Yeah amongst my Atheist freinds there seems to be a 50/50 mix. My oldest friend 'Big Dave' well he and I no longer talk of faith nor lack of it as he just isn't interested, nor is he intrested in Football, so we stear clear of that also.
On 30 July, 13:37, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to say I'm relieved that the site is a joke. I have absolutely > nothing against atheism as long as a "believer" is willing to state > that they could potentially change their mind. Many of the atheists I > have met carry their stance like a badge of honour, something that > they seem to be proud of. This is surely not conducive to the > possibility of change. > > On Jul 30, 8:06 am, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 2009/7/30 deripsni <[email protected]> > > > > To me, atheism self-perpetuates itself in the sense that a strong > > > belief that there is no "God" > > > Atheism is only the absence of belief in God or the supernatural. It is not > > a positive disbelief, since that would demand faith. There's already been a > > lot of discussion about this on Mind's Eye. Still, the theists do love this > > particular strawman... :) > > > The First Church of Atheism is a joke; hence what they "believe" and present > > as creed is only for ironic purposes. It's just satire. No atheist really > > believes in the FCA. > > > Ian- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
