Leaning Towards Atheism

@stealth4933,

Evidence for the meaning of words?

No such thing.

So Darwin is called a genius for saying "fish are related", or "fish are related to fish", or "animals are related", or something like that?

Sounds plausible, considering the times.

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@jack phil,

jack;174450 wrote:

Evidence for the meaning of words?

No such thing.

So Darwin is called a genius for saying "fish are related", or "fish are related to fish", or "animals are related", or something like that?

Sounds plausible, considering the times.

I'm sure the editors of dictionaries are surprised at this breaking insight. Now they don't have to go through the troublesome act of discovering how words are used anymore, they can simply invent things. There is no evidence anyway.

:brickwall:

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Basicly another social trend, surprised? Hopefully the next generation goes back to afros....loved that look.

words for thought...
"For a while, I thought of myself as an atheist until I realized it was a belief, too. It's a shame everything has to have a label." ~George Carlin

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The dogma of many religious sects, preached at the drop of a hat, that denies any questioning of it, and often takes a stand contrary to science, good taste, and moral decency, often turns people away from any sort of religious feeling whatsoever.

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@jgweed,

I could't agree more. It's a shame that these practices create a justifiable 'contempt prior to investigation' mentality toward those who have nothing to do with them.

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@stealth4933,

stealth4933 wrote:

I am not saying that every person who becomes atheist has not thought about it. I know for a fact that most of them have, I just also know many who converted to atheism on a fly without thinking about it.

So, you can read minds? You spent every waking moment with those people to know what they think about? I'm going to call BS on this. You can't possibly claim to know that someone did something "on the fly" without backing it up. Maybe it just seems that way but they had several long detailed internal monologues over it.

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@Night Ripper,

Well then, I can vouch for it. I come from a Jewish family, but belief and value wise I was raised mostly by my father, who was agnostic, so yeah at first, I went to atheism 'on the fly.' I just never computed the idea of God, I never even really considered my beliefs. When I grew older, and started realizing what we were actually TALKING about during passover and such, I just never found the need to be religious. So while I HAVE put thought into it, I was an atheist before I could think of it.

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@Sentience,

Sentience wrote:

So while I HAVE put thought into it, I was an atheist before I could think of it.

This is what happens when you reply to a comment out of context. The claim was made that some Christians were dropping religion to appear smart or to fit in. Your example is nothing of the sort so it's rather a non sequitur.

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@stealth4933,

stealth4933 wrote:

I am not going to say whether or not I am atheist or theist, but I think a fundamental part of our society has changed. Recently I have noticed that people have started to lean more towards atheism than christianity in several settings. I am currently in college, so my main source of experience is in a collegiate setting, but I have noticed that many people have began to equate greater intellect with atheism. It is interesting to watch christians because many of them will just drop their religion at the drop of a hat because they feel like they are doing the "smart" thing. I guess people believing or not believing in something for a stupid reason is not a new development or anything, but I just think it is funny, based on American history, that we have now evolved to this stage. In this case many christians are trying to fit in so they just drop christianity so they can seem like the smart, or dominant, people. FYI I go to a fairly liberal university, I am not sure if conservative universities are like this at all.

P.S. I am a psych major, so I this is my area of study.

Wasn't it Kierkegaard (a Christian) who said that any Christian who never has doubts is entirely too credulous? The initial doubts, at least for me (and others I've known), marked the beginning of a search for truth -- in some cases, quite a lengthy, extensive search. The journey has been an interesting and exciting one. I was careful to examine the best arguments from all sides I could discover, and what an adventure! Whatever his/her outcome, I hold any sincere seeker of truth in high esteem. I certainly don't consider someone as "smart" who reacts dogmatically, one way or the other, at the first wave of "doubt" which comes along. If you're curious where I finally landed, well, I've never stopped studying and fine-tuning my beliefs, but my "official religion" doesn't fit into anyone else's pigeon hole, at least not anyone else I've ever known.

rebecca

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@stealth4933,

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I am a psych major, so I this is my area of study.

Psych majors should know that that years 18-21 are significantly correlated with religious conversions/lapses, irrespective of educational venue. For all you know you may be merely observing the superficial aftermath of a "natural neurological development" !

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