tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post4612702242037051758..comments2024-03-13T13:32:26.818-02:30Comments on Catholicism for Everyone: 5 Reasons the New Atheism is a religionPhilip Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664813066991624092noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post-68484801166552466182019-05-02T17:43:52.702-02:302019-05-02T17:43:52.702-02:30Atheism is pure idiocy.
I do wish the brainless m...Atheism is pure idiocy.<br /><br />I do wish the brainless monkeys who believe in atheism would stop forcing it on those of us who are far too intelligent to be atheists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post-43461370542860431492019-05-02T17:42:27.918-02:302019-05-02T17:42:27.918-02:30Yep.
And it's not just "new atheism"...Yep.<br /><br />And it's not just "new atheism". Atheism has always been a religion. Unlike Christianity, though, atheism is just a bunch of fairytales created by narcissists for narcissists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post-2563182111470033182013-03-27T13:03:33.556-02:302013-03-27T13:03:33.556-02:30"I believe the need for religion is inherent ..."I believe the need for religion is inherent in every person"<br />-Just because you BELIEVE this, doesn't make it true. I can read a book by Sam Harris, maybe read it a second or third time, maybe even tell others about it, and this doesn't mean I am worshiping him or trying to evangelize. Maybe I think he has some good points and I want others to hear them. I don't create idols, or bow down to him, or say that he's infallible. That nonsense is for theists who WORSHIP a book of fairy tales. Don't project that idiocy on the rest of us!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post-7078205712646805702010-12-06T15:03:08.106-03:302010-12-06T15:03:08.106-03:30I guess whether or not new atheism is a religion w...I guess whether or not new atheism is a religion would depend on the definition. If the definition of "religion" includes, or presupposes, supernatural forces, then you're only showing similarities between religion and new atheism. <br /><br />If the definition only speaks to cause, nature, and origin of the universe, then you're correct. Whenever atheists try and tell us about the origin of the universe they start sounding more like writers of fairytale than of scientific reasoning. Without a religious underpinning, science is just a bunch of guessing and hoping. With it, there is the necessary structure and principle.Billy Atwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133756904607585288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post-57320731526680703472010-12-02T11:53:26.957-03:302010-12-02T11:53:26.957-03:30So very well written. I will link it in my blog.
N...So very well written. I will link it in my blog.<br />Never mind the pains of anti-theists that are attacking you because, truly, they know you are right.p.http://thisburningfire.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post-16707387245084516382010-12-02T05:58:59.143-03:302010-12-02T05:58:59.143-03:30Congratulations! You've been featured in '...Congratulations! You've been featured in 'The Stupid! It Burns!'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post-84987690560179722002010-12-02T01:59:53.398-03:302010-12-02T01:59:53.398-03:30Lol idiot.Lol idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post-40288840647659356682010-12-01T23:50:17.358-03:302010-12-01T23:50:17.358-03:301) Attacks on believers
So everyone who disag...1) Attacks on believers<br /><br /> So everyone who disagrees with someone else has formed a religion? If I feel the show "Jersey Shore" is idiotic, I should form a church and get tax exempt status?<br /><br />Response: I was talking about the fervor and zeal with which the new atheists attack religion, the same way as fundamentalist pastors would attack "the powers of evil".<br /><br /> 2) The New Atheism is evangelical<br /><br /> 99% of atheists don't give a rat's butt about other people's religious beliefs until they are pushed on others. You want a religious event at your church, in your home, or in a private school, I'll go to bat for your right to do so. You start putting it on public property or in public schools, then we have a problem. That's called being a supporter of the first amendment.<br /><br />Response: Richard Dawkins says he wants atheists to become evangelists. He said he thinks it's child abuse to teach children religion. Clearly, it's not just about doing things in public. I'm not American so I don't abide by the first amendment, but from what I can gather, it doesn't say religion must be banned from the public square. <br /><br /> 3) The New Atheism has saviors<br /><br /> So Christ was simply a man with no special supernatural abilities? That must be what you believe, since that's the case with all the atheist figures you mentioned. They have no powers, they are not supernatural, they don't absolve anyone from sin, nor do they claim to redeem anyone. Your argument relies on either giving attributes to these folks that no one else does or watering down the term savior so as to make the term pointless.<br /><br />A "savior" doesn't necessarily need to have miraculous abilities. I wasn't saying they are trying to be other Jesus Christs. If it makes you more comfortable, think of Mohammed, Buddha, or other religious leaders who did not claim miraculous powers.<br /><br /> 4. There are scriptures<br /><br /> see the above point about watering down a term.<br /><br />It may be watered down slightly, but the basic point remains. Nobody forms fan clubs for a biology book or book on mathematics. The top books written by the leaders of the new atheism have become required reading for people in the group. The books are held in higher esteem that I've seen any other book, except maybe Harry Potter, but I'm not talking about children's fiction.<br /><br /> 5. There are atheist "bible studies"<br /><br /> So every group that gets together to discuss something they have interest in is a religion? Wow, many of my students must belong to the Church of the NFL<br /><br />Yes, people discuss the NFL, true. But not in the same way as the new atheists talk about atheism. These nfl fans don't talk about how evil and wrong the nba is and train themselves in arguing against the nba.<br /><br /> Your arguments rely on altering the meanings of the terms you use, even those which theists rely upon to maintain the aura of "holy" for their own beliefs. Sorry.Phil Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722284149163749749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063993.post-53132407971465008222010-12-01T19:59:31.174-03:302010-12-01T19:59:31.174-03:30Nah.
1) Attacks on believers
So everyone who dis...Nah.<br /><br />1) Attacks on believers<br /><br />So everyone who disagrees with someone else has formed a religion? If I feel the show "Jersey Shore" is idiotic, I should form a church and get tax exempt status?<br /><br />2) The New Atheism is evangelical<br /><br />99% of atheists don't give a rat's butt about other people's religious beliefs until they are pushed on others. You want a religious event at your church, in your home, or in a private school, I'll go to bat for your right to do so. You start putting it on public property or in public schools, then we have a problem. That's called being a supporter of the first amendment.<br /><br />3) The New Atheism has saviors<br /><br />So Christ was simply a man with no special supernatural abilities? That must be what you believe, since that's the case with all the atheist figures you mentioned. They have no powers, they are not supernatural, they don't absolve anyone from sin, nor do they claim to redeem anyone. Your argument relies on either giving attributes to these folks that no one else does or watering down the term savior so as to make the term pointless.<br /><br />4. There are scriptures<br /><br />see the above point about watering down a term. <br /><br />5. There are atheist "bible studies"<br /><br />So every group that gets together to discuss something they have interest in is a religion? Wow, many of my students must belong to the Church of the NFL<br /><br /><br />Your arguments rely on altering the meanings of the terms you use, even those which theists rely upon to maintain the aura of "holy" for their own beliefs. Sorry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330640864363173716noreply@blogger.com