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Becoming an Atheist made me realize how much religion has poisoned everything(WARNING Long Post) : ...

barjoe comments on Jan 9, 2021:

I don't like to quote Marx because I'm far from a Marxist but this is his great moment for me. "Religion is the opiate of the masses"

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

hey, lookie what i found, first half seemed on point, on Marxism https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2021/01/marxism-social-justice-and-christian-expectations/

I still have a lot of old Christian friends in my Facebook posts.

mischl comments on Jan 9, 2021:

CLEAR THINKING: For the sake of accuracy, I looked up the actual definition of "Fascism." Read it yourself, and you'll quickly understand that Donald Trump is a fascist, and the people that follow him are a fascist cult. You cannot be an American patriot and be a fascist. Because fascism is ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

@Petter i think that was accomplished under Woodie back in 1913? Dint he even basically admit it? how long has it been since a 'murrican corp could have its charter revoked? brb, gotta go check muh roads :)

I still have a lot of old Christian friends in my Facebook posts.

mischl comments on Jan 9, 2021:

CLEAR THINKING: For the sake of accuracy, I looked up the actual definition of "Fascism." Read it yourself, and you'll quickly understand that Donald Trump is a fascist, and the people that follow him are a fascist cult. You cannot be an American patriot and be a fascist. Because fascism is ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

"You cannot be an American patriot and be a fascist. Because fascism is unAmerican and anti-American." lol...but i feel for you ok (not federal, no reserves)

I still have a lot of old Christian friends in my Facebook posts.

Sierra4 comments on Jan 9, 2021:

God wanted Hillary to win in 2016 and made sure she got the most votes. Unfortunately he/she forgot about that electoral college. 😷😁

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

@Canndue ah

Becoming an Atheist made me realize how much religion has poisoned everything(WARNING Long Post) : ...

barjoe comments on Jan 9, 2021:

I don't like to quote Marx because I'm far from a Marxist but this is his great moment for me. "Religion is the opiate of the masses"

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

@Hages um so wait you detest religion but you are taking it as a class?

Becoming an Atheist made me realize how much religion has poisoned everything(WARNING Long Post) : ...

barjoe comments on Jan 9, 2021:

I don't like to quote Marx because I'm far from a Marxist but this is his great moment for me. "Religion is the opiate of the masses"

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

"I don't like to quote Marx because I'm far from a Marxist but this is his great moment for me. "Religion is the opiate of the masses" " ha, 180 degrees away from *...after He has destroyed all rulers, powers, and authority* huh why do we pay so much attention to gnostics? (*we're tired of this manna, give us some meat to eat!*}

Becoming an Atheist made me realize how much religion has poisoned everything(WARNING Long Post) : ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2021:

Religion does poison everything. Then we pretend to be so smart when we debate the importance of religion and wonder if gods could be real.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

ok so ill suggest fwiw that atheism can easily become a "religion" also, and even is, for most, as indicated at "when i *became*..." bc after all, what does "religion" mean? The def used to be "engaging in rituals, done by rote, 'i drink a cup of coffee every morning, *religiously.*' " so, if you will accept it, i submit that most or all ppl "worship" something, be it money, self, whatever, and you are both as "religious" as it gets, imo, and Gnostics to boot, like most all religious ppl are; "Religion *does...*," "*is* a great place to start," etc so, ima leave and let y'all continue practicing your religion now, but i hope you will consider your position

Prayer Group Tells God to “Fight” Justice John Roberts If He Won’t “Bow to You” | Beth ...

KKGator comments on Jan 9, 2021:

Will it be live streamed on network tv, or pay-per-view?

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

love the avatar btw :)

When I ask a religious friend about the factual accuracy behind the existence of God, they would be ...

Storm1752 comments on Jan 8, 2021:

The key, which you atheists keep sneaking into EVERYTHING, is believing IN god. Wondering if a god (read IT) MIGHT exist is the right way to put it. Stop trying to sound so smart; it shows

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

gnostics, huh? how hard is it really to decipher *tree of knowledge* anyway?

I still have a lot of old Christian friends in my Facebook posts.

