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Old 10-02-2009, 04:57 AM   #251 (permalink)
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What a soulless statement, every person has the right to cultivate his/her soul, his/her spiritual side, whether through religion or through other means, and who is to say if someone takes a religious book literally.

To each his own; live and let live.
Stop. Posting. If you take the Bible literally and live your life by it you also stone foul mouthed youths. Stop. Posting.
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Old 10-02-2009, 06:25 AM   #252 (permalink)
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foul mouth youths deserve to have rocks thrown at them. Its the word of god and I will be the hand of god. Have you ever seen the look on someone's face who just had a rock hit them in the face at 70 mph. They're never going to have a ****-eating grin on their face after they make a lude and lascivious comment about your homosexuality again.


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Old 10-02-2009, 10:56 PM   #253 (permalink)
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I don't understand why people who don't believe in God, get so upset when someone does.


I don't know about anyone else here but I actually find it to be more of the opposite. I've gotten dirty looks and told many things like 'you're going to rot in hell' just because I don't believe in God. I hear more complaining from christians than anyone else. I don't really hear of many cases where an athiest flips out because someone believes in God. It's usually the ones who do believe in him that get their panties in a twist when someone doesn't believe in him.


I don't care who believe what because I respect that. I love my dad but he's one of the reasons why I can't stand religion. He thinks if something is in the bible, it's right. If it's not in the bible, it's wrong. My older brother and I were at my dad's house a few weeks ago and we got into a religious discussion (my brother is also athiest) and it was nearly impossible to explain anything to our dad because he is so hung up on the bible that he doesn't give anything else a thought.
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Old 10-02-2009, 11:04 PM   #254 (permalink)
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I don't know about anyone else here but I actually find it to be more of the opposite. I've gotten dirty looks and told many things like 'you're going to rot in hell' just because I don't believe in God. I hear more complaining from christians than anyone else. I don't really hear of many cases where an athiest flips out because someone believes in God. It's usually the ones who do believe in him that get their panties in a twist when someone doesn't believe in him.
I partially agree with you, but there are different types of reactions I've encountered. The most prevalent two being from the Atheist:

"Dude, God doesn't even exist. You're a fucking idiot.....blahblah."

And the believer:

"How could you believe that God doesn't exist? God loves you, even if you don't love him...............blahblah."



I've witnessed many more rude reactions from Atheists than from any believers, but that could be because of who I find myself surrounded by.

Am I wrong?

...At least on the Atheist part. I didn't have a solid example for the believer.
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Old 10-02-2009, 11:08 PM   #255 (permalink)
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It probably does have more to do with who you surround yourself with. I'm probably the opposite in which most people I hang around believe in God so I get more of that reaction but it does go both ways. I guess the news is also partially to blame for my perception because there are far more stories about christians making a fuss over things than athiests.


It's not to say that everyone who believes in God are the same way. My mom believes in God and doesn't get upset that I don't but then you get my dad, like I mentioned above.


The worst kind are the people who are so hung up on believing/not believing that they talk down to people who believe the opposite. It's sad that people just can't accept that everyone has their own views. One guy at my work asked me if I believed in God and I got a lecture from him and he just went on and on and on telling me that God judges me, etc.

If people want to discuss religion, I love that because I like to hear their side and I like to share my side, but trying to shove things down a person's throat, no thanks.
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Old 10-02-2009, 11:13 PM   #256 (permalink)
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I've met so many types of believers, though.

I've met those who just need something to believe in, those who strongly believe in God, those who were brought up to believe in God, those who believe in him for the fear OF him... etc.

Each of them reacts a different way.

As for Athiests, there are those who don't believe in God so that they can fit in, those who don't believe in God because they were brought up not to believe in God, those who don't believe in God because of some sort of experience... etc.

Each of them reacts differentl as well.
Almost contradicting my previous post, I've met a lot more Atheists who are willing to hold back their beliefs than believers.
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Stop. Posting. If you take the Bible literally and live your life by it you also stone foul mouthed youths. Stop. Posting.
what. do. you. mean?
Stop.? Posting.?
Either. you. use. too. many. periods. or. you. like. sentence. fragments.
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Old 10-03-2009, 12:01 AM   #258 (permalink)
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Stop. Posting. If you take the Bible literally and live your life by it you also stone foul mouthed youths. Stop. Posting.
Why does it really matter if someone else takes it literally? Who cares? Just believe what you believe and let others believe what they want to believe. It's not hurting you. I think the bibe is a joke but I'm not going to take a piss on anyone who follows it and takes it seriously. I just couldn't be arsed to care what someone else chooses to believe. It's their life, not mine. I am more concerned about myself.
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It's not hurting you.
Yes it is. Taking the bible literally is a threat to the science I rely on a day to day basis. Therefor people who take the bible literally are a threat to my well being.
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what. do. you. mean?
Stop.? Posting.?
Either. you. use. too. many. periods. or. you. like. sentence. fragments.
See I'd totally feel rebuffed if you'd actually said anything of value. Hell if you ever did that I may not have told you to stop posting.

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Why does it really matter if someone else takes it literally? Who cares? Just believe what you believe and let others believe what they want to believe. It's not hurting you. I think the bibe is a joke but I'm not going to take a piss on anyone who follows it and takes it seriously. I just couldn't be arsed to care what someone else chooses to believe. It's their life, not mine. I am more concerned about myself.
People who take the Bible too literally do dumb stuff such as:
Use it to justify homophobia.
Attempt to use it to justify absolute banning of abortions (including those that would put the mothers health at risk).
Used it to justify stuff like manifest destiny.
Use it to justify outlawing condoms (hello AIDs, my name is Africa).

Do these things hurt me personally? No. But I also accept that I'm not the only person on the world worth considering.
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