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Nobody knows anything for certain about the afterlife or god. It's all speculation.
If you want to be an atheist, great. If you want to believe, go right ahead. But please, everyone, do the following:
1. Stop pretending that your beliefs are absolute truth. This includes atheists! Accept that you don't know and you can't know. It's ok to not know for certain. It means you are exactly like every single human that has ever lived.
2. Don't tell anyone what they should believe. It's ok to debate and share your beliefs with others, but please respect people's ability to make up their own mind. You got to make up your mind, let them do the same.
3. If you are a believer or associate yourself with any faith, you should speak up against wars, injustice, and evil shit that is being done with your faith's name behind it. When someone talks about holy war, speak up against that shit. When a politician says god told them to run for office, speak up against that shit. If your church protects a child molester, speak up against that shit. It is your responsibility to keep your faith's name in good standing with the public.
4. Do not confuse your country's laws with your religion's laws. They are not the same, and they don't need to be.
5. Don't let your belief system or religion make you do something that you know is wrong. if you know in your heart that something is wrong, it's ok to disobey the rules of your religion to protect your personal morality. All religions shift policies over time (for better or worse) and you know right from wrong. You also know that every religion has stood behind some evil shit at some point in history. Trust your instincts.
- Atheists don't claim their beliefs are absolute truth. We simply prefer proof to speculation.monospaced
- And we balk at people who claim to have answers despite not a single shred of proof.monospaced
- This post violates number 2.hereswhatidid
- i think you're confused, mono. Agnostics are non-believers unless there's material proof...locustsloth
- Atheists firmly believe there is no godlocustsloth
- Nah, I'm not telling people what to believe, I'm telling them how to behave. Big difference.
nb - ah, I see... I'm still an atheist thenmonospaced
- you can't PROVE there's no tooth fairy, but you'd be a fucking retard if you thought she was realmonospaced
- That's how atheists feel about "God" existing. It's so fucking ridiculous of a concept we can't take it seriously.monospaced
- Atheists are probably right about god. But that doesn't mean they need to be assholes about it. Live and let live.nb
- But, make sure to stand up against religion where required.nb
- Convincing people to give up their faith isn't required, unless those people are doing evil shit in the name of their god.nb
- No need to throw out the baby with the bath water.nb
- Do you believe in germs? because I cant see them they must not exist. Seems the jist of the argument.yurimon
- Problem with proof is it is limited to your senses. As far what we see in frequency is nothing compared to frequencies we do not see.yurimon
- not see. so the argument of proof and belief is irrelevant to nature or what the truth is.yurimon
- No offense but this post is a bit hypocritical. You aren't going be able to stop people from expressing their views whether atheistic or religious.ukit2
- atheist or religious.ukit2
- It's natural for people to argue and debate stuff like this.ukit2
- true. The Truth exist. Nature doesnt need us to believe, it exists on its own.yurimon
- Guess what dumb fuck? We can see germs. Evidence for them is everywhere. Nothing hypocritical.monospaced
- I've seen germs with my own eyes. If god is proven to exist I would accept that too. But gods don't. Only idiots think they do.monospaced
- @ukit, read #2. It's ok to debate, but we should respect everyone's right to make up their own mind.nb
- Even if what they make up for their own mind is completely "made up." Hahaha... can't respect idiots.monospaced
- You just broken by the man. dont be mad cause your mind is raped with stupid ideas.yurimon
- Atheism roots it political same as what Constantine did with Christianity. dep. How you know god exists? do you exist?yurimon
- You are the proof a creation force exist. As above so below. Fractile nature of nature.yurimon