Comments on: Why I’m An Atheist, Not An Agnostic http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/08/19/why-im-an-atheist-not-an-agnostic/ Skeptical Freethought Atheist Musings to Dispel Ignorance and Enlighten the Mind Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Neece http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/08/19/why-im-an-atheist-not-an-agnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Neece Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:55:52 +0000 http://www.believersanonymous.com/?p=276#comment-974 Ick. Add him to the pile of hated christians that need to shut up. Ick. Add him to the pile of hated christians that need to shut up.

]]> By: rachel http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/08/19/why-im-an-atheist-not-an-agnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-966 rachel Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:06:57 +0000 http://www.believersanonymous.com/?p=276#comment-966 my most hated archenemy of reason is joel osteen. my most hated archenemy of reason is joel osteen.

]]> By: Neece http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/08/19/why-im-an-atheist-not-an-agnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-937 Neece Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:00:45 +0000 http://www.believersanonymous.com/?p=276#comment-937 Well thanks for this interesting information. Not sure what that has to do with atheism vs. agnosticism vs. theism, but ok. Well thanks for this interesting information. Not sure what that has to do with atheism vs. agnosticism vs. theism, but ok.

]]> By: Neece http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/08/19/why-im-an-atheist-not-an-agnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Neece Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:59:42 +0000 http://www.believersanonymous.com/?p=276#comment-936 Hi Phil and thanks for the comment. Interesting perspective. I agree that theists are brainwashed since birth, and yes, it's true you can't prove a negative. Hi Phil and thanks for the comment.
Interesting perspective. I agree that theists are brainwashed since birth, and yes, it’s true you can’t prove a negative.

]]> By: Phil E. Drifter http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/08/19/why-im-an-atheist-not-an-agnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Phil E. Drifter Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:43:27 +0000 http://www.believersanonymous.com/?p=276#comment-926 Oops, forgot the reason I was going for: In 1865 the civil war ended with the north winning, and outlawing slavery. Then corrupt, racist politicians wrote 'grandfather clauses' (which I learned about in grade school, but if you're unfamiliar with the term just google it, but in a nutshell grandfather clauses were written to unnecessarily restrict the voting rights of the newly freed minorities.) After 'grandfather clauses' were struck down as unconstitutional, corrupt, racist uncle sam outlawed the drugs that minorities were using, instead of drinking the white man's alcohol. Asians smoked opium, so opium was outlawed. Mexicans smoked cannabis, so cannabis was outlawed. Read tinyurl.com/1mn and tinyurl.com/potconviction for more information. It's not a war on (some) drugs, it's a war on minorities. Oops, forgot the reason I was going for: In 1865 the civil war ended with the north winning, and outlawing slavery. Then corrupt, racist politicians wrote ‘grandfather clauses’ (which I learned about in grade school, but if you’re unfamiliar with the term just google it, but in a nutshell grandfather clauses were written to unnecessarily restrict the voting rights of the newly freed minorities.)

After ‘grandfather clauses’ were struck down as unconstitutional, corrupt, racist uncle sam outlawed the drugs that minorities were using, instead of drinking the white man’s alcohol. Asians smoked opium, so opium was outlawed. Mexicans smoked cannabis, so cannabis was outlawed.

Read tinyurl.com/1mn and tinyurl.com/potconviction for more information. It’s not a war on (some) drugs, it’s a war on minorities.

]]> By: Phil E. Drifter http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/08/19/why-im-an-atheist-not-an-agnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Phil E. Drifter Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:40:03 +0000 http://www.believersanonymous.com/?p=276#comment-925 Theists piss me off to no end. Let me break this into 2 parts: 1. You *can't* prove something DOESN'T exist. You can only prove something that DOES exist. 2a: These people have been (mostly) brainwashed since birth by their parents to believe this superstitious bs. The same parents that tell them about Santa Claus. (I think telling kids about Santa Claus is just a primer for them, so they can get used to the fact that everyone lies, especially the government.) 2b: They are so reluctant to accept the fact that we're all mortal that they'd actually give credence to these fantastic fairy tales known as 'religion.' I know I'm going to die some day. Hell I nearly did in 2001 after a very serious motorcycle accident. Yes, I was drunk; yes, I was broken up over a girl; yes, I'd used illegal drugs before, and realized they are not the threat our own government makes them out to be. After all, they all grow right out of the ground without any help from mankind. Then I discovered the reason behind the 'war on (some) drugs' after my 5 month coma (where I broke 2 ribs having at least one of them puncture a hole in my lung, broken collar bone, broken shoulder blade, and *musical flourish* 5 skull fractures.) But I still don't believe in god. it wasn't god that put me back together to keep me alive, it was the awesome doctors at HUP (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.) it's ARROGANT of theists to assume they have a god because they've been brainwashed since birth to believe this bs their parents fed them, because there parents are so unwilling to accept the fact that they're mortal and will die one day. Theists piss me off to no end. Let me break this into 2 parts:

1. You *can’t* prove something DOESN’T exist. You can only prove something that DOES exist.

2a: These people have been (mostly) brainwashed since birth by their parents to believe this superstitious bs. The same parents that tell them about Santa Claus. (I think telling kids about Santa Claus is just a primer for them, so they can get used to the fact that everyone lies, especially the government.)

2b: They are so reluctant to accept the fact that we’re all mortal that they’d actually give credence to these fantastic fairy tales known as ‘religion.’

I know I’m going to die some day. Hell I nearly did in 2001 after a very serious motorcycle accident. Yes, I was drunk; yes, I was broken up over a girl; yes, I’d used illegal drugs before, and realized they are not the threat our own government makes them out to be. After all, they all grow right out of the ground without any help from mankind.

Then I discovered the reason behind the ‘war on (some) drugs’ after my 5 month coma (where I broke 2 ribs having at least one of them puncture a hole in my lung, broken collar bone, broken shoulder blade, and *musical flourish* 5 skull fractures.)

But I still don’t believe in god. it wasn’t god that put me back together to keep me alive, it was the awesome doctors at HUP (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.)

it’s ARROGANT of theists to assume they have a god because they’ve been brainwashed since birth to believe this bs their parents fed them, because there parents are so unwilling to accept the fact that they’re mortal and will die one day.

]]> By: Neece http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/08/19/why-im-an-atheist-not-an-agnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Neece Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:27:42 +0000 http://www.believersanonymous.com/?p=276#comment-800 Thanks for the comment, Kamran. :) Thanks for the comment, Kamran. :)

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