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Started by Ro3bert, August 16, 2014, 11:54:08 AM

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Ro3bert

I grew up in a quasi-religious (Christan) family. My mother want to church occasionally dragging my sister and I along then depositing us in Sunday School. I learned that Jesus and God loved us and took care of us, but when I questioned where God and Jesus were (the one being invisible the other dead) the answers just didn't ring true or logical.

As I grew away from church I began to wonder why someone would allow themselves to be killed to save me, didn't make sense nor did the bible itself.

So left to my own devices I began to question the very existence of God and all that was supposed to follow from him. Eventually I gave the whole thing up. I was on my way to becoming an atheist. Then along came this forum. I was delighted, joined and posted a few times.

Now after reading thru a number of posts and doing more thinking, it dawns on me that I am not an atheist but contrary to the "black or white" theory I am not a theist either.

I no longer have problems with religions; what anyone wishes to believe is OK with me. I've no quarrel with a God(s) nor am I angry at "Him" as some believe drives atheism.

In my space-time continuum the concept of "God" does not exist, therefore I cannot be an atheist (or theist for that matter).

If, in the future, someone comes up with concrete evidence of the existence of God, I, then, will have to rethink my beliefs.

As an aside, it seems to me that many people (though not all) on this forum, are antagonistic toward any and all religions but especially Christianity.

Robert

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josephpalazzo

We are not antagonistic towards theists if they keep their beliefs privately. It's when they push to have the political institutions to embrace their beliefs. As non-believers we must be vigilant to keep the state as secular as possible.

PickelledEggs

For some reason, this post reminds me of casparov

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PickelledEggs

Quote from: the_antithesis on August 16, 2014, 12:08:16 PM
Who?
That guy that debated Mr o in the debate hall

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Quote from: Ro3bert on August 16, 2014, 11:54:08 AM

As an aside, it seems to me that many people (though not all) on this forum, are antagonistic toward any and all religions but especially Christianity.

Robert
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the_antithesis

Quote from: PickelledEggs on August 16, 2014, 12:10:39 PM
That guy that debated Mr o in the debate hall

Nope.

Don't remember that guy.

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There's only a couple of things I would change about that. First, unless you can prove the existence of some other space-time continuum, this is the only one. If you have concluded no god exists within it, you are an atheist. Being an atheist doesn't automatically mean you're hostile towards religion, just that you find the existence of a deity unlikely or improbable.
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Quote from: the_antithesis on August 16, 2014, 12:45:05 PM
Nope.

Don't remember that guy.

The one with Casper the friendly ghost as his avatar

Mr.Obvious

Quote from: wolf39us on August 16, 2014, 01:00:42 PM
The one with Casper the friendly ghost as his avatar

Leave it, if he doesn't remember him it's all the better for him; Casparov wasn't worth occupying your mind anyway.
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Quote from: Mr.Obvious on August 16, 2014, 01:21:02 PM
Leave it, if he doesn't remember him it's all the better for him; Casparov wasn't worth occupying your mind anyway.

They all blur together alarmingly quickly. Probably why I used to accuse them of being sock puppets all they time until I realized they weren't the same guy under a new account but different people who were just as depressingly uninteresting.

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Quote from: Ro3bert on August 16, 2014, 11:54:08 AMNow after reading thru a number of posts and doing more thinking, it dawns on me that I am not an atheist but contrary to the "black or white" theory I am not a theist either.
Do you worship or acknowledge the existence of a deity? No? Then you're an atheist. Get over yourself.
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