Atheism on the rise in every single US state.

[Phenomanul]

angel hates direct questions.

And some of you are apparently in love with useless rhetoric...

Why bother asking questions, coyishly seeking out someone else's opinion, if you honestly don't care to actually listen to what they have to say...???

Do you get a rise out of the 'mockery'? Does it help you justify your own belief set?

Nevermind... I can play that game too.

As someone else mentioned... Atheists are a zealous lot themeselves... What's worse is they don't even know it... "Do as I say, not as I do"

[clambake]

And some of you are apparently in love with useless rhetoric...

Why bother asking questions, coyishly seeking out someone else's opinion, if you honestly don't care to actually listen to what they have to say...???

Do you get a rise out of the 'mockery'? Does it help you justify your own belief set?

Nevermind... I can play that game too.

As someone else mentioned... Atheists are a zealous lot themeselves... What's worse is they don't even know it... "Do as I say, not as I do"

relax.

no way in do i think you're as bat crazy as angel.

[peewee's lovechild]

Atheism has been around for just as long. Do you really think that everybody back then believed in God?

The Atheist movement is an entirely different thing.

You know better.

[velik_m]

Personally, i think if there is no amount of evidence that can prove the existence of god (and it isn't - it's a matter of belief) then what difference does it make if god exists or not? And if there is no difference, why believe? By Occam's razor the existence of god is unneeded variable, i know i certainly don't need him to exist. And that's why i'm an atheist.

It is written: 'As surely as I live," says the Lord, 'Every knee will bow before me; Every tongue will confess to God.'

So not only is your god a sadistic bas , he also has an enormous need to feed his ego (low self-esteem issues?) and created us for the sole purpose of worshiping him.

I believe the Anti Christ will rise to power. I believe plagues are going to hit the earth. I believe every person remaining will have as long as they survive to repent and choose Jesus.
Those who do will have an eternal Heaven with God.

Those who reject God and choose Satan and accept the mark of the beast will, sadly, go to .

No one will accidentally end up in either Heaven or . Everyone will chose their eternal home for themselves.

Why doesn't the god destroy the Anti-Christ? Anyhow - eternal sounds like to me - whether it's torment or bliss. Who wants to live forever anyway?

Also i find it kind of funny that christians focus so much on negatives of not believing and so little on positives of believing. I mean you get detail descriptions of and how non-believers will suffer but so little is written of the good the believers will receive.

Angel_Luv, tell me, do you really think that, if God popped out of the sky and started taking people with him, that wouldn't convert atheists? lol

Or do you think the Rapture will be that just a bunch of people die off suddenly without overt notice from God?

The very fact that you call it a "harvest" honestly freaks me the out.

It's harvest time!

maybe said religious people are tired of having atheism shoved down their throat, being thought of as "stupid" for their belief by non-religious lunatics

Never in my life have i been aproached by atheists "to change my ways", they never showed on my doorsteps trying to convert me either. Happened a lot of times with religous zealots though.

It's interesting how the most avid atheists are usually from families that were ultra-religious.

Maybe in America, not so much in Europe. I was raised by atheists. Religion was never discussed much in my family, maybe that i'why i have no need for it.

[Trainwreck2100]

The Atheist movement is an entirely different thing.

No its not, its just more widely accepted

[Trainwreck2100]

Never in my life have i been aproached by atheists "to change my ways", they never showed on my doorsteps trying to convert me either. Happened a lot of times with religous zealots though.

Start an i love jesus thread here and see what happens. And jahovas you're example is the jahovas, nobody likes the jahovas

[I. Hustle]

Christianity has been around for 2,000 years. People have been killed in it's name. Nations have been destroyed in its name. Entire races of people have almost been exterminated in its name during those 2,000 years.

The atheist movement is an embryo compared to Christianity.

Your post makes no sense.

You are kidding right? I mean ok maybe the NAME atheist hasn't been around that long but do you really believe that way of thinking is new? You really think it hasn't been around longer than Christianity?

I am not arguing for or against either argument I just thought that was a stupid statement.

[Dr. Gonzo]

The Atheist movement is an entirely different thing.

You know better.

lol movement

It's the same . A bunch of people that think they are too intelligent to believe in God but will go crying and praying to God when something terrible happens in their life.

[peewee's lovechild]

No, the series is not Gospel. Just a very interesting fiction series on how two devoted Christians think the prophecies of Revelation could play out.

I believe the Rapture happens pre tribulation.

So I think God is first going to Rapture all the believers in Christ from the earth.
So at that point all the Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, atheists, and all those "Christians" who attend church but never committed to Jesus, will all be left behind.

