The end of religion

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]I'm pretty sure you're christian.foxhound_fox

I know I'm not using a standard definition, I'm not telling anyone to interpreteit this way, nor suggest anyone should. I just prefer a more black and white approach to identifying how someone would react to pro-religious/pro-secular situations.

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[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"] If you really want to get technical, and not use the term atheist in such a sweeping manner, you could say that we are all born "true agnostics." But in the broadest scope possible, atheism is merely the lack of belief. It is when you start getting into concepts such as "knowing the claims and rejecting them" that you start needing greater amounts of explanation (i.e. a gnostic atheist actively knows there is no God, or has chosen a specific, or many specific definitions to reject because of there own reasons).Blue-Sky

eh, that's making things unnecessarily complicated IMO.

I consider anyone who isn't part of an established religion, an Atheist. Whether they believe in a higher power or not.

Just for the sake of simplicity. All those extra specifications is pointless and a waste of time.

Read this, and then comeback when you understand the meaning of the word.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]No I consider myself a Panendeist. foxhound_fox

I know I'm not using a standard definition, I'm not telling anyone to interpreteit this way, nor suggest anyone should. I just prefer a more black and white approach to identifying how someone would react to pro-religious/pro-secular situations.Blue-Sky

How long do you think it will be until humanity stops practicing religion, if ever?

goobertaco45

They won't. Period.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]I don't see how it is. In any case panendeism isn't deism: "belief in a god who is both panentheistic and deistic, e.g. a god who contains all of the universe, but who nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe, who does interact, but does not necessarily intervene in the universe, and that a personal relationship can be achieved with it. "foxhound_fox

Well even though there maybe are alot of people who use it as a polite form of Atheism, the inherent idea of Deism is not Atheistic in any way IMO. Obviously since you still believe in God. Personally I've always believe in God and I considered Deism, and what brought me to consider it was my belief in God. But that's just me of course.

Perhaps the same could be said of all religions.RaptorPen

Religion is never going to go away.

CHOASXIII

According to Futurama, Atheism will become the worship of Atheism and become its own religion.

So never, because its human nature, and Futurama is never wrong.

I hope it goes away soon

According to Futurama, Atheism will become the worship of Atheism and become its own religion.

So never, because its human nature, and Futurama is never wrong.

SPYDER0416

According to Futurama, Atheism will become the worship of Atheism and become its own religion.

So never, because its human nature, and Futurama is never wrong.

SPYDER0416

South Park.

Religion will never go away. Science answers how to the formation of the universe; while there are still gaps, science will eventually fill these gaps with time. Religion answers "why" to these same questions.the_plan_man

How long do you think it will be until humanity stops practicing religion, if ever?

If Jesus could spread Christianity and make it as popular as he did, then I don't see why someone can't spread atheism and make it as popular as organized religion. If someone were to try and spread atheism and make it worldwide, what steps do you think they would have to take?

goobertaco45

I got a better question:

How long until butthurt atheists stop b****ing about religion?

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"]Religion will never go away. Science answers how to the formation of the universe; while there are still gaps, science will eventually fill these gaps with time. Religion answers "why" to these same questions.theSteeeeels

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"]Religion will never go away. Science answers how to the formation of the universe; while there are still gaps, science will eventually fill these gaps with time. Religion answers "why" to these same questions.theSteeeeels

Your clueless.

Where does religion say that the Earth is flat? The Old Testament clearly states that God made Earth in the shape of a dome. Your other criticisms of religion "being replacced by science" are laughable. Talking snakes, a man walking on water, resurrection, etc. would be examples of divinity or supernaturality, not science.

[QUOTE="goobertaco45"]

How long do you think it will be until humanity stops practicing religion, if ever?

If Jesus could spread Christianity and make it as popular as he did, then I don't see why someone can't spread atheism and make it as popular as organized religion. If someone were to try and spread atheism and make it worldwide, what steps do you think they would have to take?

PolygonBust

I got a better question:

How long until butthurt atheists stop b****ing about religion?

Religion answers "why" to these same questions.the_plan_man

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"][QUOTE="the_plan_man"]Religion will never go away. Science answers how to the formation of the universe; while there are still gaps, science will eventually fill these gaps with time. Religion answers "why" to these same questions.the_plan_man

So many stories in the bible are now seem as metaphors, eventually the whole thing will be seem as one and they wouldn't actually believe any of it. Yet they will still worship it.

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"][QUOTE="the_plan_man"]Religion will never go away. Science answers how to the formation of the universe; while there are still gaps, science will eventually fill these gaps with time. Religion answers "why" to these same questions.the_plan_man

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"][QUOTE="the_plan_man"]Religion will never go away. Science answers how to the formation of the universe; while there are still gaps, science will eventually fill these gaps with time. Religion answers "why" to these same questions.PolygonBust

Your clueless.

Where does religion say that the Earth is flat? The Old Testament clearly states that God made Earth in the shape of a dome. Your other criticisms of religion "being replacced by science" are laughable. Talking snakes, a man walking on water, resurrection, etc. would be examples of divinity or supernaturality, not science.

How long until butthurt atheists stop b****ing about religion?PolygonBust

[QUOTE="PolygonBust"]How long until butthurt atheists stop b****ing about religion?foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"]Religion answers "why" to these same questions.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="PolygonBust"]

[QUOTE="goobertaco45"]

How long do you think it will be until humanity stops practicing religion, if ever?

If Jesus could spread Christianity and make it as popular as he did, then I don't see why someone can't spread atheism and make it as popular as organized religion. If someone were to try and spread atheism and make it worldwide, what steps do you think they would have to take?

Human-after-all

I got a better question:

How long until butthurt atheists stop b****ing about religion?

Primitive humanity was responisble for some pretty ingenious things (The Pyramids, Stonehenge, mummification) things modern man can't figure out. Yet they're so dumb to believe in such nonsensical things?

[QUOTE="PolygonBust"]How long until butthurt atheists stop b****ing about religion?foxhound_fox

The Old Testament clearly states that God made Earth in the shape of a dome.

PolygonBust

You know that a dome have a flat part right? And the earth being describe as a circle even though there a Jewish word for sphere right?

Religion is never going to go away.

CHOASXIII

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="PolygonBust"]How long until butthurt atheists stop b****ing about religion?themajormayor

[QUOTE="Human-after-all"][QUOTE="PolygonBust"]

I got a better question:

How long until butthurt atheists stop b****ing about religion?

PolygonBust

Primitive humanity was responisble for some pretty ingenious things (The Pyramids, Stonehenge, mummification) things modern man can't figure out. Yet they're so dumb to believe in such nonsensical things?

[QUOTE="PolygonBust"]How long until butthurt atheists stop b****ing about religion?foxhound_fox

LOL.

Don't you atheists ever get tired of this rhetoric? That a disbeleif in a God or gods automatically makes you any wiser or more of a "free thinker" than theists? Some of the best thinkers, philosophers, and scientists throughout history have held a belief in God (or gods); so your point is moot.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"] When those of belief cease their oppression and suppression of free thought and discovery.the_plan_man

I never understood why people get so crazy over people NOT being atheist, it's like it bothers people that they have spiritual beliefs :?

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"][QUOTE="themajormayor"] There are atheists who do the same. So it's nothing exclusive for religiontoast_burner

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="the_plan_man"]Religion answers "why" to these same questions.the_plan_man

[QUOTE="toast_burner"]

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"] True. I find atheism to be one of the more asinine trains of thought, IMO. As Einstein quoted, "Religion without science is weak, science without religion is lame."the_plan_man