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This lens is not complete. Not by a long shot. Religion doesn't get off that easily!
If you are reading this and you are an atheist, you need to send this page to your friends. Send people to this page and make them watch some of the videos.
If their belief is strong enough they will welcome the task.
Hold on to your faith! It's going to be a bumpy ride!
Why am I making this lens?
"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." - Psalms 14:1
Religious people think less of me for being an Atheist. To them I am extremely flawed and on some level stupid for not realising the obvious truth that they realise.In short, they think less of me for my beliefs.
And I think less of them for their beliefs too.
Does this offend you? It shouldn't. If it does then you're missing the point. I also think less of people who eat meat. I am a vegetarian and I think less of people who aren't.
That's the beauty of an opinion.
I have mine, you have yours. If you don't like mine you are free to click away from this lens right now.
Despite what many people think, religion - like any other system of belief - does not automatically deserve respect. If you think it does then you are being incredibly arrogant.
Conversational Intolerance
(In case you're wondering, that is an ACTUAL photo of Zeus. He is such a poser!)
If you met a man who said to you proudly "I believe in The Big and I pray to him every night so that my family will be safe, and food will be on my table, and I thank him for both. Zeus is my Saviour." what would you think?Would you say "Oh wow. How is that working out for you?"
Would you say "You are a man of faith. How honorable!"
Would you say "You are right to pray to Zeus! Not to do so would mean you are not a good citizen of this country..."
Or would you laugh? In his face or in secret. And later share a joke with your friends about how you met a man who actually believed in such ridiculous things?
What if the man (yes, an adult) told you he believed in Santa Claus? Or fairies? Or unicorns? Or mermaids?
Would you laugh then? Would you think his beliefs were ridiculous then?
Why?
If you are a religious person and you can make a case for why you don't believe in fairies or mermaids or Zeus, you have just successfully made the case for why I don't believe in your God too.
So I treat religious belief with the same conversational intolerance as I would if the person just told me they were once abducted by aliens.
Essential Video 1: "What if you're wrong about not believing in God?"
This is a question I'm sure you have been asked before by religious people. As if the consequences of not buying into their Judeo-Christian God is as good as just walking up to Satan and telling him you love him. Or selling your soul on ebay.
Richard Dawkins gives an answer that you should say to anyone who asks you this question.
Laugh at the question first though. It'll make you feel better :-)
Richard Dawkins gives an answer that you should say to anyone who asks you this question.
Laugh at the question first though. It'll make you feel better :-)
Funny Video 1: Churches don't pay taxes, so...
Nice short video with a nice little laugh.
Even though it's funny, the point is still made well.
Even though it's funny, the point is still made well.
Parish Is Burning
Bill Maher gets politically incorrect about the Alabama church burnings.
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Funny Video 2: The Flying Spaghetti Monster SIGHTING
Here you have it. The famous Flying Spaghetti Monster from popular atheist argument has been sighted.
See the amateur shots of him on top of a building.
Very cool :-)
See the amateur shots of him on top of a building.
Very cool :-)
Essential Video 2: Atheists Are Bad People?
Did you know some people who believe in god do not know that the word Atheist means godless (or, rather, a theist, meaning no god)?
It does not mean that you worship satan. It does not mean you have no morals. It does not mean you hate religions. It just means you don't believe in a god.
And it certainly doesn't mean you're a bad person. This video should be interesting to you :-)
The stats shown in this powerful video do show Atheists as "better" people than Christians. Watch it and find out for yourself. Prison numbers, divorce statistics, etc.
Teller (of Penn & Teller) said about this video, "If a god existed, this video would make him wish he were dead."
It does not mean that you worship satan. It does not mean you have no morals. It does not mean you hate religions. It just means you don't believe in a god.
And it certainly doesn't mean you're a bad person. This video should be interesting to you :-)
The stats shown in this powerful video do show Atheists as "better" people than Christians. Watch it and find out for yourself. Prison numbers, divorce statistics, etc.
Teller (of Penn & Teller) said about this video, "If a god existed, this video would make him wish he were dead."
