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Author Topic:   Christianity Today: Atheism is the only rational outlook.
taylor_31
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Message 8 of 95 (401547)
05-20-2007 3:35 PM
Reply to: Message 5 by Hyroglyphx
05-20-2007 1:21 PM


Re: Uncovering the psychology of the post-modernist
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
The hilarious thing to me is that more atheists, arguably far smaller in number than theists, spend more time at Christian websites than Christians do. Now, why is that?
It's probably a mix of amusement, anger, and frustration.
As for me, I'm both amused and horrified at some things that Christians believe, and also disheartened that these people hold such power in our government. In addition, I'm irritated at how they indoctrinated me on unprovable dogma while growing up.
Atheists stalk Christian websites because they want to stop this regress of society. It also might be a form of amusement for them.
Sorry if I'm offensive, but I'm still a little bitter over Christianity.
Edited by taylor_31, : No reason given.

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taylor_31
Member (Idle past 5951 days)
Posts: 86
From: Oklahoma!
Joined: 05-14-2007


Message 23 of 95 (401599)
05-20-2007 9:28 PM
Reply to: Message 15 by Hyroglyphx
05-20-2007 6:28 PM


Re: Uncovering the psychology of the post-modernist
Hello nemesis_juggernaut! You seem like a good guy and I look forward to discussing issues with you, if I can keep up.
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
So, you want to take away people's religious freedoms? People with clout can only maintain secular ideas? That sounds a bit fascist don't you think?
No, that's a horrible idea, and I didn't intend to communicate that message.
However, I am disappointed that mainstream America so readily accepts Christianity's wild doctrines. And I am discouraged that these wild doctrines hold such lobbying power in our secular government, to the suffering of the the rest of the people.
Of course, this doesn't give me the right to dictate what people think, but I can be disappointed.
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
Some say the same thing about evolution.
You mention people becoming indoctrinated into evolution. For me, it was exactly the opposite; I was raised a full-blood creationist. I had to be dramatically convinced into evolution. While evolution has strong evidence for it, I think that creation simply has an archaic assumption.
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
Why then are they more concerned with Judeo-Christian ideals?
Because the West is dominated by Christians, and the Western peoples probably have a greater access to the Internet. (I'm assuming on that claim.)
Also, our nation's political maneuvers are not being affected by Hindu claims. Christianity, on the other hand, is tremendously affecting our society.
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
I'm sorry you had a bad experience growing up. It always pains me to hear that, whether its wholly true, by their own design, or a slight/gross embellishment. But I've never really understood why nuns rapping kids on the knuckles translates into: There is no God.
My experience wasn't horrible, at least not physically. (Mentally may be another story; "hell" raised some tragic scenes.) Rather, my chagrin is that my church deceived me on false claims, and discouraged any questioning of those claims.
It's not that they rapped my knuckles (metaphorically), but that they rapped them for false and bad reasons, and I believed every part of it.

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