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"John Jones" |
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01 Jul 2006 06:36:06 PM |
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Atheism - dull? |
....Do atheists allow "interesting"?
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried. It seems with
atheism that it knows what objects are supposed to be in the world, and
that it is merely a matter of finding their length, width, and height.
So atheism is a "Bit Dull".
I have said this before. God, atheism is SOoo dull. Everythings cut and
dried. Its soooo dull. Really fellas. How do you guys manage? Do you
wait for the next calculation with baited breath? Do you wait for the
next lottery draw and in the meantime throw eggs?
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| User: "Phÿltêr" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
02 Jul 2006 08:05:54 AM |
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"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> had me ROTFL with:
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
...Do atheists allow "interesting"?
YOU are "DULL" Do you allow anything other than theism?
There are not enough hours in the day for my interests, Usenet involvement
aside, there is listening to music, playing my guitar, watching movies,
discussing politics, making love with my darling wife, reading books,
enjoying watching the sun rise on a new day...
In other words, numbnuts, LIVING, rather than cravenly cowering on my knees
to a fictitious fucking puppetmaster.
You plainly demonstrate what a one dimensional idiot you are.
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Phÿltêr
Alt.Atheism #1938
Plonked by Fred Stone 17/03/2006
Denizen of Darkness #44 & AFJC Antipodean Attaché
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com
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| User: "John Jones" |
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02 Jul 2006 08:15:30 AM |
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Ph=FFlt=EAr wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> had me ROTFL with:
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
...Do atheists allow "interesting"?
YOU are "DULL" Do you allow anything other than theism?
There are not enough hours in the day for my interests, Usenet involvement
aside, there is listening to music, playing my guitar, watching movies,
discussing politics, making love with my darling wife, reading books,
enjoying watching the sun rise on a new day...
In other words, numbnuts, LIVING, rather than cravenly cowering on my kne=
es
to a fictitious fucking puppetmaster.
You plainly demonstrate what a one dimensional idiot you are.
So how much do these things weigh, and how much do you think you will
get for them at auction?
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| User: "Phÿltêr" |
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02 Jul 2006 10:02:33 AM |
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"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> had me ROTFL with:
news:1151846130.075831.202290@h44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
Phÿltêr wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> had me ROTFL with:
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
...Do atheists allow "interesting"?
YOU are "DULL" Do you allow anything other than theism?
There are not enough hours in the day for my interests, Usenet involvement
aside, there is listening to music, playing my guitar, watching movies,
discussing politics, making love with my darling wife, reading books,
enjoying watching the sun rise on a new day...
In other words, numbnuts, LIVING, rather than cravenly cowering on my kne
es
to a fictitious fucking puppetmaster.
You plainly demonstrate what a one dimensional idiot you are.
So how much do these things weigh, and how much do you think you will
get for them at auction?
How about you TRY some of it, rather than leeching it?
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Phÿltêr
Alt.Atheism #1938
Plonked by Fred Stone 17/03/2006
Denizen of Darkness #44 & AFJC Antipodean Attaché
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
02 Jul 2006 10:45:37 AM |
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On 2 Jul 2006 06:15:30 -0700, "John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com>
wrote:
Phÿltêr wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> had me ROTFL with:
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
...Do atheists allow "interesting"?
YOU are "DULL" Do you allow anything other than theism?
There are not enough hours in the day for my interests, Usenet involvement
aside, there is listening to music, playing my guitar, watching movies,
discussing politics, making love with my darling wife, reading books,
enjoying watching the sun rise on a new day...
In other words, numbnuts, LIVING, rather than cravenly cowering on my knees
to a fictitious fucking puppetmaster.
You plainly demonstrate what a one dimensional idiot you are.
So how much do these things weigh, and how much do you think you will
get for them at auction?
You weighed them and sold them to your religious superiors. We may
weigh them out of curiosity to get a true feeling of what they are and
can be used for, and we find truth and live a real and exhilarating
life.
Sunyata
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| User: "John Jones" |
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02 Jul 2006 01:41:42 PM |
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wrote:
You weighed them and sold them to your religious superiors. We may
weigh them out of curiosity to get a true feeling of what they are and
can be used for, and we find truth and live a real and exhilarating
life.
