To me, atheism self-perpetuates itself in the sense that a strong belief that there is no "God" most likely will stop the believer of such from experiencing those nagging little feelings of the spirit tapping one on the head and saying "Look at me. I live within you. Please speak with me". Many people slam and bolt shut the door to the unknown, while others throw all of their rainy day money into a very vague collection plate. In my experience, "God" cannot be found in science, a book, or within the boundaries of an exuberant skepticism.
On Jul 30, 7:19 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Well now that is a question huh! It can't be a 'fact' and that is not > really what I meant when I used the word. I can say that it is a fact > that I belive in God, and I can say that it is a fact that Ian does > not belive in God. > > Both of these are true facts. > > Faith based belife IS prevalent all over the place, and you are > correct the belife that God does not exist must be based on faith. > Although your question was simply, what makes atheism differant from > religon. Well I belive I answerd that. > > On 30 July, 12:07, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > If its a fact, why do they state its their belief? > > > On Jul 30, 6:53 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Umm perhaps the fact that there is no God in Atheism? > > > > On 30 July, 11:42, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Funny website. On the "About" page they have a header called "What we > > > > believe". And here I thought atheism existed without faith! If belief > > > > is an requirement of atheism, what makes it different than religion I > > > > wonder? I haven't figured out if the website is a joke or??? > > > > > On Jul 24, 10:18 am, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > I have been legally ordained by the First Church of Atheism, and you > > > > > may now > > > > > refer to me as Reverend. I would be happy to marry you to your > > > > > partner, bury > > > > > you (if you are dead, natch), and perform naming ceremonies for your > > > > > children. I will also be looking to establish a faith school, for > > > > > which I > > > > > will be spending your tax money to promote by own sectarian agenda. > > > > > > Unlike every other church, the FCA does not have a sham priesthood; > > > > > indeed, > > > > > its entry requirements are strict and take approximately 10 seconds to > > > > > complete: > > > > > >http://firstchurchofatheism.com > > > > > > With kind regards, > > > > > > Rev. Ian A. R. Pollard (First Church of Atheism)- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