Atheist
Atheists aren't that bad. This is NOT an argument for atheism... It's a defense of atheists. This video received the award for "Excellence in Humanist Communications" from the Harvard University Humanist Chaplaincy. James Randi said this video was "very cool!" Michael Shermer said it was "very impressive." Penn & Teller said, "If a god existed, this video would make him wish he were dead." Dan Barker (author of "Losing Faith in Faith") said it was "very creative and powerful" and that it "makes a GREAT point!" Greg Epstein (the Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University) said "it's a wonderful video!" Stephen Ulh (author of "Imagine No Superstition") said that this video was "just wonderful for the cause of atheism." David Mills (author of "Atheist Universe") said "I am absolutely addicted to watching this fabulous video, which has almost instantly become a legend in the freethought community. Zak has created the most intellectually and emotionally powerful multimedia presentation I've ever seen endorsing the atheist position. This is a proud moment for all rational-minded people. Atheist books can have wide-reaching influence, but I strongly suspect that Zak's video will influence a much larger audience than any atheist book ever published. The first few times I watched this video, I literally had tears in my eyes by the end. The artistic talent and technical skills required to write and produce this video -- as well as its core message -- have made Zachary Kroger my newest freethought hero. I'm not surprised at the HUGE reaction Zak's video has generated." This video (among others) was also mentioned in the November 4th New York Times article "God and Man on YouTube." Nobelief.com said this was "the best video of 2006." NOTE- It has been brought to my attention that Mark Twain, and Susan B. Anthony are not atheists. I looked into it, and my original sources were wrong. Sorry. You can download the song used in this video at http://thegodmovie.com/cd/IsThisTheRealThing.mp3 Lastly, I am pleased to see how much debate this video has sparked, and I encourage everyone that wants to, to join in. HOWEVER, spamming will not be tolerated. Nor will racist, sexist, or other mean comments. Such behavior is not conducive to good conversations, and users who do not act accordingly will be blocked. If you want to insult people, go somewhere else.
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Essential Video 3: Chromosone #2
God made all the fossils just to tease us, and he fused two of our chromosomes together just to give the evolutionists extra facts to back up the 'Common Ancestor'.
All to test faith, no doubt...
This is a short video about the genome of the Chimpanzee.
You need to see this.
All to test faith, no doubt...
This is a short video about the genome of the Chimpanzee.
You need to see this.
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Essential 4: Pascal's Wager (God is a safe bet)
I thank the guy in the video for letting me use this video clip...
There is an argument that I have heard a few people use to justify their belief in their (Christian) God. And it is a stupid argument. The Christians who have said this argument to me say this:"If you believe in God and you're wrong, when you die you have lost nothing. If you don't believe in God and you're right, you have gained everything. So it makes sense to believe in God because of how much is at stake!"
Why is this a stupid argument? Because it is a wager. It is having a belief in God the same way you wear a seatbelt.
The common name for this argument is Pascal's Wager, because Pascal wrote about it first (that's the sketch of him right there).
The problem is not just that it's a "bet". Believe or not believe. The problem is also the pie chart you can see in this video.
So don't be fooled by this argument. It is not a valid reason to believe in God, nor any particular God, and does nothing to prove the existence of a God. Just that the person using the argument is scared. Scared of death, scared that this life is not enough, and scared that their loved ones just disappear when they die.
To All Christians on YouTube
My Response to Firefly515's "To All Atheists" video.
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Essential Video 5: "The world is only 6000 years old"
This is something you may not have thought of before.There are numerous ways, through carbon dating and rock layers as an example, that we can prove the Earth is older than 6000 years.
One way which you may not have thought of is by using the rings in a tree trunk.
You know if you cut down a tree you can see the rings? Can you remember what you were told as a kid? One ring = One year. You know this from when you were a kid, right? Well it's true.
So is there a tree that has more than 6000 rings?
No. But if you get the right ones overlapping, you'll soon see how it's easy to arrive at at least 11,300 years...
So what do the Young Earth Creationists say about this evidence?
"When the interpretation of scientific data contradicts the true history of the world as revealed in the Bible, then it's the interpretation of the data that is at fault."
Basically, they are putting their fingers in their ears and singing 'La La La La La La La La La La'. If scientific data does not support their conclusions... they ignore the data.
Great.
Check out the video and decide for yourself.