Sunyata
As you say, for atheism 'truth', your highest ideal, is what you can
squeeze out of some bloody object or other. And the quicker the better
generally.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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02 Jul 2006 02:28:45 PM |
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"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151865702.230385.81340
@a14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
Sunyata@wastherain.net wrote:
You weighed them and sold them to your religious superiors. We may
weigh them out of curiosity to get a true feeling of what they are and
can be used for, and we find truth and live a real and exhilarating
life.
Sunyata
As you say, for atheism 'truth', your highest ideal, is what you can
squeeze out of some bloody object or other. And the quicker the better
generally.
Better than squeezing it slowly out of your *****.
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Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"So I ask my fellow Senators, are we really that frightened of somebody's
willingness to go out and be stupid? In the United States of America, you
have a right to be stupid."
J.F.Kerry
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Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
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| User: "William T. Goat, Esq." |
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02 Jul 2006 09:52:14 PM |
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John Jones wrote:
Sunyata@wastherain.net wrote:
You weighed them and sold them to your religious superiors. We may
weigh them out of curiosity to get a true feeling of what they are and
can be used for, and we find truth and live a real and exhilarating
life.
Sunyata
As you say, for atheism 'truth', your highest ideal, is what you can
squeeze out of some bloody object or other. And the quicker the better
generally.
No, "truth" means the same for everyone. Stop being a bigot. Stop
accusing us of attitudes we don't have. You came here asking us what
we're like; stop denying our answers.
--Billy
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| User: "GoDrex" |
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01 Jul 2006 08:49:46 PM |
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"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
you certainly are a dullard
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| User: "Greywolf" |
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01 Jul 2006 08:30:49 PM |
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"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
...Do atheists allow "interesting"?
You're darn tootin'! It is absolutely 'interesting' as hell to see so-called
'normal' human beings with a reasonable -- and sometimes 'high' amount of
intelligence just get flushed down the toilet when it comes to this thing we
call 'God'. You can't *find* anything more interesting than humans trying to
turn 100% bona-fide, top-shelf dog doo-doo, into 'truth'. Simply
fascinating.
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried. It seems with
atheism that it knows what objects are supposed to be in the world, and
that it is merely a matter of finding their length, width, and height.
Well that's what makes watching the scientists do their 'thing' so utterly
amazing. They know what they are looking for -- and given the time and
resources, they find it and measure it. Cool, huh?
So atheism is a "Bit Dull".
Au contraire mon ami. Atheism is *anything* but dull. Look at all of the fun
we have just utterly annihilating all the so-called 'proof's' for the
existence of 'God'. Damn. They should give out kewpie dolls for this stuff.
It makes us look pretty damn smart on top of it.
I have said this before. God, atheism is SOoo dull.
And theism is SOoooo stupid.
Everythings cut and
dried. Its soooo dull. Really fellas. How do you guys manage?
We somehow get by. And have you ever seen some of the atheist babes? Bods to
die for and brains galore!
Do you
wait for the next calculation with baited breath?
Well it's not exactly 'tainted'. 'Bad' would be more like it.
Do you wait for the
next lottery draw and in the meantime throw eggs?
No. We wait for a theist to pop in with another ridiculous 'God Exists'
proof, and *then* we start throwin' the eggs!
Greywolf
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| User: "Kathryn" |
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03 Jul 2006 12:42:21 PM |
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"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
...Do atheists allow "interesting"?
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried. It seems with
atheism that it knows what objects are supposed to be in the world, and
that it is merely a matter of finding their length, width, and height.
So atheism is a "Bit Dull".
I have said this before. God, atheism is SOoo dull. Everythings cut and
dried. Its soooo dull. Really fellas. How do you guys manage? Do you
wait for the next calculation with baited breath? Do you wait for the
next lottery draw and in the meantime throw eggs?
Do you decide to normally decide to believe things based on how well they
hold your attention?
And if your theism is so damned interesting why are you here bothering
atheists?
Shoo!