Sierra4 comments on Jan 9, 2021:

God wanted Hillary to win in 2016 and made sure she got the most votes. Unfortunately he/she forgot about that electoral college. 😷😁

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

@Canndue we always look for where to place blame, huh proves y'all are all gnostics, maybe! lol

Does God exist?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 7, 2021:

Does god exist? I've never met him. He called my name once while I was working underneath my car in an apartment complex parking lot. Why then? What sort of frigging joke was that? This was in the days when believers cried hearing a preacher claim " you are nobody until god calls your name."

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

*I said "you are elohim"*

Does God exist?

CuddyCruiser comments on Jan 6, 2021:

This makes the sheep just as stupid, if not more so than those who rip them off.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

hmm, i'm kinda thinkin that is implied by "sheep" eh btw theres a great...parable, i guess, about "shearing sheep"

Does God exist?

Canndue comments on Jan 7, 2021:

I’m beginning to think there is....only a god could fuck up this country so badly.....

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

i dunno, Hitler did a pretty good job, so did Mussolini, etc. You have dollars in your pocket, right? Iow you actively participate in manipulated fiat despite the obvious drawbacks? :)

Does God exist?

aplaceintime comments on Jan 7, 2021:

the very fact that such a question can be asked assures the answer is no. if one existed then it would be obvious and no one would ever ask it.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

i agree, but suggest that "existence" may not be the standard, i mean does skinwalker ranch exist or no? Does quantum entanglement exist?

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

Canndue comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Excellent question. But then, rational thought really isn’t part of the equation.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@Canndue ok well opposite me, but nonetheless hopefully the point is made? Fwiw what is translated to us as "fear" is the same word for "respect" i guess

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

abyers1970 comments on Jan 7, 2021:

I was Christian for 30 years and asked myself this question many times. I was scared of hell so I quickly prayed for forgiveness for asking this question. Now I feel so stupid for doing that. The answer is that Christians don’t believe god is at fault. It’s the damn devil who does all this ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

ok, just so you understand that the Bible does not forward those principles at all, or at least the pov is demonstrably warped; all are forgiven, Yah is not our judge, all go to the same place, and all are judged for their works, iow ezackly how we judge others. as to Yah being evil, it maybe should be understood that there was a literal law of sin and death then, and parents routinely sacrificed their children to Marduk by burning them alive hmm, no too different from where we are back to right now i guess huh lol

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

bobwjr comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Because they are delusional

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

"...and we're not." lol

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

Canndue comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Excellent question. But then, rational thought really isn’t part of the equation.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@Canndue "growing up, I heard members of one sect talking about how loving god was, then I heard from another sect how you had to fear him. Never could reconcile that." so, growing up, did you fear your dad? did you also love him? My prob with this analogy is i didnt love my dad, but i guess most sons do eh

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

Canndue comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Excellent question. But then, rational thought really isn’t part of the equation.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@Hages ok well you might keep an open mind at the Bible, which has zero to do with what believers think it does, and even says so in very plain language, *He who seeks to save his soul shall lose it* etc. much more fulfilling to beat them at their own game imo and ps the nicer you are about it, the more insane they go lol

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

Fernapple comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Because god gives them what they want. A god is made by its worshipers not the other way round. And if you take someone who does not want to make the effort to be a good human being, and say to them. Join my club and that makes you superior to all the other humans, with bragging rights. Then they ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@Fernapple probably! i have asperger's, and about as much tact as a three year old i guess lol

TIL archaeological evidence shows us the Dark Ages really happened.

bbyrd009 comments on Jan 6, 2021:

most Xtians are really Cult of Sol Invictus, and as "Roman" as it gets prolly, marching in files and rows proverbially and whatnot, dunno how this pov might play into the reality here tho? Seems like society is (most likely deliberately) being crashed again now, guess the rothschilds and co ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@Hages well, and Warburgs, et al, the owners of the Federal Reserve, those above the law, however you might put it. The georgia guidestone ppl. The reason we think inflation is normal. The ppl who care not who makes the laws, as long as they control the money. i mean the rothschilds, not really? JFK was pretty clear on it i guess, and it was a rothschild who openly threatened Lincoln with a civil war if he didnt kowtow. Lincoln's "greenbacks" caused a renaissance, and they were the first thing pulled after his assassination. Woodrow even admitted what a huge mistake he made in 1913. hell i'd provide some links but one can hardly even search the stuff lol, buried on pg 10 or whatever but i mean you gotta know that the rich get richer when there's blood in the streets eh. Why kill Qaddafi? "Follow the money" rarely leads one astray imo

