Comments on: Atheism

By: aharrigan

aharrigan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:51:13 +0000

Atheism: Possibly the definition above, perhaps not.

Stupidity: Not proof reading before you post.

By: nyokki

nyokki — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:27:30 +0000

..elements of human self-interest are objective. All human beings have objective biological and psychological needs, and one’s actual interests are identified by reference to these needs. Mere whim-fulfillment is therefore not constitutive of human well-being because one’s whims might be at odds with one’s actual needs. Moreover, the character traits of the “selfish” brute are not compatible with any human being’s actual, rational interests. Humans live in a social world; in order to maximize the value of their interactions with others, they should cultivate a firm commitment to the virtues of rationality, justice, productiveness, and benevolence. A commitment to these virtues naturally precludes such brutish behavior…

Ayn Rand “The Virtue of Selfishness” Introduction

By: LukeV1-5

LukeV1-5 — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:08:07 +0000

Ah, grammar. The backup plan of any internet debater. Can’t think of anything to say in response? Talk about your opponent’s use of commas.

By: sirenis

sirenis — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:21:56 +0000

Oh yes its wonderful. Just as wonderful as the grammar errors and the non sequiturs. What a difference an education makes….

By: LukeV1-5

LukeV1-5 — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:05:07 +0000

There is a God. I’ve seen him. His name is Dynamo Jack, and he lives under my bed. He generates electricity by rubbing his mandibles together, and when you click on the light he shoots the light bulb with his invisible laser, and TIR occurs reflecting the light around the room. And he does this everywhere, because he’s omnipresent. Except you can only see him if you’re his prophet, like me, or when you die of electrocution.

We have a holy book, written by some guy I met in an alley somewhere. It begins “I want them to SCORPION ON YOURBack to you in the studio, Jim”.

Disprove me, Christianity. Disprove my religion. One true God? Yes, his name is Dynamo Jack.

See how easy this is?

My guess is that on time these guys got together back in the day, got baked, and wrote the bible.

By: Gaexion

Gaexion — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:30:26 +0000

Posted in an epic thread, woot!

By: Gilly

Gilly — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:02:52 +0000

If there was a god, he’d have committed suicide by now. Seriously, what a fuck up creates a world like this?

Jolly lucky, there is no god.

By: greytone

greytone — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:49:13 +0000

“Drawing on a wide range of studies to cross-match faith â€“ measured by belief in God and acceptance of evolution â€“ with homicide and sexual behavior… found that secular societies have lower rates of violence and teenage pregnancy than societies where many people profess belief in God.”

http://humaniststudies.org/enews/index.html?id=219&article=7

Here is a summary of the study itself from the Journal of Religion & Society:

http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html

If the poster returns I would be interested in his or her interpretation of this.

By: InsanePsychoRabbit

InsanePsychoRabbit — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:28:59 +0000

Where did the original poster get to, anyways?

By: InsanePsychoRabbit

InsanePsychoRabbit — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:28:03 +0000

Feh. Typical Religious Right (or is that Religious Wrong?) caricature of atheism. True, atheism is, by definition, the belief that there is no higher power, but that does not mean that atheists do not fit into moral society. You see, although laws often get attributed to divine providence (by priests to keep the religiously devout masses in check), laws in truth arise from man’s need to govern himself and create a system so things do not fall into chaos; therefore, one follows the law because society will shun them and punish them if they break it. Conversely, if one follows law and chooses not to go out raping and pillaging only because “God told me not to do so,” what kind of person is that, and what would that person do if they sudddenly snapped?

By: Caio

Caio — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:08:54 +0000

It must be a dark, scary world for the religious people who believe that right and wrong are just random and arbitrary rules which exist for no clear purpose, except that they’re given by God.

Although, it does explain the requerimiento, and other such crazy things.

By: caradoc

caradoc — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:54:47 +0000

Don’t you get it? Religionists pay big bucks to be able to claim the moral high ground. Without that, they’d have to admit that they are weak, sorry, little toadies who need to be told how to behave.

By: nkv

nkv — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:53:14 +0000

This is possibly the dumbest post I’ve ever seen. To say that someone who does not believe in a God or Gods has no morale stability or understanding is absolute bullshit. Each human has the ability to know absolute right and wrong. You don’t see nearly as many atheists practicing “SIN” as people who follow a strict religious morale code. I guess all those rapists, killing, inmates who magically find God also are forgiven in the end because they committed all those wretched deeds and then confessed to remove their sins.

Dumbest fucking post ever.

By: Sneaky Snake

Sneaky Snake — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:38:46 +0000

Not only is that wrong, but it is hypocritical. When was the last time God smote a rapist?

By: numb7rs

numb7rs — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:56:12 +0000

Ooooo, burn.

As in, lots of flame.

Nevermind.

By: Ironwolf

Ironwolf — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:51:12 +0000

Speaking as an atheist, I’d have to say that all the rape and robbery stuff is passÃ©. Freebasing babies is now win.

By: beep beep

beep beep — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:18:37 +0000

@casemods:
I was being facetious.

Imma gonna go and get some drinks with Nietzsche, Feuerbach, and Russell right now, anyone care to join me? All aboard the Categorical Imperative train! Toot! Toot!

By: Hazard

Hazard — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:41:21 +0000

Falsley understood that one needs to have a moral authority in order to be moral is full of fail :{

By: unknown

unknown — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:31:15 +0000

Mental note: before mocking other people’s beliefs, make sure you know how to spell.

By: Excelsior

Excelsior — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:56:44 +0000

You see though, it’s a sort of natural evolutionary moral policing.

Those who aren’t advanced enough to have their own sense of morals usually aren’t advanced enough to be able to break from the things they’ve been told.

By: casemods

casemods — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:47:46 +0000

Using “god” would be a good excuse if you think about it;)

He told me to do it xD

By: Kero

Kero — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:43:21 +0000

Same here.

just because i don’t beleive in a giant wizard that lives in the sky, and has the pettyness of a 5 year old, doesn’t mean i don’t have any morale system.

I do what I think is the right thing, not what some novel from like 2000 years ago says someone said is the right thing.

God told moses, and moses told everyone else all the rules, thats like heresay at best. that would not pass in a court of law.

By: casemods

casemods — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:39:22 +0000

and in a happy conicidence casemods, i am a bastardâ€¦ lol

Are you at least a half decent person?

Because there has never been, nor will there ever be, a theory of morality that is not associated with religion. Itâ€™s unpossible!

That is illogical.

I am not religious, but I still have morals.

By: Kero

Kero — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:35:43 +0000

Someone’s an moran.

Athieism =/= Anarchism

By: NumberSix

NumberSix — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:32:23 +0000

I think this submission speaks more to it’s creators lack of morality than it speaks to Atheists or anyone else’s.
I mean, the only reason you dont rape is because of an invisible man in the sky?
Thats scary.
(BTW, I’m not a atheist myself, but I know more than a few)