Comments for A is for Atheist - Rantings of a godless heathen http://a4atheist.wordpress.com I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know. (Thomas Jefferson) Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:37:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Joshua (The Day the Earth Stood Still) by AmusedReader http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/joshua-the-day-the-earth-stood-still/#comment-237 AmusedReader Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:37:57 +0000 http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/?p=612#comment-237 I just noticed your excellent summaries. Hasn't been a new post in a while... Some idiot wrote an opinion article whining about people, whom she never read, whining. It mentioned you on page two, so of course your site was probably good. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/17/opinion/oe-allen17 Here's hopin' you'll keep the up the snark. I just noticed your excellent summaries. Hasn’t been a new post in a while…

Some idiot wrote an opinion article whining about people, whom she never read, whining. It mentioned you on page two, so of course your site was probably good.
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/17/opinion/oe-allen17

Here’s hopin’ you’ll keep the up the snark.

]]> Comment on There goes the neighborhood – I’m on the Atheist Blogroll! by GeorgeRic http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/there-goes-the-neighborhood-im-on-the-atheist-blogroll/#comment-236 GeorgeRic Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:30:31 +0000 http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-236 Agnostics are puzzled: Where is God? Why this confusion? But also: Why belief in the occult? How do the possessed levitate? Why are there provable 'Miracles'? Abbott, writing 'Flatland' explained contiguous geometric worlds to solve the difficulties. Now 'Techie Worlds' examines impossible concepts like trinity, resurrection, judgment, souls and more, showing they are logical and reasonable in the context of contiguous geometrical worlds. That is the way of science: to examine phenomena in the light of theory. Neither approach can be proved or dis-proved, but the advantages of life and nature weigh towards the Christian view. 'Techie Worlds' (available from www.amazon.com) will bring Moslems and Jews to the teachings of Jesus. Agnostics are puzzled: Where is God? Why this confusion? But also: Why belief in the occult? How do the possessed levitate? Why are there provable ‘Miracles’? Abbott, writing ‘Flatland’ explained contiguous geometric worlds to solve the difficulties. Now ‘Techie Worlds’ examines impossible concepts like trinity, resurrection, judgment, souls and more, showing they are logical and reasonable in the context of contiguous geometrical worlds. That is the way of science: to examine phenomena in the light of theory.
Neither approach can be proved or dis-proved, but the advantages of life and nature weigh towards the Christian view. ‘Techie Worlds’ (available from http://www.amazon.com) will bring Moslems and Jews to the teachings of Jesus.

]]> Comment on My Reading List by marcelo http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/my-reading-list/#comment-232 marcelo Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:23:24 +0000 http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/?page_id=85#comment-232 Hi, can you recommend a list of top 5 books on the Bible - thorough, exhaustive, competent works. I have been a fundamentalist christian for 25 years and I am trying to once and for all come to the conclusion that the Bible is not the word of God. Thanks, there are so many things on the net, but I just cant read on screen. (please email me directly if possible) Hi, can you recommend a list of top 5 books on the Bible – thorough, exhaustive, competent works. I have been a fundamentalist christian for 25 years and I am trying to once and for all come to the conclusion that the Bible is not the word of God. Thanks, there are so many things on the net, but I just cant read on screen. (please email me directly if possible)

