I don't get Atheism

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I'll bite the bullet. You're very young, or very dumb, or both.

And it has nothing to do with you being religious. You sound like you believe because that's what you think you're supposed to be (ie, "was born and will die a Catholic"). Like you don't have an option, and that it's the paradigm you're in no matter what.

There are a lot of intelligent religious people who make informed and educated understandings about faith and religion. They really research. They believe they have a choice about what to believe and identify as. They don't just go to church because it's what they're supposed to be and die as, but because of a sincere search.

So maybe you have some growing up to do, or maybe you should really study religion (not just Catholicism, but other traditions) so you have an informed understanding. You could be young, you could be dumb, but it has nothing to do with belief/unbelief.

I have an option and I've made my choice. At the same time I openly question my faith because their are parts of it I don't agree with and more stuff I'd like to understand. Why did God make me this way, why don't I look like this, why do I have go through these trials and tribulations...that stuff. I'm fairly knowledgeable about other religions, so I don't know why you would think I'm not. As far as I'm concerned, God is real, my Atheist dad is in heaven, the rest of my family is in heaven and there is no reason to think otherwise.

But why did you start the thread?
Did you accomplish what you'd hoped?

Pretty sure that she/he did. It's a good day to troll .

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder why so many DCUM atheists have anger issues?

Lol, and this is based on what?

Perhaps based on Atheists making any positive response at all.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I get the feeling that because I'm religious, people are always viewing me as some unintelligent mongo and to the person who said I'm not a free thinking individual, why don't you go suck a big fat one.

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Well, you're certainly not sounding very refined here or very insightful - or very loving, as many religions ask their believers to be.

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Anonymous wrote:No, they assume I'm dumb specifically because I'm religious. Don't act like Atheists are somehow more tolerant than religious folks because that is bullshit

maybe it's because of the way you talk about your religion -- not just that you're religious.

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Anonymous wrote:No, they assume I'm dumb specifically because I'm religious. Don't act like Atheists are somehow more tolerant than religious folks because that is bullshit

The closer people come to death, the more sense religion makes. Even atheists pray on a crashing plane. Outspoken atheists are usually in a physically healthy time of their lives. God brings them in when reality hits.

So you've been o a crashing plane sitting next to an atheist?

As for reality hitting -- that's often when God goes out the window

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Anonymous wrote:No, they assume I'm dumb specifically because I'm religious. Don't act like Atheists are somehow more tolerant than religious folks because that is bullshit

maybe it's because of the way you talk about your religion -- not just that you're religious.

Or because OP is dumb. Nothing to do with religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I'm 23 and supposedly most my age aren't religious, but I don't understand how you can just say you don't believe in God anymore? Do you think you're more intelligent because you're an Atheist? I'm pretty free thinking myself, so I obviously don't let religion influence my thinking. So what is it about Atheism that is appealing to you all?

Go away, you self-absorbed Millennial.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not a troll. Yes, I'm VERY insecure, but I don't lack any critical thinking skills at all and I find offense with your post. I am a free thinker because I don't let religion influence my beliefs.

Something is not adding up.

Are you struggling with your beliefs? I'm an atheist, but one's faith should provide them with a level of comfort, should it not? Do you really have faith, or are you just going through the motions of your religion?

OP here, I was born a Catholic, raised a Catholic and I will die a Catholic. That said, I'm open about the fact that I've reconciled my sexuality with God and that for 8 months back in 2012, I guess you could say I "experimented" with Atheism, before returning to my faith. My father was an Atheist and he never tried to convert me; it was my decision he said and my mother agreed. I come from a liberal (in terms of faith) household and maybe that influences my positions on things like evolution and the big bang (well that and my love for cosmology). That said, I am not struggling with anything as I am a faithful person; not as much as I used to be, but I still remain faithful.

Are you gay?

bisexual

So you can't make up your mind about anything, then.

good one!

[Anonymous]

OP here, I get the feeling that because I'm religious, people are always viewing me as some unintelligent mongo and to the person who said I'm not a free thinking individual, why don't you go suck a big fat one.

We'd tell you to do the same but are unsure as to which way you're currently swinging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I get the feeling that because I'm religious, people are always viewing me as some unintelligent mongo and to the person who said I'm not a free thinking individual, why don't you go suck a big fat one.

There are plenty of intelligent religious people out there. Unfortunately you are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, they assume I'm dumb specifically because I'm religious. Don't act like Atheists are somehow more tolerant than religious folks because that is bullshit

Yes, we are. We never waged a war in the name of god, or allah, or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here:

I care very much what others think of me and will continue to do so in order to be liked and not made fun off or viewed as some kind of freak.

You are not likable. Nothing to do with whatever you believe.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am with you on not getting atheism.
I think many of these atheists have never witnessed the miracle of birth.
People talk about the “randomness of the universe.”
It is not random at all.
The fact that so many, many things can go wrong with the birth of a child and most often, a baby is born nearly perfect proves to me that God’s hand is at work and that we have a good and loving God.
And, to think that a giant maple tree can grow out of a seed that is the size of a pea - simply miraculous.
I have witnessed miracles nearly every day.
There are some things that we simply cannot understand or explain through science.

So if a seed doesn't sprout or a baby does in childbirth is it an anti-miracle?

Not at all. It simply was not meant to be - for whatever reason.
Not everything can be explained.
I don’t have all the answers, but I do have a strong faith in God.
There have been many unexplainable miracles in my life.

You should definitely put the Montgomery County State Fair on your calendar this summer. They have a birthing barn. It's an absolute joy to watch all those baby cows being born. Just don't think about how they end up!


Just because YOU don't understand the science doesn't mean that the explanation is "God" instead of biology.

Ahh... but science does not have all the answers.
Science explains SOME of the miracles of life, but not all.
God’s hand at work.
I don’t expect you to believe. You can choose your course in life.
I choose to believe because of the miraculous events I have witnessed.
One of which is the birth of a child.
It doesn’t get much more miraculous than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God created matter, time , physical laws, and science. He exists outside of all these creations. That's a lot for our tiny minds to comprehend. I'm sure our heads would explode quickly if we were exposed to Gods intellect in their present capacity.

Speak for yourself and your little brain.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:God created matter, time , physical laws, and science. He exists outside of all these creations. That's a lot for our tiny minds to comprehend. I'm sure our heads would explode quickly if we were exposed to Gods intellect in their present capacity.

Speak for yourself and your little brain.

good one