On Jan 12, 12:23 pm, Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> Heh well of course KC that is becuase many Athiest who proclaim a lack
> of belife in diety are basiclay lying. They instead have a belife
> that such a thing as God does not exist. This then surly explains
> their passion.
Nonsense. What make us passionate is feeling that people like you are
being duped and duping others. It is passion for truth.
>
> On 11 Jan, 22:54, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Well Chaz, it was a reasonable question. Is it so far fetched to be
> > surprised that someone who doesn't ascribe to a certain belief can be
> > so passionate about his absence of belief? It seems counter-
> > intuitive. You would imagine that people get passionate over a
> > possession of what they perceive to be "the truth", rather than just
> > an absence of belief in the proposition. Get passionate about not
> > believing that there is life on mars, for example, seems quite silly.
> > Being passionate about believing in life after death, heavenly beings,
> > salvation, little green men on mars, doesn't seem quite so out of the
> > ordinary to be passionate about.
>
> > On Jan 11, 10:48 am, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > On Jan 10, 6:30 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Where do Atheists find such passion?
>
> > > What kind of a question is that? You might as ask where do theists get
> > > their gaul from.
> > > Atheists get their passion from the same place that lions get their
> > > roar from; chimps get their urge to throw bananas. We are evolved
> > > animals -get over it.
>
> > > > On Jan 9, 10:07 am, "Ian Pollard" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Two questions I've been mulling over...
>
> > > > > 1. The recent atheist bus campaign in London, saw buses with the
> > > > > slogan
> > > > > "There is probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life."
> > > > > Members
> > > > > of Christian Voice -- in attempt to have the adverts removed -- have
> > > > > complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about the accuracy
> > > > > of this
> > > > > slogan. Would it be correct for atheists to now complain about the
> > > > > accuracy
> > > > > of the commercial activities of Christian churches (such as the Alpha
> > > > > Course)? Or, in reality, are said atheists far too busy arguing on
> > > > > Internet
> > > > > forums about whether the slogan is in fact *agnostic* and what the
> > > > > most
> > > > > accurate meaning of the word "probably" is?
>
> > > > > 2. Should John Travolta be brought to trial for child neglect
> > > > > following the
> > > > > death of his son? Reports are claiming that his son, who suffered from
> > > > > autism, was denied prescription drugs and psychiatric counselling for
> > > > > his
> > > > > illness (that could have helped control his seizures) because of his
> > > > > father's Scientology beliefs.
>
> > > > > Happy New Year!
>
> > > > > Ian- Hide quoted text -
>
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