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25. You require no faith to not believe something until evidence comes in...

Reply to onehandle (Reply #18)

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 01:57 PM

Mar 2012

do you have faith that Zeus doesn't exist?

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Atheists, others gather at Reason Rally [View all] alp227 Mar 2012 OP

And here's a little Godly Golf for your entertainment: man4allcats Mar 2012 #1

The tragic part about this story... Archae Mar 2012 #2

They have been taught to. We are evil, because we dare think. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author abq e streeter Mar 2012 #3

Rational ignorance onwardsand upwards Mar 2012 #4

"In the technological age, the nerds rule" -- not quite! LongTomH Mar 2012 #11

Sure onwardsand upwards Mar 2012 #37

99% of people tama Mar 2012 #51

Here is another take on the rally Celebration Mar 2012 #5

Under Florida's "stand your ground" law, AlbertCat Mar 2012 #13

Ridicule and contempt Celebration Mar 2012 #27

You're right. 100%. OrwellwasRight Mar 2012 #45

I know that Celebration Mar 2012 #49

I didn't say it was an excuse. OrwellwasRight Mar 2012 #52

And visa versa. All haters should just shut up. Even the atheist haters...... marble falls Mar 2012 #64

You're right. OrwellwasRight Mar 2012 #116

If you think that the conservatives are christian as opposed to using "Christians" ... marble falls Apr 2012 #117

No, because they don't rail against me. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #118

And this isn't a hate message ...... marble falls Apr 2012 #120

Right, no Christian have ever slurred atheists, OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #121

Yes it is, people need to let their stupid beliefs be known.. snooper2 Mar 2012 #66

Oh another person neglected to learn Celebration Mar 2012 #81

Nah, not on this issue... snooper2 Mar 2012 #82

But of course, you believe in your own versions of "sky fairies." LTX Mar 2012 #115

I missed the news coverage of this yesterday underpants Mar 2012 #6

It's good to see the faith of Atheism finally coming together for services. onehandle Mar 2012 #7

I love it when people try to insult atheism by calling it a faith. dmallind Mar 2012 #10

It's because religions are insulted. Zax2me Mar 2012 #12

Live. Let live. AlbertCat Mar 2012 #14

Don't complain you are being attacked while attacking. AlbertCat Mar 2012 #15

Lol. JoeyT Mar 2012 #16

I'm sorry, religions are insulted by the existence of atheism? OrwellwasRight Mar 2012 #48

Live and let live? callous taoboy Mar 2012 #62

So what do you believe in? You follow one god or multiple? snooper2 Mar 2012 #68

You must have forgotton the GHW Bush quote of 1987. KansDem Apr 2012 #119

Belief and Non-Belief are both believing. onehandle Mar 2012 #18

You require no faith to not believe something until evidence comes in... Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #25

I've stated no absolute faiths. onehandle Mar 2012 #30

Oh, you are creating a strawman, ok, I see, why not deal with real people in the real world? Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #31

Amen. Tell it like it is! nt onehandle Mar 2012 #42

I know you are attempting to mock, you are also failing badly. n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #67

I forgive you, brother. onehandle Mar 2012 #79

Nice point onwardsand upwards Mar 2012 #36

You're wrong. jeff47 Mar 2012 #55

Do you have faith in your statement? nt onehandle Mar 2012 #78

Atheism is not having a belief that god exists, it is doubt, how can you misrepresent it this badly? Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #65

Doubt = agnostic jeff47 Mar 2012 #80

Really? Agnostic = without knowledge... Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #85

Back at ya jeff47 Mar 2012 #90

You last sentence is nonsensical, basically you mean that all agnostics have to be theists... Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #100

You do realize the post is still there, right? jeff47 Mar 2012 #102

Sorry, misread it, however, the my other point still stands, your last sentence is nonsensical. n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #103

You're welcome to petition the dictionary folks to change their definition. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2012 #105

I'm just saying if you stick with the dictionary definition, then atheists don't exist... Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #108

Sophistry pscot Mar 2012 #38

That is absurd... and-justice-for-all Mar 2012 #41

I can believe that or not. onehandle Mar 2012 #44

The absence of something is not the same as something scheming daemons Mar 2012 #57

No. Atheism is denying the existence of God. onehandle Mar 2012 #61

So not only are you misrepresenting atheism, but skepticism in general? Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #69

sorry.. you don't get to redefine the english language to suit your needs scheming daemons Mar 2012 #84

