Re: Ten points that CRUSH Atheism
Actually, Hitler was Catholic, not an atheist. The communists were not atheists either - the Communist party was their god. As for the New Deal, that was American - remember, "One nation under god"? And the Spanish Inquisition was Catholic, not atheist! On the contrary, Lincoln and FDR were atheists. Presently the presidents of Brazil, Argentina and Chile are atheists. All three countries are on the move - in fact, historians are calling it "The South American Century."
However, your admittedly poor choices of examples are not the point. There are "good" and "bad" people of each affiliation - and I'll note that atheist countries have lower crime rates than religious ones!
… Uh, no. When a building collapses in an earthquake, it means that there was a sudden release in energy in the Earth’s crust that led to the creation of cosmic waves. And religion has nothing to do with the theory of conscience – any human possessing one will feel pity for those victims of natural disasters, atheists and Christians alike.
Humans are bipedal primates in the Hominidae family. Pigs are even-toed ungulates in the Suidae family. And they are a product of natural selection and evolution, not, as you say, “random chance.” In fact, there is no chance involved. However, pigs and humans are both animals that are slaves to their brainstems, perpetually locked in conflict with their primordial urges. Therein lie the similarities and differences. And it’s quite an unnecessarily egotistical perspective to say that animals are simply tools for our use, and an incorrect one at that. We mean no more than any other animal. We are all simply life forms.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS OBJECTIVE MORALITY. Morality is a myth. There is no difference between right and wrong, because right and wrong do not exist. I could lend any desired import to these terms, and who could tell me I am wrong? Concepts are ideas, fantasies; products of the imagination. There is no absolute meaning in any of it, no truth, no purport; no actuality. And this is proven by how often society’s notion of morality changes, how often they amend what is considered acceptable and what is considered taboo. In the end, all morality is is a set of directives put in place to support self- preservation. And those shift and morph and alter as needed. If the law no longer serves to uphold people’s survival, then that law is either modified or eliminated. But people don’t actually care about these things, about their notions of virtue or honour or benevolence; of good or evil. They simply wish not to perish, or to suffer.
When religion propagated foreordination, a divine decree predetermining all souls to either heaven or hell, people endeavored to engage in all manner of “morally questionable” acts, at least in relation to what today is considered improper or unethical comportment, because there existed no fear for their immortal essence. If, by this belief, all people are preselected by God to eternal salvation or damnation, without consideration of their actions, there then is no occasion for them to act in accordance to any code of supposed proper conduct. And when you have nothing with which to threaten, that is when you lose control. And control is power. The church soon realised this. If people truly believed, as they did, that to their actions there was no consequence, then when presented with the choice to lie, or steal, or cheat, or kill, they would not hesitate to involve themselves in such deeds, especially if said deeds in some way proved beneficial to their overall wellness or prosperity. The entire concept behind society is to rule and direct and contain. And if that ability to command is challenged in any way, by anything, then whatever that thing is, presenting said challenge, it must be done away with. Which is why you see today’s prevailing belief to be that your actions do indeed significantly impact your course of destination. Funny how fickle divine law can be, isn't it?
There is no such thing as conscience, of inherently knowing right from wrong. Those feelings are ingrained in us from the time of our birth, onwards. And people are cowardly creatures. They’ll do or say just about anything to save their own skin. So if you beat them over the head long enough with what you say they can and cannot do, they’ll start to believe in their subconscious mind that what you’ve said is indisputable fact, the be all and end all of universal principle. And if they believe you able to form their suffering, to cause them harm, emotional, physical or otherwise, and if they believe in your willingness to exert this capacity over them if ever they should confront or disregard what you’ve told them is and is not acceptable, well, then they are yours to control. And it’s all based on fear, all based on a primal, animalistic instinct to survive. Not off of some inner sense of integrity, piousness, or an intuitive comprehension of what is virtuous and what is iniquitous. Not on purity of heart or kindliness, but on people’s fear. Fear for themselves, for their lives, for their freedom, their health, their happiness, and for their souls.
The things people would do if they didn’t think they’d get caught! But they know they will, they’re afraid of what may happen to them, and so they live out their pathetic and meaningless existence in misery, in the death grip of a system which cares only to bridle their lives and exercise determination over who they are, where they go and what they do. And the lemmings that they are, they actually believe all that hoopla they’re fed about how freedom isn’t free and about having certain, inalienable rights.
… Uh… no. Just no. We object to murdering those of our race as a society.
You couldn’t be more wrong.
... What? Throughout history, all gods exist outside the universe. Brahma, for instance, in the Hindu faith.
Again, that makes no sense. So Christianity, which started in around 20 A.D., influenced paganism, which started in 1000 B.C.? What, through an interesting accident involving hyperdimensionality and time travel?
Dead wrong.
Your wait is over.