Why Young Earth Creationists are WRONG, Part I
Here I show using simple observable evidence that the earth is not 6000 years old. To believe the lies of young earth creationists one needs to ignore independent evidence from astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, and biology. In my next video I will discuss radiometric dating, including its caveats, and show how it proves the earth is billions of years old, exactly what evolution predicts. Creationists love to cite examples of "false" rings as evidence that tree ring dating is flawed. First, false rings can be identified by two methods: alignment of multiple samples to show the ring is false; and ring density analysis to show the ring formed mid season. Second, false rings are extremely rare in bristlecone pines. The one example creationists love to cite is a publication where a scientist grew bristlecone seedlings in a climate controlled room and FORCED them to produce up to 4 false rings a year. They know, as anyone who reads this article does, that these were false rings produced under artificial conditions, yet they LIE and claim it proves bristlecones in the wild are riddled with false rings. Finally, frost rings formed during years of intense volcanic eruptions line up with the recorded years of those eruptions, indicating there are no false rings in the consensus. Some species are more susceptible to false rings. Others are not sensitive enough to climate change to produce the variable rings required for crossdating. Creationists cite these species as examples of why tree ring science is flawed. Scientists know this. It was scientists who discovered these flaws. You know, the people who actually do the research. These species are NOT used to make long series chronologies. References: Creationist quote - http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/docs/tree_ring.asp Marker Rings and Volcanic Eruptions - Lamarche V.c. and Hirschboeck K.K. Frost rings in trees as records of major volcanic eruptions. (1984) Nature 307, 121-126 Accuracy of Bristlecone rings - LaMarche, V.C., Jr. and Harlan, T.P. 1973. Accuracy of tree ring dating of bristlecone pine for calibration of the radiocarbon time scale. J.Geophysical Res. 78(36): 8849-8858. and Dr. Charles Ferguson 1968 To download this video go to: http://www.mediafire.com/?dwzc2mkhh1m If you wish to translate this video you can download the PowerPoint file from: http://www.mediafire.com/?mmdhamkditn Learn the facts, spread the truth, and most importantly, Think About It.
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Essential Video 6: But where do Atheist morals come from?!
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for a reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed" - Albert Einstein
Some people think that they get their morals from their religion. And that if you don't have a religion then you are an inherently immoral person.
So is this true?
Well as nice as it may sound for some folk, we do not get our morals from religion.
You know how the Bible talks about slavery? And even Jesus talks of slavery and doesn't denounce it? And how you are allowed to beat your slave as much as you like as long as you don't knock out his eyes or his teeth. Because then you'd have to let him go. Don't think the New Testament endorses slavery?
"Bid slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect; they are not to be refractory, not to pilfer, but to show entire and true fidelity" (Titus 2:9)
We have moved on since then. In the American Civil War the Bible was used as an authoritative justification of slavery. We have moved on since slavery and most people will tell you that slavery is atrocious.
Do we look to the behaviour in the Bible as a moral standard to live by? Of course we don't. We are choosing which parts of the texts we live by and which we don't. As WE advance, and as OUR morals evolve.
Funny how we ignore the parts about stoning people to death, but still refer to it as "The Good Book" :-)
Basically, we're cherry picking.
And what moral standards are we basing our cherry picking upon? Certainly not morality from the God in the book. We are using our own sense of morality.
As Richard Dawkins has written, (in 'The God Delusion') the God of the Old Testament is ""arguably the most unpleasant character in all of fiction. Jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic-cleanser; a misogynistic homophobic racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, and megalomaniacal." And the New Testament is just as bad. And no, this is none of that "out of context" junk.
We pick and choose which parts of the Bible we see as "moral".
So what we're actually doing is not looking to religion to see what is moral, we are using our own morals to define what is religious.
And therein lies the joke.
I am including the following video for you to see one simple point. If you could stop all that you see in this video, would you?
Watch until the end then try and tell me that we get our morals from God. You would be willing to do something. I know you would.
Some people think that they get their morals from their religion. And that if you don't have a religion then you are an inherently immoral person.
So is this true?
Well as nice as it may sound for some folk, we do not get our morals from religion.
