Atheist Christmas!

#1 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 01:39 PM

YouTube - Atheist sign sparks controversy - story by Carolee Salerno

eDgE oF iNsAnItY · 12-09-2007, 02:08 PM

Silly atheists!

12-09-2007, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by eDgE oF iNsAnItY

Silly atheists!

hahahahaha its so funny though.
truly

NachtEngel · 12-09-2007, 02:23 PM

Sorry, but putting up signs like that on a religious holiday is going just as low as the people that try to shove religion down others throats. Also, who has the time to waste on something so pointless? Putting up anti-religion signs is not going to do anything to benefit people or get a message across. The only thing this will accomplish is making a few more people in the world angry. This is going to do nothing but give the fanatics more reasons to act crazy and start preaching all over the place. I don't see this as being productive at all.

eDgE oF iNsAnItY · 12-09-2007, 02:27 PM

Actually, the message, I think, is quite clear. With no religion, there would be less fighting and less war in the world...

RATSOADM · 12-09-2007, 02:41 PM

I do believe in a higher power...but that force has nothing to do with religions!

NachtEngel · 12-09-2007, 02:41 PM

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Actually, the message, I think, is quite clear. With no religion, there would be less fighting and less war in the world...

Well, I like the world to be somewhat interesting. I don't want to live in a world full of giant smiley faces, flowers, and fluffy bunnies. Without some bad the good becomes boring and scary.

eDgE oF iNsAnItY · 12-09-2007, 02:45 PM

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Well, I like the world to be somewhat interesting. I don't want to live in a world full of giant smiley faces, flowers, and fluffy bunnies. Without some bad the good becomes boring and scary.

True... I'm just saying that the message was pretty clear, though... Not that you said it wasn't clear, just that it wouldn't really get the message across... but, they've got to do their small part, I guess....

NachtEngel · 12-09-2007, 02:55 PM

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True... I'm just saying that the message was pretty clear, though... Not that you said it wasn't clear, just that it wouldn't really get the message across... but, they've got to do their small part, I guess....

The message was clear but could also be argued to a point. Religion is not the cause of violent actions but it is the people behind it. You could get rid of religion but is that going to stop people from thinking? Someone will come to the conclusion they need to kill for a supreme being at some point. You may prevent some wars without religion but some people will still kill for what they believe. Saying imagine the world without religion and using this picture would be like saying imagine a world without video games in a picture of a school that got shot up. The blame is on the individuals not religion or video games. These may have helped give someone an idea but they are responsible for their action. The religion itself does not force people to kill. Religion is simply a belief that some people take to far.

eDgE oF iNsAnItY · 12-09-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by NachtEngel

The message was clear but could also be argued to a point. Religion is not the cause of violent actions but it is the people behind it. You could get rid of religion but is that going to stop people from thinking? Someone will come to the conclusion they need to kill for a supreme being at some point. You may prevent some wars without religion but some people will still kill for what they believe. Saying imagine the world without religion and using this picture would be like saying imagine a world without video games in a picture of a school that got shot up. The blame is on the individuals not religion or video games. These may have helped give someone an idea but they are responsible for their action. The religion itself does not force people to kill. Religion is simply a belief that some people take to far.

Oh, I agree with you. Let me make it clear that I don't believe athiests that say that religion is the cause of all the evil in the world. Like you said, some people do some crazy stuff in the name of religion, but if it wasn't religion, they would do it in the name of Coca Cola... or some stupid shit. Yes, it is the person that makes their own choices. I was just saying that they are trying to get their message across, whether accurate or not, that's what they are trying to do.