Quote from: Mr. Sin on May 06, 2014, 01:35:57 PM
Greetings, as a secularist, I think all the jokes on behalf of fellow atheists lies with the fact that there is an understanding that what makes a person feel good, such as a faith, does not automatically equate to truth. That, and the fact that those of faith insist on being respected give atheists more reason to do the opposite. As it stands Christianity is a hiccup in the annals of human history, so I at least, see it for what it is, which for the time being, is quite an influential phenomenon, but rest assured in time, your faith will be completely overwritten by human intellect. This is not a jab, but a mere statement about all belief systems that require supernatural acceptance.
Enjoy your moment, but do not hope or insist upon respect from those who have no need for faith. There are plenty of ways to find personal solace that don't require faith. They may seem cold, they may seem sad to a person of god, even unfathomable, but that is to be expected. For example, I love my son, he is my world, but I understand that I feel this way as a direct biological imperative to keep him alive to spread my genetic code further. If I didn't love him, love being defined as deep affection and compassion for a person, he would be neglected and thusly, while his survival would not assuredly come to an end, it would have a higher probability of doing so. Just because I know why I am designed to love him does not diminish said affection.
Another example: I grieve over dead loved ones, but need not think I will ever see them again, just as when I die, I'm aware that I'll never know my wife's kiss, my sons smile, or the warmth of human bonds. Rest assured this fact keeps me up many nights despite genetic evidence on a hereditary level that suggests I will live into my 90s... Be that as it may, my inevitable non existence frightens and saddens me, but I would not be so scared as to diminish the splendor of sentient existence by hoping in afterlife. To me, andyself only, as I speak for nobody, it's a craven thought which diminishes our ability to absorb all the splendor this world has to offer. I will die. I will never exist again, and I'm thankful to have been born with the ability to feel all the emotions I have ever known precisely because I know they will not last.
Faith, for myself, is a fascinating mechanism, and I can appreciate when it comforts a person, I just don't need that comfort because I understand, personally, that humans aren't supposed to feel happy all the time. Sorrow is just as magnificent as joy, especially when I consider the statistical probability that granted my formation.
I hope this message finds ALL people well.
Just because you couch your arrogant post in fluffy language and bury it in huge paragraphs doesn't mean it's not offensive. You flat say you don't respect religious people and that they're basically stupid for believing what they believe.
I was generalizing that this entire forum is a bigoted freak-out reaction to a topic meant to be a discussion among Christians.
Get over yourself. If you didn't want an argument, why spend the time to write such long freaking posts that are basically off-topic? The OP didn't ask you what you thought as an Athiest or some sort of self-declared intellectual superior. He was trying to communicate with other Christians.
For someone that talks so much, the reading comprehension seems quite low.
