The child molesting priest a vivid example, and a stereotype. As an atheist, it bugs me when other atheists - or people in general - make ignorant remarks like that. That said, you're doing the same thing right back. Vivid example, followed by a stereotype. Wash, rinse, repeat.chrisdibs said:have you ever been personally attacked by a baby raping priest? I'm willing to bet the answer is no. an for that matter i'm willing to bet that very few people ever have been; most christians are as mild mannered and accepting as anyone else you'll ever meet. the most dogmatic asshole i ever met was an atheist and i have never met a christian who is belligerent on the matter and it seems from my perspective (coming from a school so christian it actually has a large christian association and so anti-religious that a teacher nearly got sacked for making us pray in school) that the atheists are worse than the theists by far because they're so fucking smug about it, so stubborn and so closed minded. how about we all just try to get along and accept that no one will ever know (in the correct technical definition) and that pretending to know is the most stupid and ignorant thing ever?The Volume said:I'll stop attacking baby raping priest's about their religion when they stop attacking me for not having one.
also, most religious people aren't catholic priests, and most catholic priests don't rape little children so you tone is utterly uncalled for.
And, please, let's not make comments about the correct definition of "knowing," or we might as well all turn to solipsism. There's no point saying "you don't know it didn't go down this way," when an alternative theory is better established and yours stops at "you don't know." Please, prove me wrong and prove that a god does exist. Otherwise, saying "you don't know" is of no use to anyone.
You enjoy twisting words, don't you? I address "practical" a paragraph up in this post.GenHellspawn said:But what is practical? If it is an idea that promotes your survival as an entity, then practical is merely the belief that it is better to be alive than dead.ThrobbingEgo said:These "what if" scenarios are neither practical nor convincing.