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Didnt realize there were so many of yall. BANG BANG, ATHEIST GANG.
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The universe is your authority. Can you expound upon that? How does that work? Law of attraction?
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You don't end up being an atheist ....it's the default position, you start out as atheist, you either stay that way or become influenced via indoctrination.
If you were to change the question to "why am I still an atheist?" the answer would be that by pure chance I was just fortunate enough to be born into a modern Western society with access to good scientific education and that generally speaking, my influences just happened to be more secular than religious.
Don't and won't have any kids so kind of a moot point for me personally. Hypothetically speaking though, if I were to have children they would be raised in modern Western society and be privy to all of man's current thoughts/philosophies on religion, both for and against (see above) I certainly wouldn't stop them from finding their own path though. (I'd just be more likely to read them excerpts from "The selfish gene" as a bedtime story rather than "Noah's Arc"
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I answer to authority in the sense that I obey the laws of the land and generally abide by the moral compass of the society I live in, the difference is that I think of those morals as innate ...not God given.
I do not fear death itself, it's an unavoidable part of the circle of life.
It's the thought "how I will die" that holds fear (this applies to everyone) No-one wants to die a painful/gruesome death ...that's what worries ALL of us, religious or not.
The same as before I was born -nothing. I don't have any recollection of consciousness before I was born and I don't believe there will be any once I die. However, the thought of my atoms being once again distributed among the universe (Stardust) is far more comforting to me than being stuck in eternal limbo.
Where we are in our current understanding of the Universe, the mathematics alone (which is basically what our real understanding of the Universe comes down to anyway) suggest that there's a very real possibility of life beyond our own small rock.
However, I would say that in the grand scheme of my own life here on Earth, it's probably not worth worrying about too much, as it's unlikely that anything significant will be found in my lifetime (little green men etc.) Any life discovered by humans will almost certainly be "simple" ...but of course the thought of it being more than that is what is so wonderfully fascinating, the search and the drive to discover the new.
No, although I would never rule it out ...there is just no reason for me to. At this stage in our understanding of the Universe, there is ZERO evidence for anything beyond our own consciousness.
Do you believe ppl can have different moral compasses/ Different degrees? Or an absolute compass/One that is the standard?
(Like I steal cus i was raised around thieves so its normal, i feel nothing. but i belive/ feel killin is wrong)
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Long story short my common sense and ability to reason led me back there.
I'm not a fan of indoctrination or brainwashing. I'll pass on being rationale, logical, reasonable, using common sense, and critical thought. Hope they'll be smart enough to know better. If they end up subscribing to any religion for w/e reason that's okay, I'll just laugh at them for it. No need to argue or hound them about their choice.
An absolute one? No but I do recognize I have to acknowledge certain authoritative establishments and ppl to function in society unimpeded.
In what sense? Just outright fearing the fact that I'll one day reach my demise? No not at all. I mean we're all dying. As of now, I agree with this quote "Everything dies. You. Me. Everyone on this planet. Our sun. Our galaxy. And, eventually, the universe itself. This is simply how things are. It's inevitable... and I accept it." (Of course that can change, I don't believe in hard absolutes). Now that doesn't mean I want to die some time soon or that depending on how I die I'll take it in stride but it's just how things are, facts of life. I enjoy being alive, I enjoy living. I really like it, I probably can't even express how much I love it but at the same time I'm intrigued with the unknown; what happens after death, if there even is an "after" to begin with. I certainty don't fear that.
Knocking up an ugly broad I don't love, getting hit by a train, da AIDs, etc.
I don't have any beliefs about that. There are a lot of interesting ones. I don't even know if there's an after as I've already said.
I think there's a high probability and because of that I do believe there is/has been/will be life on other planets across the universe.
As of right now, nature, time, a few others dealing with quantum physics.
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- Growth and experience. watching things around me, unanswered prayers (not just my own), disturbing lack of evidence for tremendous claims.
- I will not. she has already started questioning on her own. "this is stupid, snakes can't talk, etc etc"
- Police and myself.
- I do not fear death. I fear not seeing my daughter grow up. I cannot be afraid of something I tried to bring to myself.
- Nothing. There's no evidence to suggest otherwise. Knowing there are extreme amounts of DMT pumped right before death, it could mean that the mind is suspended into a trip forever... that's just a theory I have though.
