So you KNOW their [sp] isn’t a God? My esteem goes up for you immensely now that I know you can prove negatives. I wish I could do that
Just look at the way Ikujinashi’s amazingly coherent and well-written and reasoned ARGUMENT was treated IN THAT SAME THREAD and then then contrast his style with your style and then try and take a guess as to why one was favored over the other.
so, in this context, not not believing in a god is part of your personal belief system anyway. and, therein you are also rejecting other’s beliefs and, defining religion as a shared belief system, their religion. now, hypocracy never helps a point, so you should try examining yourself before fronting your ideas.
remember, the burden of proof is always on the side of the one outside the status quo, so issuants must have that much better an argument.
ps, how old are you, anyway? i’m not trying to pass judgement yet, but you make that quite difficult.
Lolo might have done much better if he looked up the works of people who takes the stance of anti-religion seriously, like Marilyn Manson. If Marilyn sings as well as he writes, there would be probably a lot more new converts under his spell.
Don’t have much to say, but I do think I am going to start calling all the religious people I know “cult member” rather than using their names. It’ll be fun.
The thing is, technically, and I say this as a Christian…
Isn’t Christianity basically a really big Messianic cult of Judaism? Or would sect be a better word for it?
Nitpick: Sir Joseph Porter could polish the hell out of handles on the big brass doors, not Stanley (although I suspect they went to the same military academy!)
But other than that quibble, point very well taken!
His name was Lolo!
He was a trollboy!
But he didn’t have no style,
He’d just raise the Christians’ bile!
He’d rag on Jesus!
Call him a cultist!
But while he’d insult the big guy,
The mods would keep a watchful eye!
'Til Lynn couldn’t let it pass!
She up and busted his ass!
Now he’s banned and gone forever -
He’ll never post! a!gain!
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