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jonno99

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70. My comments were not directed at any particular group. Rather they were an attempt at

Reply to AlbertCat (Reply #68)

Fri May 27, 2016, 03:45 PM

May 2016

a little self-deprecating humor.

Alas, some will find it difficult to see the humor in that statement...

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Why atheism doesn’t make sense [View all] rug May 2016 OP

Whuuuuh? SusanCalvin May 2016 #1

With you! elleng May 2016 #5

Seems pretty obvious to me SusanCalvin May 2016 #6

Plus one bravenak May 2016 #27

No way I can accept this. elleng May 2016 #2

yep - what 'belief system' rurallib May 2016 #8

I wonder about the motive of people who post this stuff in the first place, the OP that is. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #26

Why don't you ask? rug May 2016 #37

It attempts to use the same tools as religion to destroy it. AlbertCat May 2016 #64

Fire is used to fight fires successfully Brettongarcia May 2016 #80

"God hating" atheists Dawgs May 2016 #3

"God doesn't exist--the bastard!" --Samuel Beckett MisterP May 2016 #14

Right? How can you hate what doesn't exist? nt boobooday May 2016 #55

I don't believe in anything. I've often wondered what I am. I'll just discover things on my RKP5637 May 2016 #4

Try 'agnostic.' elleng May 2016 #7

When I was a kid and people asked my religion SusanCalvin May 2016 #9

Yep, that's probably about the closest! n/t RKP5637 May 2016 #10

An epistemological position, not an ontological one whatthehey May 2016 #51

ya cant burn athesists on a stake anymore (in the west) so bloated verbiage is all that's left nt msongs May 2016 #11

Bloated verbiage is an apt response to bloated verbiage. rug May 2016 #12

Thus the birth of atheism? Lordquinton May 2016 #31

Thus the current state of antitheism. rug May 2016 #38

You really didn't think this through... Lordquinton May 2016 #39

How would you know? rug May 2016 #40

Got any proof to back up your rather serious claim? Lordquinton May 2016 #41

I'd better? rug May 2016 #42

I agree. I'll even go further. But, I think it's already scared some people. Festivito May 2016 #13

What does this mean? muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #18

Any idea of what was difficult? Religion, lack, scary, dangerous, ... Start somwhere. eom Festivito May 2016 #20

OK. muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #21

It's a compound subject of 1. Religion (Clear enough I hope), and 2. Festivito May 2016 #22

I don't understand why you said 'I agree', then muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #23

I said I agree to the OP linked ariticle because I agree with it. Festivito May 2016 #24

OK: most people can understand that when someone says in a reply muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #35

Religion, religion as a lack of religion are scary dangerous things. AlbertCat May 2016 #65

Interesting article-- and it's pretty much where am... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #15

That's pretty much where he ends up. rug May 2016 #16

What is 'simple' about "a being in a higher dimension"? muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #19

. SusanCalvin May 2016 #29

Excuse me? The concept of a higher dimension is extremely simple, even if... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #45

"Of course"? You have the theory of other dimensions so well worked out muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #47

Atheism is not rational... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #48

Atheism doesn't claim "there is no god" PassingFair May 2016 #91

The "higher dimensions" are the simple part. stone space May 2016 #75

and also how a being in 'higher' dimensions 'controls' events or matter in these muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #76

I'm not convinced that "beings" exist in any fundamental sense. stone space May 2016 #77

Let's deconstruct this... whatthehey May 2016 #56

and that is not a decision that is entirely rational. AlbertCat May 2016 #66

To say "No God!" is as silly as saying there is no other life in the universe. We just don't know. AlbertCat May 2016 #67

We can easily disprove the miracle-promising God. Brettongarcia May 2016 #86

Excellent. The money quote: jonno99 May 2016 #17

"I am right because I am the infallible me." AlbertCat May 2016 #68

My comments were not directed at any particular group. Rather they were an attempt at jonno99 May 2016 #70

I hate it when folks who have no idea what they're talking about talk about it. LiberalAndProud May 2016 #25

Sounds like the typical anti-theist DU member. Leontius May 2016 #72

Sounds like a typical anti-atheist DU member. LiberalAndProud May 2016 #73

Your comments can just as well be applied to you. Leontius May 2016 #82

huh? edhopper May 2016 #84

huh? indeed. Leontius May 2016 #85

As the saying goes, atheism is a belief system the way not collecting stamps is a hobby. stopbush May 2016 #28

! rurallib May 2016 #30

Similarly freedom OF religion, includes FROM religion Brettongarcia May 2016 #81

lol wut? Lordquinton May 2016 #32

Yep, pretty much sums up my reaction! dorkzilla May 2016 #34

The burden of prooof is on the one making the extraordinary claim, cheapdate May 2016 #33

Exactly PJMcK May 2016 #57

Atheism doesn't make sense - for Jason Gottfried. Maedhros May 2016 #36

A giant load of rubbish, to put it lightly. A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #43

Well put. bvf May 2016 #44

Speaking of bullshit.. TreasonousBastard May 2016 #46

Who the fuck are you, anyway? A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #49

I could ask the same... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #50

Speaking of bullshit..... A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #60

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #61

A "Trumpian blowhard"? A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #63

Oh, do grow up! And take the OP with you. mr blur May 2016 #69

You sound like a heretic (wink) (n/t) PJMcK May 2016 #58

Yes. One more idiot who has fallen for neologistic shenanigans whatthehey May 2016 #52

definition of god counts Locrian May 2016 #53

I don't care what someone believes or doesn't believe, Bad Dog May 2016 #54

Mr. Gottfried has an odd perspective PJMcK May 2016 #59

You're welcome. Enjoy your weekend too. rug May 2016 #62

So many gods out there....hard to choose the correct one Angry Dragon May 2016 #71

This guy must have heard about the Dawkins call goldent May 2016 #74

IMO, this OP is a moronic piece of nonsense. nt ladjf May 2016 #78

Condemnation, without logical argument Brettongarcia May 2016 #79

Ah, another infrared thread Fumesucker May 2016 #83

"Very little light and a lot of heat." goldent May 2016 #87

We're overdue for a baby-killed-by-praying-mother (TM) thread. rug May 2016 #88

"We're overdue for a baby-killed-by-praying-mother (TM) thread" goldent May 2016 #89

800 dead babies in a convent Brettongarcia May 2016 #92

The author made two basic mistakes. DetlefK May 2016 #90