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

xenoview comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Faithfools don't read the OT. Faithfools turn a blind eye to the death cause by their god in the OT.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

ok y'all know none of those slaughters were literal, right...i got a link somewhere if anyone cares

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 6, 2021:

*"Divine command theory is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action's status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God."* (Divine Command Theory -- Wiki) What believers are taught: (under 2 min.) https://youtu.be/xfbiEGK5Bxg

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@VictoriaNotes hey, 501 (6) c3 (6) 1023 (6) i mean there it is lol

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 6, 2021:

*"Divine command theory is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action's status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God."* (Divine Command Theory -- Wiki) What believers are taught: (under 2 min.) https://youtu.be/xfbiEGK5Bxg

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

@VictoriaNotes bingo lol, i guess. Plenty of direct statements being ignored along the way tho, "I came that you might have *life*, more abundantly," *No one has ever gone up to heaven, All go to the same place,* on and on

The Proud Boys Are Raking In Donations from a Christian Crowdfunding Site

Freedompath comments on Jan 6, 2021:

A lot of people must have money to ‘burn?’ This is stranger than fiction! Or, are they trying to encourage violence, from the rejects of our society?

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

i guess this is basically how religions implode?

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

Canndue comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Excellent question. But then, rational thought really isn’t part of the equation.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

@Hages man, i hope you dont waste the rest of your life ripping on the deceived bro, that is surely just more deception?

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

Canndue comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Excellent question. But then, rational thought really isn’t part of the equation.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

i would agree @ part two there--for either side, mostly--but the question to me becomes moot when "hell and punishment in the afterlife" cannot be quoted from the Bible, like most believers think

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

Fernapple comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Because god gives them what they want. A god is made by its worshipers not the other way round. And if you take someone who does not want to make the effort to be a good human being, and say to them. Join my club and that makes you superior to all the other humans, with bragging rights. Then they ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

and thus their hypocrisy is revealed, right. Im noting that most "believers" actually hate the Bible with a passion...at least when *i'm* Quoting it to them :)

Why do religious people let god get away with being so horrible? : atheism

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 6, 2021:

*"Divine command theory is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action's status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God."* (Divine Command Theory -- Wiki) What believers are taught: (under 2 min.) https://youtu.be/xfbiEGK5Bxg

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

penal substitution seems to be pretty fairly disallowed @ *No son of man may die for another's sins*, but i wonder if many of these theories are not developed based upon a lack of understanding the Naive dialectic, in which the Bible was likely written? Thus "Jesus, of Nazareth" becomes "John Doe, from Nowhere," or iow analogies are being employed that are now being taken literally? So, as Craig says, a non-starter imo

Scientists' Belief in God Varies Starkly by Discipline | Live Science

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Controversial statement alert: The social sciences aren't really sciences.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

ya, i'm not really getting "the opposite had been expected"

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

Leelu comments on Dec 30, 2020:

No verifiable evidence for gods. When there's evidence, I'll reconsider.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

pls see above, and consider expanding your def of "gods" maybe

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

The-Krzyz comments on Dec 30, 2020:

We now have better ideas about how the universe works. The idea of gods make no sense.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

yet ppl worship money, etc eh

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

OldWiseAss comments on Dec 30, 2020:

“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer gods than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” – Stephen F Roberts

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

yet ppl obviously worship many things, right? Money, etc

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

ToakReon comments on Dec 31, 2020:

Because I think.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@anglophone narf

Scientists' Belief in God Varies Starkly by Discipline | Live Science

Marionville comments on Jan 5, 2021:

I don’t consider “Social Science” to really be a science in any real sense of the meaning of the word. Let’s just settle on calling it a discipline. If we exclude social scientists from the study then we’d have a negligible number who believe in god I’m pretty sure, but as it stands ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

as gnostic as it gets i guess :)

Christopher Hitchens Destroys the Logic of the Bible : atheism

jlynn37 comments on Jan 4, 2021:

I for one do not need anyone else to explain to me the "logic of the Bible".