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| User: "John Jones" |
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03 Jul 2006 12:49:06 PM |
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Kathryn wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
...Do atheists allow "interesting"?
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried. It seems with
atheism that it knows what objects are supposed to be in the world, and
that it is merely a matter of finding their length, width, and height.
So atheism is a "Bit Dull".
I have said this before. God, atheism is SOoo dull. Everythings cut and
dried. Its soooo dull. Really fellas. How do you guys manage? Do you
wait for the next calculation with baited breath? Do you wait for the
next lottery draw and in the meantime throw eggs?
Do you decide to normally decide to believe things based on how well they
hold your attention?
And if your theism is so damned interesting why are you here bothering
atheists?
Shoo!
There are some positive sides to atheism. Atheists can tick off each
instance of the welcome destruction of aboriginal culture.
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| User: "Kathryn" |
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03 Jul 2006 01:18:29 PM |
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"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1151948945.983481.214250@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
Kathryn wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
...Do atheists allow "interesting"?
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried. It seems with
atheism that it knows what objects are supposed to be in the world, and
that it is merely a matter of finding their length, width, and height.
So atheism is a "Bit Dull".
I have said this before. God, atheism is SOoo dull. Everythings cut and
dried. Its soooo dull. Really fellas. How do you guys manage? Do you
wait for the next calculation with baited breath? Do you wait for the
next lottery draw and in the meantime throw eggs?
Do you decide to normally decide to believe things based on how well they
hold your attention?
And if your theism is so damned interesting why are you here bothering
atheists?
Shoo!
There are some positive sides to atheism. Atheists can tick off each
instance of the welcome destruction of aboriginal culture.
Better get a cloth, I think you're starting to drool
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| User: "Rev. Karl E. Taylor" |
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03 Jul 2006 06:36:46 PM |
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John Jones wrote:
Kathryn wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1151796966.117667.42940@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
...Do atheists allow "interesting"?
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried. It seems with
atheism that it knows what objects are supposed to be in the world, and
that it is merely a matter of finding their length, width, and height.
So atheism is a "Bit Dull".
I have said this before. God, atheism is SOoo dull. Everythings cut and
dried. Its soooo dull. Really fellas. How do you guys manage? Do you
wait for the next calculation with baited breath? Do you wait for the
next lottery draw and in the meantime throw eggs?
Do you decide to normally decide to believe things based on how well they
hold your attention?
And if your theism is so damned interesting why are you here bothering
atheists?
Shoo!
There are some positive sides to atheism. Atheists can tick off each
instance of the welcome destruction of aboriginal culture.
Yup, sure can. Lets see now:
The Christian destruction of native Americans.
The Christian destruction of native Hawaiians.
The Hebrew destruction of native Canaanites.
The Muslim destruction of native Turks.
The Catholic (Christian) destruction of the Celts.
The atheist destruction of...ummmm...hmmmm...errrrrr....Gee, can't find one.
Yup, I sure can tick them off the list. Funny thing, none of them seem
to have a damn thing to do with "not being a theist".
So, did you have a point, or are you just being stupid for the fun of it
all?
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There are none more ignorant and useless,
than they that seek answers on their knees,
with their eyes closed.
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Rev. Karl E. Taylor
A.A #1143 a=45, m=23, f=20
Apostle of Dr. Lao EAC: Virgin Conversion Unit Director
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| User: "Enkidu" |
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01 Jul 2006 07:02:38 PM |
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"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
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Enkidu AA#2165
http://www.thoughts.leaddogs.org/
EAC Chaplain and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
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| User: "Colin Day" |
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01 Jul 2006 08:35:48 PM |
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Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
begin quote
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
end quote
Any seconds?
Colin Day aa #1500
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| User: "bob young" |
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03 Jul 2006 06:00:03 AM |
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Colin Day wrote:
Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
begin quote
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
end quote
Any seconds?
- count me in.
Bob
"... this is a hard world to be ludicrous in, with so many human beings so
reluctant to laugh, so incapable of thought, so eager to believe and snarl
and hate. So many people wanted to believe me!
Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I
consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile!"
[Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Mother Night]
Colin Day aa #1500
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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01 Jul 2006 08:39:59 PM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Colin Day (cday3@sc.rr.com)
made the light shine upon us with this:
Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in
news:1151796966.117667.42940 @m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
begin quote
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on
which you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which
you can sow what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a
collection of sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a
life to be lived and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man
who lives it. It's religion with its dogma that tells you what you
can think, what you should read, who you can befriend, who you should
love and how. Dogmatic religion is the worst of tyrannies.
end quote
Any seconds?
Colin Day aa #1500
I was considering nominating it myself, so I'll second it. Well done.
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Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
The laws that require me to NOT kill people I don't like REALLY bug
me, or there would be many less of YOUR kind.
-John Weatherly
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05 Jul 2006 04:53:23 AM |
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In article <Xns97F3BDDE5D585vicman@216.196.97.136>,
Uncle Vic <address@withheld.com> wrote:
Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Colin Day (cday3@sc.rr.com)
made the light shine upon us with this:
Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in
news:1151796966.117667.42940 @m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
begin quote
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on
which you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which
you can sow what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a
collection of sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a
life to be lived and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man
who lives it. It's religion with its dogma that tells you what you
can think, what you should read, who you can befriend, who you should
love and how. Dogmatic religion is the worst of tyrannies.
end quote
Any seconds?
Colin Day aa #1500
I was considering nominating it myself, so I'll second it. Well done.
Recorded.
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Nemo - EAC Commissioner for Bible Belt Underwater Operations.
Atheist #1331 (the Palindrome of doom!)
BAAWA Knight! - One of those warm Southern Knights, y'all!
Charter member, SMASH!!
http://home.earthlink.net/~jehdjh/Relpg.html
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
Quotemeister since March 2002
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02 Jul 2006 08:00:11 AM |
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Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
But atheism can't paint what it likes on the canvas. The only things
atheism can introduce into the canvas are the measurements of physical
objects, while those things that are important to us beyond merely
sustaining the body, experiences, knowledge from adventures in
consciousness, are all ruled out. All you can do is measure things.
Find the average weight of things. Test things. Weigh things. Eat
things. Spend money on things. Calculate. Extrapolate. Manipulate. The
atheist canvas is blank. It cannot be read by a human.
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| User: "Chris Johnson" |
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02 Jul 2006 08:59:40 AM |
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John Jones wrote:
Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
But atheism can't paint what it likes on the canvas. The only things
atheism can introduce into the canvas are the measurements of physical
objects, while those things that are important to us beyond merely
sustaining the body, experiences, knowledge from adventures in
consciousness, are all ruled out. All you can do is measure things.
Find the average weight of things. Test things. Weigh things. Eat
things. Spend money on things. Calculate. Extrapolate. Manipulate. The
atheist canvas is blank. It cannot be read by a human.
Despite being told precisely what atheism is, you refuse to understand
it, pushing your own poorly formed opinions (and worse sentences). You
are a troll.
As such, you are invited to go ***** yourself. Do it slowly. With a red
hot poker. Jiggle it around a bit in there.
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| User: "Christopher A. Lee" |
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02 Jul 2006 09:51:11 AM |
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On 2 Jul 2006 06:59:40 -0700, "Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com>
wrote:
John Jones wrote:
Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
But atheism can't paint what it likes on the canvas. The only things
atheism can introduce into the canvas are the measurements of physical
objects, while those things that are important to us beyond merely
sustaining the body, experiences, knowledge from adventures in
consciousness, are all ruled out. All you can do is measure things.
Find the average weight of things. Test things. Weigh things. Eat
things. Spend money on things. Calculate. Extrapolate. Manipulate. The
atheist canvas is blank. It cannot be read by a human.
Despite being told precisely what atheism is, you refuse to understand
it, pushing your own poorly formed opinions (and worse sentences). You
are a troll.
As such, you are invited to go ***** yourself. Do it slowly. With a red
hot poker. Jiggle it around a bit in there.
While the rest of us watch, cheering.
