On 10/2/2014 6:51 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
Following up, one of the most fascinating things I see on this forum
is the way that a number of people react to the word "Atheist."
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Barry seems fascinated with the word "atheist" for some reason, but he's
not really one of them: atheists don't usually believe in eternal
Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, karma, reincarnation and notions of the Tibetan
Bardo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo>
Atheism is the rejection of the belief in the existence of deities or
that there are deities, but no credible atheist claims they can prove
that God does not exist. Neither can atheism explain why there is
something in the first place rather than nothing. It's also absurd to
believe that the the universe has always existed because the concept of
eternality is not found in the practical world - everything we know is
temporary. Go figure.
/"There are no atheists in foxholes."/ - Ernie Pyle
/"In fact, 'atheism' is a term that should not even exist. No one ever
needs to identify himself as a 'non-astrologer' or a "non-alchemist". We
do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that
aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their
cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make
in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs."/ - Sam Harris
Works cited:
'Letter to a Christian Nation'
by Sam Harris
Vintage, 2006
p. 51