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Actually, Hitler was Catholic, not an atheist. The communists were not atheists either - the Communist party was their god. As for the New Deal, that was American - remember, "One nation under god"? And the Spanish Inquisition was Catholic, not atheist! On the contrary, Lincoln and FDR were atheists. Presently the presidents of Brazil, Argentina and Chile are atheists. All three countries are on the move - in fact, historians are calling it "The South American Century."
However, your admittedly poor choices of examples are not the point. There are "good" and "bad" people of each affiliation - and I'll note that atheist countries have lower crime rates than religious ones!
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… Uh, no. When a building collapses in an earthquake, it means that there was a sudden release in energy in the Earth’s crust that led to the creation of cosmic waves. And religion has nothing to do with the theory of conscience – any human possessing one will feel pity for those victims of natural disasters, atheists and Christians alike.
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Humans are bipedal primates in the Hominidae family. Pigs are even-toed ungulates in the Suidae family. And they are a product of natural selection and evolution, not, as you say, “random chance.” In fact, there is no chance involved. However, pigs and humans are both animals that are slaves to their brainstems, perpetually locked in conflict with their primordial urges. Therein lie the similarities and differences. And it’s quite an unnecessarily egotistical perspective to say that animals are simply tools for our use, and an incorrect one at that. We mean no more than any other animal. We are all simply life forms.
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS OBJECTIVE MORALITY. Morality is a myth. There is no difference between right and wrong, because right and wrong do not exist. I could lend any desired import to these terms, and who could tell me I am wrong? Concepts are ideas, fantasies; products of the imagination. There is no absolute meaning in any of it, no truth, no purport; no actuality. And this is proven by how often society’s notion of morality changes, how often they amend what is considered acceptable and what is considered taboo. In the end, all morality is is a set of directives put in place to support self- preservation. And those shift and morph and alter as needed. If the law no longer serves to uphold people’s survival, then that law is either modified or eliminated. But people don’t actually care about these things, about their notions of virtue or honour or benevolence; of good or evil. They simply wish not to perish, or to suffer.
When religion propagated foreordination, a divine decree predetermining all souls to either heaven or hell, people endeavored to engage in all manner of “morally questionable” acts, at least in relation to what today is considered improper or unethical comportment, because there existed no fear for their immortal essence. If, by this belief, all people are preselected by God to eternal salvation or damnation, without consideration of their actions, there then is no occasion for them to act in accordance to any code of supposed proper conduct. And when you have nothing with which to threaten, that is when you lose control. And control is power. The church soon realised this. If people truly believed, as they did, that to their actions there was no consequence, then when presented with the choice to lie, or steal, or cheat, or kill, they would not hesitate to involve themselves in such deeds, especially if said deeds in some way proved beneficial to their overall wellness or prosperity. The entire concept behind society is to rule and direct and contain. And if that ability to command is challenged in any way, by anything, then whatever that thing is, presenting said challenge, it must be done away with. Which is why you see today’s prevailing belief to be that your actions do indeed significantly impact your course of destination. Funny how fickle divine law can be, isn't it?
There is no such thing as conscience, of inherently knowing right from wrong. Those feelings are ingrained in us from the time of our birth, onwards. And people are cowardly creatures. They’ll do or say just about anything to save their own skin. So if you beat them over the head long enough with what you say they can and cannot do, they’ll start to believe in their subconscious mind that what you’ve said is indisputable fact, the be all and end all of universal principle. And if they believe you able to form their suffering, to cause them harm, emotional, physical or otherwise, and if they believe in your willingness to exert this capacity over them if ever they should confront or disregard what you’ve told them is and is not acceptable, well, then they are yours to control. And it’s all based on fear, all based on a primal, animalistic instinct to survive. Not off of some inner sense of integrity, piousness, or an intuitive comprehension of what is virtuous and what is iniquitous. Not on purity of heart or kindliness, but on people’s fear. Fear for themselves, for their lives, for their freedom, their health, their happiness, and for their souls.
The things people would do if they didn’t think they’d get caught! But they know they will, they’re afraid of what may happen to them, and so they live out their pathetic and meaningless existence in misery, in the death grip of a system which cares only to bridle their lives and exercise determination over who they are, where they go and what they do. And the lemmings that they are, they actually believe all that hoopla they’re fed about how freedom isn’t free and about having certain, inalienable rights.
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… Uh… no. Just no. We object to murdering those of our race as a society.
Originally posted by Bobby-Joe
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You couldn’t be more wrong.
Originally posted by Bobby-Joe
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... What? Throughout history, all gods exist outside the universe. Brahma, for instance, in the Hindu faith.
Originally posted by Bobby-Joe
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Again, that makes no sense. So Christianity, which started in around 20 A.D., influenced paganism, which started in 1000 B.C.? What, through an interesting accident involving hyperdimensionality and time travel?
Originally posted by Bobby-Joe
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Dead wrong.
Originally posted by Bobby-Joe
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Your wait is over.
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