You know how the Bible talks about slavery? And even Jesus talks of slavery and doesn't denounce it? And how you are allowed to beat your slave as much as you like as long as you don't knock out his eyes or his teeth. Because then you'd have to let him go. Don't think the New Testament endorses slavery?"Bid slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect; they are not to be refractory, not to pilfer, but to show entire and true fidelity" (Titus 2:9)
We have moved on since then. In the American Civil War the Bible was used as an authoritative justification of slavery. We have moved on since slavery and most people will tell you that slavery is atrocious.
Do we look to the behaviour in the Bible as a moral standard to live by? Of course we don't. We are choosing which parts of the texts we live by and which we don't. As WE advance, and as OUR morals evolve.
Funny how we ignore the parts about stoning people to death, but still refer to it as "The Good Book" :-)
Basically, we're cherry picking.
And what moral standards are we basing our cherry picking upon? Certainly not morality from the God in the book. We are using our own sense of morality.
As Richard Dawkins has written, (in 'The God Delusion') the God of the Old Testament is ""arguably the most unpleasant character in all of fiction. Jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic-cleanser; a misogynistic homophobic racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, and megalomaniacal." And the New Testament is just as bad. And no, this is none of that "out of context" junk.We pick and choose which parts of the Bible we see as "moral".
So what we're actually doing is not looking to religion to see what is moral, we are using our own morals to define what is religious.
And therein lies the joke.
I am including the following video for you to see one simple point. If you could stop all that you see in this video, would you?
Watch until the end then try and tell me that we get our morals from God. You would be willing to do something. I know you would.
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What is Jesus without the miracles?
Fantastic video.
What is Jesus if you don't believe the miracles?
What is Jesus if you don't believe the miracles?
10 Signs You're A Christian Going Mad.....
- 10. You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
- 9. You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.
- 8. You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God.
- 7. Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees!
- 6. You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.
- 5. You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.
- 4. You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."
- 3. While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.
- 2. You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.
- 1. You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.
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- Chadrew Chadrew Jun 7, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
- ...the world is 6,000 years old. Oops, I seem to have run into the 1,000 characters limit. Just a bit more to add:
In the 2,000 years science has given humanity a longer life span, medicine, warm and comfortable homes, instant connections between all the parts of the world, mass transit, and so on. If it weren't for science we'd still be living in caves and die at 40. Scientific method is humanity's greatest achievement.
What have religions given humanity? Wars and absurd conflicts. Are we any closer to salvation than we were 2,000 years ago? I'd think we should be, with the Christian Church working so hard to save us all! Not to mention other religions and ridiculous confrontations along the lines of "MY IMAGINARY FRIEND (GOD) IS REAL WHILE YOURS IS NOT! DIE, INFIDEL!".
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- Chadrew Chadrew Jun 7, 2009 @ 11:13 pm
- Very nice lens. I'm an atheist myself, and I think that religion is directly responsible for a large number of wars and other evils of the world, while it does NOT provide anything good for the humanity.
Morale is not tied to the religion, and an extremely simple comparison can show you that. US has 3% to 9% percent of atheist in their population. Sweden has 46%-85% atheist of their population. You would think US should have less crime since most of them are good, god-fearing and god-loving people. Ha! Sweden actually has a much lower crime rate despite most of them being "evil" and "no morale" atheists.
Don't even make me start on so-called "intelligent design" proponents. While I usually do not look down on people due to their faith (in other worlds, believing in something that has no basis in evidence, just because their parents taught them so) I do find creationism absurd and nonsensical and I think it's appalling what they're doing to US schools introducing theories that the...
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- Deadly Furby Deadly Furby May 31, 2009 @ 1:47 pm
- RE: adventuresinautism post stating "A proven scientific study about prayer: hospital patients who were prayed for without their knowledge recovered faster and by a much higher percentage than the control group of patients not prayed for. I can provide these studies if you are interested."
No need to post YOUR studies. Here's the link to the New York TImes article stating "Prayers offered by strangers had no effect on the recovery of people who were undergoing heart surgery, a large and long-awaited study has found.