- Aliens exist. While there is no concrete evidence to suggest this that has been publicly released, it's naive to think we are alone in existence.
- No. No karma, no luck, no miracles.
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Being agnostic does not in anyway address the question of whether or not you are atheist.
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I've always been bothered by the fact that so many people consider atheism and agnosticism to be mutually exclusive.
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Wow. God is good. Strong Testimony bro. It's good to see a religion thread that hasnt gone sour. I remember awhile ago i posted a thread about christian hip hop and i got MURDERED! lol
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Yes, of course, which is why I added the that my morals are relative to the society I live in. What is acceptable in one society is not always so in another, or from one person to another. But generally speaking, the golden rule of "do unto others as you would have done unto you" has to originally be innate in us ...no society could have formed without it. Ultimately, it is rooted in the natural laws of survival and adaption.
Religion however tells us there is absolute morality and that it was instructed to us by God.
These questions can be answered with a general understanding of what it means to be an atheist.
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You scared or police or prison?
" I cannot be afraid of something I tried to bring to myself." you try to end it?may I ask why? What changed your decision?
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Long story short my common sense and ability to reason led me back there.
I'm not a fan of indoctrination or brainwashing. I'll pass on being rationale, logical, reasonable, using common sense, and critical thought. Hope they'll be smart enough to know better. If they end up subscribing to any religion for w/e reason that's okay, I'll just laugh at them for it. No need to argue or hound them about their choice.
An absolute one? No but I do recognize I have to acknowledge certain authoritative establishments and ppl to function in society unimpeded.
In what sense? Just outright fearing the fact that I'll one day reach my demise? No not at all. I mean we're all dying. As of now, I agree with this quote "Everything dies. You. Me. Everyone on this planet. Our sun. Our galaxy. And, eventually, the universe itself. This is simply how things are. It's inevitable... and I accept it." (Of course that can change, I don't believe in hard absolutes). Now that doesn't mean I want to die some time soon or that depending on how I die I'll take it in stride but it's just how things are, facts of life. I enjoy being alive, I enjoy living. I really like it, I probably can't even express how much I love it but at the same time I'm intrigued with the unknown; what happens after death, if there even is an "after" to begin with. I certainty don't fear that.
Knocking up an ugly broad I don't love, getting hit by a train, da AIDs, etc.
I don't have any beliefs about that. There are a lot of interesting ones. I don't even know if there's an after as I've already said.
I think there's a high probability and because of that I do believe there is/has been/will be life on other planets across the universe.
As of right now, nature, time, a few others dealing with quantum physics.
" da AIDs, etc." I gues you dont believe in Magic. lol
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Wow. God is good. Strong Testimony bro. It's good to see a religion thread that hasnt gone sour. I remember awhile ago i posted a thread about christian hip hop and i got MURDERED! lol
Thanks man. Just tryna let every voice be fairly heard, without casting judgement.
The Christian hiphop subject is like havin land mines at a cheap gas station.
Be yea, keep it positive, bro
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Im just tryna encourage dialogue and self examination. that can only produce growth and reaffirmation, unless one is already unstable/ uncertain. But I just mainly wanted to hear everybody individual responses tho, just to hear the differences, similarities, and get peoples mind of yambs. I mean, I like yambs, but theres more to life than yambs. I bet you there is not 1 farmer on Niketalk, yet we got all these yambs. Im not hatin on yambs, just tryna diversify my bonds, on something potentially more meaningful.
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intersting indeed. You have any thoughts as to why self preservation/ selfishness or whatever is more prevalent over this innate nature to do unto others? Like why we forgot do unto others 8/10 times, but 9.5/10 times we make sure we good?
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Evolution is essentially the change in genetic material within populations of organisms over time. This has been factually supported for over 150 years. What about this are you wondering exactly? Also, why is this in a topic designated for atheists?
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Oh yeah, ftr, this really isn't a religion thread.
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Long story short my common sense and ability to reason led me back there.
I'm not a fan of indoctrination or brainwashing. I'll pass on being rationale, logical, reasonable, using common sense, and critical thought. Hope they'll be smart enough to know better. If they end up subscribing to any religion for w/e reason that's okay, I'll just laugh at them for it. No need to argue or hound them about their choice.
An absolute one? No but I do recognize I have to acknowledge certain authoritative establishments and ppl to function in society unimpeded.
