing. I've been cornered by MANY a Black folk
Feb 19th 2015
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      ionno... white people can be just as annoying IMO
Feb 19th 2015
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      It might be different over there
Feb 19th 2015
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      Ain't no White people on the train screaming to repent goddammit
Feb 19th 2015
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      if they had subways in Middle America there would be....
Feb 19th 2015
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      you're right
Feb 19th 2015
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      I have prolly seen more white people with signs and bullhorns
Feb 19th 2015
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      yeah they do. and stand on street corners, etc.
Feb 19th 2015
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      they're usually Murdock crazy though
Feb 20th 2015
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      i see some one has not been to Santa Monica and Venice
Feb 19th 2015
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      Uh....You ain't never been to the Port Authority in NYC huh?
Feb 22nd 2015
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           ^ ain't never been to Church Ave
Feb 23rd 2015
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      it entirely depends on what circles you operate in
Feb 19th 2015
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uh yeah. I been threatened with conversion.
Feb 19th 2015
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thinking this says more about your social circles than anything
Feb 19th 2015
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I don't know certain types of white people
Feb 19th 2015
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i think its a northern/southern thing vs a black/white thing
Feb 19th 2015
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I recently joined a Black Atheist group on FB
Feb 19th 2015
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How did they react to you
Feb 19th 2015
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what does a Black Atheist FB group converse about?
Feb 19th 2015
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      More important: where are they and how can I be down?
Feb 19th 2015
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im a fan of anything that involves black folks thinking for themselves
Feb 19th 2015
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WHERE IS CASE ONE
Feb 19th 2015
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RE: Anyone else enjoying this rise of black atheism?
Feb 19th 2015
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I cant tell
Feb 19th 2015
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its a travesty period
Feb 19th 2015
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What's the significance in your opinion for blk ppl turning to atheism?
Feb 19th 2015
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The internet and comment sections
Feb 26th 2015
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it's rising? niggas is just more visible because we got the internet now...
Feb 19th 2015
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must b a ton of mofos that went thru chattel slavery that quit God
Feb 19th 2015
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      niggas shoulda been done with God as soon as we left Africa.
Feb 19th 2015
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           it seems like that would be a good time to renegotiate the deal
Feb 19th 2015
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           YO, THIS AIN'T WORKING OUT OLODUMARE!
Feb 20th 2015
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           so you don't see anything divine within our experince being ensslaved?
Feb 20th 2015
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                i don't see anything divine in anything.
Feb 20th 2015
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                nigga
Feb 21st 2015
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Just glad yal annoying muhfuggahs is only vocal online
Feb 19th 2015
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lol...f'realz
Feb 23rd 2015
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I have no desire to gather with atheist groups
Feb 20th 2015
118
This where I'm at with it
Feb 20th 2015
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i mean is this so hard for people to grasp?
Feb 21st 2015
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^^^^^^^ALL OF THIS^^^^^^
Feb 21st 2015
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yuuuup
Feb 21st 2015
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I got nothing to add. I'm STRICTLY HERE for the God Body
Feb 21st 2015
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as if god needs man to believe in her
Feb 21st 2015
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Nice convient side-step of proving anything...more semantics
Feb 26th 2015
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I could care less about what people proclaim to be
Feb 22nd 2015
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No, I'd rather see a rise in the number of black scientists and philosop...
Feb 22nd 2015
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aint a scientist an atheist by default tho?
Feb 22nd 2015
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      RE: aint a scientist an atheist by default tho?
Feb 22nd 2015
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      slow claps to this...
Feb 22nd 2015
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      damn bruh, you sound like sarah palin
Feb 22nd 2015
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           I sound like Sarah Palin? Really? Now who's being dishonest?
Feb 22nd 2015
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                ok sweetheart im sorry
Feb 22nd 2015
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                     Uh huh.
Feb 22nd 2015
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      RE: aint a scientist an atheist by default tho?
Feb 22nd 2015
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           makes sense. but apparently this means nothing
Feb 22nd 2015
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                Who, who said it means nothing?
Feb 22nd 2015
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                     nope, you made a fool of yourself better than i could
Feb 22nd 2015
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                          So, that's a no? You can't prove that I contradicted myself?
Feb 22nd 2015
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                               holdin on to that 7 percent for dear life huh lol
Feb 22nd 2015
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                               Couldn't do it huh?
Feb 22nd 2015
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                               bbbbbut
Feb 22nd 2015
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this world is far too shitty + harsh to toss aside comforting notions.
Feb 22nd 2015
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Group atheism interests me as much as religion does.
Feb 23rd 2015
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Just a question...why does it seem so black and white between Atheism an...
Feb 23rd 2015
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I think it's more that they don't believe in anything they don't have
Feb 23rd 2015
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I halfway get it. But....I don't know...the Earth itself is evidence to ...
Feb 23rd 2015
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      you don't have to get it.
Feb 23rd 2015
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      With all that....this here is what I was really pointing out:
Feb 23rd 2015
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           RE: With all that....this here is what I was really pointing out:
Feb 23rd 2015
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           agnostics. Kind of.
Feb 23rd 2015
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                I always get confused on what Agnostics believe. One girl last year
Feb 23rd 2015
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                i'm an atheist and an agnostic.
Feb 25th 2015
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                     Hmmm, super interesting. An Agnostic Christian sounds wild LOL
Feb 26th 2015
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                oh you covered it
Feb 25th 2015
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      but what you just described IS the brilliance
Feb 23rd 2015
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the middle ground might be an agnostic
Feb 25th 2015
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there are plenty people who 'got God but don't got religion'
Feb 25th 2015
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      I'm starting to notice a few of them, just from catching key words
Feb 26th 2015
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      them muhfuckas just lazy
Feb 26th 2015
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yes, totally loving the fact more ppl are getting over religion
Feb 26th 2015
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Very good conversation on Secularism
Feb 26th 2015
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NikaMandela
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1. "i am."
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i'm not atheist, but i'm glad that we're starting to show some "religious diversity" lol. Im tired of people assuming I'm Christian.

  

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137. "Gets in this line"
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Not an atheist but definitely not a part of the big three.

  

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zaire
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2. "I love seeing this type of courage in the black community"
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To see the wisdom/valor displayed by these youngins after throwing away those chains is astonishing



glad i get to see it too




  

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19. "same shit someone would say in a church...lol"
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maybe you did this on purpose but it sounds like a religion even though I know it isn't.

"All praises due"

  

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zaire
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23. "not exactly. one deals with reality. the other deals with a fable"
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A fable taught from birth.

The courage it takes for a black youth to embrace this truth are some of the most heroic stories ive ever heard

In the church you are taught fear. Thats the difference

  

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51. "that's great chief... "
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it doesn't have anything to do with my point but whatever...

the same words/phrasing being used in the OP are also used in church and I find it hilarious.



  

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zaire
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81. "you don't have one, thats why"
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your belief of whatever dims the wit you think you have. Don't expect you to see that


or engage in anything thought worthy for that matter


yeah, this is defensive lol

  

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85. "oh God"
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139. "The OKP Council Of Elders has determined that"
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Zaire is a Recovering Catholic. The reason he doesn't recognize how churchy that sounded is because that's more so Black Baptist type language, which he wouldn't be familiar with. Basically, he's not aware of what you're referring to.

Edited to say that casting off chains stuff is classic Black church talk.

  

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141. "wrong, sweetheart. Southern Baptist all the way"
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but how could you even remotely fathom that, you believe the same story a child does.


I tell you what, you sure know more about my dick than your own judgment, but continue to follow my story


and your beats sucked too lol

  

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142. "You shoulda been paying better attention in Sunday school"
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then. Your Black Baptist culture is lacking like a mugg.

  

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zaire
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143. "tell me again why you're on my dick tho"
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is it because you think atheists are stupid and should believe in your sky daddy & poison apples?



or are you just a naive coward that cannot face the fact that your faith is bullshit, and you want somebody else to say it for you?



a sunday school joke fam, lol thats all you can come up with

  

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145. "I'm stealing Sky Daddy for a future album title."
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Thanks for that - I was wrong about you, you're actually good for something.

  

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146. "thats what i thought, you frightened little boy."
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147. "Frightened Little Boy is gonna be the first track."
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Come on man, keep these coming, I need more.

  

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3. "I don't care either way, I'm still a Christian and not looking to change..."
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I actually understand why many people are atheist or why they're against Religion, unlike many Christians. But it doesn't affect me much, and 99.8% of the Black atheists I know are online....mainly y'all here, and a few on Twitter. And even less on Facebook.

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117. "surprised no one has asked but do you think the internet spawns atheism?"
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I've been on the internet about as long as I've been conscious. And I am agnostic, not atheist, but do you feel the dissemination of options has anything to do with it, particularly in black communities?


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4. "have yur parents and grandparents risen to the occasion?"
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5. "why?"
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i'm not a religious person at all....not an atheist either....
but I don't understand why such a thing brings you such joy...


