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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Logicbwoy: 2:23pm On Aug 02, 2012
zameen: Being an evangelist athiest aint wrong. so far they are not forcing atheism on anyone.

OFF TOPIC:
I'M COMPLETELY CONFUSED RIGHT NOW. I think I'm embracing agnostism.



Good!!!!

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Sunbellar: 2:26pm On Aug 02, 2012
binger: The fool says In his heart that there is No God! Are you a Fool? Eternal Damnation awaits Haters of Jehovah God!!
Tell them
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Enigma(m): 2:27pm On Aug 02, 2012
ebamma: what shocks me most is that this so called atheists spend all their time talking about God.



Hmmmm smiley

Compare below from here https://www.nairaland.com/445085/chalenge-huxleykay-17ogaga4luv-other-atheists/7#10836976

5. Does God exist? We know God exists because he pursues us. He is constantly initiating and seeking for us to come to him.

I was an atheist at one time. And like many atheists, the issue of people believing in God bothered me greatly. What is it about atheists that we would spend so much time, attention, and energy refuting something that we don't believe even exists?! What causes us to do that? When I was an atheist, I attributed my intentions as caring for those poor, delusional people...to help them realize their hope was completely ill-founded. To be honest, I also had another motive. As I challenged those who believed in God, I was deeply curious to see if they could convince me otherwise. Part of my quest was to become free from the question of God. If I could conclusively prove to believers that they were wrong, then the issue is off the table, and I would be free to go about my life.

I didn't realize that the reason the topic of God weighed so heavily on my mind, was because God was pressing the issue. I have come to find out that God wants to be known. He created us with the intention that we would know him. He has surrounded us with evidence of himself and he keeps the question of his existence squarely before us. It was as if I couldn't escape thinking about the possibility of God. In fact, the day I chose to acknowledge God's existence, my prayer began with, "Ok, you win..." It might be that the underlying reason atheists are bothered by people believing in God is because God is actively pursuing them.

I am not the only one who has experienced this. Malcolm Muggeridge, socialist and philosophical author, wrote, "I had a notion that somehow, besides questing, I was being pursued." C.S. Lewis said he remembered, "...night after night, feeling whenever my mind lifted even for a second from my work, the steady, unrelenting approach of Him whom I so earnestly desired not to meet. I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all of England."

Lewis went on to write a book titled, "Surprised by Joy" as a result of knowing God. I too had no expectations other than rightfully admitting God's existence. Yet over the following several months, I became amazed by his love for me.

smiley

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by ifihearam: 2:28pm On Aug 02, 2012
Atheism can therefore be defined as a congregation or amalgamation of FOOLS

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by buzugee(m): 2:30pm On Aug 02, 2012
Kay 17: ^^^
Despite being evangelical, doesn't qualify it as a religion.
you seem to be confused as to the meaning of religion. religion is a term that can be replaced with 'dedication'. anything you religiously devote your time to is your religion. 'sports' is a religion for some people. 'atheism' as practiced on this forum is a religion for some of you people because you are extremely dedicated and devoted to it. if you were not devoted to it you would not spend vast amounts of time being against God. that is a religion. a religion of 'anti-God'. a religion called 'atheism'

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Nobody: 2:36pm On Aug 02, 2012
buzugee: you seem to be confused as to the meaning of religion. religion is a term that can be replaced with 'dedication'. anything you religiously devote your time to is your religion. 'sports' is a religion for some people. 'atheism' as practiced on this forum is a religion for some of you people because you are extremely dedicated and devoted to it. if you were not devoted to it you would not spend vast amounts of time being against God. that is a religion. a religion of 'anti-God'. a religion called 'atheism'

Thank you!!

I've always said; atheism = religion on steroids.... grin

Those fools are just living in denial.. undecided

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by solgee(m): 2:37pm On Aug 02, 2012
binger: The fool says In his heart that there is No God! Are you a Fool? Eternal Damnation awaits Haters of Jehovah God!!
On point
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by solgee(m): 2:40pm On Aug 02, 2012
ifihearam: Atheism can therefore be defined as a congregation or amalgamation of FOOLS
hahahahahahahahahahaha...what a definition. You are too learned jorrrr
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Logicbwoy: 2:41pm On Aug 02, 2012
buzugee: you seem to be confused as to the meaning of religion. religion is a term that can be replaced with 'dedication'. anything you religiously devote your time to is your religion. 'sports' is a religion for some people. 'atheism' as practiced on this forum is a religion for some of you people because you are extremely dedicated and devoted to it. if you were not devoted to it you would not spend vast amounts of time being against God. that is a religion. a religion of 'anti-God'. a religion called 'atheism'


So, I think the act of dumping poo is a religion. The dedication and time you spend in the toilet from constipation caused by good weed and bad diet is a religion.

