Indeed I'm with you there. However exactly the same can be said about religoin, in fact all ideas, ideals and meme's I suppose.
God though can be found everywhere one cares to rest his eyes, umm in my own experiance that is. On 30 July, 12:45, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
