I have a habit of creating titles that are one letter too long.
Last night I realized (probably always knew this underneath) that just because I can’t ‘get my head round’ the idea that when I die it is quite possible (probable even) that my consciousnes just stops. I can’t fear death (apart from the pain a few seconds or more before) because when it happens there stops being the ‘I’ that could suffer it.
Among other things I think religion may be indirectly a way for humans to come to terms with the inability to comprehend the impermanence of the conscience. (or not. as the case could be)
And that feeling the theists claim is god could be a condition of the brain created by believing in a god, similar to the feeling in the head created in all people when they are in Love.
It is possible to feel love for something that doesn’t exist. It’s quite easy even, if you happen to believe it does.
So IMO claiming god exists because you can ‘feel him’ is a rather feeble argument.
Belief in god or gods has the same recognition in my head as belief in father christmas and tooth faries. it’s something parents tell to their children. but unlike father christmas and tooth faires the children don’t stop believing it probably because it just so happens that enough people around them continue to believe it to make it probable that they will.
When I was a kid on christmas eve night I would lie in bed and mistake the wires banging againts the inside of the lamp post outside my window for the reigns of santa’s sleigh. If you had asked me then if I believed in FC I would probably swore blind that he exists, just like theists swear blind god exists.
And that the President of the United States, the most powerful man on earth, can believe and make policy based on a lie told to children just blows my mind.
Sorry if I am offending you guys and I know I probably am. I am not anti theists I am anti theism. It’s just what I believe.
I’m not debating I am just sharing my thoughts. Can’t I do that?
P.S. If you are being offended I could solve that by not sharing my opinion but I can’t change my opinion just to please someone, and I think being able to share outweighs not offending people. I don’t want to offend people but my thoughts are not manipulated by their effect on people, that would be censorship.
I don’t know, is the forum called Great Share Your Random Incoherent Thoughts?
Pfft, if I was offended every time a fundie atheist on this board testified about their beliefs, I wouldn’t be able to be around here much.
I don’t care to censor you, and I’m glad that you’ve found your belief in nothingness that isn’t manipulated by its effect on people. Do you want a cookie?
Gee, Zagadka, sorry to hear being a theist is such a terrible burden to bear, so misunderstood… glad to hear you’re doing well with it, though. Keep up the good work.
I believe God doesn’t exist (or is unlikely to exist believed to a level too high to make me agnostic) atheists have one universal thing in common, not believing in god. does that mean we’re all ‘fundies’ because we all hold the same belief.
I didn’t say atheists are all fundies. I said that the atheists who go out of their way to testify and preach their gospel to others are fundies, just like Christian fundies. I’m not discriminating unduly against anyone. I’m merely letting you speak, which is enough discrimination for anyone.
Out of their way??? There’s a slight difference between flying planes into skyscrapers and typing posts into message boards. I am a fundie because I can type posts???
Why are you being an asshole to me? I am not being an asshole to you I am just sharing my thoughts.