Buzugee, you have such a sh1tty religion
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by ArQueBusieR(m): 2:41pm On Aug 02, 2012
Why are most atheists Einsteins' in their own eyes?
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Logicbwoy: 2:42pm On Aug 02, 2012
shymmex:

Thank you!!

I've always said; atheism = religion on steroids.... grin

Those fools are just living in denial.. undecided


See this bigot. 64% of Japanese are fools. If you were made the ambassador to Japan, you would insult them? Call majority of them fools? Have you looked at your country?
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Logicbwoy: 2:43pm On Aug 02, 2012
ArQueBusieR: Why are most atheists Einsteins' in their own eyes?

Why are christians saved in their own eyes?


And who told you that atheists think that they are einsteins
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Logicbwoy: 2:44pm On Aug 02, 2012
ifihearam: Atheism can therefore be defined as a congregation or amalgamation of FOOLS

Such strong words. Would you call Japanese people fools? 64% of them are atheists.
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by buzugee(m): 2:46pm On Aug 02, 2012
shymmex:

Thank you!!

I've always said; atheism = religion on steroids.... grin

Those fools are just living in denial.. undecided
and they know it grin they are the proverbial ostrich that buries its head in the sand
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by buzugee(m): 2:49pm On Aug 02, 2012
Logicbwoy:


So, I think the act of dumping poo is a religion. The dedication and time you spend in the toilet from constipation caused by good weed and bad diet is a religion.

Buzugee, you have such a sh1tty religion
lets leave my gastronomic and peristaltic habits out of this, loco grin
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by ArQueBusieR(m): 2:49pm On Aug 02, 2012
Logicbwoy:

Why are christians saved in their own eyes?


And who told you that atheists think that they are einsteins
Christians are not saved in their own eyes. And a good few atheists are smart alecks. Fact.
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Enigma(m): 2:50pm On Aug 02, 2012
shymmex:

Thank you!!

I've always said; atheism = religion on steroids.... grin

[b]Those fools are just living in denia[/b]l.. undecided

buzugee: and they know it grin they are the proverbial ostrich that buries its head in the sand


^^^ Of course they know it ---- that is why many of them say atheism is "lack of belief" (as with dogs and their brother monkeys etc) instead of facing the fact that it is active disbelief. wink

And for those complaining that calling atheists fools is insulting some anonymous Japanese ----- hmmmmmm calling Nigerians, (identifiable Nigerians with whom you are trying to get in conversation) imbeciles, 'tools', brainwashed etc is praising what percentage of Nigerians exactly?

smiley
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Nobody: 2:51pm On Aug 02, 2012
ArQueBusieR: Why are most atheists Einsteins' in their own eyes?
Because its a well established fact that atheists are far far intelligent than religionists!
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Nobody: 2:54pm On Aug 02, 2012
Logicbwoy:


Have I offered any link to any atheist organisation? Have i promoted any atheist book?

All I do is tell people that atheists are not fools/devils and that religion has its problems. I'm quite content with agnostics and skeptics
So you believe in the existence of Devil?
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Enigma(m): 2:55pm On Aug 02, 2012
zameen:
Because its a well established fact that atheists are far far intelligent than religionists!

A fact well established by and for mumus? wink

cool
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by buzugee(m): 2:56pm On Aug 02, 2012
Enigma:




^^^ Of course they know it ---- that is why many of them say atheism is "lack of belief" (as with dogs and their brother monkeys etc) instead of facing the fact that it is active disbelief. wink

And for those complaining that calling atheists fools is insulting some anonymous Japanese ----- hmmmmmm calling Nigerians, (identifiable Nigerians with whom you are trying to get in conversation) imbeciles, 'tools', brainwashed etc is praising what percentage of Nigerians exactly?

smiley
yeah you know what they say about 'denial' ? it is a river in egypt grin
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Enigma(m): 2:57pm On Aug 02, 2012
^^^ You always come up with something new and fresh. grin
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by proudlyafrican(m): 2:58pm On Aug 02, 2012
binger: The fool says In his heart that there is No God! Are you a Fool? Eternal Damnation awaits Haters of Jehovah God!!
[b][/b]

I am very sure you are one of Jehovah's witnesses and from your post you are either a teenager or entering your adolescent age..Your parents gave birth to you as Jehovah`s witnesses and you followed up,not having the ability to search and question their beliefs in Jehovah God as you call him and be sure you are on the right path. It will surprise you to know that Atheist are people of sound mind and have control over there lives and activities as they do not live under the illusion and fear of a non existence hell fire or Armageddon neither are they foolish to believe because "my pastor say or the "the remnant of the anointed 144,000 that will go to heaven say".

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by plaetton: 2:58pm On Aug 02, 2012
Enigma: ^^^^ Atheism, the evangelical form of it, is the religion for and of fools. smiley

cool

So atheism is at last a religion?