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6. "is atheism turning into a religion?"
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zaire
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7. "the unbelief of something is not a religion"
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yes, people can ride for atheism with the same tenacity of religion, but one requires faith, the other requires reason


the most common defence against atheism is that atheism is a religion itself, but there is no protocol, divine figure, or tradition to praise, besides proof.


The irony is is that everyone is born an atheist, and even folks that believe in religious doctrine is an atheist to the gods they dont believe/serve. But, like most truths, this concept rarely gets the attention it deserves


But yeah, atheism as a religion doesnt make sense at all

  

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9. "if one's goal is to "convert" everyone to your belief system..."
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then that's pretty much the exit ramp to religion it seems....


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20. "no one converts anyone to atheism"
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So thats not the goal.

Its something that you have to understand on a fundamental level and no one can do this but that person.


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25. "*sigh*"
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this is really draining....

not trying to argue with you fam....

  

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52. "zaire is being defensive.. reminds me of religious folk"
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71. "nah"
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yall just want to point out a stupid point

that yall see the non-believers equally dickheadish as believers

but yall are doing it wrong...

it's similar to conversion but it's not conversion...

that's really the end of it but yall are so amused by the similarties you'd rather troll about it than see the nuanced difference

Let me sport my Air Hyperbole 2010s in peace. (c) ansomble

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79. "chill regular fam...see post 10, I came around a long time ago..."
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10. "also...reading Game Theory's post again...I think his sentiment is "
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more along the lines of....being a Black Atheist in 2015 is easier now that more Black folks are either stepping forward about it and/or switching over to that mindset.....

It was early when I responded.....being awake longer has brought a little more clarity though...
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14. "ah. okay."
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like the idea of being black and atheist is less foreign so when introduced ppl are less likely to clutch pearls.

okay

fuck you.

  

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157. "He LITERALLY answered this in the post."
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>but I don't understand why such a thing brings you such
>joy...
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8. "lol nm"
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does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
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11. "Is "Black Atheism" really a common term?"
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I hope not. I'm agnostic, so I guess I don't fit the atheist term to a T, but attaching the racial connotation feels a bit like pandering to me. I guess I see what you're saying in terms of feeling a kinship with other folks who happen to be black that are non-believers, but the term itself feels wrong.

  

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84. "lol! Its no different than anything else labeled as 'black'."
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129. "Only in the sense that black atheists are the smallest demo"
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I wish we had more black female atheists...I get tired of those awkward convos.

  

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12. "that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first"
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but me personally-- not happy about it.

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13. "it doesn't matter to me."
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why would i celebrate it?

i don't need the strength of others to know what i know.

fuck you.

  

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15. "you don't, but maybe he does..."
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16. "Do yall want to see more people become atheist?"
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And if so, what does being an Atheist "do" for you? What's the selling point?

Looking at it in its most cynical terms, if there is a red and blue pill, why would you want someone to take the red pill?


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18. "i don't care."
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fuck you.

  

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24. "I could not care less if I tried. "
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30. "I'd like it to be accepted more from believers in general"
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One's religion or belief system is a personal choice, so I don't care what others choose to believe, as long as they don't try to push their beliefs on me. However, I would like it if folks don't react as if I am disparaging on their chosen belief system when I let them know I am a non-believer.

  

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46. "Not really. Others beliefs have nothing to do w/mine."
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62. "just s long as they don't force it down my throat"
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making it a conversation piece or trying to judge someone who feels differently.

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86. "I don't need others to confirm my non-belief"
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But it would be nice if those with beliefs would be more respectful of my lack of belief. And not ignorantly paint me as souless and without rudder or even evil.

When I see that yearly 'WAR on CHRISTMAS' bull on Facebook every year, I just want to shake some of my friends, because I'm very respectful of them and even go that extra mile of bowing my head before a meal with them at a restaurant n' shit. When they're apply for a job or whatever and ask folks to pray for them, I don't get snarky and go in (so what about the prayers of that other job applicant?), I just wish them well, and go on with my business.

I'm not open with my Atheism, cuz I don't want the drama. But if people ask I will tell them.

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94. "I would like to see more people ask questions about what they believe"
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what they ultimately decide to believe I don't care about.

but just going along because seems stupid to me

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

  

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140. "^^"
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i'm not an atheist but i enjoy talking to them. perhaps more-so than talking to religious folks...

  

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17. "Inevitable in the age of information"
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Ever notice how secular the Internet tends to be?

reddit, Twitter etc stay going in on organized religion

  

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21. "^^"
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28. "The sun is also in detriment in this age"
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Its the farthest from its natural or most potent place.

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165. "ah...that's definitely the root cause"
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SCIENCE!

  

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22. "im all for it"
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I've always found the connection with christianity very perplexing just due to its the genesis within the black community - i.e. forced via slavery - you would think there would have been a visceral backlash to it at SOME point after abolition

  

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29. "RE: im all for it"
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>I've always found the connection with christianity very
>perplexing just due to its the genesis within the black
>community - i.e. forced via slavery - you would think there
>would have been a visceral backlash to it at SOME point after
>abolition


To be fair, the black church did serve a purpose in the civil rights era in terms of functioning as a way for folks to organize. I'm not a Christian and I'm don't go to church myself, but they do serve a purpose.

  

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33. "thats a fair point"
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but i still have trouble squaring that with the fact that pretty much any black christian in america - you're only christian because at some point in your ancestry a slave master said to your forefather, "you're a christian now or you hang" - simple as that

but i guess thats really no different (much more despicable, but functionally no different) than the way that religion is simply a geographic anomaly to begin with. you can believe in christianity to the depths of your soul, but the fact is that if you happened to be born in india, you'd probably be hindu. if you happened to be born in the middle east, you'd probably be muslim. Etc.

  

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130. "The organization of people in a place =/= god existing"
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Black churches we're buildings where people could congregate...this has nothing to do with god existing

  

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135. "I wasn't arguing for the existance of God or any deity."
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>Black churches we're buildings where people could
>congregate...this has nothing to do with god existing

I'm agnostic, so arguing for the existence of God would be ass backwards for me. I was just saying Christianity itself served a positive influence for black folks in this country in the civil right era. I personally don't think it was God's hand or anything to that extent, but it did serve as a tool to help folks organize in a social sense.

  

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26. "Why is this even a thing? There have always been B/black athiests."
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nothing new under the sun





Original Post:

We believe in nothing, Lebowski. Nothing. And tomorrow we come back and we cut off your Chonson.

  

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27. "No our cosmology predates the most"
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Popular religions.

Niggas might as well be white and racist.

You lose your power when you deny the greater portion of your origin.

One of the reasons black folk are in trouble now, honoring mythical ancestors of everyone else and ignoring their own.

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32. "This I actually agree with. But isn't this a theistic notion?"
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>One of the reasons black folk are in trouble now, honoring
>mythical ancestors of everyone else and ignoring their own.


  

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38. "Lets look at etymology"
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Theist means one who believes in a transcendent god but denies revelation.

I don't believe I know from experience that my ancestors have a direct effect on who I am and what I have.

This can be proven by the limited scope that is "white/western" science.

So it is not a belief.

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158. "^^^^^^^BOOM^^^^^^^^^"
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"If you got a GOD, make sure it's in your image"
paraphrasing Garvey

You on point with this reply

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161. "This kind of where I am with it..."
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I'm kind of over black people praying for deliverance to the god of their oppressors. There's just something off about subscribing to a cosmology that is void of you culturally. I just really want black people as a whole to start questioning shit, whatever answer people come to individually is cool with me as long as they're not trying to push it on me.

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31. "They like gays, they out online but they ain't told they momma'nem "
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"when I was growin' up if we wanted a jacuzzi we had to fart in the tub!"

  

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34. "Theres documentaries on black kids telling their fams about walking away"
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Real courage from these children, who love their parents, but who are not afraid of truth.

Truth that is within the grasp of young people, and they embrace it.


And you take a jab at gays, as if they arent standing up in the face of cowardice?

  

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35. "RE: Theres documentaries on black kids telling their fams about walking ..."
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>Real courage from these children, who love their parents, but
>who are not afraid of truth.
>
>Truth that is within the grasp of young people, and they
>embrace it.
>
>
>And you take a jab at gays, as if they arent standing up in
>the face of cowardice?

Not a jab, I've heard people on here say they're not out to their families

"when I was growin' up if we wanted a jacuzzi we had to fart in the tub!"

  

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56. "these scurrry ass niggas aint tellin big mama nem.."
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niggas prolly get slapped with the king j version

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36. "what then becomes the epicenter for black culture?"
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after going to church for the first time in years recently (with no plans of a repeat I should add, this was for family and appearances) I was reminded that the church is essentially ground zero for black culture in a lot of ways

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zaire
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"we will always have a sense of community, regardless of the anchor"


  

          

the communal spirit is not exclusive to a doctrine


and black folks are very creative in this country lol


perhaps seeing the value in reality could be a binding force? We have a long way to go, but the rise in this rebellion is showing a lot of new promise.


