Translated into English rl means "I am Very, Very, Very wise and sensible." Because if it is "Very, Very, Very Good" obviously it is very, very, very wise and very, very, very sensible to say that it is Very, Very, Very Good.
ATHEISTS HAVE ACHY BREAKY HEARTS, WANT APOLOGY FROM BILLY RAY CYRUS FOR BIGOTED SLUR
An atheist civil rights group says that country music legend Billy Ray Cyrus has insulted millions of non-believers, and wants him to apologize for remarks he made in a recent GQ Magazine interview.
Cyrus, father of pop star Miley Cyrus, rose to stardom for his hit song "Achy Breaky Heart." In his GQ interview, Billy Ray blamed the devil and an encounter with an atheist roadside marker, for a series of personal problems in his life. He stated that while driving Miley to the "Hannah Studios," his daughter would point out an "Adopt-A-Highway” sign erected by the local Atheists United Group.
"A physical sign. One could have easily said 'You will now be attacked by Satan.' Entering this industry you are now on the highway to darkness."
"What if the sign had been put up by a Jewish or Roman Catholic Group?" asked American Atheists President Dave Silverman. "Mr. Cyrus has singled out Atheists and other non-believers, a segment of 45 million Americans who ‘have no religion'. This is an inexcusable and bigoted attack on those of us who happen to not believe in a deity or a devil."
Blair Scott, Communications Director for American Atheists, pointed out that atheists do not worship Satan and are often active in their communities for the public good.
"This sign was sponsored by a local organization that keeps stretches of our public roads free from litter,” said Scott. "Billy Ray Cyrus should realize that many of his fans may not believe in any gods. Atheists are your neighbors, we are students, doctors, lawyers, teachers, we serve in the military, and I don't know of a single atheist who lives on a 'Highway to Darkness."
American Atheists is asking Mr. Cyrus to issue a public apology.
Well, she is already a white woman and she kisses teenage boys.
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spendius
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Fri 25 Feb, 2011 11:16 am
@failures art,
It is mildy funny fa. It's like inept conjuring only using words instead of rabbits and top hats.
I imagine Billy is just promoting his records and you can hardly blame him for aiming at the large majority.
I am myself "often active" in my community " for the public good". For example, I go to the pub to ensure that the welfare services are not denied the £30 a week in taxes which the beer I drink brings in. I have already paid 30% of my income in tax so I have to earn £45 to get the £30. And the rest of the price goes for running and supplying the pub which is also taxed.
There was a famous case here many years ago with a big, long and heated row in Parliament, the press and in pubs over the cancellation of a fighter plane project that had already cost £800 million. A lot at the time.
Some whiz kid tax accountant calculated that the real cost was actually £30 million to the government and the other £770 million was paper trickery.
I bet Billy wants his refusal to apologise to become a big issue. And his record company. His agent. His advisers and his wife if he has one.
If he was to do the same with beer I imagine it would so cheap it would be impossible to spend a tenner a week on it without recourse to medical treatments.
By "he" in the last post I meant the WK tax accountant. I hope I didn't confuse anybody but one never knows when people think "often active in their communities for the public good" means anything worth awarding medals for necessarily.
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reasoning logic
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Fri 25 Feb, 2011 04:30 pm
@spendius,
Not exactly Spendius but close! I do find you to be wise when you do not try so hard! What I meant by that was that I seem to agree with the speaker in the video!
I am sure that I can be wrong about my observations about reality because I know of many people that I would consider to more informed about subjects than me because I do not study these subjects in depth.
Many may think of me as the least among them and I am cool with that!
I only study subjects in general and not in depth so I know I do not get things correct all the time!
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Ionus
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Fri 25 Feb, 2011 04:50 pm
@failures art,
I dont get it.
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"Adopt-A-Highway” sign erected by the local Atheists United Group.
"Adopt a Highway" means what ??? A safety sign ??? Raising funds ???
So the idiot is complaining that Atheists are helping to keep highways clean ???
I wish I hadnt of asked. I think this may be one of those moments where ignorance is actually more knowledge.