Hurray! Hurray!

I see that you are able to make the connections between the two words,"religion" and Fools". Congrats!
You are so desperate to call atheists fools that the easiest way for you to prove so was to connect them to, or to make them appear as a bona fide religion.
Clever indeed. You are a clever attorney.
Is very interesting that you, at least, agree or imply that the two words "religion" and "fool" tend to go hand in hand.

Now that atheism is religion, I guess we might as well join the other horde of FOOLS engaging in this most foolish enterprise called religion. So now we are all fools.
If you can't beat them, you might as well join them, heh?

I hope you are not a religious person, otherwise, someone might also refer to you as a Big Fool.
God forbid.
grin

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Nobody: 2:59pm On Aug 02, 2012
Logicbwoy:


Have I offered any link to any atheist organisation? Have i promoted any atheist book?

All I do is tell people that atheists are not fools/devils and that religion has its problems. I'm quite content with agnostics and skeptics
I keep asking,what do you atheists stand to gain jumping from thread to thread?Muslims and Christains look up to God to reward us with paradise in hereafter.
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Enigma(m): 3:00pm On Aug 02, 2012
plaetton:

So atheism is at last a religion?

Hurray! Hurray!

I see that you are able to make the connections between the two words,"religion" and Fools". Congrats!
You are so desperate to call atheists fools that the easiest way for you to prove so was to connect them to, or to make them appear as a bona fide religion.
Clever indeed. You are a clever attorney.
Is very interesting that you, at least, agree or imply that the two words "religion" and "fool" tend to go hand in hand.

Now that atheism is religion, I guess we might as well join the other horde of FOOLS engaging in this most foolish enterprise called religion. So now we are all fools.
If you can't beat them, you might as well join them, heh?

I hope you are not a religious person, otherwise, someone might also refer to you as a Big Fool.
God forbid.
grin


^^^ I have ignored your idiocy for a considerable amount of time now as I see you as nothing more than an idiotic conspiracy theory nut. I don't waste much time with your ignorant and conspiracy lunacy type. smiley
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by plaetton: 3:02pm On Aug 02, 2012
1supremo: The problem of the atheist is not a disbelief in God, it is a belief in anything besides God, however ridiculous it is.
CHURCH OF THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER is strictly for atheists.

PS: '' The fool hath said in his heart, 'There is no God.''' PSALM 53vs1

Tell us what is ridiculous about the church of the flying spaghetti monster.

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by mkmyers45(m): 3:04pm On Aug 02, 2012
The Curse of the Front Page....

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by ArQueBusieR(m): 3:05pm On Aug 02, 2012
zameen:
Because its a well established fact that atheists are far far intelligent than religionists!
LMA0! Established by who? Zameen?! Hahahaha. . .what a dunce!

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Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by shineeye1: 3:07pm On Aug 02, 2012
Atheism and agnosticism is the pastime of fools who have neither known nor seen anything beyond the ordinary. They bury their heads in the sand. In the bliss of ignorance, seeing nothing, they revel in their foolish claim that nothing exists.
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by mkmyers45(m): 3:09pm On Aug 02, 2012
shine-eye:
Atheism and agnosticism is the pastime of fools who have neither known nor seen anything beyond the ordinary. They bury their heads in the sand. In the comfort of ignorance, seeing nothing, they revel in their foolish claim that nothing exists.

hello? and religion is pasttime for educated ones?

@Bolded

Are you on steroids?
Re: The Internet Has Become A Church For Atheists by Enigma(m): 3:09pm On Aug 02, 2012
1supremo: The problem of the atheist is not a disbelief in God, it is a belief in anything besides God, however ridiculous it is.
CHURCH OF THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER is strictly for atheists.

PS: '' The fool hath said in his heart, 'There is no God.''' PSALM 53vs1


Don't mind the mumus!

As for their flying spaghetti monster etc, see for example https://www.nairaland.com/298119/30-keys-being-effective-atheist/1#9474441

[b]I find that many atheists not only lack knowledge of Christian theology and the contents and contexts of the Bible but lack a basic understanding of natural theology / general revelation, which seeks to infer the cause of the universe from nature (nature not meaning biosphere alone but the universe as a whole).

Take a lack of knowledge of natural theology / general revelation - add to it a lack knowledge of Christian theology and the contents of the Bible - mix that with a typically early age rejection of Christianity - blend it with the early, Sunday School, age understanding of theology - and finally bake it in the presuppositional oven of self-professed erudition and what do we end up with?


We end up with atheists seriously arguing that the concept of God as postulated by Christian theology is on a par with postulating the existence of imaginary friends, fairies, celestial teapots, sky daddies or Flying Spaghetti Monster and Invisible Pink Unicorns.[/b]

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