At 10/10/11 04:57 PM, Japati wrote:
1. Atheism is NOT the same as being a Satanist.
What do you think satanism is, Church of Satan or something? Black masses and devil horns and pentagrams?
Satan is man's inclinations towards evil and selfishness. Presumption to deny God, the source of all good in the universe, could easily be logically equated with Satanism, as the scriptures from which we draw the very definition of Satan also define as Satanic behavior the denial of God, penchant for blasphemy, and the goal of driving others away from God. Or what, do you claim to have a different definition of Satan? Correct me if I'm wrong, but as an atheist wouldn't you not believe in Satan in the first place, as Satan is a concept directly from religious scripture?
At 10/10/11 04:57 PM, Japati wrote:
Obviously. Yet somehow people seem to get this mixed up. To be an Atheist, in short, means you don't give a fuck, about any religion, you just want to live your life and be happy.
No, that's not what it means. There are lots of atheists who care about things, and there are lots of atheists who are plenty neurotic and unhappy. You seem to be rather bent out of shape about what religious individuals think when it pertains to atheism in general, downright agitated in fact. Did you not yourself refer to this thread as a "rant?"
At 10/10/11 04:57 PM, Japati wrote:
2. Someone said to me once, "Do you believe in evolution?". Of course, I just said yes, because I couldn't be bothered to argue. However, my point is that evolution isn't something to 'believe' in. It's a fact. It's something you know. That's like saying "Do you believe it snails?", it's stupid isn't it.
And before anyone has a got at me to convince me evolution isn't a fact, no, get over your old fashioned views, evolution has been proven.
Contrary to what you might think, most religious people believe evolution to be real. In fact, it was medieval Muslims during the Islamic Golden Age of Science that are the first to have proposed the notion.
At 10/10/11 04:57 PM, Japati wrote:
3. And finally, in relation to the image:
Since I can guarantee many of you don't understand the joke in this image I shall explain...
If Adam and Eve were the first humans... why the fuck do they have belly buttons?
That's like saying "if humans evolved, then why does this painting show God creating them?"
It's a painting. It's an expression of the artist, and as with most successful classical artists rigorous knowledge of human anatomy is carved into their very being through constant practice.
FUCK YOU BIBLE. And every other religion for that matter.
Why are you mad at religions you know nothing about and have never even heard of? What have the Baha'is done to you, or the Zoroastrians, or the Sabaeans? Are you bent out of shape over the teachings of the Buddha too?
Honestly, why are you so angry at religion in general? These are flimsy arguments you've put forth, and I'm sure you're aware that should similar arguments be used against other philosophies that they would not be considered logically sound enough to refute them. Why the tirade?