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Responding to Atheism

I'm going to keep it rolling. Keep it moving. My response to atheism is strictly [ha] a response to Biblical criticism. I was an unbeliever [I prefer the term unbeliever because most atheists are non-militant and more agnostic or apathetic than atheistic] most of my life, and though isolationism has always been my MO the few family and friends I've had have been almost exclusively atheists. I can relate to the skeptic but that has little to do with it because all of the atheists I've known couldn't care less. They see science and religion as pretty much the same as me. Nonsense. Ideology. they don't start out like that, they become that when appeal to the masses has been achieved. They are, in effect, politicized.

So, when an atheist, or theist for that matter, agnostic or whatever, anyone, says the Bible isn't factual because it says light was created after plants, I say, no it doesn't say that. Very basic stuff. Then, if we choose, we can hammer out the details. On forums like this, it's best to do that in small steps. No one wants to drown in text.
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I stopped arguing with people about religion because ultimately it changes [b]nothing[/b]. It doesn’t change minds nor does it change anyone’s outcome. I know nonbelievers who are very satisfied with their lives and theists who are miserable.
chrisCA · M
@bijouxbroussard The same goes for politics.
@chrisCA who would have guessed more people hate others based on politics than religion.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@SecondMarge2 The two have been so aligned for millennia's, that it is difficult to say which drove which.
@samueltyler2 people used to debate issues, now it’s just hate this guy and if you don’t I hate you. Just sick crap
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@SecondMarge2 only in the past hundred or so years, I am speaking of hundreds, thousands of years were so many wars were fought over land, and religious convictions.
@samueltyler2 I try and stay out of both. But if you even question why a politician is bad you get attacked. Just sicko stuff.
@chrisCA Probably, but the difference with politics is that they’re more public. Politics ultimately determines the rules [b]everyone[/b] lives by. If we’re keeping church and state separate, religion should only determine the behavior of believers. Often it can’t even do [b]that[/b].
chrisCA · M
@bijouxbroussard I am glad religion plays little role in Canadian politics.
@bijouxbroussard but you don’t get tO know who actually makes decisions. Poor old senile Biden isn’t deciding anything he just reads a teleprompter as best he can. We never know who tells him what to say.
@SecondMarge2 I’m not talking politics with you. I didn’t say anything to you.
@chrisCA It’s really not supposed to be connected here, either.
@bijouxbroussard merry Christmas to you too.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard i think in the past few years SCOTUS has worked to redefine the term congress the wording of the first amendment is: The first clause in the Bill of Rights states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” SCOTUS seems to interpret that totally differently then prior SCOTUS
@samueltyler2 I don’t know what decision regarding religion you refer to. is SCOTUS supposed to legislate? Congress needs to make laws not depend on SCOTUS to change existing law.