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Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword
I am a strong atheist. I guess one could call me an anti-theist in that I am against any for of theism. I don't believe theism to be the root of the problem though. Just the fact that theism is irrational. Any belief in a higher deity is idol worship. You should be worshiping the human spirit if anything. Worship yourself, not as if you were a deity, but as if you were a hero. I am one of the atheists who goes out of his way to prove religious people wrong. That is because I would do the same with any Nazi. Nazism is a destructive philosophy just as I believe theism is. Neither are roots of the problem, but they are part of it. I dislike Agnosticism because it is fence sitting. They say that we should just consider the God question beyond positive or negative because we have no proof of existence or nonexistence. However, there is no ultimately positive aspect of spirituality just as there is no ultimately positive aspect of taking 'shrooms or doing acid to "enlighten" yourself.
Two plus two equals four. If someone goes on to say that it equals five he better have a damn good reason for believing what he does. Otherwise, I will do the honor of tearing his argument to pieces so that he won't be deceiving people. I would hope everyone else would do the same.
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the bolded statement is not true: it is
not fact that theism is irrational, it is your belief that it is. as already mentioned i am in no way religious, but types like you are only not worse than theists historically because you haven't killed anyone for your beliefs (yet/to my knowledge), and because science can produce actual, useful results. but claims about god on either end of the spectrum are unprovable and irrelevant. there really is no point in discussing it. your atheism is as dogmatic as a christians christianity. to them, your atheism is as destructive as nazism, as to you, christianity is.
so, as long as you aren't harming anyone or forcing your belief on anyone (which you seem to admittedly do), then what does any of it matter? for practical life, it does not. i dont care who does or does not believe in god as long as it doesnt harm me. as a completely unknowable, unprovable subject, it is not relevant for anyone to argue about it.
do i sound like i'm on the fence to you?
i'm not saying i am right, i'm saying i am practical
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