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A response to the bigoted CNN panel discussion about atheists.
If you haven't seen the discussion it's here:
http://www.videosift.com/video/CNN-panel-discussion-slandering-atheists
After enough pressure was brought on CNN they relented and decided to interview Richard Dawkins:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Richard-Dawkins-on-Paula-Zahn-Now
If you haven't seen the discussion it's here:
http://www.videosift.com/video/CNN-panel-discussion-slandering-atheists
After enough pressure was brought on CNN they relented and decided to interview Richard Dawkins:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Richard-Dawkins-on-Paula-Zahn-Now
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Exactly how does he slander "all religions"? Would you please point out where in the video he does this.
YUP! More of that Christian love I keep hearing so much about!
(Moderate Christians must cringe when someone like this pipes up)
nickreal03- I hope you realize that the way you phrased your two sentences sounds like you are saying; "Jesus should go to hell, because he saved my baby!". That's an odd stance for a Christian to take, but I admire your strong conviction and stand by you! Hear-hear, to hell with Jesus!!! Must be hard though to find a church that caters to your particular beliefs.
Erm... how exactly?
Where does he say ANYTHING against ANY religion? His ENTIRE post is about the mistreatment of Athiests, NOT anything to do with religion at all, but moreso against those that attack others who don't believe as they do.
(In regards to the CNN video):
These people are disgusting. The 'Pulitzer prize winner' is the most utterly disgusting. She says that people are free to do whatever they want but don't take prayer out of school or 'one nation under god' away from things? Where is the F*CKING logic in that? I mean really, how can she not see how that is just F*cked up... you puny little 'athiests' go about your thing, but don't dare stop us forcing prayer down your kid's throats or putting god everywhere they can...
Sick, sick people who give those who believe in a higher power but allow others to not believe without discrimination a very, very bad name.
I am a proud Athiest and always will be.
"In God We Trust" "One Nation Under God".....don't really see the seething obsession on the part of Atheists to erase a grand part of the United States tradition, history, and heritage.......every once in a while a dysfunctional freak, will file charges against some school district, and soon all can see, that the real issue is not getting the mention of god out of schools, or prayer, etc.....It's about the snotty, bitter little dweeb's own bullshit, whether it be a recent divorce, or he has been a shit all his life anyhow, now he has a pulpit.......
Look how fucked up Madeline Murray O'Hare was....her son...
Look how screwed the preacher's lives are that get busted for their bullshit, and how quick all are to blame god's inadequacy on his followers, or downplaying the atheist's
arguments, on the few whacked spokespersons.....
Perhaps this is why Jesus came down on the Pharaseeical practice of praying in public....."Go in yer closet to pray"....this means you atheists, as well, yer religion is just as insulting to the psychic space of your fellow humans.....
KEEP YOUR BELIEFS TO YOURSELVES-seems the best bet....after all, yer brain is yours alone, and the loneliness in there will be with you the rest of your life.......start screaming this or that from a mountain, and see how fast the rest of the monkies scream back foul.......or become followers, if that's your desire.......
Atheism is the same beast as the Born-Again Fundamentalist Pentacostal-Both are confused, self-deluded, and close to being burnt-out, on a very short, interesting, trip we call humanity......why don't ya'll get a fucking room!!!!????
So, all religions are simply untrue? In other words, Atheists are right and the vast majority of people on earth are wrong. While this video and the comments (both of this clip and the original CNN clip) point out the intolerance, bigotry, etc. in Christians, this argument shows atheists are guilty of the same thing.
Even so, not a bad point. Christians should put up their beliefs for inspection, especially when it comes to whether their actions match what they believe. Check out Matthew 5-7 as a great place to start. Unfortunately, it is all too easy to find those whose actions don't support their words/beliefs (in video clips, comments or other places).
yeah, real thoughtful christians.
1-How do you manage to face death if you don't believe in a afterlife?
2- Do you have any ''who i am, where i am'' kind of question in your life ?
3- Do you always wonder about the possibility than the philosophy of the church (or any human believer) was not necesseraly the one of god?
1) How does one face death with the belief that there is an afterlife? Does it make it OK that you are leaving your mortal self? Your time on Earth is ending regardless of what comes after. How have you spent your time? Have you led a life that you feel proud of? Having the opportunity to reflect upon those questions after death does not make death any easier. Believing that I will spend eternity in God's presence does not offer any more solace than believing that after having spent my life fighting for what I believe is right, I will have the opportunity to rest. Nothingness need not be viewed as fearsome.
2) I don't think I have any question in my life weighing more heavily on my mind. Self-exploration and attempting to discover as much as I can about the natural world and universe around me consume a large portion of my day. Philosophy is a good outlet for secular pursuit of such grand questions.
3) I feel that this question presupposes the existence of God and is too vague to provide a good answer to. But perhaps it is just my interpretation of the question that is vague. I will do my best to answer as succinctly as I can. Having been raised Roman Catholic, I spent a lot of time examining the philosophy of the church, but not in relation to God's will(even when I believed in God). It must be recognized that the church is primarily a social institution, created by man, for man. As such, it cannot accurately reflect the will of God, again presupposing God's existence. It will always reflect the will of man. Holy men's interpretations of God's will is inherently tainted simply as a result of being human.
I could talk for hours on these questions. Discussing spirituality, even as an atheist, brings me great inner peace. The reason I feel frightened by many Christians, particularly in America, these days is that they have politicized their religion. They have removed its spirituality and have taken to using it as justification for their agendas, which are frequently filled with a shocking amount of hate.