In what sense? Just outright fearing the fact that I'll one day reach my demise? No not at all. I mean we're all dying. As of now, I agree with this quote "Everything dies. You. Me. Everyone on this planet. Our sun. Our galaxy. And, eventually, the universe itself. This is simply how things are. It's inevitable... and I accept it." (Of course that can change, I don't believe in hard absolutes). Now that doesn't mean I want to die some time soon or that depending on how I die I'll take it in stride but it's just how things are, facts of life. I enjoy being alive, I enjoy living. I really like it, I probably can't even express how much I love it but at the same time I'm intrigued with the unknown; what happens after death, if there even is an "after" to begin with. I certainty don't fear that.
Knocking up an ugly broad I don't love, getting hit by a train, da AIDs, etc.
I don't have any beliefs about that. There are a lot of interesting ones. I don't even know if there's an after as I've already said.
I think there's a high probability and because of that I do believe there is/has been/will be life on other planets across the universe.
As of right now, nature, time, a few others dealing with quantum physics.
" da AIDs, etc." I gues you dont believe in Magic. lol
You aint catch the ninjahood reference
Just ignore it thenI aint even see what you did there.
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Does science disprove religion?
Science can neither prove nor disprove religion. Scientific advances have called some religious beliefs into question, such as the ideas that the Earth was created very recently, that the Sun goes around the Earth, and that mental illness is due to possession by spirits or demons. But many religious beliefs involve entities or ideas that currently are not within the domain of science. Thus, it would be false to assume that all religious beliefs can be challenged by scientific findings.
As science continues to advance, it will produce more complete and more accurate explanations for natural phenomena, including a deeper understanding of biological evolution. Both science and religion are weakened by claims that something not yet explained scientifically must be attributed to a supernatural deity. Theologians have pointed out that as scientific knowledge about phenomena that had been previously attributed to supernatural causes increases, a "god of the gaps" approach can undermine faith. Furthermore, it confuses the roles of science and religion by attributing explanations to one that belong in the domain of the other.
Many scientists have written eloquently about how their scientific studies have increased their awe and understanding of a creator. The study of science need not lessen or compromise faith.
From Science, Evolution, and Creationism, National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine. [emoji]169[/emoji] 2008 National Academy of Sciences
Science can neither prove nor disprove religion. Scientific advances have called some religious beliefs into question, such as the ideas that the Earth was created very recently, that the Sun goes around the Earth, and that mental illness is due to possession by spirits or demons. But many religious beliefs involve entities or ideas that currently are not within the domain of science. Thus, it would be false to assume that all religious beliefs can be challenged by scientific findings.
As science continues to advance, it will produce more complete and more accurate explanations for natural phenomena, including a deeper understanding of biological evolution. Both science and religion are weakened by claims that something not yet explained scientifically must be attributed to a supernatural deity. Theologians have pointed out that as scientific knowledge about phenomena that had been previously attributed to supernatural causes increases, a "god of the gaps" approach can undermine faith. Furthermore, it confuses the roles of science and religion by attributing explanations to one that belong in the domain of the other.
Many scientists have written eloquently about how their scientific studies have increased their awe and understanding of a creator. The study of science need not lessen or compromise faith.
From Science, Evolution, and Creationism, National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine. [emoji]169[/emoji] 2008 National Academy of Sciences
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Get it, AIDs, Magic.
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I didn't even connect the two.
Get it, AIDs, Magic.
Magic Johnson
I'm so use to dude having the cure.
I gotta assume ppl in here have been saying science disproves religion for this post to have purpose right?
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Someone brought up evolution and which parts people "believe".
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thanks guy.
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Hmm, I'll just answer this question from the perspective of a Satanism and cosmicism flavored agnostic, the term atheism carries a connotation of knowleadge
I ended up this way by reading :/ I've questioned everything around me since middle school even growing up in a relatively religious family.
My authority is the same as everybody else's. We are all slaves to the system.
I fear death, it is one of humanity's biggest mysteries. I do not fear it enough to embrace lies or make up $%$.
I don't know I've never died.
I believe in the possibility of life beyond earth, I also equally believe in the possibility of no life beyond death.
This is the most important question, I believe in suprahuman forces. I believe in aliens, wormholes, multidimensions and science fiction soon to become science fact.
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