  

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148. "so you have no answer"
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149. "Not for a moron that missed it"
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but let me chew your food for you;


if the black church finally realized that white jesus is not real, nor his zombie counterpart, do you really think the congregation would just stop being so communal?


Yes, every one would go home & become sadistic murderers makin videos for pornhub


We rode on dinosaurs 6,000 years ago too, like the flintstones

  

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37. "The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of god"
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Calling yourself an Atheist is akin to calling yourself a Christian. You have just changed how you interpret a few variables but they are all still there.

Best not to label yourself as anything at all.

There are lots of interesting articles about the nature of Atheism as it's own religion.

~Experience is the currency of the soul.

  

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39. "RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g..."
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>Calling yourself an Atheist is akin to calling yourself a
>Christian. You have just changed how you interpret a few
>variables but they are all still there.
>
>Best not to label yourself as anything at all.
>
>There are lots of interesting articles about the nature of
>Atheism as it's own religion.

care to expound on this?

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42. "I honestly see Atheism as an ironic joke played on the "non believer""
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God as a variable is pertinent to being an "Atheist"

What might an Atheist say to you:

"I don't believe in God".

"God" is still part of the equation, you call him into being by asserting him as an entity, and then identify yourself as someone that does not believe in him.

Try to be an "Atheist" without God. You can't.

A good diagram of what I am talking about would be a triangle with "God" as the apex, the believer and non believer on the two opposing ends of the base. Both are reliant and dependent on the idea of God.

Keep in mind, this only works if you actually call yourself an "Atheist". People in my circles used to identify themselves as Atheist until they learned the term has become a label that carries a lot of weight with it. If you are going to take a label on, you should realize that there are thousands of people who share it. That can be dangerous as there are many asshole Atheist's out there that put as much time into promoting non belief as Christians put into pro-belief. They are two sides of the same coin and I always chuckle at people who think they stand on higher ground by calling themselves Atheists.

The safest bet is to say "I don't know" or "I don't believe in anything." You can't label someone who says that and it free's them from the burden of having to prove their point, which ultimately only leads to conflict anyway. A true non believer will not discuss the topic under the guise of a banner other's use in an evangelical or oppressive way.

>>Calling yourself an Atheist is akin to calling yourself a
>>Christian. You have just changed how you interpret a few
>>variables but they are all still there.
>>
>>Best not to label yourself as anything at all.
>>
>>There are lots of interesting articles about the nature of
>>Atheism as it's own religion.
>
>care to expound on this?

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48. "RE: I honestly see Atheism as an ironic joke played on the &quot;non bel..."
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Thu Feb-19-15 12:22 PM by Tommy-B

  

          

>God as a variable is pertinent to being an "Atheist"
>
>What might an Atheist say to you:
>
>"I don't believe in God".
>
>"God" is still part of the equation, you call him into being
>by asserting him as an entity, and then identify yourself as
>someone that does not believe in him.
>
>Try to be an "Atheist" without God. You can't.
>
>A good diagram of what I am talking about would be a triangle
>with "God" as the apex, the believer and non believer on the
>two opposing ends of the base. Both are reliant and dependent
>on the idea of God.

ok. but why does "God" have to be apart of the equation? as an atheist, there's plenty of other gods i don't believe in as well. such as zeus, vishnu, thor, allah etc.

>Keep in mind, this only works if you actually call yourself an
>"Atheist". People in my circles used to identify themselves as
>Atheist until they learned the term has become a label that
>carries a lot of weight with it. If you are going to take a
>label on, you should realize that there are thousands of
>people who share it. That can be dangerous as there are many
>asshole Atheist's out there that put as much time into
>promoting non belief as Christians put into pro-belief. They
>are two sides of the same coin and I always chuckle at people
>who think they stand on higher ground by calling themselves
>Atheists.

but atheist IS the correct term. a theist is somebody that believes in a god or a creator. the prefix 'a' is added to determine a non-believer. no "God" needs to be added to any "equation." atheism is the belief that nothing exists. or, more correctly, it's the belief that we haven't as yet found anything that resembles a god.


>
>The safest bet is to say "I don't know" or "I don't believe in
>anything." You can't label someone who says that and it free's
>them from the burden of having to prove their point, which
>ultimately only leads to conflict anyway. A true non believer
>will not discuss the topic under the guise of a banner other's
>use in an evangelical or oppressive way.
>

nah. the "safest bet" is to say, "Up to now, there has been no evidence to suggest that there is, has been, or ever will be a god." much like it's the safest bet to assume that there has never been a fire-shitting, pink elephant.

i appreciate that you may have religious beliefs, but you can't try and lump atheism into the same pile of them.

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53. "RE: I honestly see Atheism as an ironic joke played on the &quot;non bel..."
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>
>ok. but why does "God" have to be apart of the equation? as an
>atheist, there's plenty of other gods i don't believe in as
>well. such as zeus, vishnu, thor, allah etc.



It's part of the equation because it's dependent on it.

By sharing your list you gave names to a god, however, Zeus and Thor were not God's in the typical sense, they were allegorical symbols for the super physical forces of the universe. They were not considered as living and breathing entities. When the original meanings were lost people began to accept them as personalities.

Vishnu was also an allegorical symbol, but Allah is considered to be a breathing, living, thinking god. You can name "god" whatever you like, the point is, by calling yourself an Atheist, any god you choose is part of the equation because the belief is dependent on them.


>but atheist IS the correct term. a theist is somebody that
>believes in a god or a creator. the prefix 'a' is added to
>determine a non-believer. no "God" needs to be added to any
>"equation." atheism is the belief that nothing exists. or,
>more correctly, it's the belief that we haven't as yet found
>anything that resembles a god.

I just think its funny that you can't be an Atheist without god, that's all. The term Atheist is reliant and dependent on the idea of god.


>
>nah. the "safest bet" is to say, "Up to now, there has been no
>evidence to suggest that there is, has been, or ever will be
>a god." much like it's the safest bet to assume that there has
>never been a fire-shitting, pink elephant.

The correct thing to say is, up to now, there has been no evidence FOR or AGAINST the existence of god. You cannot prove he exists and you cannot prove he doesn't. They are two sides of the same coin, which side you choose is up to you, you have just as much evidence as the other guy.


>
>i appreciate that you may have religious beliefs, but you
>can't try and lump atheism into the same pile of them.

I don't have any religious beliefs. I am not religious, and I'm not sure why you interpreted that. I just think its funny that Atheism cannot exist without god, that's all.

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60. "RE: I honestly see Atheism as an ironic joke played on the &amp;quot;non..."
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no. all those historic gods i listed were once deemed as living, breathing entities. shit, some people may believe that thor is living and breathing now, i don't know, nor care. it isn't relevant anyway.

you're getting a bit mixed up with your terms. atheism isn't the non-belief of "God." it's the non-belief of ANY god or creator or magical spirit in the sky that governs the universe.

this non-belief is based on the fact that there has been no evidence to suggest that there is a god. yes, there has been no evidence to suggest that there ISN'T a god either, but that's also pretty irrelevant, because what would constitute evidence to dispute god's existence? what would constitute evidence to dispute a a pink, fire-shitting elephant's existence? how do you KNOW it doesn't exist? prove it DOESN'T exist. to judge whether something exists, it's best to work with hard, objective, tangible evidence. this is why in science you seek only to 'prove' something wrong by setting up a working, testable hypothesis with appropriate variables. "God" is not a testable hypothesis as it cannot be proved right or wrong.

and the reason i implied you were religious is because the stuff you're saying is the 'argument' i hear from religious people when they try to compare atheism and theism. how atheism is similar to religion. it isn't, at all.

maybe you're agnostic, and that's cool. but you're looking at this from the wrong perspective. atheism is not dependent on what anybody deems to be a god.

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67. "I'm sorry but they were not."
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>no. all those historic gods i listed were once deemed as
>living, breathing entities. shit, some people may believe
>that thor is living and breathing now, i don't know, nor care.
>it isn't relevant anyway.

NO, that is incorrect. I have studied Mythology and Theology in great depth and I assure you that ancient gods were not thought of as real. They were symbols. Why do you think there is a god for every aspect of nature or human experience? I can provide you with a full history on where religious symbolism came from if you are interested.

>
>you're getting a bit mixed up with your terms. atheism isn't
>the non-belief of "God." it's the non-belief of ANY god or
>creator or magical spirit in the sky that governs the
>universe.
>

Semantics. The basic diagram remains.

"God" or spiritual being at the apex of the triangle, belief and non belief at the opposing ends of the base.

>this non-belief is based on the fact that there has been no
>evidence to suggest that there is a god. yes, there has been
>no evidence to suggest that there ISN'T a god either, but
>that's also pretty irrelevant, because what would constitute
>evidence to dispute god's existence? what would constitute
>evidence to dispute a a pink, fire-shitting elephant's
>existence? how do you KNOW it doesn't exist? prove it DOESN'T
>exist. to judge whether something exists, it's best to work
>with hard, objective, tangible evidence. this is why in
>science you seek only to 'prove' something wrong by setting up
>a working, testable hypothesis with appropriate variables.
>"God" is not a testable hypothesis as it cannot be proved
>right or wrong.