I believe the Anti Christ will rise to power. I believe plagues are going to hit the earth. I believe every person remaining will have as long as they survive to repent and choose Jesus.
Those who do will have an eternal Heaven with God.

Those who reject God and choose Satan and accept the mark of the beast will, sadly, go to .

No one will accidentally end up in either Heaven or . Everyone will chose their eternal home for themselves.

So, those who wish to stay true to their religious beliefs will be killed by god?

[peewee's lovechild]

You are kidding right? I mean ok maybe the NAME atheist hasn't been around that long but do you really believe that way of thinking is new? You really think it hasn't been around longer than Christianity?

I am not arguing for or against either argument I just thought that was a stupid statement.

I never said it was a new way of thinking, nimrod.

The movement is new, comparatively.

Of course there has been people who either questioned the existence of god or flat out denied it, but there was never a movement for atheism until relatively recently.

It has certainly not been around longer than Christianity.

[DarkReign]

I love these threads.

[peewee's lovechild]

A bunch of people that think they are too intelligent to believe in God but will go crying and praying to God when something terrible happens in their life.

Probably.

[I. Hustle]

What's funny is how much better you people are than everyone else. All I read on here is " You are so stupid because you are not like me". Wow you are so smart and above everyone. You should teach a class on how to be as badass as you.

That goes to everyone on here. Stupid asses

[peewee's lovechild]

The first individuals to self-identify as "atheist" appeared in the 18th century. Today, about 2.3% of the world's population describes itself as atheist, while a further 11.9% is described as nontheist.[4] Up to 65% of Japanese describe themselves as atheists, agnostics, or non-believers; and up to 48% in Russia.[5] The percentage of such persons in European Union member states ranges between 6% (Italy) and 85% (Sweden).[5]

[peewee's lovechild]

What's funny is how much better you people are than everyone else. All I read on here is " You are so stupid because you are not like me". Wow you are so smart and above everyone. You should teach a class on how to be as badass as you.

That goes to everyone on here. Stupid asses

And yet, you are posting here.

Stupid ass.

[Dr. Gonzo]

Peewee is so intelligent. He can Google.

[ALVAREZ6]

He was right.

Church attendance has taken a huge dip and more people are turning away from Christianity every year. Eventually it will die out.

Of course, it will be replaced by something else.

Hopefully, for the benefit of humanity, with nothing.


I hope more people understand nothing is perfectly fine.

[peewee's lovechild]

Peewee is so intelligent. He can Google.

You want a dissertation?

[clambake]

Hopefully, for the benefit of humanity, with nothing.


I hope more people understand nothing is perfectly fine.

i think this means you choose the mark of the beast.

someone said that.

[LnGrrrR]

My favorite. That sucker would come in handy in daily life.

You can share it with me then. lol

BioShock 2 comes out in October.

[Dr. Gonzo]

You want a dissertation?

It's just funny that all your arguments are based on either Google or Wikipedia.

[angel_luv]

So, those who wish to stay true to their religious beliefs will be killed by god?

I am not one who is into debates.

But this question occurred to me...

What does it say/ show of other peoples' gods if their gods cannot/ do not act to save them from the wrath of God?

You seem to make the assumption that other peoples are at the mercy of the Christian god.

Reminds me of this account:

1 Kings 18:16-39


So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

When he saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"

"I have not made trouble for Israel," Elijah replied. "But you and your father's family have. You have abandoned the LORD's commands and have followed the Baals.

Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table."

So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.

Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him."
But the people said nothing.

Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only one of the LORD's prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.

Get two bulls for us. Let them choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it.

Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by fire—he is God."
Then all the people said, "What you say is good."

Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire."

So they took the bull given them and prepared it.
Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. "O Baal, answer us!" they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.

At noon Elijah began to taunt them. "Shout louder!" he said. "Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened." So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.

Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention.

Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come here to me." They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD, which was in ruins.

Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, "Your name shall be Israel."

With the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs [a] of seed.

He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, "Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood."

"Do it again," he said, and they did it again.
"Do it a third time," he ordered, and they did it the third time.
The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.

At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

Answer me, O LORD, answer me, so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again."

Then the fire of the LORD fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.

When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, "The LORD -he is God! The LORD -he is God!"

[ALVAREZ6]

No its not, its just more widely accepted

Atheism is widely accepted????

[ALVAREZ6]

i think this means you choose the mark of the beast.

someone said that.

perfectly fine with me, I don't believe in "the beast"

[clambake]

time for the little white jackets......with the arms that tie in the back.