Absolutely Nothing: Atheists on What They Know About What They Pretend to Discuss

[Jan Ardena]

*sigh*
Sorry, JamesR, but I find that post of yours to be rather unfair, unwarranted, and leaving a rather sour taste in my mouth. It’s bordering on, if not crossing the line of, bullying, akin to a child at school pulling the trousers down of another and then getting the whole school to point and laugh at them. Only you haven’t done it with facts in this case, but with an imaginary story specifically about another member. Rather ironic, really, given the title of the thread.
If you weren’t a moderator I would have reported the post. It should be beneath you. Disappointing to say the least. And whether Jan thinks it reasonably accurate or not is irrelevant. It is your motive for it that matters.
I get that you disagree with what he says, and with (what you think is) why he says it, but perhaps you should look at your own issues if you’d rather ridicule him than simply ignore him.

Are you being serious?

 

[Jan Ardena]

If I'm white can I still go to Heaven?

As long as you get rid of the tattoos.

 

[Jan Ardena]

No one takes me seriously anyway.

I try to.
But you make it difficult.

 

[Sarkus]

Are you being serious?

Yes. I read it and thought it a rather blatant and distasteful attempt at nothing but ridicule. There was nothing countering your arguments, just an effort to psychoanalyse this made up version of you as a means to ridicule. Whether or not you take offence at that or not, whether or not it hit its mark with you, I find the post to be wholly unbecoming of a poster on this site, let alone a moderator. So I thought I’d point that out to him.

 

[Jan Ardena]

Yes. I read it and thought it a rather blatant and distasteful attempt at nothing but ridicule. There was nothing countering your arguments, just an effort to psychoanalyse this made up version of you as a means to ridicule. Whether or not you take offence at that or not, whether or not it hit its mark with you, I find the post to be wholly unbecoming of a poster on this site, let alone a moderator. So I thought I’d point that out to him.

I think that’s pretty decent of you.

 

[(Q)]

Is that what Q did?
Obviously you don’t have to answer that, but you know.

For the record, no, I have never reported you, Jan.

 

[Jan Ardena]

For the record, no, I have never reported you, Jan.

I didn’t think you did?
What did your wife say?

 

[(Q)]

I didn’t think you did?
What did your wife say?

Let's just say she really raised an eyebrow.

*badoom tish*

 

[sideshowbob]

It’s an explanation, which could be, and seems to be anything.

You don't understand it, so what it "seems to be" to you is irrelevant.

The Dogon tribe in West Africa claimed gods told them about star systems, hundreds of years before modern science discovered them.
How do you explain that?

The claim is unsubstantiated.

 

[Jan Ardena]

Let's just say she really raised an eyebrow.

*badoom tish*

Hope you didn’t have to spend the night in the doghouse, because of the cyber company you keep.

 

[(Q)]

Hope you didn’t have to spend the night in the doghouse, because of the cyber company you keep.

That was part of my evil plan actually, I built a very large, luxurious house for my dog just in case.

 

[Jan Ardena]

You don't understand it, so what it "seems to be" to you is irrelevant.

Neither did those biology students in RC’s video, so it would seem.

The claim is unsubstantiated.

It’s substantiated by the Dogon people.
And that information has been with them upwards of 5000 years.

 

[Jan Ardena]

That was part of my evil plan actually, I built a very large, luxurious house for my dog just in case.

Niceties over.
I will still kick yours, and Sarkus’s ass in discussion.

 

[sideshowbob]

It’s substantiated by the Dogon people.

Their gods are supposedly substantiated by them too. Presumably you don't believe in their gods, yet you believe the pseudoscience attributed to them. Your selective gullibility suggests an anti-science bias.

 

[Jan Ardena]

Their gods are supposedly substantiated by them too. Presumably you don't believe in their gods, yet you believe the pseudoscience attributed to them. Your selective gullibility suggests an anti-science bias.

Why wouldn’t I believe in their gods?
Gods frequented the ancient world.
They don’t want to come here anymore though,
because man as lost the ability to communicate with them. So we’re now we’re left with demons. Because apparently we’re great at communicating with them?

The people knew about things that were undiscovered. Give them a break. There are other cultures that had great knowledge about stuff as well.

 

[sideshowbob]

Why wouldn’t I believe in their gods?

So you believe in all gods?

So we’re now we’re left with demons.

What's the difference between demons and gods?

The people knew about things that were undiscovered. Give them a break. There are other cultures that had great knowledge about stuff as well.

And there's a lot of rubbish about ancient aliens. If you believe all of it, you might as well believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster too.

 

[(Q)]

Niceties over.
I will still kick yours, and Sarkus’s ass in discussion.

That would indeed be a first. By all means, kick away and we'll see instead if your boot does a complete 180.

 

[(Q)]

Why wouldn’t I believe in their gods?
Gods frequented the ancient world.
They don’t want to come here anymore though,
because man as lost the ability to communicate with them.

So, can we assume those gods "communicated" that information to you personally after man lost the ability to communicate with them?

Dazzling insight there, Jan.

After just admitting Gods no longer come here, why bother believing in them anymore?

Your boot just did a 180, that was fast.

 

[Jan Ardena]

So, can we assume those gods "communicated" that information to you personally after man lost the ability to communicate with them?

Yes we can.
Unless you’re calling them liars.

 

[Jan Ardena]

After just admitting Gods no longer come here, why bother believing in them anymore?

Just because they don’t come here doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Duh!