Do Atheists "Worship" Anything?

I don't scream every time I hear "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" play on the radio...

The only problem i have with the thesis is that musical preferences can be and often are evidence of a sophisticated good taste. I know of no reason to assume the same about theistic superstitions.

RexRed wrote:

I don't scream every time I hear "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" play on the radio...

Nor does my pastor friend scream every time he sees a crucifix.

So did John Lennon, they say.

Neither is John Lennon, alas.

You're right, I am: John Lennon isn't a deity, screaming isn't a sign of religious belief, enjoyment isn't worship! You're right, this is making sense now.

Oh wait, everyone knew this already.

Take a look into a holy roller church and THEN tell me screaming is not a sign of "religious" belief...

RexRed wrote:

Take a look into a holy roller church and THEN tell me screaming is not a sign of "religious" belief...

Take a look at a cloister and THEN tell me that screaming is a sign of religious belief. While you've got the dictionary out, feel free to look up "scream" and verify whether religious belief is a sufficient and necessary condition of screaming.

Agreed. I would add that not all outward expression is worship either.

I Stereo wrote:

RexRed wrote:

Luke was a physician...

Jesus was a capenter... your point?

Read a few posts back and it may click...

RexRed wrote:

I Stereo wrote:

RexRed wrote:

Luke was a physician...

Jesus was a capenter... your point?

Read a few posts back and it may click...

It didn't, and continues to not make sense. If you don't have an answer, don't try and convince me that I'm missing anything.

I just goes to show that people cannot hide behind science to justify atheism.

One of the greatest Christian gospels was written by a physician...

If that's your point. I'm sadly let down. I was hoping for more. Let's see...

So was Judas, "hoping for more..."

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I just goes to show that people cannot hide behind science to justify atheism.

1) Atheism doesn't need to be justified. Belief in all things mystic does require justification.

Atheism can't be justifies because it assumes the universe just popped out of a balloon...

2) To counter: Christianity can not hide behind science, because Science it the light that finds christianity trying to hide behind human fear and old world custom.

Old world customs? Is the NT God of liberty and love an "old world custom"?

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One of the greatest Christian gospels was written by a physician...

Which is great because a physician would certainly understand that women and men have the same number of ribs. However, they might not be the best source for the answer of whether the world is round or flat. Further, I'm sure that the physicians of the time practiced some mystic methods along with methods that were more based on actual medical knowledge.

BTW, what makes it "one of the greatest Christian gospels?" What qualifies that? Unless it's about an entire other subject than the rest of the bible, it fall under the same ole fairy tales to me.

So was Judas, "hoping for more..."

Atheism can't be justifies because it assumes we just popped out of a balloon...

Old world customs? Is the NT God of liberty and love an "old world custom"?

The gospel of Luke is one of the greatest Christian gospels because it emphasizes ONE of the four aspects/branches of the lord Jesus Christ as merely a man NOT God... Something that Christianity has evidently nearly lost sight of...

Something you would know if you had read and studied it...

RexRed wrote:

So was Judas, "hoping for more..."

Then apologize to Judas.

RexRed wrote:

Atheism can't be justifies because it assumes we just popped out of a balloon...

Atheists have no such beliefs about balloons.

RexRed wrote:

Old world customs? Is the NT God of liberty and love an "old world custom"?

Not interested. You can let your old testiment and new testiment argue it out.

RexRed wrote:

The gospel of Luke is one of the greatest Christian gospels because it emphasizes ONE of the four aspects/branches of the lord Jesus Christ as merely a man NOT God... Something that Christianity has evidently nearly lost sight of...

Something you would know if you had read and studied it...

If you'd study something other than the bible then you'd understand that all the gospels are equal in value, which in contemporary times is pretty low.