[iamzack]

This is what religious people sound like to nonreligious people.

Especially on subjects like evolution, civil rights, etc...

[Ford Prefect]

You laugh, but one day soon a tokoloshe is going to pay you a visit. Enjoy your zombie demon pregnancy.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

* FUBAR-BDHR feeds the troll

She just might.   

[iamzack]

Hmmm... better raise up my bed.

And then go get baptized.

[Dilmah G]

This is what religious people sound like to nonreligious people.

Especially on subjects like evolution, civil rights, etc...

That has ought to be one of the most meaningless questions I've read

[BloodEagle]

I can't believe that google failed to turn up a picture of a worm engulfed in flames.  Well, if you want something done right.... 

[Liberator]

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So basically you are comparing me and others to someone who believes his third wife was impregnated by a demon and so forth...

I mean I suppose I can see the similarity from a certain gross POV, but that's like comparing a Yugo to a Maserati by sight from 20km distance....

[redsniper]

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So basically you are comparing me and others to someone who believes his third wife was impregnated by a demon and so forth...

I mean I suppose I can see the similarity from a certain gross POV, but that's like comparing a Yugo to a Maserati by sight from 20km distance....

Yeah, and they're both cars.

[iamzack]

Sorry, I don't waste my time differentiating between levels of retardation.

[Dilmah G]

Sorry, I don't waste my time differentiating between levels of retardation.

Yes you do, you post on HLP, the home OF Retardation (and Freespace to some extent )

[iamzack]

That doesn't explain how i differentiate between levels of retardation...

[Dilmah G]

That doesn't explain how i differentiate between levels of retardation...

General Freespace Discussion- Retarded to the Max

Missions and Campaigns- Retarded beyond iamzack's sense of reality

Anything Freespace related- Also retarded beyond iamzack's "sense"

General Discussion- Retarded to fit iamzack

Seeeee! You differentiated between the bull****/retardism and basically only comment on GenDisc Proving you have some sort of in-built "Retardo-Metre"

[Scotty]

Do I really sound like that in discussion to you guys?

[Turambar]

I've used this example before,  arguing about what god is or isn't like, or what he would or wouldn't do sounds like people arguing about whether Goku or Superman would win in a fight.

Edit/addition: the difference is that you think it's real

[iamzack]

Do I really sound like that in discussion to you guys?

I've used this example before,  arguing about what god is or isn't like, or what he would or wouldn't do sounds like people arguing about whether Goku or Superman would win in a fight.

Edit/addition: the difference is that you think it's real

Translation: yes.

[Scotty]

 

[iamzack]

So now you understand why we mock you sometimes.

[Snail]

General Freespace Discussion- Retarded to the Max

Missions and Campaigns- Retarded beyond iamzack's sense of reality

Anything Freespace related- Also retarded beyond iamzack's "sense"

General Discussion- Retarded to fit iamzack

Seeeee! You differentiated between the bull****/retardism and basically only comment on GenDisc Proving you have some sort of in-built "Retardo-Metre"

Seeing as how I'm the moderator of FreeSpace Modding, the retardation levels of that subforum must be immense. Then again, HerraTohtori is also a moderator there, so I guess it balances it out.

[karajorma]

Do I really sound like that in discussion to you guys?

Hate to say it but yes.

See there isn't a huge difference between the major religions and the ones that seem more silly like this one. Both require an almost unshakable belief in something that is either unprovable or sometimes (for those who take them literally) demonstrably false. The big ones simply have a lot more layers to hide the real nonsense.

That's not to say that everyone who talks about religion sounds that way. It's only when you display an unwavering faith in it that you do. Those who question their beliefs sound a lot more sensible. I'd have a lot more respect for any Christian who said for instance that the lack of any corroboration from the Romans means that perhaps the story of Jesus is just as much symbolic as the old testament stuff.

But when they say it can only be a cover up  or insist that it must be real because they believe it, then yeah, they sound pretty similar to Mr Yahoo Answers.

[IronBeer]

I know internet culture well enough to know that I shouldn't get involved, but I absolutely must know- why? Everywhere I see religious debates, I see an attitude that I can only describe as hatred on the part of the atheists towards (for lack of more succinct words) believers. From what I see (perhaps my perceptions are skewed due to the fact that I am likely surrounded by exceptional ...human specimens) the vast majority of religious people are NOT fundamentalist wackjobs- science meshes easily with belief, and the belief provides a comforting framework for life. I don't have anything against anybody's religion or lack thereof: Atheist, Agnostic, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Satanist, you name it, so long as the religion's tenants don't step on any legal toes I say live and let live; or in this case, worship (or not) and let worship (or not).

I see the exact opposite attitude from Atheists, and to a lesser extent, Agnostics. (I hate to generalize here, but please understand that I must speak in broad and indefinite terms to communicate my statement with any degree of celerity) What I see is a cold, logical, and contemptuous ...for lack of more accurate words, campaign to argue religion out of existence: believers are Byzantine relics from a more barbarous age, who cling to a now-unnecessary "God" and hold us back, unaware that "He" is no longer needed in today's advanced society. All I want to know is "why?" Why can't we just leave each other alone?

Heh... I suppose this goes down to basic human nature... Europe (and England in particular; Europe is a large place, don'cha know?) is, by and large, a total conquest on the part of the Atheists. 2000 years Several centuries of Christian tradition and belief, wiped clean during the last century. Quite frankly, I don't know how it happened (but I'd be willing to bet money on post-modern disillusion after World War 2), but it doesn't matter now. Are we in a position to witness the end of religion? I fear the answer may be "yes".

Oh, and regarding Mr. Yahoo Answers. Protip- She's not a virgin.

Edit: My bad. It's not 2000 years, but several centuries... Whoops.