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I once wanted to become an atheist

Invader_Wishfire

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Report this Aug. 01 2011, 11:07 pm

I once wanted to become a christian, but I gave up - they have no morals.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 12:42 am

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>I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays.

Really? Here we have ANZAC Day and Waitangi Day, neither of which are religious festivals. And there is of course Queen's Birthday, Labour Day, New Year's Day and New Year's Eve. Every one of those is completely secular.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 1:14 am

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 7:34 am

There are many differences between Christian holidays (or other religious holidays) and absolutely no holidays at all. OtakuJo listed a few of them, and there are many more. Also, there are hundreds of unofficial holidays, such as Pizza Day, National Flashlight Day, and Umbrella Day. Not to mention more food-related holidays, such as National Waffle Day, National Iced Tea Month, and National Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day. And, you can't forget National Moldy Cheese Day. And Kitchen Klutzes of America Day.

Summary: There is more to a holiday than religion. There's also food.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 5:00 pm

Quote: Invader_Wishfire @ Aug. 02 2011, 1:14 am

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 5:46 pm

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FleetAdmiral_BamBam

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 6:26 pm

I don't have enough faith to be an athiest.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 6:49 pm

^^ Self-contradictory statement.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 6:54 pm

Quote: Invader_Wishfire @ Aug. 02 2011, 6:49 pm

>^^ Self-contradictory statement.

Nope - takes a lot less faith to believe that God created everything that everything just happened so perfectly.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 6:59 pm

Quote: FleetAdmiral_BamBam @ Aug. 02 2011, 6:54 pm

Quote: Invader_Wishfire @ Aug. 02 2011, 6:49 pm

>^^ Self-contradictory statement.

Nope - takes a lot less faith to believe that God created everything that everything just happened so perfectly.

The fact that the only people who believe that anything "happened so perfectly" are those that believe in a god-created existence proves that your statement is self-contradictory.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 8:13 pm

Quote: Invader_Wishfire @ Aug. 02 2011, 6:59 pm

Quote: FleetAdmiral_BamBam @ Aug. 02 2011, 6:54 pm

Quote: Invader_Wishfire @ Aug. 02 2011, 6:49 pm

>^^ Self-contradictory statement.

Nope - takes a lot less faith to believe that God created everything that everything just happened so perfectly.

The fact that the only people who believe that anything "happened so perfectly" are those that believe in a god-created existence proves that your statement is self-contradictory.

You have incredible faith in that this universe happened in such a way that life exists. It's quite amazing.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 8:49 pm

Quote: Invader_Wishfire @ Aug. 02 2011, 5:46 pm

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Quote: Invader_Wishfire @ Aug. 02 2011, 1:14 am

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Ach. My compy can't even parse those characters. Stupid compy.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 8:52 pm

I was once a theist. But I got better.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 9:11 pm

Quote: FleetAdmiral_BamBam @ Aug. 02 2011, 8:13 pm

Quote: Invader_Wishfire @ Aug. 02 2011, 6:59 pm

Quote: FleetAdmiral_BamBam @ Aug. 02 2011, 6:54 pm

Quote: Invader_Wishfire @ Aug. 02 2011, 6:49 pm

>^^ Self-contradictory statement.

Nope - takes a lot less faith to believe that God created everything that everything just happened so perfectly.

The fact that the only people who believe that anything "happened so perfectly" are those that believe in a god-created existence proves that your statement is self-contradictory.

You have incredible faith in that this universe happened in such a way that life exists. It's quite amazing.

I'm quite certain that recognition of the observable doesn't qualify as faith. Either way, you haven't provided an argument.

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Report this Aug. 02 2011, 11:00 pm

I once thought about becoming Agnostic, but then I wasn't sure.

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