Athiests prejudice against theistic beliefs

Your intended use is designed to misinform.

I'm one of the most hardcore atheists on A2K, yet I would probably be defined as an agnostic who is so incredibly skeptical of all god-claims so far presented that "atheist" is the most applicable label. Officially, you'd want to call me an agnostic I suppose, but that label implies ambivalence to me, when I'm certainly not that.

Certainly the kind of logic used in theistic arguments is devoid of any real logic. Take Pascals Wager for example. So obviously flawed it's not funny, yet still presented as a rational, logical reason for belief.

You are showing very little understanding of Christian religion. Hell is not the place where fire and brim stone has been speculated as existing.....it is simply not knowing God. Words do not do justice to the concept, but those who believe will meet God. Those who dont will face an enternity without God. God in this sense is somewhat similar to reaching enlightenment.

We're talking death penalty here. You'll find a vast range of beliefs (sometimes religious) on the matter. I say it's never right, and have no respect for the dissenting view.

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Actually, it sounds like he thinks he is the god mouthpiece....... You have no knowledge of this topic and you want to criticise those who do for sounding knowledgable......put your ego away.

You have the audacity to talk of anothers ego.

Your arrogance only outweighs your supreme assholeness

You are showing very little understanding of Christian religion. Hell is not the place where fire and brim stone has been speculated as existing.....it is simply not knowing God. Words do not do justice to the concept, but those who believe will meet God. Those who dont will face an enternity without God. God in this sense is somewhat similar to reaching enlightenment.

Fathers and teachers, I ponder, "What is hell?" I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love. Once in infinite existence, immeasurable in time and space, a spiritual creature was given on his coming to earth the power of saying, "I am and I love." Once, only once, there was given him a moment of active lifting love, and for that was earthly life given him, and with it times and seasons. And that happy creature rejected the priceless gift, prized it and loved it not, scorned it and remained callous. Such a one, having left the earth, sees Abraham's bosom and talks with Abraham as we are told in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, and beholds heaven and can go up to the Lord. But that is just his torment, to rise up to the Lord without ever having loved, to be brought close to those who have loved when he has despised their love. For he sees clearly and says to himself, "Now I have understanding, and though I now thirst to love, there will be nothing great, no sacrifice in my love, for my earthly life is over, and Abraham will not come even with a drop of living water (that is the gift of earthly active life) to cool the fiery thirst of spiritual love which burns in me now, though I despised it on earth; there is no more life for me and will be no more time! Even though I would gladly give my life for others, it can never be, for that life is passed which can be sacrificed for love, and now there is a gulf fixed between that life and this existence."

I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.

in your version do "the Damned" never even get to see the Lord?

if we equate your "God" with Dostoevsky's "love", then your visions are the same. Right?

I hope that wasn't directed at me!

criticism of true Christians was not my intent.

As I understand it though, there are two faiths that do proclaim that their way is the 'only' way. Christianity and Islam. Is this not true?

Do you believe that a good Buddhist can reach enlightenment or Buddhahood and is this comparable to heaven?

Christians, do maintain, at the very core of their being, that ONLY christians are capable of feeling love.

Religious love is more ethereal.

rather than a hastily thrown together association of family and friends.

This is not a manifestation of your arrogance?

You people are SO ******* arrogant

Far from being better than others, you actually worse. You are selfish scum. Get fucked you worthless lowlife piece of ****.

I can see right through the likes of you.