God is just a historical misunderstanding of the personality/'soul' of strong men. Strong men are gods. The belief in one supreme governer or creator god is the biggest mistake and intellectual illusion man has ever fallen for. Strong men become gods by their actions and untiring desire,the rest will be content (or not as the case may be.) with religious or 'scientific' dogmas.
I just can't believe, as an atheist, I'm still called upon daily to defend my "decision" to NOT believe in god. It's completely obvious to me that there is zero evidence supporting this stuff. I wish we could move on from it. I think things would be more peaceful.
Precisely. Because the only truly atheistic act of civilization was the postulation of God.
Man proposes God disposes...only Man cannot do both.
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That's Goddess. Sounds much more like my ex-wife.Originally Posted by mazHur
Wow! Then she must be a strong lady!!
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Indeed. Being of this earth, she disposed better.
You know...I feel the same way about my decision to believe in God. Seems like many people on both sides of the coin just lack the respect for people to believe what they want to. It's completely obvious to me that He is real, but I respect your belief as well. I've got several friends on FB that we just don't discuss these things.
So, just curious...since Christmas is mostly pagan anyway (I'm not one of those who observes it religiously), do you observe the traditions of the season?
Les Miserables,
Volume 1, Fifth Book, Chapter 3
Remember this, my friends: there are no such things as bad plants or bad men. There are only bad cultivators.
I don't get atheists that are anti-Christmas. Even Nietzsche loved Christmas.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
On a side issue,lets not make the colossal mistake that even as a philosophical titbit eliminating religion would make the earth more peaceful.Many people are by nature agressive,not believing in god doesnt necessarly make you more peaceful.
I love Christmas too. I just dislike the commercialization of Christmas and the materialism it has spurred in people, much like most other holidays (the mere idea of 'Black Friday' makes me shudder).
I agree with this... though I think, at the end of the day, people will always find differences and things to argue about or disagree on.
Bien, I definitely think that people need to respect one another more and that we should be more humble and respect each other's beliefs and faiths. However, though you feel similarly to Varenne, you should be aware that you are in the majority. Your position is the one that is more accepted in society (particularly in America, as opposed to maybe Western Europe), and that as the minority it is much more difficult to have a dissenting view.
"All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours." -Aldous Huxley
"Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires." -William Blake
A look at history shows that the Huns, the Mongols etc had no religion yet they destroyed the world peace. This goes to prove that religion cannot be blamed for disturbing peace and BTW what is Peace?? Nothing, no one in the world was ever at 'peace'. Life is a struggle.....but religious as well as non-religious people are equally responsible for disturbing the world peace or peace of others due to their inherent instinct for power and supremacy.
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When asked how World War III would be fought, Einstein replied that he didn't know. But he knew how World War IV would be fought: With sticks and stones.
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I hate commercialization. Isn't it ironic that on Thursday we dedicate the day to being thankful for what we have, then on Friday we spend more money than any other day to buy MORE stuff.
Les Miserables,
Volume 1, Fifth Book, Chapter 3
Remember this, my friends: there are no such things as bad plants or bad men. There are only bad cultivators.
The Mongols were Buddhists and the Huns are not an ethnic group, but a political association of multiple Steppes people, who would have practised a diverse collection of pagan religions from the region.
"If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia."
- Margaret Atwood
''Genghis Khan set up an institution that ensured complete religious freedom, though he himself was a shamanist. ''
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio..._Mongol_Empire
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When asked how World War III would be fought, Einstein replied that he didn't know. But he knew how World War IV would be fought: With sticks and stones.
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