You need to be more forward.
I think my girlfriend is a Christian! Advice needed.
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You need to be more forward.
He might be like Elaine in "Seinfeld" and get dumber the more he doesn't have sex.
No nudity, but she does look better. It's also a better movie overall.
Where are these Dawkins loving atheists that call for the abolishing of all religions? I'm sure someone, somewhere has called for this (probably in a youtube comment) but I'm not seeing an active movement with this agenda.
Evidently you're not getting the newsletter.
Evidently you're not getting the newsletter.
Hmm
I hope atheists killing the religious folks of the world will go out of fashion too. Or else, the future looks bleak. It's going to be the billions of Christians and Muslims vs who knows how many atheists. That's why the Iranians are training female ninjas. They will be the elite strike force to oppose the coming atheist oppression
What about agnostics? Are they the new Switzerland?
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Here's why I say what I say. You speak of Christians as if it's inherently a bad thing. You sound like Kirk in TUC, "those damn Klingons, ahrr." Don't get me wrong, I'm not religious, I have a belief in something, but it's definitely not tied to any one religion. I was raised Southern Baptist, but I haven't been to church in probably twenty years. I believe in evolution, I believe in global warming, I believe in science, but that doesn't stop me from believing that perhaps there is still something more to it than what science can provide. Maybe I just choose to "have faith" because it makes me feel better about our meaningless existence.
I completely understand how you may be hesitant to date a girl who is very much different than you. I would hesitate to date certain types of Christians, but not Christians in a general term. I have cousins who don't drink and don't believe a woman can be a minister, preacher or priest, don't support gay rights, are anti-abortion, ect... I could not be with a person who has those beliefs, not because they are Christian, but because of the type of Christian they are. That goes for every religion.
What really gets me is it is precisely because she is a Christian that you are putting her on a lower level as if Christians are sub-human or something. This is akin to people saying, *whispers* "he's dating a black girl," as if there is something inherently wrong with that. That's the way it reads to me.
The last thing that bothers me is what you "know" to be true. As I said, I believe in evolution, but what people "know" can get you into trouble and create conflict, trust me I've been there. Why worry about what you know, I'm not sure that there are a whole lot of Universal truths in this world. What we "know" can and does change all of the time. Why can't you respect her beliefs and have your own belief as well? You can still know what you know and she can know what she knows and you too can still get along just fine. I respect all beliefs whether I agree with them or not. Being religious doesn't mean you can't be scientific minded and believe in science. Being a scientist doesn't mean you have to atheist. Some of the greatest minds were raised on Christian beliefs. Not one President has ever claimed to not believe in some sort of higher power.
It seems to me that you are blowing a perfectly good opportunity, but if you cant get past the religion, then you shouldn't peruse this any further. The problem is, you have a problem with her that she's unaware of and she doesn't have a problem with you, yet. This needs to be resolved in order for you to go foreword.
Yeah, but that only applies to the 15% that are evil. That's less than a glass quarter-empty for the optimistically and drunkenly inclined.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_atheism
That's the documented basis. I will only add virtually all atheists I met - but one or two - were of this sort, yelling at me for being "religious" (I'm not, merely agnostic and skeptical towards this evangelical atheism).
That article says nothing about abolishing anything, just countering and criticising its influence with rational arguments. If I am comfortable with a belief, I have no problem defending it against criticism.
I find it amusing how many people proclaim that every atheist they have met has been an asshole. Of course, I am sure all atheists declare their atheism to everybody they meet at the first opportunity, it's not possible you could have met lots of atheists and not even known it.
I find it amusing how many people proclaim that every atheist they have met has been an asshole. Of course, I am sure all atheists declare their atheism to everybody they meet at the first opportunity, it's not possible you could have met lots of atheists and not even known it.
I can honestly say every asshole I've met has been an asshole.
I really hate to be judgemental, but I admit there is a stereotype of Atheists maybe not being assholes, but being way high on a high horse, or ironically, holier than thou. Even on this board and in this thread I've read stuff saying Christians are evil, or religion is evil and I have to ask why lump everyone who is a christian into that group. Actually, the people I hate more than those kind of atheists are the religious nuts who think everyone should follow them.
I don't want to hate Atheists, as I'm sure they are good people, but it seems to me the those who are actually respectful of other's beliefs (Not tolerant or agreeable, but respectful) are few and far between.
I don't want to hate Atheists, as I'm sure they are good people, but it seems to me the those who are actually respectful of other's beliefs (Not tolerant or agreeable, but respectful) are few and far between.
Do you really hate to be a complete hypocrite as well?
How am I a hypocrite again?
"Almost all atheists think almost all Christians are evil, how wrong of them to generalise like that! I know it's true because I saw some nasty atheists on a message board!"
Give me a break
That isn't what I said at all.
Also, it works both ways. Because of some religious nuts, all Christians are evil, according to some of the replies in this very thread. Please.
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