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| User: "bob young" |
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03 Jul 2006 06:01:03 AM |
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John Jones wrote:
Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
But atheism can't paint what it likes on the canvas. The only things
atheism can introduce into the canvas are the measurements of physical
objects, while those things that are important to us beyond merely
sustaining the body, experiences, knowledge from adventures in
consciousness, are all ruled out. All you can do is measure things.
Find the average weight of things. Test things. Weigh things. Eat
things. Spend money on things. Calculate. Extrapolate. Manipulate. The
atheist canvas is blank. It cannot be read by a human.
you just contradicted yourself!
it happens a lot when trying to justify myths
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
02 Jul 2006 09:35:26 AM |
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On 2 Jul 2006 06:00:11 -0700, "John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com>
wrote:
Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
But atheism can't paint what it likes on the canvas. The only things
atheism can introduce into the canvas are the measurements of physical
objects, while those things that are important to us beyond merely
sustaining the body, experiences, knowledge from adventures in
consciousness, are all ruled out. All you can do is measure things.
Find the average weight of things. Test things. Weigh things. Eat
things. Spend money on things. Calculate. Extrapolate. Manipulate. The
atheist canvas is blank. It cannot be read by a human.
And we imagine things that we know are imaginary but are beautiful,
and rather than telling you how to live, they are there to be enjoyed
freely by people unafraid to think on our own.
You are equipped with tunnel vision and a mind regulated by other
human beings, smarter than you because they've mentally enslaved you.
We are free to enjoy art, from pictures on a wall, carvings, writings,
music to, exotic dances and much more than I can't think of right now
and would be too big a post anyway, there's just so much richness in
our lives, all unrestricted by others who's faith teaches them to be
afraid of anything their God (preachers) doesn't like.
Good bye. Heh Heh
Sunyata
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
04 Jul 2006 07:16:53 PM |
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On 2 Jul 2006 06:00:11 -0700, "John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote:
Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
But atheism can't paint what it likes on the canvas. The only things
atheism can introduce into the canvas are the measurements of physical
objects,
Yep, just dull old reality.
while those things that are important to us beyond merely
sustaining the body, experiences, knowledge from adventures in
consciousness, are all ruled out.
Not so. We also indulge in wishful thinking; We just don't allow it to rule our
lives.
All you can do is measure things. Find the average weight of things. Test things. Weigh things.
You find that un interesting?
Why don't you try it some time?
Go out into the yard, one night, look at the sky, pick a star, and measure it.
Measure it's size, and distance, it temperature and it's content, it's orbit,
and it's speed of rotation
But you won't, because it involves thought and effort, and thinking, is dull and
uninteresting, compared with faerie tales: Ain't it?
Eat things. Spend money on things.
Now we get to the crux of it. A bad case of "Sour Grapes"
Calculate. Extrapolate. Manipulate.
Indeed we can.
The atheist canvas is blank.
No, no: Not "blank", but "black".
It cannot be read by a human.
Well, not by a superstitious one.
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| User: "Rev. Karl E. Taylor" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
04 Jul 2006 07:33:41 PM |
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Dubh Ghall wrote:
On 2 Jul 2006 06:00:11 -0700, "John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote:
Enkidu wrote:
"John Jones" <jonescardiff@aol.com> wrote in news:1151796966.117667.42940
@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
It seems with atheism that everything is cut and dried.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Atheism is a blank canvas on which
you can paint what you will, a freshly plowed field in which you can sow
what you wish to reap, a blank pad which may become a collection of
sonnets, a short story or a novel. Atheism grants one a life to be lived
and given meaning and worth in the eye of the man who lives it. It's
religion with its dogma that tells you what you can think, what you should
read, who you can befriend, who you should love and how. Dogmatic religion
is the worst of tyrannies.
But atheism can't paint what it likes on the canvas. The only things
atheism can introduce into the canvas are the measurements of physical
objects,
Yep, just dull old reality.
DULL??? DULL???
I beg your pardon!
There was a lovely sunrise this morning here, I should know, I was up on
my roof watching it.
Can't wait to see what happens tonight as the sun goes down too.
Fireworks my butt, give me a desert sunset any day.
