No you aren't an atheist. You are a theophobe. You don't have a belief in no god, you have a fundamentalist mindset and pronounce judgement upon all who don't share your opinion with such idiotic statements.sethzard said:Atheist
I believe that if you believe in god you are just clinging on to a naive hope. either that or they are thick
No, I have no fear of god, I believe that the idea of god is a redundant concept, if you want to believe in a being whose very concept is to be frank ridiculous then be my guest, but I will say what I think about theistscuddly_tomato said:No you aren't an atheist. You are a theophobe. You don't have a belief in no god, you have a fundamentalist mindset and pronounce judgement upon all who don't share your opinion with such idiotic statements.
A theophobe isn't necessarily scared of god, just as a homophobe isn't scared of gay people. A homophobe is just a bigoted prick. And you...sethzard said:No, I have no fear of god, I believe that the idea of god is a redundant concept, if you want to believe in a being whose very concept is to be frank ridiculous then be my guest, but I will say what I think about theistscuddly_tomato said:No you aren't an atheist. You are a theophobe. You don't have a belief in no god, you have a fundamentalist mindset and pronounce judgement upon all who don't share your opinion with such idiotic statements.
Yeah, ok dude. Good luck with the "Eightfold Path". You know, following "The Four Noble Truths" to the letter probably means you'll have to sell your computer and give up the internet. lawl. "Strongly considering"...lol. Namaste, Siddhārtha...lolololAries_Split said:Agnostic, although I am strongly considering converting to Buddhism.
On your way to sacrifice some goats and possibly chop off the head of a homosexual?ih8stuff3 said:Yeah, ok dude. Good luck with the "Eightfold Path". You know, following "The Four Noble Truths" to the letter probably means you'll have to sell your computer and give up the internet. lawl. "Strongly considering"...lol. Namaste, Siddhārtha...lolololAries_Split said:Agnostic, although I am strongly considering converting to Buddhism.
A theophobe is by definition scared of god. Phobia means irrational fear, and as I have said before I'm not scared of god, I just thing the idea of an all powerful super-being is ridiculous.cuddly_tomato said:A theophobe isn't necessarily scared of god, just as a homophobe isn't scared of gay people. A homophobe is just a bigoted prick. And you...![]()
Nope, because phobia can also mean hatred. Xenophobia, homophobia, Ephebiphobia etc. Expansive, all encompassing statements like "religious people are thick" are indicative of a theophobic/anti-theist/twat mindset.sethzard said:A theophobe is by definition scared of god. Phobia means irrational fear, and as I have said before I'm not scared of god, I just thing the idea of an all powerful super-being is ridiculous.cuddly_tomato said:A theophobe isn't necessarily scared of god, just as a homophobe isn't scared of gay people. A homophobe is just a bigoted prick. And you...![]()
Actually, I think Agnostics believe that it's impossible to know the truth. Atheists believe that there is no God.The Iron Ninja said:Uh... is it possible to have athiesm and agnosticism apart? They are not the same thing.
no some people may mean hatred, but the actual definition is an irrational fear of something.cuddly_tomato said:Nope, because phobia can also mean hatred. Xenophobia, homophobia, Ephebiphobia etc. Expansive, all encompassing statements like "religious people are thick" are indicative of a theophobic/anti-theist/twat mindset.
Thank you for expanding my point, not entirely sure what the "Actually" at the start was about, but still.Gimelbub said:Actually, I think Agnostics believe that it's impossible to know the truth. Atheists believe that there is no God.The Iron Ninja said:Uh... is it possible to have athiesm and agnosticism apart? They are not the same thing.
I didn't realise how old this was. I just found it today and didn't really read the poll that thouroughly. I misread your post too. I thought it said "Are they not the same thing?" instead of "They are not the same thing." The "Actually" is just an annoying habit of mine.The Iron Ninja said:Thank you for expanding my point, not entirely sure what the "Actually" at the start was about, but still.Gimelbub said:Actually, I think Agnostics believe that it's impossible to know the truth. Atheists believe that there is no God.The Iron Ninja said:Uh... is it possible to have athiesm and agnosticism apart? They are not the same thing.
Also, the post that you quoted was redundant, (not surprising, considering it was from September) as the poll has now been fixed (used to be "Atheist and Agnostic" instead of "non-religious")
Interesting that non-religious dominates followed by monotheistic. I'd hazard a guess that this roughly reflects the religious make-up of middle-class first-world English-speaking countries' populations between the ages of 15 and 30, with a bit of an over-representation from Australia.sidhe3141 said:roughly what is the religious composition of the Escapist community, how well does it reflect the general population, and why?