And patients who knew they were being prayed for had a higher rate of post-operative complications like abnormal heart rhythms, perhaps because of the expectations the prayers created, the researchers suggested. "
LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/health/31pray.html?_r=1
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- Heather426 Heather426 Mar 20, 2009 @ 4:37 pm
- I love this lens, even though I do consider myself deist, but not theist...as in, I think there was something that created the first spark, but I don't think God is involved in our every thought work and deed...and it is really Religion that I dislike...as much as I dislike any institutionalized control mechanism. I have an athiest son, and his values are "nicer" than many Christians I have met. He is honest,kind, and would never harm a living thing...and would never try to convert you to his non-religion like so many religious people do..and certainly would not kill you for non-belief! ( a truly non charitable non loving act) so there goes the theory that only belief in God keeps you good.
Also, the bible worshippers seem to forget that it was originally written in Aramaic and translated over and over into other languages. After all that , there is no literal "word of God" left.
I say the Bible is more a game of gossip where the beginning and end have very little in common. 5*****
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- spirituality spirituality Dec 23, 2008 @ 10:06 am
- Great collection of video's from an atheistic perspective. Doesn't really cover my version of religion, but that's alright. I get a bit fed up with people who believe citing the Bible means the conversation is over too sometimes...
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- adventuresinautism adventuresinautism Dec 10, 2008 @ 10:38 pm
- I DON'T think less of you because you are an Atheist. You are completely entitled to your opinion. People can disagree without thinking less of one another. I should hope you would extend the same courtesy to me.
You want concrete proof that God exists, but there is no way to prove or disprove the existence of God in the physical world.
So many mysteries of the universe that have yet to be understood, I think we would be remiss to ignore the idea there could be a force greater than humanity.
some thoughts to ponder:
Who lit the fuse to start the big bang in that theory? For every effect there has to be a cause. It's a basic law of physics
A proven scientific study about prayer: hospital patients who were prayed for without their knowledge recovered faster and by a much higher percentage than the control group of patients not prayed for. I can provide these studies if you are interested.
Of course this is my opinion...
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- Kylyssa Kylyssa Dec 3, 2008 @ 3:52 pm
- Excellent lens. I've given it five stars and lensrolled it at http://www.squidoo.com/Atheist-Issues
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- Ener-G Ener-G Nov 8, 2008 @ 9:17 am
- An interesting thought to ponder is about what happens to the brain with a strong religious belief. There are studies showing that if you believe something will bring you pleasure, your brain will start secreting the pleasure chemicals, even before you interact with that "something." So I wonder what chemicals are being secreted with the seriously religious? The chemistry of addiction?
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- GabryelandKarilyn GabryelandKarilyn Sep 24, 2008 @ 4:36 pm
- Well written lens! I don't believe in my case it has been about religion anymore, but about a genuine relationship with God through His son Yeshua (Jesus). Many atheists are now followers of Jesus, and you could be next :). All the love in Jesus and tons of blessings to you. Don't forget to check this lens: http://www.squidoo.com/unatheism
Karilyn Arias
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- futurmajic futurmajic Jul 4, 2008 @ 2:30 pm
- Before anyone says they believe or do not believe in god, first god must be defined by that person. I would venture to say most atheists believe in something that could be labeled as god. That said all of the religions that I am aware of are an overall negative to the believers and religion itself is highly negative for the world. I have long said even if there was a true religion, it would be like trying to win the lottery to pick it.
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- SivartM SivartM Apr 21, 2008 @ 9:51 am
- Well, if point number 1 is supposed to mean that you know more about the Bible than me, I find that hard to believe, since I know that God didn't kill "all the babies in Egypt" and that God didn't tell anyone to kill all the women, children and trees. Your lens is written well, but it does contain several fallacies and some misniformation and it doesn't seem to be a very objective look at religion since you seem to start out with the very intent of disproving it.
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- Hoogle Hoogle Apr 7, 2008 @ 9:59 pm
- Just a couple of short comments -
The Bible does not say that the earth is only 6,000 years old. Please...if you are going to make statements, make them accurately.
Man as we know him today is approximately 6,000 years old. There were beings before 6,000 years ago, no one who is a Bible scholar will argue with you on that one.
Second, an atheist is one with Satan. There is no neutral ground, even the Lord said, paraphrasing, "you are for Me or against Me".
It is so worldly to say something like, "you have your opinion and I have mine", but Biblically speaking, we who believe are slaves of Christ with no "rights" while those who do not believe are dead already in the eyes of God.