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Hages "Christopher Hitchens DESTROYS the Bible with FACTS and LOGIC." so, more properly said, he does not even *approach* the Bible, except from the believer's ("deceived") perspective; the literal one

Christopher Hitchens Destroys the Logic of the Bible : atheism

Marionville comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Logic and Bible in the same sentence is an oxymoron.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Hages or--since obviously ppl worship many diff things, money, etc--how might you develop a syntax to describe them, that will work across centuries?

I feel like god is just Santa Claus for adults : atheism

barjoe comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Exactly. Santa Claus, Tooth fairy, little green men. The devil is the boogieman. There exists goodness and evil, but those are the choices we make. I choose and try to be a good man because it's righteous. I don't fear a vindictive deity who demands us mere mortals to be believers or else be ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@barjoe "I don't fear a vindictive deity who demands us mere mortals to be believers or else be sentenced to eternal damnation. How fucked up is that?" well fwiw the only personal judgement in the Bible is for works, not beliefs; and it is invariably those deemed pagans or atheists that are the more praised for their works in the Bible, the Good Samaritan (atheist, *go and do likewise*), the Roman Centurion (pagan, *I have not seen such faith in anyone of Israel*), etc eternal from aion, "a space of time, an age" so believers also get that part wrong i guess

I feel like god is just Santa Claus for adults : atheism

barjoe comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Exactly. Santa Claus, Tooth fairy, little green men. The devil is the boogieman. There exists goodness and evil, but those are the choices we make. I choose and try to be a good man because it's righteous. I don't fear a vindictive deity who demands us mere mortals to be believers or else be ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@girlwithsmiles hmm, what do you mean by "theology?" ty

Scientists' Belief in God Varies Starkly by Discipline | Live Science

Gareth comments on Jan 4, 2021:

"Social science" is not really science; it's a fancy name for sociology.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@yvilletom hmm, they dont form testable theories too? dunno

Scientists' Belief in God Varies Starkly by Discipline | Live Science

PBuck0145 comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Social "sciences" are less rigid and less falsifiable than are natural sciences. The results of the study are what I would expect.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

even the parts @ "the opposite had been expected?"

Scientists' Belief in God Varies Starkly by Discipline | Live Science

DenoPenno comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Scientists do not believe in gods. Some people who claim to be scientists might believe in gods.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

well or God, as opposed to "gods" anyway. Also--not that i personally object if someone assumes to be gnostic--you are making statements of absolute truth that are easily refuted imo, was Einstein a scientist or no?

Christopher Hitchens Destroys the Logic of the Bible : atheism

Marionville comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Logic and Bible in the same sentence is an oxymoron.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Hages so, now that we've got that out of the way, maybe we can start to examine what it is really saying? Einstein himself noted that logic will only get you so far eh

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

Krish55 comments on Dec 30, 2020:

I answer, what is God? Turn the tables and make them explain. And then challenge the various explanations that come up. I'm noncommittal about my own lack of belief.Put them on the defensive instead.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

so a nicer way to put that might be "whatever force caused the big bang" or some other phenomena we cant explain

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

leroysamuse comments on Dec 31, 2020:

As Matt Dellahunty would say, I apportion my belief according to the evidence.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

*test everything, and keep what is good*

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

Storm1752 comments on Dec 31, 2020:

I neither believe nor disbelieve. I'm an agnostic; I don't know.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Storm1752 i would say someone who believes that God does not exist, and "knows" stuff? Good from evil, whatever? Speaks in absolute statements, never asks questions, etc

Scientists' Belief in God Varies Starkly by Discipline | Live Science

David1955 comments on Jan 5, 2021:

The problem here is what did they define as God? We don't know, so it's not very helpful. Did they mean an Abrahamic god? A personal or non personal god? A big bag of energy in the universe that they call a god? I know some scientists are inclined to believe in a non personal creator force they ...

