The Antichrist

[Black Ace]

edbaldhead, you said it yourself : Religion is a belief in a higher power. That's what atheism is: a philosophical belief]. Not to be mistaken for a religion.

 

[Wicker Man]

[!--QuoteBegin-Conor+Nov 8 2005, 04:42 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Conor @ Nov 8 2005, 04:42 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Exactly, this thread is becoming really annoying and off-topic.  In arguments like this, nobody will ever win. let's just agree to disagree, as a wise man once said.

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There's nothing wrong with a little discusion, but if this annoys you, just don't read this thread anymore.

 

[Anonymous]

[!--QuoteBegin-Wicker Man+Nov 8 2005, 07:50 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Wicker Man @ Nov 8 2005, 07:50 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]There's nothing wrong with a little discusion, but if this annoys you, just don't read this thread anymore.

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I started it [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--] It's supposed to have nothing to do with atheism.

 

[Wicker Man]

[!--QuoteBegin-Conor+Nov 8 2005, 05:29 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Conor @ Nov 8 2005, 05:29 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]I started it [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]  It's supposed to have nothing to do with atheism.

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Hehe oh ya

 

[SinisterMinisterX]

[!--QuoteBegin-LooseCannon+Nov 6 2005, 09:07 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(LooseCannon @ Nov 6 2005, 09:07 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]This reminds me of last night when I was reading SMX's blog for the first time since like May.  He needs to update it again.  It's high class.

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Don't hold your breath. [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

 

[Onhell]

[!--QuoteBegin-Conor+Nov 8 2005, 07:59 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Conor @ Nov 8 2005, 07:59 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]I started it [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]  It's supposed to have nothing to do with atheism.

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oh Conor, have you learned nothing? Just because you created something it doesn't mean you have control over it! Victor Frankenstien learned this the hard way hehe. Honestly, it used to bother me when a thread would get off topic regardless if I had created it or not, but now I see that that is the beauty of this place, it takes a life of its own and it becomes what the people in this thread make it.

As for your problem Black Ace. I suggest you read Montaine (sp?) father of the modern Essay, in his essay "Apology for Raymond Cibone" He coins the phrase "Ignorance is Bliss, Knowledge is Hell." I don't know when agnosticism started but He was a big proponent of it. When he came along there were only Dogmatists and Skeptics. dogmatist (achieved certain knowledge), absolute skeptics (absolutely impossible for anyone to discover the truth), Cibone began Pyrrho (you can’t either affirm nor deny the certainty of knowledge). This leads to peace of mind. his essay is about the uncertainty of knowledge.

 

[Anonymous]

I have just one quote from the Bible for you: Pasch, 4:40 [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/sleep.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'sleep.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

 

[Anonymous]

[!--QuoteBegin-Onhell+Nov 8 2005, 01:33 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Onhell @ Nov 8 2005, 01:33 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]this should clarify a couple of things

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I was mostly stating some of my own thoughts there, taking the Zoroastrian belief as a springboard.

Nice essay anyway [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'smile.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

 

[The_7th_Son]

This is probably being me being stupid as per usual, but if I were to be in the media, claiming that I was the son of God, the second coming of Jesus. Surely Christians would believe me, even though I was lying?

 

[Anonymous]

[!--QuoteBegin-The_7th_Son+Nov 9 2005, 08:16 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(The_7th_Son @ Nov 9 2005, 08:16 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]This is probably being me being stupid as per usual, but if I were to be in the media, claiming that I was the son of God, the second coming of Jesus. Surely Christians would believe me, even though I was lying?

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Not exactly, Jesus didn't actively seek attention and go looking for attention. He showed he was the Son of God by his miracles, not his bragging. It would be obvious that somebody going to the media with a Jesus story would not be believed (or else locked up [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--])

 

[Onhell]

[!--QuoteBegin-charlotte+Nov 9 2005, 08:15 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(charlotte @ Nov 9 2005, 08:15 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]I have just one quote from the Bible for you: Pasch, 4:40 [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/sleep.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'sleep.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

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What book is that from? all the books that start with "P" are Psalms, Proverbs, (letter to) Philippians, (leter to) Philemon and 1st and 2nd (letter of) Peter. None even start with "Pasch"....

 

[Pineapple Hunter]

Paschendale?

 

[Anonymous]

[!--QuoteBegin-Onhell+Nov 9 2005, 11:22 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Onhell @ Nov 9 2005, 11:22 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]What book is that from? all the books that start with "P" are Psalms, Proverbs, (letter to) Philippians, (leter to) Philemon and 1st and 2nd (letter of) Peter. None even start with "Pasch"....

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[/quote]You did some great research, Onhell... [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--] It's a quote about the hell on earth - the war.

 

[Onhell]

That still doesn't tell me what book it's from [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

 

[Anonymous]

Pasch 4:40

Bit of guitar leads into solo

 

[SinisterMinisterX]

My friends, we have a tragedy in our midst. I urge that we immediately take up a collection to buy Onhell a sense of humor. [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

 

[Onhell]

oh, hehe, I feel like such an ass. I've been so into my school work this semester and this thread that the joke went right over my head.... pfft, I need a vacation. Though if you do want to donate to the Give Me Money Foundation I won't stop you.

 

[Anonymous]

[!--QuoteBegin-Onhell+Nov 10 2005, 09:37 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Onhell @ Nov 10 2005, 09:37 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]oh, hehe, I feel like such an ass. I've been so into my school work this semester and this thread that the joke went right over my head.... pfft, I need a vacation. Though if you do want to donate to the Give Me Money Foundation I won't stop you.

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[/quote]Oh, come on, don't we all need a holiday? [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'smile.gif\' /][!--endemo--]