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Author Topic: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief  (Read 19986 times)

Zrk2

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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #105 on: April 30, 2012, 08:14:20 pm »
Hell, I'm an atheist because religion makes no sense and Marcus Aurelius nailed it: "Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones." What more could one require?
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #106 on: April 30, 2012, 08:22:02 pm »
Nothing, nothing at all. Ultimately, that's what you should do. Live a good life.
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #107 on: April 30, 2012, 08:48:03 pm »
I am an atheist so I can gain entry into all the wild atheist bacchnals. Theist parties have too many arbitrary, antiquated rules, and the only refreshment is a little sip of wine and a sliver of bread. Agnostics are not sure who’s party to attend.
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #108 on: April 30, 2012, 08:54:44 pm »
... there's something hilarious about the phrase atheist bacchanal. Something about it just doesn't quite fit :P
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #109 on: April 30, 2012, 09:01:13 pm »
Quote from: Zrk2 on April 30, 2012, 08:14:20 pm
Hell, I'm an atheist because religion makes no sense and Marcus Aurelius nailed it: "Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones." What more could one require?
What about neutral gods?

Come on, join me and become a pantheist!
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #110 on: April 30, 2012, 11:34:42 pm »
I'm a pragmatist. I worship whoever, or whatever, promises the most immediate reward. For instance, currently, I worship Sandwich.
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #111 on: April 30, 2012, 11:48:45 pm »
Quote from: Bauglir on April 30, 2012, 11:34:42 pm
I'm a pragmatist. I worship whoever, or whatever, promises the most immediate reward. For instance, currently, I worship Sandwich.
But worshiping it would mean not eating it.
...Wait, Christians eat their god all the time. Carry on then.
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #112 on: May 01, 2012, 12:57:20 pm »
Quote from: ECrownofFire on April 30, 2012, 09:01:13 pm
What about neutral gods?
They don't care about me and I don't care about them.
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #113 on: May 01, 2012, 02:26:40 pm »
Perhaps the title should be changed to "Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief and lead to complex yet polite internet arguments".
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #114 on: May 01, 2012, 03:20:03 pm »
Quote from: Fenrir on April 30, 2012, 08:48:03 pm
I am an atheist so I can gain entry into all the wild atheist bacchnals. Theist parties have too many arbitrary, antiquated rules, and the only refreshment is a little sip of wine and a sliver of bread. Agnostics are not sure who’s party to attend.
Agnostics go to whichever party has better booze. Theists bring wine, but very little, and atheists have vodka, but that vodka is pretty much pure alchohol, and some people have difficulty drinking it.

I go with vodka myself.
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #115 on: May 01, 2012, 11:16:59 pm »
Quote from: greatorder on May 01, 2012, 02:30:13 pm
Quote from: Wayward Device on May 01, 2012, 02:26:40 pm
Perhaps the title should be changed to "Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief and lead to complex yet polite internet arguments".
only on B12.

Meh, politeness is overrated if the other side doesn't abide the rules of the game. It's not like one has to sit down and be quiet as the others take a piss on you.

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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #116 on: May 01, 2012, 11:19:55 pm »
Quote from: Hiiri on May 01, 2012, 11:16:59 pm
It's not like one has to sit down and be quiet as the others take a piss on you.
Only if said piss is literal.
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #117 on: May 02, 2012, 01:50:53 am »
it also works like that on the Egosoft forums, polite but opinionated discussions are rampant :D
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #118 on: May 02, 2012, 02:03:40 am »
This thread is only as quiet as it is because I think most of us remember the Atheism, Atheism Redux, and Athe only knows how many other atheism threads we've had in the past. It turns out you can only go on for about 20 pages before the same arguments cycle through again.
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Re: Analytic Thinking can Undermine (religious) Belief
« Reply #119 on: May 02, 2012, 02:15:30 am »
A good rule is to never EVER pull up our friend God on an internet forum for any reason.
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