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YO PITTSBURGH MIKE HERE · Local time: Oct 28, 2007, 11:36 AM

I would allow my child to decide for him or herself once he or she is old enough to make such a decision. Doing otherwise is no different than brainwashing.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

YO PITTSBURGH MIKE HERE · Local time: Oct 28, 2007, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Cellius

You consider atheism a religion? I don't. I doubt other atheists do either.

It's as much a belief system as any other religion is. I consider myself non-religious for that reason.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

YO PITTSBURGH MIKE HERE · Local time: Oct 28, 2007, 02:09 PM

Atheist believe in no god. They are grouped together, as in religion, as a number of people with the same set of beliefs.

It may not have originally been this way, but that is what it has become.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

YO PITTSBURGH MIKE HERE · Local time: Oct 28, 2007, 02:24 PM

How could I?

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YO PITTSBURGH MIKE HERE · Local time: Oct 28, 2007, 03:30 PM

I don't feel that the strict definition of atheism is a religion, rather what it has become.

I was speaking idiomatically.

YO PITTSBURGH MIKE HERE · Local time: Oct 29, 2007, 08:48 AM

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YO PITTSBURGH MIKE HERE · Local time: Dec 12, 2007, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by LordsSword

Ok, I suppose this works for kids. Simple, easy to remember.
Lets look at the reality though.

My critics are not making any attempt to make me happy are they? They are in fact with premeditation trying to make me unhappy.
Your statement is a mere platitude that is trampled on by you & evey new post aimed at me.

Recognise this? Some call it the golden rule:
Matthew 7:12
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

The atheist is challenged by their abandoning of what has worked for civilization since the beginning of time: the impression that moral guidelines come from beyond the opinions of men.

Have you stopped to consider that it may not be working for everyone? That not everyone is happy going about with what they feel a delusion guiding their lives, everything they do?

I'm happy you've found Christ. I'm happy you were able to overcome what sounds to be a tough time of your life through his teachings, and the set of beliefs set around him. Honestly. I may not agree with what you believe, but that's entirely irrelevant. I respect what you believe, and am happy to see that you've found what makes you happy, content, whatever it is you may be looking for.

All I ask is that you show me the same respect.

How ya doing, buddy?