And what makes you think for even a nano-second that Atheists don’t ever act from courage and faith?
It’s just that their faith isn’t in “god”.
The problem with the Bar, is that people make too big a deal out of it. So when you are studying for it, it’s like studying with a huge rock on top of your shoulders. You feel your parents and friends are looking over your shoulder and you are afraid of disappointing them and yourself.
So the key is to loosen up, start treating it like all the other tests that you’ve done well at in the past. Study 10 hours a day, but also find time to relax a bit and continue going out with friends.
What.the.fuck
Fake lawyer giving advice to real lawyers. No more asinine than anything else he’s posted, actually.
Once again, your beliefs are wrong. My life is far from boring, and I don’t feel marginalized. I am, however, surrounded by the ultra-religious, which does get a bit tedious.
Kindly return my retainer.
I think Northern Piper is also a lawyer and is Canadian.
Only when they have to talk to people like you.
No, you were not.
Holy shit! You really are Lionel Hutz, aren’t you? I can easily imagine him saying ‘Mrs. Simpson, I find people make too big a deal out of the bar…’
He’s your dentist?
It was just such an a spectacular non sequitur.
What does this have to do with him being an attorney? 
Yeah, so she doesn’t count. 
I offer extremely flexible payment plans.
Compared to things he’s said in his “Atheist Church” thread it only ranked a “4 out of 10” on the pchaos Scale.
Good point, but after posting off and on for a month and a half, all I’ve found out is atheists are all different. The general public isn’t interested in hearing that atheists are living satisfying lives. The theists already have satisfying lives, they are like me they want to live at the top of their meters…they want to live better lives and atheists have little to offer in that regard.
Yikes. Glad I missed it.
Not that it matters, but pchaos’ “I’m a lawyer, don’t bother seeing an attorney, they can’t help you” post was directed at someone who lives in Canada.
Although you’ve managed to unite most of them in exasperation.
That may be true, but it’s hard to care. A lot of those people are probably like you: narrow-minded and incapable of actual listening or any kind of critical thinking. If those people aren’t interested in what you’re doing, what difference does it make?
That’s not true, we’ve all gone through the educational system in the U.S. and learned all about the scientific method. However, I for one do not plan to live my life worshiping science or logic.
I’m just a practical guy, if atheism doesn’t help me to improve my life it isn’t worth dwelling on. I’m not interested in learning more about the scientific method or logic…I’ve had 20 years of that training.
You still don’t get it - and clearly you never will -
Sitting through something in school doesn’t mean you learned anything or retained any information. Your post is my cite.
Or anything else. We know.
I suppose you believe that atheists believe they live more “authentically” because they don’t delude themselves about God.
But almost every world view feels the same way. People feel that they are living more “authentically” because they are not deluded by _____.
No - I believe I live a full life with plenty of activity and the right balance of world views, morals and whatever other word you want to throw in there.
My not believing in GOD has no impact on those things - my use of logic, the scientific method, etc - are all just ‘peices’ of the whole.
You continue to think that atheists are ‘boring, apathetic’ people with no hope of making a difference, that don’t make a difference, etc - and that somehow ‘theists’ are none of those things. You continue to think that ‘atheism’ has nothing to offer - and you simply refuse to accept that ‘atheism’ never tried to offer something- its not a religion or a philosophy or anything else - it is a simple statement and nothing more.
Theism is also - a simple statement - "belief in god or gods’ - until you tack on a religion or other trappings to it - it means and offers exactly the same thing as atheism - absolutely nothing.
The biggest difference between an average atheist and an average theist - is that by and large, the atheist is willing to accept new data that conflicts with his/her previous views and wiegh them appropriately - the average theist will ignore such things - especially when it conflicts with his/her ‘faith’ - as you have illustrated quite nicely over your tenure here at the dope.