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

word

Scientists' Belief in God Varies Starkly by Discipline | Live Science

waitingforgodo comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Why post this journalist's 2005 misrepresentations that more than a small proportion of scientists believe in supernatural beings?

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

mostly bc i was kinda surprised myself :)

Christopher Hitchens Destroys the Logic of the Bible : atheism

jlynn37 comments on Jan 4, 2021:

I for one do not need anyone else to explain to me the "logic of the Bible".

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Hages well wadr it makes a pretty handy *concept* that imo cannot as easily be explained away, even if im not buying the ancient white guy with a beard either

Christopher Hitchens Destroys the Logic of the Bible : atheism

bbyrd009 comments on Jan 4, 2021:

pls lol, i would shred this, but your mind is made up anyway i guess right

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Mvtt i dont bc he is not attacking the Bible anyway, but believers. So i mostly agree, from that perspective at least; Hitch is just agreeing with the Bible anyway

Christopher Hitchens Destroys the Logic of the Bible : atheism

Marionville comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Logic and Bible in the same sentence is an oxymoron.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Hages, @Marionville no mass slaughters, no walls of jericho, etc, as any contemporary reader would have understood immediately

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Think Trump's right fringe supporters will get violent. Trump will try to enact Martial Law with disgraced General Flynn by his side. Hope they both get locked up before a riot takes place!!!!!

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@JeffMurray ha the federal reserve apparently gets away with it every day?

The older I get I learn that my opinion appears to only cause division and strife.

Somnium comments on Dec 29, 2020:

I really appreciate all of the responses to my post. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond and give relevant and constructive advice.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@ChimRichalds i'd agree as far as that goes, but the emotions could be used as a guide to indicate future steps maybe...i suspect lack of endorphins, prolly also lack of novel stimuli, etc, pretty common at our age

I'm sick of hearing christians tell me they "love me" : atheism

barjoe comments on Jan 4, 2021:

If you love me STFU and leave me alone.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

codependence is a funny thing lol

Christopher Hitchens Destroys the Logic of the Bible : atheism

jlynn37 comments on Jan 4, 2021:

I for one do not need anyone else to explain to me the "logic of the Bible".

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@Hages CH was wise in his own eyes too, and thus would not have been qualified to open a Bible wadr. You do realize that being mad at Yah does not an atheist make eh

I apologize if this is a silly request, BUT .

hankster comments on Jan 2, 2021:

that 2nd one says my donkey is broken so I'll be riding a fish.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

narf

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

Storm1752 comments on Dec 31, 2020:

I neither believe nor disbelieve. I'm an agnostic; I don't know.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@Storm1752 i meant this site; i was just recently going on about how it is chock full of atheist gnostics

Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus ever use facts, logic or rational argument to convince prospective ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Jan 1, 2021:

Most of it seems like eastern philosophy leaking in from trade routes.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@ASTRALMAX um, somewhat of a leap maybe, but Laotzu does go into how it is something that is more "circled around" than directly discussed, like a "burning bush" or even *what is it?* likely forward

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

bbyrd009 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

"because you have defined Him"

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@ASTRALMAX ha im wondering if even "who" is not maybe too much definition, "Him" is usually recognized to be a convention among thinkers

Lets end this unusual year with a great quote that summarizes 2020 and religion perfectly: “The ...

yvilletom comments on Jan 1, 2021:

A reddit comme nt said Russell got it from Years.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@AmyTheBruce https://youtu.be/1boAusqiBMs seems like i recal a Slouching Towards Bethlehem movie or something too?