]]> Comment on Leviticus – Part 2 (Abounding in abominations) by Phil Stilwell http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/leviticus-part-2-abounding-in-abominations/#comment-230 Phil Stilwell Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:11:04 +0000 http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/?p=518#comment-230 Hey Jay, You might also check out the account of my deconversion (http://philstilwell.com/deconversion) to determine whether I also had a "weak heart". You might note that a truly loving god could forgive offenses without a blood sacrifice just as the bible instructs humans to do. And do you also affirm your love to your wife while you beat her? Try comprehending a god that claims to love us while setting up a scheme that would assure we are infinitely tortured for a sin as finite as lying. Do you abandon a child that has misbehaved, even if they do not repent? God goes a step further and takes them to the basement for eternal torture. He has also required some such children to seek salvation through the acceptance of Jesus, yet somehow overlooked broadcasting that fact to parts of the world. Your god is a square triangle that deserves no further consideration. So instead of projecting what you suppose in your ignorance to be the psychological deficiency of non-believers, how about providing some non-circular evidence for your extravagant unsubstantiated claims? Read the account of my deconversion carefully. Then consider whether weak-heartedness might actually be on the side of the theist who, out of fear and other emotions, needs the concept of god as a crutch in blatant abandonment of intellectual integrity. Hey Jay,

You might also check out the account of my deconversion (http://philstilwell.com/deconversion) to determine whether I also had a “weak heart”.

You might note that a truly loving god could forgive offenses without a blood sacrifice just as the bible instructs humans to do. And do you also affirm your love to your wife while you beat her? Try comprehending a god that claims to love us while setting up a scheme that would assure we are infinitely tortured for a sin as finite as lying. Do you abandon a child that has misbehaved, even if they do not repent? God goes a step further and takes them to the basement for eternal torture. He has also required some such children to seek salvation through the acceptance of Jesus, yet somehow overlooked broadcasting that fact to parts of the world. Your god is a square triangle that deserves no further consideration.

So instead of projecting what you suppose in your ignorance to be the psychological deficiency of non-believers, how about providing some non-circular evidence for your extravagant unsubstantiated claims?

Read the account of my deconversion carefully. Then consider whether weak-heartedness might actually be on the side of the theist who, out of fear and other emotions, needs the concept of god as a crutch in blatant abandonment of intellectual integrity.

]]> Comment on Leviticus – Part 2 (Abounding in abominations) by Jay Noom http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/leviticus-part-2-abounding-in-abominations/#comment-229 Jay Noom Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:09:25 +0000 http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/?p=518#comment-229 Homosexuality in regard to both men and women are the same abomination. It's made clear in the following prophecy regarding the latter days. ----- "Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet." - Romans 1:25-28 ----- Usually atheist have at least an appearance of love, denying Christ only in ignorance. But you sir, make it easy to see how wrong you are. You would actually condone blatant acts of adultery? Sleeping with another mans wife? ----- @ Mauro, your "deconversion" is the direct result of a weak heart. What did you expect? You don't accept Christ so that you can make Christ like you. You're to be conformed to His image, not the other way around. ----- "Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved." - Luke 8:12 ----- You choked the law, taking offense, rather than just accepting it's purpose, which is love. You're saved by grace, through faith, not by works of the law. The law isn't there as some book of regulations. It's there for your own benefit, that you might know sin, and keep yourself from it. Homosexuality in regard to both men and women are the same abomination. It’s made clear in the following prophecy regarding the latter days. —– “Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.” – Romans 1:25-28 —– Usually atheist have at least an appearance of love, denying Christ only in ignorance. But you sir, make it easy to see how wrong you are. You would actually condone blatant acts of adultery? Sleeping with another mans wife? —– @ Mauro, your “deconversion” is the direct result of a weak heart. What did you expect? You don’t accept Christ so that you can make Christ like you. You’re to be conformed to His image, not the other way around. —– “Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.” – Luke 8:12 —– You choked the law, taking offense, rather than just accepting it’s purpose, which is love. You’re saved by grace, through faith, not by works of the law. The law isn’t there as some book of regulations. It’s there for your own benefit, that you might know sin, and keep yourself from it.

]]> Comment on About Me by Michael http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/about/#comment-225 Michael Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:07:30 +0000 #comment-225 You really do have to be a mindless buffoon to believe the horseshit that religions assert. Unfortunately, they get people young and turn them into mindless buffoons before their undeveloped minds are capable of mustering a defense. Should be a fucking crime to indoctrinate children in this way. It's sick and it's only the tip of the iceberg regarding problems with religion. You really do have to be a mindless buffoon to believe the horseshit that religions assert. Unfortunately, they get people young and turn them into mindless buffoons before their undeveloped minds are capable of mustering a defense. Should be a fucking crime to indoctrinate children in this way. It’s sick and it’s only the tip of the iceberg regarding problems with religion.