The idea of god is unique. You cannot compare the idea of god to the idea of a pink shiny elephant. The idea of god is not the same as the idea of a tooth fairy or unicorn either. The idea of god is universal as every culture on this planet has come up with an original interpretation of the same idea or concept. Ask yourself why every culture, race, or creed on this world has a god. It is an innate idea to question our origin and our creation. We are born with it. IF you contrast the idea of god to something like a tooth fairy, you will find 1 instance of the tooth fairy in corporate American culture and thousands upon thousands of interpretations of god everywhere on the planet. If the idea of the tooth fairy was like the idea of god, every culture on the planet would have a tooth fairy as well, but guess what, they don't.

Science is only one way of looking through the prism, and you should also keep in mind that scientific laws are constantly changing as our instruments of discovery improve. 10 years ago if you tried to suggest that the speed of light is not constant, you would have been laughed at and called insane, as it was a "LAW" determined through objective means, today, our instruments have discovered that the speed of light is NOT constant after-all. What was LAW, based on "objective" and verifiable systems has changed, and it will continue to change forever. Science does not mean the truth, science is simply a way of looking at the universe, but there are others. Locking yourself in a room called science and saying it is the only way to discover the universe objectively is illogical and incorrect because as I already stated, scientific laws change when the instruments do, so how can anything in science be objectively true when it keeps changing?


>
>and the reason i implied you were religious is because the
>stuff you're saying is the 'argument' i hear from religious
>people when they try to compare atheism and theism. how
>atheism is similar to religion. it isn't, at all.


That is not solely my opinion. There are teams of atheists who put as much fervor into their form of belief as Christians do. Have you ever met a douchebag atheist that shits on god and tells you for certain there is no god? I'm sure you have. Whats the difference between him and a Christian? Nothing because neither has enough proof to support their claims. They are the same. Looking at God from opposing ends of the same spectrum.

>
>maybe you're agnostic, and that's cool. but you're looking at
>this from the wrong perspective. atheism is not dependent on
>what anybody deems to be a god.

Not what anyone deems to be a god, but on the idea of GOD itself. THE VERY IDEA of god is ESSENTIAL to being an atheist. You simply cannot be an Atheist without raising the idea of god. You cannot be an Atheist without god, period. The idea of Atheism is built on the idea of god.

As for me, I am not agnostic, atheist, nothing. I am nothing, and I am everything. I have no labels and I will never be foolish enough to take one on.

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93. "RE: I'm sorry but they were not."
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>
>NO, that is incorrect. I have studied Mythology and Theology
>in great depth and I assure you that ancient gods were not
>thought of as real. They were symbols. Why do you think there
>is a god for every aspect of nature or human experience? I can
>provide you with a full history on where religious symbolism
>came from if you are interested.
>

nah i'm good. like i said, it wasn't relevant anyway.


>
>Semantics. The basic diagram remains.
>
>"God" or spiritual being at the apex of the triangle, belief
>and non belief at the opposing ends of the base.
>

why does it have to be a triangle? how about simplifying this 'equation' even more by making it a straight line with two points marked "Belief" and "Non-Belief"? no need to overcomplicate this, chief.

to be fair though, i'm not really sure what you're getting at by bringing this up. all you're saying is that you can't have atheists without theists or atheism without theism. i guess on that i agree. but still, it's pretty fruitless arguing semantics like that.

>
>The idea of god is unique. You cannot compare the idea of god
>to the idea of a pink shiny elephant. The idea of god is not
>the same as the idea of a tooth fairy or unicorn either. The
>idea of god is universal as every culture on this planet has
>come up with an original interpretation of the same idea or
>concept. Ask yourself why every culture, race, or creed on
>this world has a god. It is an innate idea to question our
>origin and our creation. We are born with it. IF you contrast
>the idea of god to something like a tooth fairy, you will find
>1 instance of the tooth fairy in corporate American culture
>and thousands upon thousands of interpretations of god
>everywhere on the planet. If the idea of the tooth fairy was
>like the idea of god, every culture on the planet would have a
>tooth fairy as well, but guess what, they don't.

i know that every civilisation in the history of humankind has practised some sort of religious belief. there's no denying it at all. this would suggest that humans have an innate desire to believe in a creator or overseeing deity. but, it also suggests that we are a deeply curious and fearful species who may choose to make up answers to satisfy our anxieties about the universe.

i never said that humans have an innate desire to worship the tooth fairy, lol. i said some people believe weird shit, which can vary across culture or creed.

>
>Science is only one way of looking through the prism, and you
>should also keep in mind that scientific laws are constantly
>changing as our instruments of discovery improve. 10 years ago
>if you tried to suggest that the speed of light is not
>constant, you would have been laughed at and called insane, as
>it was a "LAW" determined through objective means, today, our
>instruments have discovered that the speed of light is NOT
>constant after-all. What was LAW, based on "objective" and
>verifiable systems has changed, and it will continue to change
>forever. Science does not mean the truth, science is simply a
>way of looking at the universe, but there are others. Locking
>yourself in a room called science and saying it is the only
>way to discover the universe objectively is illogical and
>incorrect because as I already stated, scientific laws change
>when the instruments do, so how can anything in science be
>objectively true when it keeps changing?
>

i'm actually interested to hear what other ways there are to look through the prism. care to list a few of your preferred methods? seeing as you don't like the outdated scientific method too much.

>
>That is not solely my opinion. There are teams of atheists who
>put as much fervor into their form of belief as Christians do.
>Have you ever met a douchebag atheist that shits on god and
>tells you for certain there is no god? I'm sure you have.
>Whats the difference between him and a Christian? Nothing
>because neither has enough proof to support their claims. They
>are the same. Looking at God from opposing ends of the same
>spectrum.
>

you get dickhead christians and dickhead atheists. i never said you didn't. again, we're in agreement.


>
>Not what anyone deems to be a god, but on the idea of GOD
>itself. THE VERY IDEA of god is ESSENTIAL to being an atheist.
>You simply cannot be an Atheist without raising the idea of
>god. You cannot be an Atheist without god, period. The idea of
>Atheism is built on the idea of god.
>

you can't have aTHEISM without THEISM. i get it.

>As for me, I am not agnostic, atheist, nothing. I am nothing,
>and I am everything. I have no labels and I will never be
>foolish enough to take one on.
>

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98. "RE: I'm sorry but they were not."
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>nah i'm good. like i said, it wasn't relevant anyway.

Ofcourse it's relevant. If you are to be an Atheist, it should be clear what you are choosing *not* to believe in. It seems to me that you are not well versed with theological history and sweep everything that came from ancient times under one rug called "God", which you believe is a thinking, living, breathing, personality. That could not be further from the truth.

>
>
>>
>>Semantics. The basic diagram remains.
>>
>>"God" or spiritual being at the apex of the triangle, belief
>>and non belief at the opposing ends of the base.
>>
>
>why does it have to be a triangle? how about simplifying this
>'equation' even more by making it a straight line with two
>points marked "Belief" and "Non-Belief"? no need to
>overcomplicate this, chief.

Sure, which makes the LINE you drew representative of "God". Since that is what the belief and non-belief are entangled with, placed upon. You cannot separate it.

>
>to be fair though, i'm not really sure what you're getting at
>by bringing this up. all you're saying is that you can't have
>atheists without theists or atheism without theism. i guess on
>that i agree. but still, it's pretty fruitless arguing
>semantics like that.
>

Although that is true, I am simply stating that Atheism is not possible without god, and therein lies the hilarious irony.


>
>i know that every civilisation in the history of humankind has
>practised some sort of religious belief. there's no denying it
>at all. this would suggest that humans have an innate desire
>to believe in a creator or overseeing deity. but, it also
>suggests that we are a deeply curious and fearful species who
>may choose to make up answers to satisfy our anxieties about
>the universe.
>

I agree with that. I am simply stating that comparing god to a pink shiny elephant is fallacious as the idea of god is unique and objective to humanity.


>>
>
>i'm actually interested to hear what other ways there are to
>look through the prism. care to list a few of your preferred
>methods? seeing as you don't like the outdated scientific
>method too much.

Hehe. I love science. I take it for what it's worth but I am not a materialist, that is to say, someone that bases their views solely on the physical universe. There are many unseen forces which govern our lives, one being gravity, we don't really know what it is but we can experience and measure it. How about Dark Matter, and Dark Energy? Unseen forces govern our lives, and yet most materialists swear the only way to understand the universe is through physical reality. What an ironic conundrum, that science is so immersed in the physical reality, all while built on completely unseen forces.

Anyhoo, other vehicles of discovery include art, song, dance, music. Other forms include spirituality or the use of psycho active plants. Your own body is an instrument of trial and error, of discovery, and being.