I'm looking for anyone over 18 who knows English to fill-out a 20 question survey on Childhood ...

snytiger6 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

Done. Hope it helps. Just for future reference, Mormom is a form of Christianity.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 1, 2021:

hmm

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

Krish55 comments on Dec 30, 2020:

I answer, what is God? Turn the tables and make them explain. And then challenge the various explanations that come up. I'm noncommittal about my own lack of belief.Put them on the defensive instead.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 1, 2021:

welcome to *Unknown God* ladies and if you think athesits dont have beliefs, you're kidding yourself wadr

What do you say when someone asks “Why don’t you believe in god?” : atheism

Storm1752 comments on Dec 31, 2020:

I neither believe nor disbelieve. I'm an agnostic; I don't know.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 1, 2021:

ya, that'll be pop here lol ok, so i guess theres four agnostics here maybe, not three

Lets end this unusual year with a great quote that summarizes 2020 and religion perfectly: “The ...

yvilletom comments on Jan 1, 2021:

A reddit comme nt said Russell got it from Years.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 1, 2021:

@AmyTheBruce got a link? ty :)

Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus ever use facts, logic or rational argument to convince prospective ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Jan 1, 2021:

Most of it seems like eastern philosophy leaking in from trade routes.

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 1, 2021:

the ref to *the way* is a pretty clear ref to Dao, according to many...

Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus ever use facts, logic or rational argument to convince prospective ...

ASTRALMAX comments on Jan 1, 2021:

Bertrand Russell said: "There is not one word in the Bible in praise of intelligence." He also said that he could not find one instance of humor in the Bible. Enough said....

bbyrd009 replies on Jan 1, 2021:

*test everything, and keep what is good how is it you did not know I was not talking about bread? we played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge for you, and you did not mourn*

Two NM Churches Face $10,000 Fines for Holding Large, Indoor, Maskless Services | Hemant Mehta | ...

Thirst2learn comments on Dec 29, 2020:

Grown, consenting adults dont need your ask permission from your highness.

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 30, 2020:

hey, i went to willis high school, ha

Those who give up essential freedom for temporary safety deserve neither

bbyrd009 comments on Dec 27, 2020:

id like to hear more about these books, awesome :) ha which by definition means they prolly won't be too popular i guess lol

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@Thirst2learn wouldnt those be "fascists?"

Those who give up essential freedom for temporary safety deserve neither

bbyrd009 comments on Dec 27, 2020:

id like to hear more about these books, awesome :) ha which by definition means they prolly won't be too popular i guess lol

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@Thirst2learn hmm, not sure what "communists" even means tbh, i might be one lol, dunno. apolitical though

So after being reminded of the meaning of life, the universe and everything I came across these, ...

Triphid comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Interesting that you posted this at this time, since I just finished watching a documentary about The Rules of Ma'at and the Ancient Egyptian Judgment of the Soul after death. Ma'at was a Elemental, depicted by the "Feather of Truth" and known as being the Source of Universal Peace and Harmony. ...

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe "then get called out by @bbyrd009 yesterday for saying it's exactly that, new crap" ha c'mon bro, i dint call you out lol, i said i didnt get it? And fwiw yes, i agree, virtually all lifted from other mythologies, or at least the best parts of them. As it even admits btw, *Apollos waters,* etc

So after being reminded of the meaning of life, the universe and everything I came across these, ...

Triphid comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Interesting that you posted this at this time, since I just finished watching a documentary about The Rules of Ma'at and the Ancient Egyptian Judgment of the Soul after death. Ma'at was a Elemental, depicted by the "Feather of Truth" and known as being the Source of Universal Peace and Harmony. ...

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@Triphid interesting! Christians mostly believe that they "have" a soul too, i guess. But that is not what the Bible says

So after being reminded of the meaning of life, the universe and everything I came across these, ...

Triphid comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Interesting that you posted this at this time, since I just finished watching a documentary about The Rules of Ma'at and the Ancient Egyptian Judgment of the Soul after death. Ma'at was a Elemental, depicted by the "Feather of Truth" and known as being the Source of Universal Peace and Harmony. ...

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe may i suggest that the Bible itself tells us that Christians are off, *the way is narrow, and few there are who find it* but there are millions or billions of "Christians," right *The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.* the point here being the "forcing" part. They only fool themselves, and look their "churches" are melting as we speak lol

So after being reminded of the meaning of life, the universe and everything I came across these, ...

