Worst religion

[Blake]

Their common meme is meme is "I don't believe in fairy tales". They mock it from the get go and really are a waste of time to have a conversation about it. I simply smile and nod.

funny, I do the same when people tell me I need to believe in a fairy tale to avoid being punished for not believing in the fairy tale.

[Yonivore]

And that's exactly how I feel.... I don't really care whether or not you choose to follow any religion, just don't use the law to force your beliefs on the rest of the population and it's cool, tbh.....

Good for you.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

do they just walk up to you and say they don't believe in fairytales or do you bring up religion first?

I never initiate those conversations about religion. Sometimes I join in. I mainly observe.

[Spurminator]

If your friends are constantly belittling your religion around you unprovoked, it's not because they're atheists, it's because they're assholes.

[Yonivore]

If your friends are constantly belittling your religion around you unprovoked, it's not because they're atheists, it's because they're assholes.

I've found most atheists are.

[Yonivore]

How many atheists do you actually know Yoni?

What's the appropriate number to know?

[Yonivore]

it would probably get invaded by people like those English Crusading fellers from back in the day.

Nah, they got theirs, y'all go ahead. Just don't fuck us once you're there.

[Spurminator]

I've found most atheists are.

Sure you have. But I imagine you're the type that can't have a 5 minute conversation without politics or religion coming up, so most of your friends, or the people you spend a lot of time with, are probably the same way.

And I've found that the majority of those kind of people are assholes.

[hemann82]

to be fair, some of the smuggest aholes i ever did saw were on austin's public access atheist show

two guys sitting behind a desk, reading scientific reports. pause. grin. *SEE* No God!

[boutons_deux]

nothing smugger than American "Christians" claiming they know the mind of God,and claiming America is God's chosen country to dominate the earth.

[Yonivore]

Sure you have.

Yep.

But I imagine you're the type that can't have a 5 minute conversation without politics or religion coming up, so most of your friends, or the people you spend a lot of time with, are probably the same way.

You'd be surprised. I have an in-law I love to death and would do anything for that voted for Obama and is going to do it again.

Love is more important than politics...and, it's the principle tenet of my religion so, no problem there, either.

And I've found that the majority of those kind of people are assholes.

If you're finding a lot of insufferable pricks in your real life, I'd look at the common denominator; you.

[Spurminator]

If you're finding a lot of insufferable pricks in your real life, I'd look at the common denominator; you.

I'm not finding a lot insufferable pricks, that's my point. If most of the atheists you know are assholes, you either don't know many atheists, don't know many people, or you hang around too many assholes.

[xrayzebra]

All the experts expounding on a subject they know little about. I
think that Yonivore came closes to being right.

Ah, well, what's new.

[coyotes_geek]

I'm not finding a lot insufferable pricks, that's my point. If most of the atheists you know are assholes, you either don't know many atheists, don't know many people, or you hang around too many assholes.

Yoni?

[clambake]

All the experts expounding on a subject they know little about. I
think that Yonivore came closes to being right.

Ah, well, what's new.

hi ray. what should i need to know about the subject to be an expert?

[SA210]

Jehovah's Witness are funny because they only think 144k people are going to be brought into gods kingdom following Armageddon. Everyone else is subjugated to the 144k or goes to hell. Sounds like the religion for me!

That's not true, from what I understand. They do believe that only 144k will go to Heaven, but they do NOT believe anyone is going to Hell, as they don't even believe Hell exists. They believe that if you aren't part of the 144k that goes to Heaven, you either simply just die (and no spirit lives on), or you will live on forever, happy, on a Heaven-like NEW Earth (as the Bible says there will be) with no sickness, death or sadness, etc.

Just sayin..

[clambake]

That's not true at all. They do believe that only 144k will go to Heaven, but they do NOT believe anyone is going to Hell, as they don't even believe Hell exists. They believe that if you aren't part of the 144k that goes to Heaven, you either simply just die (and no spirit lives on), or you will live on forever on a Heaven-like NEW Earth (as the Bible says there will be) with no sickness, death or sadness, etc.

Just sayin..

what do you do up there, sit around and praise the guy 24-7

[Yonivore]

I'm not finding a lot insufferable pricks, that's my point. If most of the atheists you know are assholes, you either don't know many atheists, don't know many people, or you hang around too many assholes.

There's your mistake; it's not just the atheists I personally know (and, I would agree, most of them are cool because we just ignore the topic), it's most atheists I've encountered throughout life. The vast majority of atheists I know, whose self-identification as such is one of the first things you know about them, are insufferable pricks or, in the case of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, cunts.

Hey, speaking of insufferable pricks, what happened to "Starbucks Appreciation Day?" I've been by a couple of them today and it looked like business as normal.

[SA210]

what do you do up there, sit around and praise the guy 24-7

I don't know, never been there. lol

[mouse]

[clambake]

Hey, speaking of insufferable pricks, what happened to "Starbucks Appreciation Day?" I've been by a couple of them today and it looked like business as normal.

can't be normal. the bible beaters in here say your business won't be rewarded if you don't run them with god.

[Blake]

Nah, they got theirs, y'all go ahead. Just don't fuck us once you're there.

Huh

[Blake]

All the experts expounding on a subject they know little about. I
think that Yonivore came closes to being right.

Ah, well, what's new.

Yoni being more right than anyone else would be new.

[Yonivore]

Huh

should have read, "...don't fuck WITH us..." But, I don't want atheists fucking us either.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

They remind me of high school bullies or the fat rich kid in high school when they talk about religion. Their common meme is meme is "I don't believe in fairy tales". They mock it from the get go and really are a waste of time to have a conversation about it.

Am I the only one that notices the irony of this statement?

[clambake]

Am I only one that notices the irony of this statement.

no

[FuzzyLumpkins]

That's not true, from what I understand. They do believe that only 144k will go to Heaven, but they do NOT believe anyone is going to Hell, as they don't even believe Hell exists. They believe that if you aren't part of the 144k that goes to Heaven, you either simply just die (and no spirit lives on), or you will live on forever, happy, on a Heaven-like NEW Earth (as the Bible says there will be) with no sickness, death or sadness, etc.

Just sayin..

You're right. They interpret hell to be emptied once Armageddon hits and only have to stay there until then. You are still subject to the 144k.

[clambake]

so, they're all religiously fighting for 144k spots?

thats lol

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Yeah but it's not as fearmongering as most Christian sects. They interepret some verse to mean the 12 tribes of Israel are going to have 12 something that will do 1000 something and they will be the chosen ones.

Most religions when you boil them down to basic tenants come to stuff like this. It's no worse than flying elephants or asexual reproduction.

[Trainwreck2100]

Religions aren't the problem, zealots are, and they come in all shapes and sizes be them christians, muslims, or atheists.