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wayne
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Fri 25 Feb, 2011 05:15 pm
@failures art,
Makes me wonder, Just how strong can a guy's faith be, when a sign erected to honor some community minded non-believers represents a threat from the devil? And what was the threat? Did they try and prevent him from cleaning up a highway? Or did he just run into some trouble getting rich?
Who knows. People do strange things to get their names up in lights. Or sometimes they make videos that make it look like they do strange things. It's hard to tell.
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ajc93
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Mon 28 Feb, 2011 10:08 pm
@littlek,
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't atheism rely on science for all of its answers? Science is imperfect as it is a creation of man and it consists of no absolute truth. From all my research I've realized science is based on educated assumptions at best and this is why it is always changing. No theory postulated by man will ever fully explain the universe. The only logical explanation for the universe and our existence is a creator, or God. This creator exists in a dimensionless realm, one that is incomprehensible to us. Everything with dimensions has a beginning and an end, this universe is dimensional, and so it has a beginning and an end. I've seen all the best atheist arguments and they fail to explain how the universe or even life came into existence. They might say quantum fluctuations and that the universe came from nothing. Well that's a contradiction in and of itself as something cannot come from nothing and atheists are just searching to explain the universe without a creator, which is not possible. Your very existence should be proof enough of the existence of God as He is in each and every one of us. It is hard for me to understand how anyone can feel right in believing that there is no God or creator of our universe. It is seemingly the most ignorant of all human assumptions.
I'm correcting you because you're wrong. Atheism doesn't rely on science. Atheism is the absence of belief in supernatural beings that created our universe and determine our fate (and are claimed to have meddled occasionally in human affairs).
What science does do is offer a challenge to theism, because there is no proof that these supernatural beings exist - despite your claim that it's 'the only logical explanation'.
You are mistaking atheism for philosophy and cosmogony. Atheism doesn't propose a meaning to the universe or the manner in which it came to be.
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atheists are just searching to explain the universe without a creator, which is not possible.
No we're not, and yes it is (unless you can prove otherwise).
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Your very existence should be proof enough of the existence of God as He is in each and every one of us.
No my existence is not enough proof there is a god. You say atheists rely on science, then assert science says there must be a creator, and then make an incredibly unscientific statement. Strike three.
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It is hard for me to understand how anyone can feel right in believing that there is no God or creator of our universe. It is seemingly the most ignorant of all human assumptions.
You can't understand, but we are the ignorant ones.
As you are new to this thread may I politely suggest you watch this video to bring yourself up to speed?
ajc
Most of what you have written here is bullshit, plain and simple.
But, I will tell you what I can about atheism, if you truly care to know. Firstly, one need not know science to disbelieve in gods. It is true that most atheists admire and many use, the scientific method. I believe that the majority of atheists know they are that way long before science enters their lives. Me, for instance. I never believed in gods, from the moment I first heard an explanation of one. There are many reasons why notions of gods are ridiculous. One is that we are small almost to the point of being nothing in the scope of the universe. How dumb is it to think a god would have a personal interest in something so insignificant, so fleeting, so ultimately doomed to extinction.
A good question for you is, why do the believers invent notions they call gods and become so befuddled that atheists refuse to be duped into believing in them? You dream it up, with not a speck of evidence and then demand that we prove you wrong. How about proving you are right?
Speaking of stupid human assumptions, why do you assume that others are looking for answers? What are the questions, and why do you assume that everyone wants or needs answers to them?
Your understanding of science is shallow at best.
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cicerone imposter
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Mon 28 Feb, 2011 10:44 pm
@ajc93,
You're full of dummy! Science is imperfect? How can science be imperfect when it continues to find truth? Have you tried to find truth in your religious' beliefs? What did you find? Be honest; give us an example.
I believe it is correct that Mozart was buried in a paupers' mass grave, which means that he didn't leave a headstone. There were one or two other things, however, which survive of his . . .
A commonly held notion but not an accurate one, Set.
There is a headstone in existence today at any rate, though it may not accurately mark the site of his re-burial.
In any case, you took my point well enough. Was just running past one of Spendi's straw men and felt the need to hurl a smoldering faggot at it.
