Atheism On The Rise In America

[GLASSJAW]

Jehovah's Witnesses.

[Slaytanic Wehrmacht]

If believing in god is just superstition, surely reincarnation--the idea that I, or you, may 'come back' as a dog--must be lumped in with those who get the dreaded internet facepalm and the a punishing from the iron fist of elitism?

I've never understood how Sam Harris can have all of his weird "eastern" beliefs in regards to the afterlife and spirituality, which rely just as much on superstition as any christian doctrine, imo

[Niloc009]

i've met like 2 or 3 in my life, back when i was a kid and they came door to door. i told them i'm not interested, and they left. i haven't encountered one since.

now i cannot visit any website that includes social interaction to any degree without having some overweight dude who listens to metal tell the entire religious world how 'irrational' they are and how they rely on superstitions, etc.

what's even more bizarre is that many of these atheists don't even seem to recognize (or worse, care) how annoying and tyrannical they seem. i mean, their ire doesn't even seem to come from good intention, it seems to come straight out of hostility and the siren song of their own voice.

[Super19]

What is the Atheistic approach to the 'soul'? Can Atheists believe in a soul?

[Slaytanic Wehrmacht]

i've met like 2 or 3 in my life, back when i was a kid and they came door to door. i told them i'm not interested, and they left. i haven't encountered one since.

now i cannot visit any website that includes social interaction to any degree without having some overweight dude who listens to metal tell the entire religious world how 'irrational' they are and how they rely on superstitions, etc.

what's even more bizarre is that many of these atheists don't even seem to recognize (or worse, care) how annoying and tyrannical they seem. i mean, their ire doesn't even seem to come from good intention, it seems to come straight out of hostility and the siren song of their own voice.

[Slaytanic Wehrmacht]

What is the Atheistic approach to the 'soul'? Can Atheists believe in a soul?

[JLumme]

So press ignore on their usernames. But with Jehovah's, you can't just press ignore. Count yourself lucky you've only gotten 2-3. I get at least one a month.

[GLASSJAW]

The meaning of life is to gather as much information as you possibly can about yourself, the universe that surrounds you, the rich pageantry of the natural world, without having to ponder on the silliness of supernatural hokum and other unprovable phenomena. And for the last question, yes, in my opinion, human life is meaningless.

[GLASSJAW]

So press ignore on their usernames. But with Jehovah's, you can't just press ignore. Count yourself lucky you've only gotten 2-3. I get at least one a month.

[Tearloch7]

Tell a JW you are a Catholic and they run screaming from the yard ..

[GLASSJAW]

[Niloc009]

so do the IRL equivalent of pressing ignore, and say "no thank you" and close the door?

[Slaytanic Wehrmacht]

atheists are so annoying, far worse than any christian i've ever met

[Sharpshooter]

I would argue that there are things we presuppose without being scientifically able to prove them, such as our thoughts having a relation to reality. Secondly, it's your presupposition that evidence for the supernatural is less than ordinary. In one instance you're correct - a miracle is extraordinary because it is divine; on the other hand, a miracle is easy for God to perform, so it is ordinary.

[Satan's Evil Twin]

i've met like 2 or 3 in my life, back when i was a kid and they came door to door. i told them i'm not interested, and they left. i haven't encountered one since.

now i cannot visit any website that includes social interaction to any degree without having some overweight dude who listens to metal tell the entire religious world how 'irrational' they are and how they rely on superstitions, etc.

what's even more bizarre is that many of these atheists don't even seem to recognize (or worse, care) how annoying and tyrannical they seem. i mean, their ire doesn't even seem to come from good intention, it seems to come straight out of hostility and the siren song of their own voice.

[Super19]

Except that I don't stand by my door all day. I'm laying in bed, a few rooms over, In the bathroom, or wherever, and I have to rush over and answer the door. That may be the most annoying thing ever.

[Niloc009]

Hey Glassjaw, I can use memes too.

[Slaytanic Wehrmacht]

how are those sleeping issues working out for you?

anyway, so when you aren't berating people for having different beliefs on the internet, you're out like a naturalist studying the stars and trees, recording data into your little journal to later prove your hypotheses?

[Niloc009]

You could just have them keep knocking until they clue in and leave. Hopefully they would clue in after the third knock.

[JLumme]