I like how an very open atheist poster who calls himself "GOD" on a message board gets so upset when religious people call him out. His entire screen name is meant to troll people.
nice post repped as an aside..I am sorry for derailing a good thread. Back to the regular programing..
I used to post under the name Nate McVillain. When we drafted Oden I changed my name to GOD Greg On Defense. At that time, and for a couple years after that I didn't make a single atheist post, that came much more recently. You sir, are totally wrong.
Well after the fact, I came to like it since I did start posting on the subject, but that's not how it started. Until the death of a niece after lots of prayer, even though I didn't really believe before that, I never talked to anyone about the subject of atheism. Up until recently, one to two years, I called myself agnostic, not an atheist. Even now, you guys act like I'm all anti religion, but after people complained about so many threads being started on the subject, I stopped starting those threads. I enjoy discussing the topic, sometimes I make snarky comments, but they really have not been made to hurt people. I thought of this place as a place to discuss issues with people who are very different from me.
dude..I am sorry for the loss of your niece. I dont have the tools to offer any more than a heart felt prayer to ease your anger towards God. Loss sucks..and it never gets easy. What is worse is the older you get, the more you experience this. If I am to be truthfull, I dont care what you call your self, I know that you still have your faith. I have seen you defend it. Trying to say its a national thing..well..whatever.. it is a faith based concept. My opinion is that religion as a rule sucks, but the word of God is the constant. I only hope that you will some how realize that our wishes about who lives or dies, are of no account. We as humans cannot know Gods will other than what he reveals to us. We have one advantage in this..the word of God. Tonight I will say a prayer for you to recieve peace, and I am sorry for picking on you. peace.
Weren't you the one who was going to talk to your nephew about atheism, when he grew up in a religious household? Or, do I have you confused with somebody else? Why do you care what anybody but you believes? I'd say the same thing to a relative of mine who was trying to convince my kids that there is a god. I'm sorry for your loss, but we all lose people very close to us, and when it's someone younger than you, it's never easy. The young man senselessly beaten in the original post was somebody's son, and somebody's nephew, too, yet your first post in this thread was classless and disgusting. Your second post, not your first post, of this thread. My bad.
Thank you. I don't believe, and do like talking and even arguing about it, and do believe any religion when taken to extremes can be dangerous, but I would also sacrifice myself for your rights to believe and my rights not to. By the way, I already requested a name change, it will happen soon enough. Peace.
Close, but the opposite. My nephew ha grown up in a household devoid of any religion even though they called themselves Jewish. Then, when it came time for his Bar Mitzvah he declined having decided he was an Atheist. I spoke with him about learning and valuing his heritage regardless of his religious belief or disbelief. Yes, that was a tasteless bit of sarcastic humor on my part. I should have gotten my point across in a different way. My next post is a better reasoned response that is more indicative of my thoughts.
hmm say what you want, but you do believe in something bigger than you. It shows even if you want to call it science or pink rubber bunny rabbits....you know you are not the apex of existance
That's what is often misunderstood. It is very humbling to look at the universe from a scientific perspective, you realize how tiny you are.