Rhetoric and logic, thought and philosophy are another form of discovery. Many of our greatest achievements were dreamed up in the space of a limitless and immaterial thought process. Democracy, the republic, peace and justice, virtue, law and honor, these are not scientifically physical things we can put in a test beaker and study, they are immaterial forces which govern our best ideals, actions, and cooperation.

The interesting thing is, that these realities were inspired by nature itself, which ultimately, is our greatest tool of discovery. Indigenous people discovered that if they over fished the rivers, the people down the river would suffer, and so virtue was born. Where do you think our high ideals come from? They do not originate nowhere, they originate all around us, in our environment, our soul, our experience of being human.

Religion is another tool of discovery. I will assume that your perception of religion is governed by no more than the last 600 years. Do you know the origins of religion and the purpose for it? It was not to pray to unseen thinking and living gods that punish or reward us. It was a way for the indigenous man to give gratitude to the super physical forces of nature, which were identified as allegorical symbols. The original symbol of god was a simple stone, because it represents the alchemical transformation of unseen forces into physical matter. The pyramid of Gyza is a fantastic example of allegorical stone symbolism. The next symbols were animal symbols in the form of totem poles and animal spirits. Next came the symbol of hybrid gods, part animal, part man, and finally, we arrived at man himself. Gods were formed in the shape of a man to be easier for people to relate to, not because they were actually believed to be human. Man sought something he/she could relate to in the physical sense because the simple stone, and animal spirit has lost its charm and power.


>
>you get dickhead christians and dickhead atheists. i never
>said you didn't. again, we're in agreement.
>


Right, and both stand on the same ground with the same amount of proof. They are opposing sides of the same coin. They are opposing ends of the same line, and that line is "god".


>
>you can't have aTHEISM without THEISM. i get it.

Not just that. You can't have NOTHING without SOMETHING. There is a dual reality that governs all our thinking, however, specifically in the context of our conversation, you cannot be an atheist without evoking god into being, and I think that is ironic.

>
>keep that free spirit burning bright, tek

Thanks Mark!

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you cant have any of it without fear of death..

They all start in the same exact place..

fear of dying and being sad for burying people you know..

You do NOT need a superior being to have an atheist.. especially since god/s come late in the game

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all these intricate & apologetic paragraphs all boil down to one thing

  

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>You do NOT need a superior being to have an atheist..
>especially since god/s come late in the game

Are you replacing god with death? or saying that the idea of god was constructed to cope with the reality of death?

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fear of death came before anything else..

and time to think about it of course..

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>fear of death came before anything else..
>
>and time to think about it of course..
>
>

It's a good argument, however, the very first logos was the sun, ironically, because it delivered people from the night and the fear which came of darkness. Is it possible that darkness was a symbol of death? Yes, but it was also a symbol of something that was felt by the senses, and experienced in the immediate as opposed to the afterlife, or after death. You can't see in the dark, it's cold, and predators are lurking. The sun brought light, gave birth to crop, and warmed the world, and so it was god, because it brought birth and creation. It was something that was sure and timely and only gave and created. In almost any spiritual literature you will find innumerable references to light, or enlightenment. If you simply analyze spiritual literature you will find a much deeper understanding of life than you will of death, to me, that lends to suggest that the fear of death was not as pronounced as it is today, and partly because we have lost our way.

The fear of death is an illusion much like life and death are an illusion. One cannot exist without the other and so they are the same thing, what you think you perceive as life and death was handed to you by society. If you look back far enough you will find many cultures that did not fear death at all and embraced it as a privilege. Plato, among other noted philosophers including Pythagoras traveled to Egypt to be initiated into mystic schools which passed down the knowledge of previous generations. The library in Alexandria was said to be over 10,000 years old. Egypt was not a society which feared death, and neither was the Mayan or other Indian civilizations, the Tibetan monks have a guide on how to experience death to your advantage in The Tibetan Book of the Dead. You will not find a god in those cultures that is the salvation for death. You will only find more life.

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120. "RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g..."
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I agree fear of death has increased as civilization as grown/advanced... our attachments to things/people/ideas have strengthened that..


Umm you know Library in Alexandria was constructed by Ptolemy right? That's only like 3rd century kid


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122. "RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g..."
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>Umm you know Library in Alexandria was constructed by Ptolemy
>right? That's only like 3rd century kid

I'm not a kid, and to clarify, it contained volumes over 10,000 years old.

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126. "RE: The hilarious thing is you can't be an atheist without the idea of g..."
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where you get those facts from...

and facts in the factual sense not facts in the "truth" sense of Ptolemy's time either

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114. ""There is only one god, and he is death..."
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115. "I love that quote."
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It speaks to the human spirit and our perseverance. It truly is a majestic thing to experience humanity and all that it entails.

This conversation reminds me of something interesting. There were established religions which today would be referred to as devil worshipers. They served demons because they theorized that they better start serving their future masters in death, ha! There are other interesting interpretations of demons, one is free masonic, freemasonry is derived from Egyptian mythology and theology and represents about 3% of what we have learned from Egyptian mysticism, the other 97% has been destroyed. Demons were considered as aids to god and of god. According to this thinking, god left the keys to the kingdom to heaven with demons as guardians. All of this is of-course allegory and what it means that if you conquer your own demons, you enter a heaven of your own making. Eastern spirituality supports this thinking because it suggests we are already in heaven and must realize it, this is why Lucifer is called the light bringer in free-masonic philosophies and why lucifer is the son of the morning. It is a symbol of the conquered demon which gave you the keys to the kingdom of god.

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121. "RE: "There is only one god, and he is death..."
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I definitely almost replied that at some point.. lol

shits mad true.. 2 gods really.. death and the Sun..

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123. "Not just death and the sun"
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>I definitely almost replied that at some point.. lol
>
>shits mad true.. 2 gods really.. death and the Sun..

There are "gods, hybrid gods, and animal gods" to embody almost any human emotion/experience or element in nature.

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124. "RE: Not just death and the sun"
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yea.. but I live in Cali.. so I only worship them 2..

and Big Booty gods.. but that's a Twin God

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125. "Ha!"
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127. "RE: Ha!"
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I still think my argument stands...

(lack of) belief in no deities exists before any belief IN them..



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151. "It's impossible to say."
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>I still think my argument stands...
>
>(lack of) belief in no deities exists before any belief IN
>them..

I think it is impossible for you to say for certain unless you have a direct reference. I personally don't know, we are both speculating about the time period that came right after the supposed awakening of man's consciousness from the grip of total animal instinct. If we are to go by the theory that people came from primates, than we are speculating about the beliefs primates have/had. There are thousands of relics from the ancient past and there are many ones depicting death and far more depicting life.

Personally, I think its really impossible to separate, I think the fear of death brings an immediate response of what comes after death. Is it natural to assume that something or someone is waiting for us? I have looked at countless volumes of text on this from all over the world and there are written records of high priests performing out of body rituals to initiate members into their schools. People were doing things that most consider impossible. Men who have traveled beyond the veil of death and come back. From every corner of the world there have been spiritual masters who taught that life and death are illusions, 2 expressions of one process.

Today, I think people fear leaving their loved ones behind more than death itself.

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153. "RE: It's impossible to say."
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If we are to go by the theory that
>people came from primates, than we are speculating about the
>beliefs primates have/had.


^^^that is not a theory, not even in the slightest. If you cant/wont concede to that then there really is no argument from your perspective, but only wishful thinking


i like what you're trying to wrestle with but that part is not advancing your argument

  

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154. "I don't believe in stedfast facts"
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>^^^that is not a theory, not even in the slightest. If you
>cant/wont concede to that then there really is no argument
>from your perspective, but only wishful thinking
>
>
>i like what you're trying to wrestle with but that part is not
>advancing your argument

Scientific laws and facts change. There are only a few things I can say for certain. As far as I am concerned, the jury is still out on everything fundamental. Our understanding is infinitesimally small, and it is full of holes and presuppositions that stand as the foundation for our best attempts. As long as our technology keeps improving so will our understanding of physical laws that we think are rigid.

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156. "we are primates tho. that fact will never change"
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as well as the primates we share our heritage with


I feel you about hard science ect, but there are some things that are just in the bag and not up for debate anymore. The earth will never be flat again in any science. Some of the stuff we figured out won't go the opposite direction.

  

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109. "well damn. "
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159. "This just speaks to the inaccuracy of your language..."
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You give the prefix to those who don't believe instead of those who do.

This means you need to the "idea" of ANYTHING in order to have UNbelief in said thing.

In reality, I'm just existing. You're the one making up shit and are therefore worthy of the prefix.

Or you could say I'm sane, and you're INsane.

Suddenly I'm an UNbeliever because you made up the flying spaghetti monster?

Nah.

See how that works?

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191. "I was careful to point out that"
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this only works if you call yourself an Atheist and subject yourself to the variables of that term.

