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The Atheists Conundrum [View all] Fumesucker Jan 2013 OP
Don't think about it; I don't. elleng Jan 2013 #1
That was my first thought of a Reply. What on Earth does any of it matter, next to how we treat one patrice Jan 2013 #9
RIGHT, next to how we treat one another and EARTH! elleng Jan 2013 #13
It's one of those things that once you become aware of it you can never quite completely ignore Fumesucker Jan 2013 #14
I understand atheism & its critique of religion & I agree with it to the extent of the limits inhere patrice Jan 2013 #19
if you had real faith, you wouldn't Skittles Jan 2013 #11
I believe "what" cares tama Jan 2013 #23
Not losers!!! Do you know that Zen Buddhism doesn't have a God? nt patrice Jan 2013 #2
Losers in the sense that if you are a thoughtful person it's hard not to be alienated Fumesucker Jan 2013 #7
k, I don't know which threads specifically you are referring to. The one's I saw usually began with patrice Jan 2013 #17
Nadine, cali and Will Pitt all found it necessary to pen OPs to dump on the atheists Fumesucker Jan 2013 #18
I'm sorry they were un-necessarily disrespectful. We're all like that, including me. & I'm not sure patrice Jan 2013 #20
+ Infinity cleanhippie Jan 2013 #29
I grew up with Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #31
Those OP's were in response to many other OP's that dumped all over theists. cbayer Jan 2013 #33
"dumped all over theists" Goblinmonger Jan 2013 #34
I feel less and less welcome on DU these days for a number of reasons Fumesucker Jan 2013 #38
It's not the mention of theism not be fact based, because it clearly is not fact based. cbayer Jan 2013 #42
But is it OK to call some theists "a bunch of dumbasses", as you have? trotsky Jan 2013 #68
pointing out religious privilege = dumping all over theists? Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #83
I don't object to pointing thing out or even complaining about the amount of cbayer Jan 2013 #89
maybe i do have a dog in this fight but Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #94
yesterday's crowd was really big on the 9 commandments lol nt msongs Jan 2013 #3
I consider myself an early adopter. Naturally there will be bugs. n/t dimbear Jan 2013 #4
I've always considered that it might be part of the Third Man phenomenon Warpy Jan 2013 #5
Some populations are far more reliably atheist than others though Fumesucker Jan 2013 #6
Exactly. Warpy Jan 2013 #8
sorry, wrong thread Skittles Jan 2013 #10
I think most to all of us, even skeptics, view some imaginary things as real. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #12
Well it becomes clear that some of us worship authority anyway Fumesucker Jan 2013 #15
sure some imaginary things are real Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #84
As a fellow Atheist, there is a third option, and it's not quite the dilemma you think it is... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #16
Real faith, I'm told ... GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #21
You don't need theism tama Jan 2013 #22
Many people believe their children are exceptional . . . MrModerate Jan 2013 #24
It is not that they believe, it is WHAT they believe Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #25
Good question tama Jan 2013 #28
yes our technology has progressed faster than our ethical development Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #85
It sucks more to be surrounded by assholes. rug Jan 2013 #26
Well, perhaps you should stop supporting them, making it easier for them to get away with it. mr blur Jan 2013 #79
I don't. You'll usually see me arguing with them here. rug Jan 2013 #90
there is a third way called don't let it bother you CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #27
Amongst all this banter, thank God for corneliamcgillicutty Jan 2013 #30
Is it your contention then that everyone should be bothered or not bothered by the same things? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #36
Problem is tama Jan 2013 #80
Yes, there's certainly been a lot of words Fumesucker Jan 2013 #81
I like this cartoon tama Jan 2013 #82
Wow, really? You see those as your only options? cbayer Jan 2013 #32
Why the need to tell me how to feel about things and how to act? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #35
Because this is really divisive and counter-productive. cbayer Jan 2013 #37
I'm not trying to wage a war, that's where you are entirely missing my point. Fumesucker Jan 2013 #40
You are generally a very positive poster, so I truly do not understand where you are coming cbayer Jan 2013 #41
