Tribute Thread For the Recently Raptured Faith

Faith will be uploaded to her maker sometime in September. I just thought we ought to mark the occasion in some small way. So this is the small way.Edited by Tangle, : Given her another 31 days to be raptured.

Ok, I've given you another 31 days.As for the others, well let's just see how you work out, they don't seem to be making any predictions.

Yup.When you buy a new car you see copies of it everywhere but before you never noticed them. You've become sensitised to this particular idea so you'll see it everyhere you look. The lanterns in Japan are an absolute classic example, they had nothing at all to do with the rapture, your mind simply invented the link.It's the same psychological conditioning that happens when you and other believers talk about the ‘miracles’ you claim to have witnessed or the way god 'talks' to you - they all turn out to be everyday mundanities. Seeing Jesus's face in a piece of toast - same thing. All connected to confirmation bias and motivated thinking.You'll be here on 11th September and 1st October and you'll stay firmly rooted to this planet until you're put into it and form part of it.

I AM right Faith and what's more I can prove it. You won't be raptured on the 10th September or anytime this month.Now that IS a prophesy. None of this interpretation, ambiguity, context, language, translation garbage. A straight forward and understandable by all prediction.And in fact you will never be raotured. That's another prediction that can be proven right or wrong; but it'll take a bit longer. I hope, for your sake.

I can prove what I predict, infallibly. On the 11th September, I will be proven correct and Faith will be proven wrong. No wriggle-room.You're a gambling man Phat, I'll put my house on it - will you take it?If you want an accumulator, I'll bet on the sun coming up tomorrow. You?

Scared of socialism? Sheesh, that's the entirety of the Christian message - love thy neighbour and do as you would be done by. This is why Christians get a bad name, they love getting on their knees and hailing the wonders of the Lord, but ignore his instructions because it doesn't suit them.The humanist philosophy is that people are human, flaws and all, but that we should build humane societies that have the needs of everyone taken into account and provides a fair crack for all. And again, it's a fundamental Christian principle that people can be redeemed. What on earth are you think about Phat?

Lots do. But of course there's no real argument, just self-justification and rationalisation. You should realise by now that there is no liferaft. This is what we all have and we need to make the most of it. Betting today on a childish myth of a better life after is really foolish. All that promise ever was was a way to allow the downtrodden masses to bear an unbearable inequality between those with wealth and power- most importantly the church - and the proles that actually create the wealth and power for them. Of course not. But you've created a false dichotomy. Humanism and socialism isn't communism - I'm for fair and progressive taxation funding a high level welfare state and a determined efort to create a more equitable society, because we know that inequality creates unhappiness. I always find it weird that Americans search for their much lorded happiness where they know it's least likely to be found.

It's ok Faith, you're perfectly safe to get on with your praying and grovelling to your maker while we get on with trying to make the world a better place. Nobody cares about your batshit ideas so long as you don't try to impose them on others. You'll just fade away into total irrelevance over time.For example I heard today that the UK's majority religious belief is no belief - 52%. Protestant belief has decline from 40% to 14% over 50 years. I'm really sorry, you're just not worth persecuting - you're just fading away.Edited by Tangle, : No reason given.

Look, if you're going to chuck insults around at least get the name-calling right.

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Paganism : a religion that has many gods or goddesses, considers the earth holy, and does not have a central authority

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Ask yourself, how can atheism be paganism? Get over yourself, so long as you get on with your own grovelling to your weird idol, the rest of us will just get on with creating a better society and happily leave y'all alone. Yeh, that's the extent of the 'persecution' - be careful about baking cakes if you want to sell them to the public. It must be utterly devasting for you. Forget burning at the stake or slow crushing or having your limbs slowly ripped out of your body - it's trial by cake. Faith, do get a grip. Of course you did Faith, of course you did. I wonder why?But just in case, I suggest you wear a clean pair of knickers tomorrow and for the next couple of days.

You didn't, you can't.I'm just saying, if you're trying to chuck an insult, don't let yourself down by getting it all laughably wrong.

The world is getting less religious not more. Do try to hang on to some straw of reality. This dark age of irrational thinking is in terminal decline. You can delude yourself if you like but you can't argue with the numbers.Edited by Tangle, : No reason given.

What' your last meal going to be Faith?

I held back on that because I thought it was a smart choice. But to my mind it's marmite or just butter. The butter would have to be salted. But marmite would be the choice. God would know to wait if necessary.

Don't forget your toothbrush.

It's ok Faith, nothing is going to happen.
I can absolutely guarantee it.