Hi oldflame. I started on the forum about two years after you did (the new name is a result of forgetting my password). Blondie is still here. Leolaia, Farkel, and a few other old-timers visit here once in a while.
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Hello everyone it has been a very very very long time !
by oldflame injust popped in i heard about lady lee leaving and wanted to say bye but i guess they closed that thread .
any old timers still around ?.
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Jehovah's Witnesses submission to the United Nations | July 2013 Human Rights session
by jwleaks injw leaks has published an advanced copy of a submission in relation to jehovahs witnesses in kyrgyzstan lodged with the united nations human rights committee session to be held in july 2013.. this submission, dated april 24, 2013, was made by the european association of jehovahs christian witnesses.. www.jwleaks.org/human-rights/.
executive summary of the submission .
this submission to the human rights committee (the committee) on kyrgyzstan highlights violations of the following provisions of the international covenant on civil and political rights (the covenant):.
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Whatever happened to the dubs' belief that Jehovah will right all wrongs, that "vengeance" is his alone?
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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.
by return of parakeet inin the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.
you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.
i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.
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Still laughing at that video, Talesin.
The pure atheist religion is already being splintered into warring sects! Someday we'll be as fragmented as the Christians.
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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.
by return of parakeet inin the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.
you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.
i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.
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talesin: "that was a joke!"
I know, but I felt it deserved a serious answer because I respect Wiccan and Pagan beliefs.
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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.
by return of parakeet inin the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.
you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.
i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.
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glenster: " I start with a basic definition [of] atheism as re jection of belief in God or gods. "
Your statement is correct, but I think this kind of statement is what gets believers confused about atheism. Believers reason that to reject something, there must be a something to reject, and they conclude that atheists secretly believe in God but outwardly say they don't. They miss the part about rejection of BELIEF in God. Atheists reject belief in God, a stance that in no way implies the existence of God.
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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.
by return of parakeet inin the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.
you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.
i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.
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JO: " Can you be an atheist who's sceptical about natural selection as the mechanism of evolution? "
Absolutely. I no more accept evolution as an article of faith than I do the existence of God. Skeptics keep their minds open to new ideas. I do think evolution as a working hypothesis is extremely plausible, but I do not "believe" in it.
talesin: " Shocked! Please do not lump us all together. "
My apologies, talesin. It is indeed possible to be an atheist and a wiccan and/or pagan, and a Buddhist for that matter. I debated with myself for a long time about Wicca, as it is a beautiful way to honor the earth, but decided that plain old atheism was enough for me.
Blessed be!
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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.
by return of parakeet inin the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.
you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.
i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.
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zeb: " Here lies (whoever) athiest.
All dressed up and no-where to go. "
Ha! Good one!
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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.
by return of parakeet inin the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.
you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.
i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.
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JO: " Richard Dawkins shows 'religious' zeal for his cause, spreading his message as a Christian preacher might. I'm not trying to run Dawkins down, but we must admit he has an almost religious fervour."
Must we? Again, if zealousness is the mark of a religious person, then PETA must be a religion too. And Greenpeace, the NRA, and the KKK as well.
JO: "I see religiousness as being actions and practices ... "
Religion is actions and practices, but they are based on belief, faith, and doctrine. Atheism is based on skepticism and testable hypotheses, one of which is the existence of the FSM. No wait ... that can't be tested. It must be accepted on faith. Oh well, then ....
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Why we have Conspiracy Theorists......
by cantleave ineveryone knows a conspiracy theorist (let's face it we have a few on this board).
my attention has been to drawn to an article in the new york times, which i have pasted below.
apparently people with propensity to create conspiracy theory narratives are quite sane, even though they may have low self worth and cannot fully ascertain their place in the world.
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There are more conspiracy theorists in the U.S. than Canada because aliens don't like long cold winters. Duh!
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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.
by return of parakeet inin the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.
you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.
i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.
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JO: " I think the religious reaction is from the person more from what they believe. "
If foaming-at-the-mouth hysteria is the hallmark of a true-blue religious person, then nearly everyone is an atheist. Or at least a member of the Chruch of the FSM. May his noodles never dry out.