There's some big chunks of American culture that I do not buy at all, that leave me feeling Fumesucker Jan 2013 #43
The pile on against both theists and atheists is about equal on this site, imo. cbayer Jan 2013 #44
In the very first place you mistook my purpose in the OP Fumesucker Jan 2013 #56
I understand why you might feel left out. You are being left out cbayer Jan 2013 #57
Every single word or metaphor I can think of to use to describe my feelings is offensive to theists Fumesucker Jan 2013 #58
I'm sorry for what you have to endure IRL. cbayer Jan 2013 #59
Yeah, boat people is one thing, yacht people is entirely another Fumesucker Jan 2013 #60
I knew about the origin of posh, but this video is hilarious. cbayer Jan 2013 #62
LOL I lost count when... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #76
Because people that believe crazy things are likely crazy? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #39
Nah, mostly they are uninterested and non-introspective, i.e. dull. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #99
I never feel like a loser amuse bouche Jan 2013 #45
Try this on and tell me how it feels. cbayer Jan 2013 #46
So you are a parrot? amuse bouche Jan 2013 #47
Sure, I'll take a cracker! cbayer Jan 2013 #48
I objected to the troll accusations amuse bouche Jan 2013 #49
You were called a troll by a fellow atheist who often shares your point of view in cbayer Jan 2013 #53
When atheists start having a worldview that exists outside of reality, you will have a point. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #50
Atheists tama Jan 2013 #52
I wasn't. I said when they DO start having one thy isn't based in reality. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #54
OK nt tama Jan 2013 #55
It doesn't bother me that people believe in different things than I do. People believe in all sorts robinlynne Jan 2013 #51
Have you ever considered that both are right at the same time? NoOneMan Jan 2013 #61
Insane? Did you learn the meaning of that in psychiatry school? cbayer Jan 2013 #63
Insane doesn't imply one cannot function NoOneMan Jan 2013 #64
So, even by your definition, do you think all religious people are insane? cbayer Jan 2013 #65
Most everyone these days suffers from various forms of psychosis NoOneMan Jan 2013 #66
That's just a completely inaccurate statement. cbayer Jan 2013 #67
No, its really not NoOneMan Jan 2013 #69
Well that's not a psychosis. That's a personality, which may or may not represent a disorder. cbayer Jan 2013 #70
Personality doesn't refer to mental processes that affect the perception of reality NoOneMan Jan 2013 #71
Personality pretty much is exclusively the mental processes that affect cbayer Jan 2013 #72
"it is more appropriate to use plain English" NoOneMan Jan 2013 #73
Ok, doc. Good luck with that. cbayer Jan 2013 #75
The problem tama Jan 2013 #87
I think that the answers you seek are held in fields other than psychiatry or even psychology. cbayer Jan 2013 #88
Well tama Jan 2013 #91
These are areas in which my interest has been marginal, at best. cbayer Jan 2013 #92
Gospel of Neuroplasticity tama Jan 2013 #93
Well it's not unique tama Jan 2013 #86
Well you can't make the equivalent statement about a non-belief. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #100
Sure I can. I could call all atheists psychotic, delusional, stupid, etc. cbayer Jan 2013 #101
And that would be accurate too! Because it's atheists that believe dead people come back to life... cleanhippie Jan 2013 #102
you could do that, but it would not be equivalent. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #103
Not believing something that the majority of people around you believe cbayer Jan 2013 #104
So a republican who doesn't believe that Obama is a Kenyan Muslim is delusional? Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #105
No, in my opinion he is not delusional. cbayer Jan 2013 #106
"For one thing, it has to be patently untrue" Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #107
There is a clinical definition of delusional cbayer Jan 2013 #108
Why be alienated. Festivito Jan 2013 #74
I always think about how the first religion must have come about. You could say invented, brewens Jan 2013 #77
There is much more to religion tama Jan 2013 #78
I'm an atheist from an atheist family, uriel1972 Jan 2013 #95
:) Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #96
<3 tama Jan 2013 #97
I hear you and I hope I have heard him more clearly in the course of this thread. cbayer Jan 2013 #98
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