04-19-2019, 11:47 AM
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American Atheists Convention
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04-19-2019, 12:00 PM
Ummm....thanks?
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall
04-19-2019, 12:18 PM
I think everyone who is religious should punch these guys!
04-19-2019, 12:41 PM
(04-19-2019, 12:00 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Ummm....thanks? It's in Cincinnati so maybe he just wanted everyone to know? (04-19-2019, 12:18 PM)Benton Wrote: So they're holding a convention for no reason? I never heard of one of these. It seems to be about getting religion out of public lives and government along with other topics. Also haven't you heard that "atheism is a religion" (04-19-2019, 12:18 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I think everyone who is religious should punch these guys! Your anger and ego will always reveal your true self.
04-19-2019, 12:44 PM
To be fair, we don't talk about religion (or lack of it) as much here as we do politics. Maybe this thread will end up being a refreshing change of pace for PnR. Just remember to keep it civil.
04-19-2019, 12:45 PM
(04-19-2019, 12:41 PM)GMDino Wrote: It's in Cincinnati so maybe he just wanted everyone to know? Yeah I just figured there would be some sort of comment.
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall
04-19-2019, 12:45 PM
04-19-2019, 12:46 PM
(04-19-2019, 12:18 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I think everyone who is religious should punch these guys! I'm dropping them as they are walking in the door. But you make a point because there are a fair amount of people who believe atheists are evil. Swing away.
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall
04-19-2019, 12:48 PM
(04-19-2019, 12:18 PM)Benton Wrote: So they're holding a convention for no reason? I get why they have conventions, but it is kind of funny.
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall
04-19-2019, 12:48 PM
(04-19-2019, 12:46 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I'm dropping them as they are walking in the door. There are people who believe that people who believe atheists are evil, are evil.
04-19-2019, 12:49 PM
04-19-2019, 12:51 PM
(04-19-2019, 12:48 PM)treee Wrote: There are people who believe that people who believe atheists are evil, are evil. Thanks for making me spend five minutes trying to figure that out.
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall
04-19-2019, 01:01 PM
(04-19-2019, 12:44 PM)treee Wrote: To be fair, we don't talk about religion (or lack of it) as much here as we do politics. Maybe this thread will end up being a refreshing change of pace for PnR. Just remember to keep it civil. Your anger and ego will always reveal your true self.
04-19-2019, 01:01 PM
Your anger and ego will always reveal your true self.
04-19-2019, 01:06 PM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-declares-all-atheists-are-terrorists-in-new-law-to-crack-down-on-political-dissidents-9228389.html?fbclid=IwAR1qGCVwGu6SCzb_thC9W3KwyTrSCxaBWPgxpCvdKhLrg0PTiLFUyBqhSJc
Quote:Saudi Arabia declares all atheists are terrorists in new law to crack down on political dissidents Your anger and ego will always reveal your true self.
04-19-2019, 01:11 PM
(04-19-2019, 01:01 PM)GMDino Wrote: That's an argument against religion, not God. And by his definition, something like say art isn't real.
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall
04-19-2019, 01:23 PM
(04-19-2019, 12:48 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I get why they have conventions, but it is kind of funny. With atheists, I always think of the joke about what if mix one of them and a Jehovah's Witness? Someone knocking on your door for no reason. But I agree with treee, we don't have a lot of discussion about atheism in this forum any more. We used to have a few, if I remember right. Hopefully anyone who wants to talk about it will feel comfortable enough to.
04-19-2019, 01:39 PM
(04-19-2019, 01:23 PM)Benton Wrote: With atheists, I always think of the joke about what if mix one of them and a Jehovah's Witness? Someone knocking on your door for no reason. I don't mind talking about it as long as people are respectful of other's beliefs or non-beliefs.
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall
04-19-2019, 01:49 PM
I don't believe in religion in the context of reward vs punishment as that concept makes zero sense. But I do believe there is a power or source beyond us. I don't think this source is a singular being such as a god. I think it would have to be something more akin to an all encompassing energy or love from which we all arise and to which we all return, regardless of how we have conducted ourselves in the physical plane of existence.
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