Christians, do you think the Atheists will get funny ideas know that Desmond Tutu has been put to rest?

I know that Desmond Tutu was not The Pope but he was a figurehead of immense Theological importance and know he's gone, the Atheists might get a bit more daring.

Since Stephen Hawkins died the Atheists seem to have lost their momentum and Richard Dawkins doesn't seem to have united the movement with the same level of cohesive focus as his robot voiced predecessor.

However, Desmond Tutus death might give the Atheists confidence and I bet they would love to do something belligerent while it is still Christmas.

This doesn't worry me because I'm a Discordian and worship Eris which essentially makes me capable of spiritual "double think" which makes me immune to Atheists. However, Christians don't have this ability which makes them very vulnerable.

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newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

[quote]the movement[/quote]

You’re joking, right.

Atheists are free-thinkers.

Movement!!?? 😂😂😂😂

You’d have better luck herding cats!!

In fact, 'atheist' is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a 'non-astrologer' or a 'non-alchemist'. We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs.
[i]Sam Harris[/i]

Jm31xxx · 46-50, M

@newjaninev2 Well Sam Harris sounds like he might be an Atheist himself so I'm dubious of what he says.

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@Jm31xxx and what he says is incorrect... how?

spjennifer · 56-60, T

I don't think the "Atheists" have too much to worry about from Christians! 😛

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Thodsis · 51-55, M

@spjennifer I would feel honoured to be called an athetit!

spjennifer · 56-60, T

@LordShadowfire I just copied the image from another post a while back, never been on Yahoo Answers. When I find hilarious stuff, I keep it 😄

LordShadowfire · 100+, M

@spjennifer Naturally. I'm just saying it was a running gag over there. People who were quite obviously trolling anonymously as creationists would use it.

Entwistle · 56-60, M

What a load of horse shit

fernie2

@Entwistle A steaming pile of it

Thodsis · 51-55, M

Atheists will always have funny ideas.

Thinking about religion is often amusing...

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ElwoodBlues · M

@Jm31xxx [quote]so.... Scientists just get to the big bang and then.... How is what we're left with any really different than Genesis?[/quote] Well, although you are quite welcome to 'pray' to the Big Bang, I don't know anybody who does so. Nor do I know anybody who expects the Big Bang to provide some sort of afterlife. Nor do I know anybody who uses the Big Bang to try to impose codes of conduct on others.

The Big Bang doesn't care if you eat shellfish, skip Sunday services, get a tattoo, or marry someone of the same sex. So there's that difference.

[quote]Leviticus 19:19 “Neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.”[/quote] Yeah, the Big Bang doesn't care about mixed fibers either.
[quote]Leviticus 19:27 “Ye shall not round the corners of your heads.”[/quote] I have no clue what that means, but the Big Bang doesn't care about it!!

Jm31xxx · 46-50, M

@ElwoodBlues the first quote is just lifestyle advice and the second quote is a reference to those who make themselves willfully dumb (perhaps because of peer pressure), ie, look up Smooth Brains.

ElwoodBlues · M

@Jm31xxx I'm very pleased to learn that the Biblical ban on gay marriage is merely 'lifestyle advice' and doesn't need to be followed. Seems a lot of other folks represented all those bans in much stricter terms.

Yeah, I'm familiar with the term 'smooth brains' based on an association of convolutions in the cerebral cortex with some kind of intelligence.

[quote]In Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, which is a listing of primary words contained in the King Jame's version of the Bible, the brain is not mentioned once, whereas the heart is cited 826 times. Thought and emotions, however, can be said to occur in one's head or mind, and, therefore, the citations of "head" (360 times) and "mind" (96 times) must be examined. An analysis shows that although the head contains the brain, in the Bible the word "head" is used only in two senses: (1) as a reference to that part of the body that can be, or example, bowed, injured, or crowned, or (2) to represent leadership when someone is described as being the "head" of a household, church, or a government. But the "head" is not represented as the site where all thinking and emotional feelings originate.[/quote]
Yeah, I think you need to try again on the unrounded corners of the head.

LeopoldBloom · M

Most atheists won’t change their behavior at all because a noted cleric died. Tutu was known for his political stance more than his religion.

DocSavage · M

LordShadowfire · 100+, M

Okay, let me get this off my chest first, because every one of you people does this.

It's

And let's be honest. Even if you're not a Christian, Desmond should be honored for what he accomplished on this earth. He was a good man who fought against apartheid in South Africa. Was he perfect? Of course not. Did he worship a made-up being who was used to justify apartheid in the first place? Yes. But I will not speak ill of him beyond that. Desmond Tutu did good work.

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