Otter's Journal: Atheists can turn anything into a flamefest...

Actually, I'd resigned myself to that point when a story here a few weeks ago on Monster Cables sparked a lengthy flamewar on religion. But I still would have been hard pressed to have figured how one could get from:

age = (short)age;

to:

Its hard to believe that people still believe there are gods to this day. But, it doesn't surprise me, because think of the power religious groups have.

I do like:

Next thing you know someone will blow up the thread with a suicide post, and TDWTF will go to war with Slashdot.

Like...

[clsours]

hell they can!
Sorry, the pun was bursting to get out. But seriously, from an atheist point of view why bother arguing? I mean its not like you have all that much time left anyway?
Please mod this +Flamebait.

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[Captain Splendid]

While I agree us atheists can get strident, it's hard not to be paranoid when there's still plenty of religious-driven persecution in the world.

I don't know about you, but living with the knowledge that there's easily a billion people I share space with on this planet who would quite happily

• a) kill me
• b) inflict pain & damage, both physicall and psychologically, as a tool to "convert" me
• c) imprison me
• d) segregate and/or disenfranchise me
• e) all of the above

for my (non) beliefs is an i

Re:

[subgeek]

you really think 1 in 7 people feels that's the best way to deal with their metaphysical beliefs? could be i suppose, but it seems high to me.

Re:

[Captain Splendid]

Perhaps. But here's an exercise. Let's take that number down a little to be on the safe side: a million.

That's still too many people. Plus, and I probably should have specified this in my post, quite a large number of these people hold very powerful positions in finance, military and government and other positions of power. Tell me that doesn't worry you sometimes.

Then again, maybe I just need to get out of this shitbird town.

Religion gives me the shits... ;-)

[Antarius]

God, religion really gives me the shits sometimes...

As an ordained Taoist, I'd like to:

• 1) Point out that not all "religions" involve deity worship. The best example is true Buddhism. Whilst the Buddha speaks of being "asked to stay and teach" by a "deity," said "deity" confirms that Deity Worship is 'Optional' and does not affect Enlightenment! (Or KDE, or Gnome)
  
  (So next time you look at the Dalai Lama/Smiling Idiot/Pope-of-Robes, remember that all of the prayer wheels, altars, worship, sacrifices

That the only thing wrong with Religion are the fo

[smittyoneeach]

I liked the joke that Moses wasn't a Jew, Jesus wasn't a Christian, and Mohammed wasn't a Muslim.

Recyling Electrons:

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Religion is a crutch for people who can't handle God. :-)