Bob the Unbeliever
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"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka!(I found it!) but rather,'hmm.... that's funny....'"
~ Isaac Asimov
~ Isaac Asimov
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Bob the Unbeliever
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Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told.
Religion is doing what you are told regardless of what is right.
~ anonymous
Religion is doing what you are told regardless of what is right.
~ anonymous
Bob the Unbeliever
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IRRITATING and DISRESPECTFUL BEHAVIORS COMMON AMONG THEISTS PROSELYTIZING ON ATHEIST THREADS:
[1] Telling us what it is that we believe, especially that we claim that there is no god
[2] Unsolicited (which is all of it) preaching and proselytizing
[3] Referring to atheism as a religion, saying that atheism requires faith, or calling an atheist a fundamentalist
[4] Trying to prove something by quoting the Bible
[5] Threatening nonbelievers with damnation
[6] Pretending that you don't have the burden of proof
[7] Using cut and paste arguments from others that you can't defend
[8] Repeating arguments that have already been refuted and rejected
[9] Saying that we believe nothing, that our lives are without purpose or meaning, or that we have no basis for moral behavior
[10] Announce that you'll be praying for us
[11] Invoking Pascal’s Wager, which says that there is everything to gain and nothing to lose by believing in Jesus
[12] Telling us that we can’t or don’t understand the Bible, or that our Christian experiences couldn’t have been authentic if we abandoned them
[13] Saying that we hate your god, are rebelling against your god, or really believe in a god
(Thanks to IANS for compiling such a wonderful list!)
[1] Telling us what it is that we believe, especially that we claim that there is no god
[2] Unsolicited (which is all of it) preaching and proselytizing
[3] Referring to atheism as a religion, saying that atheism requires faith, or calling an atheist a fundamentalist
[4] Trying to prove something by quoting the Bible
[5] Threatening nonbelievers with damnation
[6] Pretending that you don't have the burden of proof
[7] Using cut and paste arguments from others that you can't defend
[8] Repeating arguments that have already been refuted and rejected
[9] Saying that we believe nothing, that our lives are without purpose or meaning, or that we have no basis for moral behavior
[10] Announce that you'll be praying for us
[11] Invoking Pascal’s Wager, which says that there is everything to gain and nothing to lose by believing in Jesus
[12] Telling us that we can’t or don’t understand the Bible, or that our Christian experiences couldn’t have been authentic if we abandoned them
[13] Saying that we hate your god, are rebelling against your god, or really believe in a god
(Thanks to IANS for compiling such a wonderful list!)
Bob the Unbeliever
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“I maintain that thoughtful Atheism affords greater possibility for human happiness than any system yet based on, or possible to be founded on, Theism, and that the lives of true Atheists must be more virtuous--because more human--than those of the believers in Deity,...
Atheism, properly understood, is no mere disbelief; is in no wise a cold, barren negative; it is, on the contrary, a hearty, fruitful affirmation of all truth, and involves the positive assertion of action of highest humanity.”
— Charles Bradlaugh, "A Plea for Atheism," Humanity's Gain from Unbelief (1929)
Atheism, properly understood, is no mere disbelief; is in no wise a cold, barren negative; it is, on the contrary, a hearty, fruitful affirmation of all truth, and involves the positive assertion of action of highest humanity.”
— Charles Bradlaugh, "A Plea for Atheism," Humanity's Gain from Unbelief (1929)
Bob the Unbeliever
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“Not only have the 'followers of Christ' made it their rule to hack to bits all those who do not accept their beliefs, they have also ferociously massacred each other, in the name of their common 'religion of love,' under banners proclaiming their faith in Him who had expressly commanded them to love one another.”
— Georges Clemenceau, In the Evening of My Thought
— Georges Clemenceau, In the Evening of My Thought
Bob the Unbeliever
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"I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world." ~ Richard Dawkins
Bob the Unbeliever
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"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality."
– Shaw
– Shaw
Bob the Unbeliever
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“In fact, "atheism" is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a "non-astrologer" or a "non-alchemist." We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs.”
~ Sam Harris
~ Sam Harris
Bob the Unbeliever
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"There is no mercy with Jesus. You are not forgiven for being human unless you grovel in obeisance for a lifetime. And if you don't, you are NEVER forgiven. Even if you do, your reward is an eternity of groveling.
Christians need a better role model for love than that."
~ it aint necessarily so
Christians need a better role model for love than that."
~ it aint necessarily so
Bob the Unbeliever
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"Don't you believe in flying saucers, they ask me? Don't you believe in telepathy?— in ancient astronauts?— in the Bermuda triangle?— in life after death?
No, I reply. No, no, no, no, and again no.
One person recently, goaded into desperation by the litany of unrelieved negation, burst out
"Don't you believe in anything?"
"Yes", I said. "I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be."
~ Isaac Asimov
No, I reply. No, no, no, no, and again no.
One person recently, goaded into desperation by the litany of unrelieved negation, burst out
"Don't you believe in anything?"
"Yes", I said. "I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be."
~ Isaac Asimov
Bob the Unbeliever
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"Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived."
~ Isaac Asimov
~ Isaac Asimov
Bob the Unbeliever
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“I think Satan is the real hero in the Bible. After all, Satan wanted us to have knowledge. Satan also exposes God's bullish stupidity over and over. Plus, God killed millions more than Satan did.”
- HidingFromYou
- HidingFromYou
Bob the Unbeliever
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"I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble minds harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotisms."
~ Albert Einstein
~ Albert Einstein
Bob the Unbeliever
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page 34, #674
Thumper
Thank the gods I'm an atheist
Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"
He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"
Northern Conservative†Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over.
~ Emo Phillips
He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"
Northern Conservative†Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over.
~ Emo Phillips