Christians/Muslims/Jews have specific locations that they gather with the rest of their group at the same time each week. I.e. Churches or whatever. They know everyone who’s going to be there, too, which is handy to deal with infiltrators. If you’re a Christian and you lose contact with the outside world, you know exactly where the rest of the Christians in your neighborhood are going to go first. Atheists, on the other hand…
Ball’s in your court.
Actually it’s more of atheists admit that we don’t know what caused the big bang.
Practicing science is more of admitting that you don’t know everything about the universe, and setting out to answer the unanswered questions about it.
We actually know quite a decent amount about the universe already, but there is a lot of unknowns that are being uncovered everyday. That’s what makes it wonderful.
my response to this thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO9IPoAdct8
also cant we just agree to disagree? I mean for real.
This is the sentiment that I appreciate, and therefore why I consider myself agnostic, as it’s not impossible for a sentient being to have created everything.
I personally prefer not to allow my preference for one side or another to limit my perspective and would hope that anyone could have enough tolerance to have their own perspective broadened by the simple act of listening to the other side.
thats one of the problems why some christians don’t tolerate atheism.
I mean, why do they think that we are like that?
why do they think that we are evil and don’t have “society rules”?
we are like the belivers except we don’t belive in something.
ps.: the video is “stupid” because those idiots seriously think that we are “inhuman”.
theyre reciting quotes off of a christian fundamentalist forum
Town square?
You know people were able to organise and communicate areligiously just fine before any somewhat advanced technology came into play.
In 1998 there was a huge icestorm that hit pretty much all of Québec province. And guess what? Everybody survived. During 2 weeks (even more at some places), there was no electricity and at some places no water. But they manged to get up without going to the nearest church and cry for miracle.
Does your city actually have a “town square?” Mine doesn’t. And how would people even know when to gather there? And how would decisions be made amongst a mob of disparate people spontaneously gathered in a “town square?”
Also, the thought of an old-tyme Town Square gathering happening outdoors, in broad daylight, in the context of an invasion by the evil forces of Religion is pretty hilarious. Sheep to the slaughter, eh?
Again, I’m not saying its impossible for this to happen - I’m saying religious groups have the advantage of having all of these questions worked out ahead of time.
Anyway if there was a “atheist vs religious” war atheists would win by default because religious people would probably just ask their respective god to take care of the atheists instead of doing it themselves, or be too busy killing each other.
Am I the only one here that believes in both science and religion? Just curious.
I’ve always seen religion as almost the “why” we are here, since along with God and creation there is also a lot of things about loving your neighbor and world peace. Before you start arguing about crusades and stuff, I would like to point out a few things though:
Science, on the other hand, I see as the “how”. How did God create the universe? How is everything set up on this place we call “earth”? I’ve found both make more sense if you find a way to combine them. Again, that’s just me.
I would like to point out I do not believe in anyway Atheists are bad. While I have no idea (assuming there is a heaven) if they will go to heaven, I know plenty of Atheists who are wonderful people and may even be better people than some Christians I know.
And in response to any “How can you possibly believe in a God that’s just silly!”, I’ve always compared it to games like “The Sims”. (Weird, I know) While I’m not implying the world is a computer program, I think that if we can create an entire universe on a computer, it’s not impossible to think there can be a greater being out there.
And finally, the whole “group together thing”. I don’t think religions are any more grouped together than Atheists. I go to church on a weekly basis and I’m very active, and trust me, it’s not exactly a well organized group of people you have in that building each week.
LOL at video, the flamboyant wobbling is irritating to watch though. Hmm… but if you think about it God has killed more people than the devil. Oh Fundamentalist fundamentalist fundamentalist ! You also can’t base everything on science, somethings you would have to see it to believe it my experience was chi energy. My friend is a martial artist in hapkido, went along with him to a martial arts meet up and there were old monks there they demonstrated it by sapping the energy from my legs, causing my legs to be unable to move at all and then he somehow put it back and the muscles were able to move. :fffuuu:
I’ll never ask for the “why” because I think it doesn’t matter and I would never get an answer to this question.
Be glad that this all exists, that we exist. 
except religion fucks everything up.
Err… If you’re going to be that extreme with swearing and everything, could you at least try to give some support evidence or a more in depth opinion on the matter?
Hehe, asking for supporting evidence in a thread about religion. Always an interesting one 
haha irony.
I meant, could he at least explain WHY he feels that way, instead of cussing people of, which only makes a “flame war” more likely.
I know, mate, I’m just trying to lighten things up with a few good-natured jibes. We need a bit less “INTERNET. SERIOUS BUSINESS.” in here IMO 
You know what makes religion cool? Black Church. Because they sing gospel music.
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