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Originally Posted by Antithesis
These arguments/discussions always strike me as a bit silly. Religion or lack thereof is something that people get so upset about and wrapped up in that neither can see each other's argument.
I feel that theists, due to the nature of their beliefs, simply can not put themselves in the shoes of an atheist, and vice-versa. Would it be a contradiction in belief for either side to assume that the other side might have valid points?
Then again, there seem to be people like the esteemed evman who seem to come in here only to insult, berate, and belittle people whose beliefs differ from his own. I have to ask - what is missing from your life that you must attack the way you do?
The nature of your argument "those who believe are stupid, poor, and therefore worthless" is one of the more bigoted statements I have read on this site ... what about the person who is devout, and works toward scientific discovery out of desire to impress their so-called higher power? Is the atheistic EI leech somehow more valuable to society because of their lack of religious belief?
Let me use the best Jim Rome sound bite of all time, courtesy my pal Ozzie Guillen ...
"Psh. Please."
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For the most part I agree with you..except what I hilited. In fact, the vast majority of Atheists were devout theists at one time or another. They have a great and sometimes better understanding of theistic issues and dogma than the theist himself. The theist on the other hand is unlikely to have been a devout Atheist...unless we consider children under the age of 3 Atheists?
Oh and...I LOVE a great discussion on religion.