God has a plan and is using man to carry out His plan. Obviously, if you have no heart for God, you are not in His plan. Your destination is spelled out in the Bible, it begins with Hades and ends in the lake of fire with Satan when the Lord carries out the judgment seat for the unbelievers.
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- Arend-Jan Arend-Jan Apr 7, 2008 @ 3:49 am
- Hurray for a religion-free world! Earned you a place on my lensroll for my two lenses about roughly the same topic. superstition intelligent design
Seems like there's a bit of a scammbuster in all of us ;)
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- mulberry mulberry Mar 7, 2008 @ 6:02 am
- I am not convinced there is no "god" or whatever, but I agree with much of what you say. For me however, it is more an issue of organized religion: the misinterpretation, misuse, bigotry, so on and so forth. One religion is as ridiculous as the next for me, but I can respect those who believe as long as their belief in love and acceptance extends to all, not just those who hold their same beliefs. (I am probably making NO sense at this time of day)Great lens.
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- MarkMBravura MarkMBravura Jan 25, 2008 @ 11:39 pm
- HA! Great lens- 5 *! I AM a heretic Believer; have been railroaded/blacklisted from the "conventional" Church.
The presentation of your lens is as refreshing as it is challenging. Highest Kudos!
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- tmackarney tmackarney Jan 25, 2008 @ 5:12 pm
- The strange thing about religion is the concept of belief. I don't believe in the god of the bible but it's not because I choose not to believe. Belief is not a switch to turn on and off. I read the bible, I found inconsistency. I went to church, it didn't feel right. I've talked to God, He/She didn't answer. So I don't believe because it makes sense to me. But it was never a decision on my part to believe or not - it just happened.
I have hope that there is a life after this. I have hope that peoples lives have meaning. I think that if your journey ends when you die then existence of the human race is pointless. So I will always have hope, but I will never believe until God/gods/supreme being makes me.
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- surfsusan surfsusan Jan 25, 2008 @ 2:23 am
- Cool lens. When I visit The Rep. of Ireland and say I am an atheist, I am asked: a Catholic or Protestant atheist? When I first got the question I didn't believe what I heard. Being from Denmark I am problably a Norse atheist - LOL.
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- daoine daoine Dec 10, 2007 @ 12:06 am
- This is one of my favourite lenses. Every now and then I have to visit for a dose of sanity!
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- Alban Alban Sep 10, 2007 @ 1:21 pm
- I think one has to loose everything, or better give everything away, in order to find God. That certainly includes religion, which in many cases takes on a form of blatant denial of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. But that is what the human condition is.
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- Aug 16, 2007 @ 2:27 am
- Why do you spend so much time and energy disproving something that you don't believe exists?
Are you looking for that rock solid proof that will finally put an end to the question of God? Or do you continue on hoping to find something that will prove yourself wrong?
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- wahlee wahlee Aug 16, 2007 @ 1:52 am
- Religion Misunderstood can be very detrimental to our health.Interesting how many millions partake.I wonder I wander I say what is there, is there something?I get into the groove with some non emotional type music.You can seem to get a transcendance.
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- Waterwalker_Publishing Waterwalker_Publishing Jun 4, 2007 @ 12:55 pm
- You've heard what others have to say about the Bible. Now it's time to read it for yourself. Haven't got one? THIS is the place to go.
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- Forgiven Forgiven Jun 1, 2007 @ 1:25 pm
- Hello again Lewis.
I made that lens we discussed a while back. I already lensrolled yours, if you want to return the lensroll I will be grateful.
Thanks man,
Scott
http://www.squidoo.com/unatheism
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- torah-thoughts torah-thoughts May 31, 2007 @ 6:05 pm
- I have been writing long responses to Mr. Smiles atheist lenses. You can read them here - http://www.squidoo.com/a-response-to-an-atheist/. If you care about the issue, you'll read it AND THINK ABOUT IT. If you don't, you won't. The choice is yours.
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- N376 N376 May 26, 2007 @ 10:58 am
- "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."
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- Tone Tone May 24, 2007 @ 5:41 am
- Fantastic - not fanatical!
I wish you well brother!
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- Forgiven Forgiven May 17, 2007 @ 11:54 pm
- Cool lens. I just got started on mine but it will be a while before I can get to it. Lotsa irons on the fire! Best wishes to you bro!
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