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198. "Not really tho..."
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>this only works if you call yourself an Atheist and subject
>yourself to the variables of that term.
>

What you said above on applies to someone who rejects a god but still believes in that god.
If you're saying this also applies to the flying spaghetti monster, then it's true for anything,
because we have to label ourselves anti-flyingspaghettimonsterists and whatever other
made up creature there may be.

At what point do you feel we're simply talking sanity vs insanity?

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41. "I wish people thought more deeply about their humanity"
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and I really wish that all people (and especially black Americans) would quit reducing things to simple dichotomies, especially given that sooo much of who/what we are/were is not actively on the ideological table for many of us.

  

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43. "Thank you their definitions can't even define who we our let alone"
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our original systems/ concepts of spirituality.

Its like trying to explain or fit a Dodecahedron into a straight line.

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45. "Word. I definitely clap to this."
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Knowledge of self is the most important quest and has very little to do with the dichotomies which govern our lives.

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44. "Wish there were more Black Buddhists."
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A lot of buddhist concepts would work well for us. The idea that every man and woman is a God or Buddha onto themselves dates back to ancient African religions.

Meditation would be a better stress reliever for those goin thru the struggle than praying.

The idea of limited minds that have traces from outside forces and the necessary steps to attain "big mind" would help a lot of us too. The traces of eurocentrism on our minds influences how we see ourselves, how we see the world, what we do and what we don't do.

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47. "*lines up here*"
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also, I LOVE the buddhism isn't anachronistic to atheism. IMO they actually go together QUITE well.

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49. "It goes much better with agnosticism"
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I'm reading a book called Buddhism without Beliefs right now. Atheism comes out of an attachment to an ego that thinks it has the answers. Gautama himself was a humanist, he simply didn't care and wouldn't respond to questions about metaphysical origins of humanity or the afterlife. He was all about freedom and inner contentment in this lifetime.

You don't have to give up your own religion to pick up buddhist philosophy, either. You meditate in the morning and pray at night.

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58. "I do not believe there is a substantive difference between the two."
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One deals in belief, the deals in knowledge. When you deal w/them both on equal terms, they are, effectively the same.

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50. "RE: *lines up here*"
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agreed.

as an atheist, buddhism is my favourite religion.

although, i did read the tibetan book of living and dying and it had some pretty cringe-worthy, dogmatic religious-esque bullshit in there. calling the dalai lama "his holiness" doesn't sit well with me either.

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54. "this line sounds weird to me..."
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>
>as an atheist, buddhism is my favourite religion.

  

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65. "RE: this line sounds weird to me..."
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*shrugs*

it's like picking my favourite disease, but if i had to go with one it'd be buddhism.

it preaches some pretty helpful and pragmatic stuff. well, when you compare it to other religious beliefs, that is.

i'd rather have "find nirvana" than "cut off the enemy's head if they dispute god" or "no sex until marriage".

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89. "I feel you... "
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55. "i can see the appeal"
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61. "just as long s they are cutting up like they are in Myanmar"
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74. "I know a grip joining SGI in NY"
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Wish there was an alternative for yall, not that SGI is 'bad', just that there should be a better vehicle

  

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104. "RE: I know a grip joining SGI in NY"
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>Wish there was an alternative for yall

there is, it's called Zen and it's fantastic!

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197. "why is SGI not a good vehicle?"
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real question.

someone invited me to an SGI service not too long ago...


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57. "Is it me, or are black Christians, on average, more overbearing"
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than white Christians in social settings?

  

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59. "i don't think so"
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ever been around evangelicals?

  

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63. "naw. i can't agree."
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but what do you mean?

fuck you.

  

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64. "maybe it's a familiarty thing"
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but things like asking people to join hands for grace when dining out or at a dinner party, asking "where do you go to church" not "do you go to church". I've been introduced to a friend of a friend and dude straight up asked "do you love Jesus"?

  

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69. "naw...it's def a Black thing. I've been cornered by MANY a Black folk "
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asking about my "Church Home" or if i'm "Saved"
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87. "ionno... white people can be just as annoying IMO"
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they are usually happier when they do it though...

  

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75. "It might be different over there"
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>but things like asking people to join hands for grace when
>dining out or at a dinner party, asking "where do you go to
>church" not "do you go to church". I've been introduced to a
>friend of a friend and dude straight up asked "do you love
>Jesus"?

But white Christians are definitely like that here.

Except maybe replace "Do you love Jesus" with "Are you on fire for Christ."

Just IMO though.

  

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76. "Ain't no White people on the train screaming to repent goddammit"
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80. "if they had subways in Middle America there would be...."
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82. "you're right"
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88. "I have prolly seen more white people with signs and bullhorns"
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than any other race.

  

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96. "yeah they do. and stand on street corners, etc."
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www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

  

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119. "they're usually Murdock crazy though"
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100. "i see some one has not been to Santa Monica and Venice"
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in a LONG TIME

  

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164. "Uh....You ain't never been to the Port Authority in NYC huh?"
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"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard

  

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186. "^ ain't never been to Church Ave"
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110. "it entirely depends on what circles you operate in"
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www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

  

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73. "uh yeah. I been threatened with conversion."
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My boy been threatened with conversion from his JW former bride-to-be

Good thing he cut loose cause WOW he ended up with someone 10 times better

  

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95. "thinking this says more about your social circles than anything"
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you either don't really know that many white people or you don't know certain types of white people

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99. "I don't know certain types of white people"
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113. "i think its a northern/southern thing vs a black/white thing"
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i would say my black and white fb friends from the south are equally religious.

  

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66. "I recently joined a Black Atheist group on FB"
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and although I am not quite an Atheist, I enjoy the conversations.

  

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68. "How did they react to you"
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not being an Atheist?

  

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90. "what does a Black Atheist FB group converse about? "
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97. "More important: where are they and how can I be down?"
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********************************

Get Out The Room!
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70. "im a fan of anything that involves black folks thinking for themselves"
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i'm not an atheist, can't say im very religious either. but i hate seeing people just believe things bc they're expected to or feel forced to.

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77. "WHERE IS CASE ONE"
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78. "RE: Anyone else enjoying this rise of black atheism? "
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can we bring polytheism and sun worship back tho!!

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83. "I cant tell"
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91. "its a travesty period"
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and i don't clap to this at all.

mistermaxxx R.Kelly, Michael Jackson,Stevie wonder,Rick James,Marvin Gaye,El Debarge, Barry WHite Lionel RIchie,Isleys EWF,Lady T.,Kid creole and coconuts,the crusaders,kc sunshine band,bee gees,jW,sd,NE,JB

Miami Heat, New York Yankees,buffalo bills

  

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92. "What's the significance in your opinion for blk ppl turning to atheism?"
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I'm just trying to understand why it's noteworthy that "black atheists" are on the rise...


>I'm...LOVING IT
>
>I mean...theres still not that many of us...and I wish more
>women were on game and open to at least changing their minds
>without turning them completely off.
>
>But I truly have to thank the internet and web-forums for
>changing the ability for atheists to connect and express
>themselves.

grassrootsphilosopher

  

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202. "The internet and comment sections"
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Its amazing to see christians realize that there people with different views out there

  

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103. "it's rising? niggas is just more visible because we got the internet now..."
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...

-30-
You know it's drama, but it sound real good.

  

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106. "must b a ton of mofos that went thru chattel slavery that quit God"
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.

*******************************************************
i will not let finite disappointment undermine infinite hope
- Cory Booker

Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end the Germans always win
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107. "niggas shoulda been done with God as soon as we left Africa."
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-30-
You know it's drama, but it sound real good.

  

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111. "it seems like that would be a good time to renegotiate the deal"
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at least.

like, forreal?

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

  

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133. "YO, THIS AIN'T WORKING OUT OLODUMARE!"
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-30-
You know it's drama, but it sound real good.

  

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128. "so you don't see anything divine within our experince being ensslaved?"
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>

grassrootsphilosopher

  

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132. "i don't see anything divine in anything."
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-30-
You know it's drama, but it sound real good.

  

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138. "nigga"
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116. "Just glad yal annoying muhfuggahs is only vocal online"
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but im banned tho.
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185. "lol...f'realz"
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=======================================
Coolin...

  

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118. "I have no desire to gather with atheist groups"
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or make other people atheist.

But what I do appreciate is more people feeling like they can question their beliefs or outright declare their non-belief more and more. Because there's NO limit to the amount of Christian quotes, pics, testimonies, and general allusions to church, prayer, etc. out here. It's inescapable. And that's fine that people want to talk about their faith and it's part of their lives. But for a while agnostics/atheists felt silenced I think. Shamed about it. Unable to talk about it as openly, especially in Black circles.

I haven't gone a day without seeing some kind of Christian or Faith-based anything in eye or ear-shot. So when I see a few FB posts that are opposite of that - definitively so - then it's like *exhale*

  

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131. "This where I'm at with it"
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I've been able to navigate as a non-believer without any known problems amongst my own kind. I don't usually entertain religious talk and I'm comfortable with letting it be known, but I don't go broadcasting it.