Spent my lunch time yesterday watching some hummingbirds dance around
the fountain at work, boy are those little suckers fast.
Then there's the time I spent cuddling up to my wife last night, <sigh>,
she's so soft and warm.
OH, and the fun I had with my son today, talking about our favorite post
apocalyptic movies. He likes "Logan's Run", I'm partial towards
"Soylent Green" and the original "Planet of the Apes", but what the
hell, just spending some time with him while I was working, GADS that
was great fun.
DULL? Obviously Dubh, your view of reality and mine are very different. :-D
--
There are none more ignorant and useless,
than they that seek answers on their knees,
with their eyes closed.
____________________________________________________________________
Rev. Karl E. Taylor
A.A #1143 a=45, m=23, f=20
Apostle of Dr. Lao EAC: Virgin Conversion Unit Director
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| User: "nerfgun" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
04 Jul 2006 07:43:43 PM |
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I'll tell you what's dull,
that 2000-page sleeping pill.
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| User: "Rev. Karl E. Taylor" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
04 Jul 2006 07:49:51 PM |
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nerfgun wrote:
I'll tell you what's dull,
that 2000-page sleeping pill.
Are you reading End User License Agreements from Micro$oft again?
Now what did your parents tell you about that?
--
There are none more ignorant and useless,
than they that seek answers on their knees,
with their eyes closed.
____________________________________________________________________
Rev. Karl E. Taylor
A.A #1143 a=45, m=23, f=20
Apostle of Dr. Lao EAC: Virgin Conversion Unit Director
____________________________________________________________________
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| User: "Frank Mayhar" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
04 Jul 2006 08:11:11 PM |
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On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:33:41 -0700, Rev. Karl E. Taylor wrote:
OH, and the fun I had with my son today, talking about our favorite post
apocalyptic movies. He likes "Logan's Run", I'm partial towards
"Soylent Green" and the original "Planet of the Apes", but what the
"A Boy and His Dog." Puts all of those to shame. "On the Beach," too,
although that's not so much post-apocalyptic as just apocalyptic.
--
Frank Mayhar frank@exit.com http://www.exit.com/
Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/
http://www.exit.com/blog/frank/
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| User: "Rev. Karl E. Taylor" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
04 Jul 2006 08:26:43 PM |
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Frank Mayhar wrote:
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:33:41 -0700, Rev. Karl E. Taylor wrote:
OH, and the fun I had with my son today, talking about our favorite post
apocalyptic movies. He likes "Logan's Run", I'm partial towards
"Soylent Green" and the original "Planet of the Apes", but what the
"A Boy and His Dog." Puts all of those to shame. "On the Beach," too,
although that's not so much post-apocalyptic as just apocalyptic.
Never have seen those, but I will check them out.
Isn't David Bowie in "A boy and his dog"?
--
There are none more ignorant and useless,
than they that seek answers on their knees,
with their eyes closed.
____________________________________________________________________
Rev. Karl E. Taylor
A.A #1143 a=45, m=23, f=20
Apostle of Dr. Lao EAC: Virgin Conversion Unit Director
____________________________________________________________________
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| User: "Frank Mayhar" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism - dull? |
04 Jul 2006 08:58:39 PM |
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On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:26:43 -0700, Rev. Karl E. Taylor wrote:
Frank Mayhar wrote:
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:33:41 -0700, Rev. Karl E. Taylor wrote:
OH, and the fun I had with my son today, talking about our favorite post
apocalyptic movies. He likes "Logan's Run", I'm partial towards
"Soylent Green" and the original "Planet of the Apes", but what the
"A Boy and His Dog." Puts all of those to shame. "On the Beach," too,
although that's not so much post-apocalyptic as just apocalyptic.
Never have seen those, but I will check them out.
Isn't David Bowie in "A boy and his dog"?
No. But it does star a very young Don Johnson. :-) (You may be thinking
of "The Man Who Fell To Earth," from about the same time.)
The movie does end with one of the worst puns in the history of movie
endings. You'll know it when you cringe at it.
--
Frank Mayhar frank@exit.com http://www.exit.com/
Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/
http://www.exit.com/blog/frank/
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