]]> Comment on Yet another racist voter (Ohio, this time) by freeyourmind http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/yet-another-racist-voter-ohio-this-time/#comment-222 freeyourmind Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:43:51 +0000 http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/?p=496#comment-222 Please, its not the vote that counts.its the one that does the counting and right now that's a computer.tell me did you have anything to do with the candidates that where selected,no you didn't and you also have no control over the voting process which is all a very big joke. wake up sheeple,We are back to an oligarchy pretending to be a republic pretending to be a democracy. Peace Please, its not the vote that counts.its the one that does the counting and right now that’s a computer.tell me did you have anything to do with the candidates that where selected,no you didn’t and you also have no control over the voting process which is all a very big joke. wake up sheeple,We are back to an oligarchy pretending to be a republic pretending to be a democracy. Peace

]]> Comment on About Me by Jaap Balk http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/about/#comment-221 Jaap Balk Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:11:10 +0000 #comment-221 there is and has never been a god. it is a story that many people want to believe.... without thinking there is and has never been a god. it is a story that many people want to believe…. without thinking

]]> Comment on Genesis (Part 1 – In the beginning …) by Tori http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/genesis-part-1-in-the-beginning/#comment-215 Tori Fri, 22 May 2009 23:33:42 +0000 http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/?p=320#comment-215 I only got as far as your first rebuttal of the first verse. Then I stopped reading. Do you feel any sort of discomfort at being arrogant enough to apply human logic to the greatest of all beings - the God that, in fact, CREATED logic? "Furthermore, defining God as beyond our human intellect and understanding and thus not subject to reason and logic is equally dumb and simply evades the point. " "equally dumb" -- this is an argument akin to a disgruntled teenager answering "yeah, whatever." Simply evades the point? No. It doesn't. God is sovereign, all powerful, and loving. So loving that he created the world FOR US. For man. KNowing we would turn from Him and He would have to die for us in order to have relationship with Him again, He created us anyway, because He IS LOVE. If God was created, I wouldn't care about Him. If He was created, He is no more sovereign than we are, and who wants to worship a God that isn't in control? There are arguments for what you're saying. Read some books, try and find out the truth, rather than creating this identity for yourself of anger and cynicism and getting trapped in it. I only got as far as your first rebuttal of the first verse. Then I stopped reading. Do you feel any sort of discomfort at being arrogant enough to apply human logic to the greatest of all beings – the God that, in fact, CREATED logic?

“Furthermore, defining God as beyond our human intellect and understanding and thus not subject to reason and logic is equally dumb and simply evades the point. ”

“equally dumb” — this is an argument akin to a disgruntled teenager answering “yeah, whatever.” Simply evades the point? No. It doesn’t. God is sovereign, all powerful, and loving. So loving that he created the world FOR US. For man. KNowing we would turn from Him and He would have to die for us in order to have relationship with Him again, He created us anyway, because He IS LOVE.

If God was created, I wouldn’t care about Him. If He was created, He is no more sovereign than we are, and who wants to worship a God that isn’t in control?

There are arguments for what you’re saying. Read some books, try and find out the truth, rather than creating this identity for yourself of anger and cynicism and getting trapped in it.

]]> Comment on About Me by Dave http://a4atheist.wordpress.com/about/#comment-207 Dave Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:14:05 +0000 #comment-207 Yet somehow, God still loves us. He always will. That's not to say He will always LIKE what we do or say, but He will always love us. No matter what. Yet somehow, God still loves us. He always will. That’s not to say He will always LIKE what we do or say, but He will always love us. No matter what.

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