Kev

  

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136. "i mean is this so hard for people to grasp?"
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144. "^^^^^^^ALL OF THIS^^^^^^"
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_________________________
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150. "yuuuup"
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www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

  

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134. "I got nothing to add. I'm STRICTLY HERE for the God Body"
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reads and Atheist snark darts that will be thrown for dear life and points and shit...

yasssssssss buddha!!! yassssssssssssssss!! LMAO

*snacks on some freshly popped organic popcorn in the third row, center seat.*

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152. "as if god needs man to believe in her"
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And I think the breakdown in belief is helping to fuel this no new friends/fuck everybody mentality out there now

  

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203. "Nice convient side-step of proving anything...more semantics"
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Its like a verbal way of holding on to the stuffed bear

  

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155. "I could care less about what people proclaim to be"
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I just care if they have love in their heart and for the world around them

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160. "No, I'd rather see a rise in the number of black scientists and philosop..."
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Atheism to me as it stands today is basically a slightly more deserved analog to white people screaming about "reverse racism".


I don't care what you don't believe in, I want to know how you personally grapple with the human condition and questions of existence and reality.

Saying that you don't believe in the most popular group of myths and parables isn't particularly...brave, in my opinion.

But if it really feels like a relief to "come out" for some black people then by all means, wave your atheist flag proudly. I'm just not going to be excited for someone celebrating that they don't believe in someone else's particular worldview. That seems like a waste of energy. I also don't spend time celebrating the fact that a lot of people don't believe in Zeus or Gilgamesh.



"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard

  

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162. "aint a scientist an atheist by default tho?"
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meaning, since it wasn't proven then it won't be cosigned?


And do you think that people raised in whatever faith that leave the fold, regardless of being outcasted, are not being courageous? Serious questions


ridiculing ideas we know not to be true is just the changing of the guard as far as I'm concerned, especially when they are outdated and cause people not to consider an alternative.

  

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163. "RE: aint a scientist an atheist by default tho?"
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>meaning, since it wasn't proven then it won't be cosigned?

I don't think it's that simple since being a scientist and being a theist aren't mutually exclusive, I wouldn't presume to speak for such a large group of people.

That being said, my point wasn't whether or not being a scientist was an alternative to being an atheist, it was that I find posts and discussions revolving around "I don't believe in your fictional sky father, aren't I smart, heeheehee!" less interesting or worthy of consideration than posts like "Did you read about how that paper on cosmic expansion was flawed" or "What do you think of P-Zombies"?


>And do you think that people raised in whatever faith that
>leave the fold, regardless of being outcasted, are not being
>courageous? Serious questions

If you're a 16 year old girl who fled from a radical ultra-orthodox Mormon compound or you had the gay beaten/prayed out of you by some closeted self-hating overweight southern preacher, but you never gave in to their hatred then I want to buy you dinner and hear your story. You're a tough muthafucka and you are worthy of praise.

If you just had to go to church and listen to some stories until you were 18, you need to get the fuck over it. Parents do all types of shit that annoys their kids. You can't find a way to get around their religion? You've never had to make peace with someone who has different politics than you do? It's part of living in society. Get used to it. You don't deserve a medal for having a different set of beliefs than other people.


>ridiculing ideas we know not to be true is just the changing
>of the guard as far as I'm concerned, especially when they are
>outdated and cause people not to consider an alternative.

Ridicule away, but saying it's a changing of the guard is a bit much. You're against superstition, and hey, more power to you, but you aren't actively replacing the large of amount of communal infrastructure that religion represents. I'm sure you think most of it's for the bad, but unless you're planning on opening up some hospitals and soup kitchens in the name of atheism, I wouldn't lay it on so thick.


"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard

  

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166. "slow claps to this..."
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>
>If you just had to go to church and listen to some stories
>until you were 18, you need to get the fuck over it. Parents
>do all types of shit that annoys their kids. You can't find a
>way to get around their religion? You've never had to make
>peace with someone who has different politics than you do?
>It's part of living in society. Get used to it. You don't
>deserve a medal for having a different set of beliefs than
>other people.
>
>


Absolutely

  

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167. "damn bruh, you sound like sarah palin "
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all that just to say you don't like my style? Thats fine, chief. it doesn't change the root of it


"It aint as simple as ridiculing religions/dieties' blah blah blah . Yes it is sport.

You don't have to get into a long philosophical discourse about the complexities of man and his relationship to his surroundings to understand that these simple distinctions allow us to move forward with more important matters.


And thats your take on courage, that it takes a little girl to go through all of that just be recognized? Thats very dishonest on your part, but that seems to be your thing, although not so subtle, but whatever

And no one has to fill a void of a human constant, such as the communal spirit. Its pretty silly to think otherwise.


But fair enough homie, i get it what you're saying, but it still bullshit lol

  

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170. "I sound like Sarah Palin? Really? Now who's being dishonest?"
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Does Sarah Palin strike you as the type of person who gets into long philosophical discourses about the complexities of anything?

No? So then was that you just taking a cheap shot because I had the nerve to respond to some questions you asked me, based I'm going to assume, on the fact that I rubbed you the wrong way in a completely different thread?

>all that just to say you don't like my style? Thats fine,
>chief. it doesn't change the root of it

Uh, no. I said all that to respond to the questions you asked me. This isn't about you. I couldn't give two shits about your "style". I only responded about your "style" because I thought that final statement you made sounded kind of smug. Everything preceding that final paragraph was in response to what you asked, it wasn't a roundabout way of getting to a place where I could talk about you or your "style". You seem to think that you and your opinions hold more weight in my mind than they actually do.

Next time, if you don't want me to talk about your "style", don't end your statements by bringing them up. Or do, I genuinely don't give a fuck, it just seemed weird that you would bring up your personal rational for doing something, and then get annoyed when I address it.

>"It aint as simple as ridiculing religions/dieties' blah blah
>blah . Yes it is sport.

If it's that simple for you, ok. I think that's kind of juvenile, but I'm not you, so don't let me stop you from boiling the whole thing down to self-satisfied sarcasm.

>You don't have to get into a long philosophical discourse
>about the complexities of man and his relationship to his
>surroundings to understand that these simple distinctions
>allow us to move forward with more important matters.

You don't have to do a lot of things. Just because you don't like to, that doesn't mean it isn't a worthwhile endeavor for someone else.

I don't think acting like a know-it-all 13 year old with a reddit account is worthwhile, but hey it works for...some people, so who am I to judge?

Also, wouldn't it behoove us to just focus on those more important matters as our principle goal? It seems to me that the greatest thing to kill off superstition has been advancements in science...not people guffawing at parishioners. And yet, I see far more people ridiculing religion online than I do people championing science.

>And thats your take on courage, that it takes a little girl to
>go through all of that just be recognized? Thats very
>dishonest on your part, but that seems to be your thing,
>although not so subtle, but whatever

How is that dishonest? Because I can distinguish between someone who actually survived a traumatic event and people whining about first world, minor inconveniences?

If you honestly believe that I was implying that your situation needs to be absolutely extreme to warrant admiration then you are being dishonest, but I'm not going to join in on a circle jerk for people who had a few shouting matches with your parents.

There are people in this world who really suffer for religion. There are people in this world who really suffer for their politics. There are people in this world who really suffer for their sexuality. And I'm being dishonest, by reserving my admiration for them and not people who may or may not have to deal with some uncomfortable Thanksgiving dinners?

FOH.


>And no one has to fill a void of a human constant, such as the
>communal spirit. Its pretty silly to think otherwise.

Human constant? Communal spirit?

I was talking about actual organizations, with actual structures, filled with actual people, and you're talking about a bunch of new agey shit.

This would be funny if it wasn't so goddamn ridiculous.

Anyway, I never said anyone "HAD" to do a fucking thing...but people do ponder those questions, and even if you can imagine a world where people never pondered their existence or questions of that nature, it's a moot point because we live in a world were people have and do, so even if religion were stamped out tomorrow, unfortunately for you there would still be people philosophizing about the natures of existence, sentience, and sapience. Which by the way aren't necessarily religious questions.

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172. "ok sweetheart im sorry"
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i was just calling you on your bullshit, you know, how scientists & atheists are not the same, act lol


I called you sarah palin because you're getting so emotionally long winded but still sayin nothing


but I'm glad you got that off your chest, and it definitely personal with you, I think you proved your point though


next time this discussion comes up ill pander with pretty words and a soft touch, still won't change the truth

  

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174. "Uh huh. "
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>i was just calling you on your bullshit, you know, how
>scientists & atheists are not the same, act lol

The bullshit of two words having two different meanings? Or the bullshit of saying that championing science and militant atheism are two different things? Because neither of those are bullshit.



>I called you sarah palin because you're getting so emotionally
>long winded but still sayin nothing

Or I know how to articulate an argument, instead of just relying on insults and trollish behavior.

I find it funny that you keep saying that I'm not saying anything, but I've yet to actually see you deconstruct my statements to prove that. Instead, you respond flippantly, as if you're above it all, when really several people here have identified you as a troll.

