"I consider it false sincerity, there is no altruism involved, what they are saying is "God look at me, I'm praying for this person, I am good"; it's a selfish act not a selfless act.
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This is about as cruel as I could ever be.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tom Pep Dec 19, 2012. 47 Replies 1 Like
How many of those parents who lost children in the Connecticut shooting are christian?If you pray over their bodies after this then in my opinion you disrespect their memory, where was your bloody…Continue
What are the things a theist will say that gets under your skin?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Reggie Dec 16, 2012. 41 Replies 0 Likes
I only have one thing I should not even be bothered by, when they say "I will pray for you"; it seems to trigger something inside me, I feel offended by it, I want to smack them in the mouth, it is…Continue
Hello from the UK
Started this discussion. Last reply by Francisco Ezequiel Perichon Dec 29, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello folks, a little about myself, I was born and raised a baptist, for most of my childhood we lived right next door to our little humble chapel, just a couple of 100 meters up the road was a grand…Continue
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Tom Pep replied to JP Prater's discussion 'When YOU Became Atheist...'"Some times I feel shame when reading the ordeals of others moving to atheism, I had no peer pressure in regards to religion, yet it took me over 10 years to make the change, I started having doubts about my belief at around 30 but I clung on till my…"
Tom Pep commented on James's blog post 'This land is your land, not McFarland's'"Hell of a blog and a good read, anyone who has studied history will recognize McFarts tactics, those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it(excuse the not so accurate quote), he has particularly singled out groups that many right wing extremist…"
Tom Pep replied to Unseen's discussion 'Clamping Down On Criminal Thoughts — A Better Way To Lower The Crime Rate?'"When thought becomes a crime, then 99.99% of the human population had better stop thinking!
The problem with this story is not that it's just a thought, it's been put on the internet, but since I too have what some might call dark fantasy,…"
Tom Pep replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'It's so ingrained into my being...'""I still find myself at times thinking, "I've fallen into the hands of Satan,""
You are not alone with such thoughts, I have to remind myself on occasions that hell and the devil were actually the creation's of the…"
Tom Pep replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'It's so ingrained into my being...'"Is there really such a thing as a "true atheist", it cannot be proven that god does not exist, you cannot prove a negative, the best we can do is to say the "evidence" for god does not exist, the absence of evidence is not…"
Tom Pep replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'It's so ingrained into my being...'"I never broached the idea that god does not exist, that would be remarkably arrogant of me, for me personally it's the "evidence" that's non existent, so I tend to agree with Hitchens "What can be asserted without evidence…"
Tom Pep replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'It's so ingrained into my being...'"The bible does have some good verse, though some of it is just common sense, I know someone who is atheist but treats the bible as allegory.
But here is a question, how do you have a deep love for a being that supposedly murdered million's if…"
Tom Pep replied to Kairan Nierde's discussion 'Something not known to science'"I had a similar thing with a girlfriend when I was a teenager, I may not be able to give you an absolute scientific answer but I can give a hypothesis, we were very close, I mean "friends" close, we went around together, knew quite a bit…"
Tom Pep replied to Kairan Nierde's discussion 'Something not known to science'"Ignorance is not a virtue, you have not told us of your experience, I can only summarize that you fear there maybe a logical answer and don't want to know, that's not a good way forward, even when presented with very powerful arguments…"
Tom Pep replied to Kairan Nierde's discussion 'Something not known to science'"There are many things that science still cannot explain, however this does not equate to supernatural or any such thing, it's just "unexplained" for the moment, I have had several experiences in my 52 years on this planet, as a youth…"
Tom Pep replied to David Henson's discussion 'Well, Then Why Think Atheist?'"Not all atheists are rationalists, would be nice if they were, but I've seen some that can be just as dogmatic as priests, they make atheism seem like another religion."
Francisco Ezequiel Perichon replied to Tom Pep's discussion 'Hello from the UK'"Hello Tom.
I see you have passed by a sly path to reach the freedom of mind you can enjoy now. It`s not common to have religious relatives to who an atheist can talk without being labelled or preached. So, you you have luck with your father.
You…"
Tom Pep replied to Codie L Miller's discussion 'A christian asked me why I celebrate christmas....'"Next time a christian asks that question, just quote them this
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1) Hundreds of years before Jesus, according to the Mithraic religion, three Wise Men of Persia came to visit the baby savior-god Mithra, bring him gifts of gold, myrrh and…"
Tom Pep replied to Tom Pep's discussion 'This is about as cruel as I could ever be.'"Huckabee and Fischer should join with westboro baptist church, they pretty much believe and say the same thing."
E.J. Solomon replied to Tom Pep's discussion 'This is about as cruel as I could ever be.'"I think they forget that Yawheh actually likes killing children. He had no problem doing it just to piss off Pharaoh and he sent the flood which wiped out a whole bunch of innocent children. I'm sure we could find other examples."
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