Do atheists have a God complex?
- Thread starter S.A.M.
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Originally I was going use doctor-patient analogy. How about psychiatrist/psychologist to patient re diagnosis.....attacking? It has been perceived as such.
what does it have to do with the question? If you don't want to answer it, why bother posting in the thread?
I did it my way because the questions are the result of delusional thinking. Therefore only one answer would suffice the author. I'm not prepared to fall into that trap and further the delusional state. Doesn't matter if I answer yes or no, the author's mind is made up. There is no value to answering directly. So I didn't. Hope that clears things up. Gotta go.
nope, and I'm atheist. I don't have a Gods or Goddesses or Xenu complex. there's other things much more important to me than a person's belief - like if they like to drink beer and what kind of beer they like. do they shout or sting? these are important to me...
What a hypocrite you are!
Then why post threads that try to preach your subjective views all over this forum? The above example was a testimony to that.
Oh please. If I asked the question;
"S.A.M. are you a C*NT?"
I'd get banned probably.
Her question was loaded so as to bash atheists yet again. It's just more atheist bashing. I don't know why she's so rabid about this, but it's bordering on pathology.
I wish other people held rationality in the same regard that I did, but that is not the same as wanting to control their thoughts. It seems to be an unspoken assumption among religious people that one's beliefs automatically lead to imposing them on others, I just that has just become ingrained on their psyche.
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I am an atheist° and I don't give a shit what other people believe as long as they don't attempt to foist their beliefs off on me.
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°I call myself an "atheist" because I think there's no god, but I'm
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°I call myself an "atheist" because I think there's no god, but I'm
open to the possibility if there is ever any demonstrable proof.
I think most people, when they find what they see as truth, want to share that truth with others.
They believe that either they have found the Truth (capital T) and assume that if they can just show others the path those others must necessarily come to the same conclusion - or they think they have found a truth and their compassion compels them to share it with others because they think it will bring them the same pleasure/release/freedom/etc as it brought them - or they think they have found Truth and their arrogance compels them to berate or control the "fools" or "evil ones".
They believe that either they have found the Truth (capital T) and assume that if they can just show others the path those others must necessarily come to the same conclusion - or they think they have found a truth and their compassion compels them to share it with others because they think it will bring them the same pleasure/release/freedom/etc as it brought them - or they think they have found Truth and their arrogance compels them to berate or control the "fools" or "evil ones".
i believe in god..
i do not believe in religion..
(as if i need to rehash this..lol)
religion is one mans attempt to control others..
my pastor actually just set me straight on a certain point..
belief in god is a personal thing..there is NO WAY one person can CONVINCE another person that god exists, much less change their mind about god..it is something each of us has to form our own opinion about..
as with every social group there will be good and bad ppl in it..just cause a person says they believe in god does not make them a good person..same with atheist..just cause they don't believe in god does not make them a bad person..
i do not believe in religion..
(as if i need to rehash this..lol)
religion is one mans attempt to control others..
my pastor actually just set me straight on a certain point..
belief in god is a personal thing..there is NO WAY one person can CONVINCE another person that god exists, much less change their mind about god..it is something each of us has to form our own opinion about..
as with every social group there will be good and bad ppl in it..just cause a person says they believe in god does not make them a good person..same with atheist..just cause they don't believe in god does not make them a bad person..
Islam makes those demands. Abandon ones beliefs or non-beliefs in god and be just like a Muslim and believe in Allah.
That's what religion is, believing in gods.
Your pastor is wrong, many people have converted to other religions or no religion. They obviously changed their minds.
religion is the orginazation of ppl who share the same beliefs in god..
when ppl get converted they either already suspect there is a god and are looking to confirm their belief,(an avid atheist wont be converted)
and there is a responsibility issue that i dont think i can communicate very well..it has to do with the 'do as your told' attitude..they dont want to take responsibility for their own actions so they believe that a leader of a church will not steer them wrong so maybe if they just do as they are told by that leader they will be ok..
and i dont appreciate the 'your pastor is wrong' part as it is subjective to what you would believe in..
You definitely are what you write. You don't like one man's attempt to control others yet you go to a priest so he can set you straight then have him convince you that no one can convince anyone else. TIME OUT!!!!
Religion is the belief in god, also.
Too bad, your pastor is dead wrong. Clearly, he has no idea what he's talking about and is obviously lying to you.