danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 I know a vicar who is an atheist, I find that quite amusing.I know a dog that walks backwards and wags it's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Have you ever actually met a child? I think you'll find the children in portion of my family that escaped the church associate Easter with: their older relatives giving them chocolate in the shape of eggs, bunnies, chicks... The younger ones also associate it with mashing up shredded wheat mixing it up with chocolate and adult melted for them and making easter egg nests. easter egg hunts. I have every reason to believe that is the kind of thing most british children, who as you may know tend to be very fond of chocolate, associate with easter. Just as they tend to view Xmas as a time when adults give them stuff. Some incarnation of a god sacrificing, himself to himself so he could forgive us for a crime of being born from 'sinful' ancestors really doesn't enter into the equation. I've met lots of children. But I've never met one that proclaims to be an atheist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I've met lots of children. But I've never met one that proclaims to be an atheist. probably because they don't know the word! You don't need to know the word to be one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Personally I've always associated Easter sunday with chocolate, but maybe that's just me.I associate it with chocolate also, but the underlying significance of the day is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Just out of interest, what do you associate with good friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I associate it with chocolate also, but the underlying significance of the day is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Just out of interest, what do you associate with good friday? easy, a double bank holiday hurray:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 You just don't get it do you? Atheists do not necessarily believe that god/s don't exist, they just don't believe that they do. This is not at all incompatible with agnosticism. It's a simple point that's been put to you dozens of times, try opening your mind just a little bit. So essentially, atheism is- 'not believing in the existence of any God/s while considering the possibility that you might be wrong about it'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 So essentially, atheism is- 'not believing in the existence of any God/s while considering the possibility that you might be wrong about it'? atheism is not believing in a god. You don't have to consider the possibility that you might be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I've met lots of children. But I've never met one that proclaims to be an atheist. Quite telling isn't it. That's because atheists don't tell their kids what to believe on such issues, we leave it to them to make their own minds up. I've met plenty of kids that proclaim to be a Christian or Muslim though. What's that about "militant" atheists again? Not indoctrinating their kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Why couldn't a man exist just because God doesn't?An ordinary man who proclaims to be the son of God could exist, but if you're saying that God doesn't exist, how could the son of God exist?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Did you mean to say that the scientific theory is no more credible than the creationist theory? Really? Wow. You really are confused. I'm intrigued.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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