The Religion of Atheism

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  1. tecoyah

    tecoyah Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    While I imagine this is accurate and a valid representation of its abilities, it has me and virtually every "Elite" (which is all who call him out) on ignore so it need not feel the burn so I must use this tactic to bypass its defense mechanism that he must read it. Thank you and I apologize for using you.
     
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  2. chris155au

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    What is the difference between the two?

    .They live with their choice.

    God didn't provide specific alternatives. There is his way and there is not his way.
     
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    How do you figure?
     
  4. tecoyah

    tecoyah Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    And that is the difference between the two....thanks for answering your question for me.
     
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    Aren't "as "He" wanted" and "AS he wanted" the same, just with different emphasis?
     
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    You liken the writings of unicorns to the writings of God? Surely you can't be serious.
     
  7. tecoyah

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    Am I to understand you cannot understand context or paragraph composition?
    "do I get punished for doing what he wanted but not AS he wanted?"

    God wanted me to choose and I did, but my choice was not what he wanted so in reality I had no choice.
     
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    Unicorn do not write any more than God does. Bigfoot does not Eat mermaids any more than Nessie does.
     
  9. chris155au

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    Just because it "was not what he wanted", how does this mean that "in reality [you] had no choice?"
     
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    Based on what?
     
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    Okay....I do not want to be toasted for eternity and should then take steps to avoid it. I have a choice that can do so but do not take it because the guy who will be toasting me is the one demanding I choose him.

    Do you even see the problem here?
     
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    Neither have fingers or the tools required.
     
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    Why can't you take it?
     
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    Because it is a false choice, the burning eternity does not exist, I do not enjoy being lied to, I dwell in a reality based existence and I do not wish to be seen as a fool.
     
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    What is your understanding of God's form to make you say that he does not have fingers ?
     
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    That is your personal belief.
     
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    Firstly, it is not a HE and secondly it does not exist as you think it does outside of your mind. The non-existent cannot have a form in any way so fingers and pens are rather irrelevant. If by chance it does exists, please produce the evidence that says so as it has neve done so itself, a book written by men does not do so. This question has been asked for thousands of years and never adequately answered because those claiming it as real do as you are about to and sidestep or in other ways avoid direct answer.

    FAITH is also inadequate as a response.
     
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    Yes it is...just as you believing it real is. Thing is, mine does not require acceptance of the impossible.
     
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    By saying this, aren't you acknowledging that there IS in fact something?
     
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    Nope.
     
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    How can you say that God is non-existent?
     
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    How is it "impossible?"
     
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    You don't think that I was saying that there is PROOF for the existence of God do you?
     
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    I can do something as he wanted - get the result he wanted. But it may not be AS he wanted. The steps I take to get the result may have consequences he didn't want.
     
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    Because it has never shown me otherwise when asked and has not done so for anyone else in any tangible way for thousands of years of asking.
     

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