Triphid comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Interesting that you posted this at this time, since I just finished watching a documentary about The Rules of Ma'at and the Ancient Egyptian Judgment of the Soul after death. Ma'at was a Elemental, depicted by the "Feather of Truth" and known as being the Source of Universal Peace and Harmony. ...

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe well, but the Bible plainly says *No one has ever gone up to heaven,* and "hell" as we understand it does not exist, not anywhere, in the Bible, *all go to the same place.* There is *Gehenna*, which our norse/angle scribes have *translated* as "hell," but then we are warned about scribes in there too. Gehenna is on earth! And *Tartarus* is not for ppl so, i'm not disagreeing with you @ "believers," but may i suggest that they pretty much hate the Bible even more than you do lol

Here's what I'd like to ask xtians sometimes, "Is your god doing a good job?

kiramea comments on Dec 26, 2020:

My sister's (apparently) favorite answer to my questions that question her faith is "I try not to think about that". I honestly don't understand people who blindly believe in something.

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

well they can call themselves "Christians" if they like, but that doesnt mean that they are accepted eh. Nothing against your sis ok, but "i try not to think about that" = "spiritually dead" in the Bible, *test everything...*

"God is MEAN! If you don't believe in him, he KILLS you!" - my son, age 6, less than three minutes ...

Joanne comments on Dec 24, 2020:

And, the worst part is, he didn't even reveal himself to the people he was killing, yet he still killed them because they didn't worship him. Any decent, fair, god would reveal itself equally to all people, not just a few people making up a little tribe who occupied a little speck of land in the ...

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@Joanne ok, how to show this without making it personal to you, and inadvertently offending...um, note that you say "it is silliness, that ppl take these writings literally" but then you go on to condemn Yah via a literal reading? Who got "punished for not believing?" i tell you that no one did, ever, so maybe you could say who and we'll see. The Good Samaritan (atheist), the Roman Centurion (mithraist), and others, are generally the most praised, while the "believer's" whole theocracy (Israel) was wiped out, yes? "horribly murder" literally maybe, yes, but we know that none of those OT slaughters actually took place, and we even know that the *authors *knew that we would be able to find that out, meaning that they were not trying to fool anyone reading with the right eyes; as a handy corollary, Jericho had no walls, and this would obviously be easy enough to verify and "destroyed the earth?" ha well im on the earth right now, and it seems fine to me? (Fwiw im pretty sure it was the *world* that was destroyed, and that is a completely diff thing, a construct made by humans)

Christ Message

TimeOutForMe comments on Dec 25, 2020:

...such crap doctrine honestly 🙄

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe "Yes I (again) did not conform." hey, im a non-conformist too lol, i totally get that; my point was that the Bible describes your non-conforming as "turn children against their parents" prolly. Which you dont have to agree with i guess, if you like :) "the Bible got new crap" i'm not getting, sorry

Religion Explained........

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Hey, that actually looks really plausible! I subscribe to the not-too-different school of thought that says early humans' psychotic audio hallucinations were likely interpreted by them as personal gods speaking to them. Earliest religions endorsed the existance of many gods. With the rise of ...

bbyrd009 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@MikeInBatonRouge "Probably, but which part specifically?" "because the voice in my head gave me personal revelation," and really even "i *know* God..." which i can Quote some vv for those if you like "The Bible contradicts itself in many places, giving contradictory directives. It thereby gives cover for believers widely divergent interpretations." i might ask for an example here, and we could see, or i could also provide some and agree with you, but id like to suggest a diff perspective, that being that the Bible gives them enough rope to hang themselves, if they are hypocrites, thereby revealing themselves to you! But for starters anyone telling you that Jesus died for our sins does not yet understand, and has not read the Bible for themselves, where that cannot be Quoted; *No son of man may die for another's sins* see, plain as day

Religion Explained........

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Hey, that actually looks really plausible! I subscribe to the not-too-different school of thought that says early humans' psychotic audio hallucinations were likely interpreted by them as personal gods speaking to them. Earliest religions endorsed the existance of many gods. With the rise of ...