So, go on dodging and evading an actual discussion, that seems to be what you're best at.

>but I'm glad you got that off your chest, and it definitely
>personal with you, I think you proved your point though

...That's sad. Maybe you shouldn't respond to me anymore if it's becoming personal.

>next time this discussion comes up ill pander with pretty
>words and a soft touch, still won't change the truth

Well no one asked you to do that, but since you seem to be so hell bent on debating things that I'm neither saying nor implying, you speak however you feel you need to. It's not like I have to worry about you saying anything thought provoking.

How much you want to bet the next time you reply to me in a different thread you start in on the personal attacks before I do? Again.


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They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard

"All the world's a stage,
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They have their exits and their entrances;
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168. "RE: aint a scientist an atheist by default tho?"
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it looks that way

93% of members in the national academy of science identify as atheist

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169. "makes sense. but apparently this means nothing"
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when it actually does


it really is that simple

  

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171. "Who, who said it means nothing? "
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If you mean me, I said, that two categories of people aren't mutually exclusive, which is true by the fact that 7% of scientists aren't atheists.

If you want my opinion now that someone posted a statistic, okay. The overwhelming majority of scientists are atheists, and a strong understanding of the scientific method correlates to not believing in a deity.

Now, please tell me how what I said before about those two groups not being mutually exclusive was false, or how I implied that the statistic offered was meaningless.

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173. "nope, you made a fool of yourself better than i could"
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i think you're done for now lol

  

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175. "So, that's a no? You can't prove that I contradicted myself?"
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You can't prove that what I said was wrong, and you can't prove that I made an argument that I didn't make.

If anything the statement you made was factually inaccurate. Atheist and scientist don't mean the same thing since the statistic (that you didn't find I might add, you should thank someone who actually knows how to debate...) you cites proves that 7% aren't atheists. Unless you think 7% is statistically insignificant...in which case you might want to talk to some scientists about that.

Furthermore, I was never trying to suggest that the majority of scientists believed one way or the other, and I explicitly said that in my response. Where did I say, "Scientists are just as likely to believe in god than not" or anything of the sort?

Now, you can either debate the point I actually made, about scientists and religious people not being mutually exclusive, or you can continue the behavior you've been showing in these past two threads.

If it's the latter I'm just going to ignore your responses.

Let me guess the next one, "Hahaha, you made a fool of yourself."

Now, unless that response contains an actual, logical, walk through of how I contradicted myself, don't expect my response. If you desperately need a response since as you said before, this is personal. Please just reread this post.



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176. "holdin on to that 7 percent for dear life huh lol"
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I'm supposed to be the troll, not you. too scared to admit your own foolishness i guess


but ok ill stop

  

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177. "Couldn't do it huh? "
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Damn I was hoping you were actually going to try. Oh well.

Have a good life.


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179. "bbbbbut"
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>>Now, unless that response contains an actual, logical, walk
>through of how I contradicted myself, don't expect my
>response. If you desperately need a response since as you said
>before, this is personal. Please just reread this post.
>
>


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178. "this world is far too shitty + harsh to toss aside comforting notions. "
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i know there's no god. but i still pray under my breath when shit gets thick. if only for the calming effect.

i mean, fuck. do you enjoy sharing sobering realities w/your kids?

do you tell your wife she has put on a few pounds?

do i tell my grandma i'ont like custard pie - knowing she makes it JUST for my ass bc my dad (r.i.p.) LOVED it?

after you realize how infinitesimally small we all are - what the fuck is life w/o hope? what are you left with?

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180. "Group atheism interests me as much as religion does."
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Don't care much for either.

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181. "Just a question...why does it seem so black and white between Atheism an..."
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believing in a certain Religion?

Feels like many Atheists don't believe in the Bible, but mainly point out all the "myths" and whatever else it is that they don't believe.

But...does that mean that you have to reject any idea that there is a creator, and does that mean everything was result of a Big Bang and not a God or even a collection of gods?

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182. "I think it's more that they don't believe in anything they don't have"
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tangible evidence for. So while the possibility of some super powerful being creating the universe isn't outside the realm of possibilities, there's no reason to actively assert that because there is no evidence for it, and anyone who does actively assert that is now obligated to prove their position is valid.

The reason most atheists in America seem to be against the Bible in particular is because we live in a nation where the majority of people identify as Christians.

  

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183. "I halfway get it. But....I don't know...the Earth itself is evidence to ..."
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The food chain, all of our resources, human consciousness, etc etc...I get that each Religion has their own way of explaining how it all came to be, and that folks may not agree with their stance on it. And I can even see why someone who's not convinced on any Religion can feel that prayer is pointless. But I just can't get how someone can feel this was all a result of Scientific theories that weren't produced by some beyond brilliant force.

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184. "you don't have to get it."
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i don't get how a person can believe in an all powerful, all knowing magic fairy just b/c the earth exists. as if there's no other explanation for how the earth and all the objects therein came to be. as if there has to be any explanation for how it all came to be. or as if that explanation has to tied up in a pretty little package w/nice, comforting stories.

i don't 'get' that.

so what? i don't have to 'get' it. the fact that i don't 'get' it doesn't mean it's not a perfectly valid or fine way to live or conceive of the world. it conflicts w/how i conceive the world. so what? we don't all have to see the world the same way. the fact that some disagree w/how i see things doesn't make my way of seeing things wrong. it's not a popularity contest. i'm not worried that i'm going to lose something if i don't see the world the right way. i don't care.

fuck you.

  

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187. "With all that....this here is what I was really pointing out:"
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>or as if that explanation has to tied
>up in a pretty little package w/nice, comforting stories.

I can understand this part, which is what I said about how I get that some folks may not agree with the Biblical view of creation.

My original point was just questioning why it is that there aren't more folks who are inbetween...and maybe there are. I know Nika is one. Basically feeling as if the Bible, or other creation stories are baseless and invalid...but still believing that some "fairy" did create it.

I'm not challenging either side at all, even though I spoke on the things I dont "get." So my question would be....do you know any folks who do fit in the group that I am speaking of?

I think the closest I can think of would be Religious Science...but some of their teachings seem to be overly inclusive, almost saying "there's some truth in every Religion, so let's take our favorite parts and put them together." They do have more of a scientific view on Creation, but it's still hugely influenced by other Religions...and some of their churches even appear to be Christian on the surface.

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189. "RE: With all that....this here is what I was really pointing out:"
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So my question would be....do you
>know any folks who do fit in the group that I am speaking of?

yes. my mother is one.

>I think the closest I can think of would be Religious
>Science...but some of their teachings seem to be overly
>inclusive, almost saying "there's some truth in every
>Religion, so let's take our favorite parts and put them
>together." They do have more of a scientific view on Creation,
>but it's still hugely influenced by other Religions...and some
>of their churches even appear to be Christian on the surface.
>

fuck you.

  

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190. "agnostics. Kind of."
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192. "I always get confused on what Agnostics believe. One girl last year"
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told me she was Atheist....then the next day said she was Agnostic....and then said she still goes to Church. She was confused, of course.

But yeah, in HS...they told us that Agnostics acknowledge that there's a God, but nothing else....not the Bible, don't pray to any God or worship one. The definitions I see online tend to sound more like "we don't believe there is or isn't a God, it's beyond anything we can prove." So maybe there is a bit of gray area with Agnostics as well.

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193. "i'm an atheist and an agnostic."
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i don't believe there is a god, so i'm an atheist. when i look at all the available evidence, there's nothing out there that points to anything supernatural.

but i also don't know if there is a god, so i'm agnostic. it's possible that the supernatural exists, i just don't know.

atheism and agnosticism are answers to two different questions. belief and knowledge, respectively.

you can be an agnostic christian, even though most christians are gnostics. you can be a gnostic atheist.

(you can be an atheist christian for that matter, but why would you?)

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200. "Hmmm, super interesting. An Agnostic Christian sounds wild LOL "
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195. "oh you covered it"
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188. "but what you just described IS the brilliance"
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>The food chain, all of our resources, human consciousness,
>etc etc...I get that each Religion has their own way of
>explaining how it all came to be, and that folks may not agree
>with their stance on it. And I can even see why someone who's
>not convinced on any Religion can feel that prayer is
>pointless. But I just can't get how someone can feel this was
>all a result of Scientific theories that weren't produced by
>some beyond brilliant force.


no need to place emphasis on some grand maker.

the system is itself is amazing.

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194. "the middle ground might be an agnostic"
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although yes agnostics might have problems with religion



i might be considered an agnostic
not too trouble over the concept of god
but religious organizations are always sideeye'd by me
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196. "there are plenty people who 'got God but don't got religion'"
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201. "them muhfuckas just lazy"
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ol "god is good but i'm sleepin in on sunday, fuck that" ass niccas

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204. "yes, totally loving the fact more ppl are getting over religion"
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205. "Very good conversation on Secularism "
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http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/02/26/atheist-secular-life-god-morality


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