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Originally Posted by Harry
Yes, people who blew up the trade centre happened to believe in God. So what? That obviously means all theists are hideous, horrible people. Do you hate Muslims, as well, specifically, because of that fact? I'm sure you could find plenty of atheists who've done awful things as well. |
Islam is not a race. I do not hate Muslims because they believe in a hideous, disgusting religion. I hate Islam.
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One, it's silly to refer to me as 'you christians' when i clearly just explained that I'm agnostic/absurdist.
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I read your post, I said "you christians" in reference to ALL christians.
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Honestly all you just did is make you, the atheist, seem like the intolerant one, which it's obvious you are being.
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Why should I tolerate intolerance?
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I don't understand what's so wrong about telling everyone to mind their own ****ing business. Why is it such a matter to you if an old man wants God to believe in so that he can be at peace on his deathbed and hope that there's something waiting for him? Why's it such a matter to you that someone can use 'God' as hope for a better life?
Humans are creatures of rhyme and reason. We crave purpose. That's why religion and wot was likely formed in the first place. Just as if you may use 'music' to help you cope, who the **** cares if someone uses God.
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You'd think so. But have you ever actually read these holy texts?
There are a lot of things in this world that deserve our hate. I hate Islam because its holy book says that I deserve to be killed, for instance. I hate fascism because it's a deranged ideology based upon control and power. I hate socialism for the same reason. I hate Christianity for many of the same reasons I hate Islam.
The point is not that HATE is bad or that ACCEPTANCE is good, but whether we're doing so based upon RATIONAL REASONS.
OPEN-MINDEDNESS is only a virtue if it's tempered with wisdom. Otherwise you'll fall for anything. Ask yourself: why aren't you "open-minded" about Nazism? Or Scientology? Because it's bull****, just like Islam is bull****.
Islam is not a friend of most people. (Neither is any other religion.)