Right one is belief in God. One is belief in no God. onehandle Mar 2012 #88

No, one is a belief in a god, the other is a lack of(non) belief in a god. n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #89

that's simply not the definition in any english dictionary scheming daemons Mar 2012 #91

Ok, really? JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #58

I couldn't disagree more. callous taoboy Mar 2012 #63

Do you think white dwarfs exist? Do you know anything about the inner core? snooper2 Mar 2012 #71

I have a God? Please prove they exist or don't exist. onehandle Mar 2012 #75

LOL ROFL snooper2 Mar 2012 #76

Never met the gentlemen. (although Gozer took female form) onehandle Mar 2012 #77

scientifically, the burden of proof is always on those making the positive assertion scheming daemons Mar 2012 #86

I have never asserted any such thing. onehandle Mar 2012 #87

now you are just being silly scheming daemons Mar 2012 #92

Another way to put it scheming daemons Mar 2012 #93

Wrong. Faith is belief without proof. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #113

Do you believe there is no God? onehandle Mar 2012 #114

Faith is what atheists find repugnant. nt valerief Mar 2012 #20

No, actually its irrationalism and dogmas and-justice-for-all Mar 2012 #43

Faith means no reason. nt valerief Mar 2012 #54

No, the imposition of faith is repugnant. jeff47 Mar 2012 #56

No. Believing something with no evidence for no good reason is repugnant. That's faith. nt valerief Mar 2012 #112

Fail. and-justice-for-all Mar 2012 #46

Religion has been the cause of thousands of wars and battles throughout world history fasttense Mar 2012 #8

Stalinism and Maoism was not Atheism, but millions of religious people did die. onehandle Mar 2012 #19

Religion's purpose is to keep laborers ignorant. nt valerief Mar 2012 #21

Nothing to do with me. nt onehandle Mar 2012 #23

I was there, standing right up at the front. gadjitfreek Mar 2012 #9

I don't think we need to fear becoming a theocracy. I'm pretty sure we are one now. nt valerief Mar 2012 #22

Minchin's song was terrific, btw! Thanks for the link. nt valerief Mar 2012 #24

loopholes mimi85 Mar 2012 #26

I recorded and watched Chris' show this morning, as I do every weekend. classof56 Mar 2012 #28

K&R. Glad to hear it. Overseas Mar 2012 #17

I consider myself an atheist/reasonist. SpankMe Mar 2012 #29

Nah. You should be smug and insulting. onehandle Mar 2012 #40

I think AronRa and Seth (of The Thinking Atheist) were invited as speakers sakabatou Mar 2012 #32

Being reasonable is direly needed in the atheist community. I am glad to see it being mother earth Mar 2012 #33

tolerance of everything? Seriously? Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #34

I mean there is a lack of tolerance in this rally. I'm all for freedom of speech and for all to mother earth Mar 2012 #50

So we shouldn't tolerate everything. What is intolerable? Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #53

The call to ridicule and show contempt. It's the same thing Limbaugh does, Coulture, mother earth Mar 2012 #60

Oh please, comparing them to those groups? Look at how unreasonable you sound. n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #70

Hate is hate. You know I listened to video and was finding much of it quite reasonable til we got to mother earth Mar 2012 #94

I didn't see the hate, you are confusing attacks on beliefs with attacks on people. n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #101

No call to hate, just to mock and ridicule, and maybe even feel sorry for them snooper2 Mar 2012 #72

So you are going to devote (waste) your time to mock & ridicule? And you pity them???? mother earth Mar 2012 #96

Unfortunately, "live and let live" has not worked. jeff47 Mar 2012 #83

You have a great point, separation of church and state...but, sinking to the level and idiocy of mother earth Mar 2012 #97

We've done exactly what you propose for decades jeff47 Mar 2012 #98

The failure is in the fight...you don't understand the crusader mind. mother earth Mar 2012 #99

I was there the entire day... and-justice-for-all Mar 2012 #39

Sometimes it takes a lifetime to make it to Mecca. onehandle Mar 2012 #47

Likening it to a pilgrimage? JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #59

arguing Locrian Mar 2012 #74

In the history of our country there has only been one open atheist in Congress? zinnisking Mar 2012 #73

Who? Neoma Mar 2012 #95

What zinnisking Mar 2012 #104

Who was the only atheist? Neoma Mar 2012 #106

K zinnisking Mar 2012 #107

Pete Stark! JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #109

hehehe zinnisking Mar 2012 #111

Wonderful. I'd like to see more of this. Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2012 #110