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[Darvi]

But Lasers = Good, Angry Lasers = Better.

Because atheism is totally a religion. You don't need a system of beliefs to be a good person and better yourself.

Atheism, by itself, isn't so much a religion as it is a category of beliefs. There's a few atheist religions out there, afaik.

[Graknorke]

But Lasers = Good, Angry Lasers = Better.

magma=good
angrymagma=amazing
angrymagmalasers=SUPERHYPERMEGAAMAZING

But magma is opaque. How could there be magma lasers?

[Darvi]

And MAAAAAGMAAAAA[...]AAA = Very Bad

[Frumple]

You don't need a system of beliefs to be a good person and better yourself.

Um, you totally do. That system doesn't have to be founded in religion-grounded metaphysics, but if you have no concept of good or what constitutes bettering yourself, bettering yourself is kinda' impossible, or at the very best completely random.

[Flying Dice]

But Lasers = Good, Angry Lasers = Better.

Because atheism is totally a religion. You don't need a system of beliefs to be a good person and better yourself.

Atheism, by itself, isn't so much a religion as it is a category of beliefs. There's a few atheist religions out there, afaik.

More specifically, atheism is the rejection of belief in deities. There are quite a few religions, including several major ones, which are compatible with that. Depending on how literal you want to be, you could practice a religion which includes the application of ritual magic and the worship of spirits while still being an atheist. The problem that arises (particularly in places with an Abrahamic tradition) is that theists often understand atheism within their own worldview--that is to say that they treat it as being either a religion or a direct response to their religion (in short, as a system of belief, rather than a single viewpoint regarding the ethical and logical issues inherent in the conception of deities as real, non-metaphorical entities which might belong within any of a wide range of possible worldviews), while many atheists (particularly what we can think of as angry-atheists) conceive of atheism solely within their own cultural framework, which is ultimately quite similar to their counterparts: atheism is seen as a rejection of Christianity/Islam/Judaism and as a cohesive moral philosophy or some tripe like that.

If you cast aside all of the bullshit, all that being an atheist means is that you do not believe that deities literally exist, often because of issues with their existence--on the scientific side, most commonly this is the lack of empirical evidence, and on the philosophical side issues with the existence of evil, the impossibility of true free will with an omniscient and omnipotent creator figure, &c. It's just an unfortunate fact that a lot of theists take this as a direct attack on their faith (because it's apparently evil and wrong for different people to believe and think differently), and because a lot of atheists are obnoxious asshats about it (see previous note). :|


Pick an ethical system that works for you and isn't totally corrupt; as long as you're avoiding harm to others, who cares overmuch where it came from?

[BlackFlyme]

My mom made me show her every tab I had open on my browser, because I changed tabs, and apparently the only reason for doing changing whatever I'm doing is to "hide something".

[blazing glory]

My mom made me show her every tab I had open on my browser, because I changed tabs, and apparently the only reason for doing changing whatever I'm doing is to "hide something".

Were you on TV tropes?

[Yoink]

Argh, I have a hole in my sock. Not another one!
Stupid toenails claws.

[blazing glory]

I've been rejected from another RtD,I don't know why I bother trying,there's always someone else who creates a more verbose,flowing character sheet then me,I really do try,but it never goes further then 2 lines of text,meanwhile someone like Harry Baldman creates a back story going around 9 lines.

3rd RtD I've been rejected from in a row.

[Neonivek]

But Lasers = Good, Angry Lasers = Better.

Because atheism is totally a religion. You don't need a system of beliefs to be a good person and better yourself.

Atheism, by itself, isn't so much a religion as it is a category of beliefs. There's a few atheist religions out there, afaik.

Atheism pretty much acts like a religion now with all the bells and whistles.

HECK there is a Atheist Charity Group where I live... and I don't mean a charity group with no religious affiliation. I mean a charity group with specific atheist affiliation.

It is close to the point where even if you don't believe atheism is a religion or not... It sure can act like one.

Soon I predict we will have different schools of atheism (if we don't already).

[Tiruin]

I've been rejected from another RtD,I don't know why I bother trying,there's always someone else who creates a more verbose,flowing character sheet then me,I really do try,but it never goes further then 2 lines of text,meanwhile [someone] creates a back story going around 9 lines.

3rd RtD I've been rejected from in a row.

Suggestion: Instead of raging about it--learn from it. Improve your writing and analyze how it goes. You could also talk it over via PMs with the GM on what you could do to improve.

...Also naming specific people is a no-no, generally. [I'm staying on the side of caution given that the only name isn't related at all but made a good comparison it seems]

[Neonivek]

It is why I split atheism into two groups

Atheism and Religious Atheism

[Graknorke]

And just because a charity is set up by a group, it doesn't make it act like a religion. If that was the case, a charity wanting rid of mental diseases (eg mind matters) would be like a religion.

Christopher Pyne will come to the houses of all the naughty boys and girls and burn down their attempts at education reforms while simultaneously writing slurs using the fridge magnets.

[Korbac]

It is why I split atheism into two groups

Atheism and Religious Atheism

I tend to split Atheism into... well, Genuine Atheism, and Anti - Theism. It's a similar distinction, I think.

[blazing glory]

I've been rejected from another RtD,I don't know why I bother trying,there's always someone else who creates a more verbose,flowing character sheet then me,I really do try,but it never goes further then 2 lines of text,meanwhile [someone] creates a back story going around 9 lines.

3rd RtD I've been rejected from in a row.

Suggestion: Instead of raging about it--learn from it. Improve your writing and analyze how it goes. You could also talk it over via PMs with the GM on what you could do to improve.

I really don't see how I could improve it,I'm hopelessly uncreative and get a case of writers block before I even start writing.