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Why is atheism better than theism?
Atheism rejects the existence of a moral tyrant, as many theistic systems have. 6%  6%  [ 1 ]
Atheism promotes real human freedom. 12%  12%  [ 2 ]
Atheism reduces the necessary entities that one must hold due to the advances of science. 6%  6%  [ 1 ]
Most theistic ideas are such nonsense as to be unworthy of our trust. 12%  12%  [ 2 ]
There is very lacking proof for theism of any sort. 18%  18%  [ 3 ]
Other 6%  6%  [ 1 ]
All of the above 18%  18%  [ 3 ]
GOD IS A LIE!! ! 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Let me see the results 24%  24%  [ 4 ]
Total votes : 17

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03 Jun 2010, 1:58 pm

Awesomelyglorious wrote:
This question is to address the underpinnings of atheism, so that we may better understand its truth, and STRIDENTLY oppose theism.

There are multiple reasons that come to mind on this issue:
1) Atheism rejects the existence of a moral tyrant, as many theistic systems have.
2) Atheism promotes real human freedom.
3) Atheism reduces the necessary entities that one must hold due to the advances of science.
4) Most theistic ideas are such nonsense as to be unworthy of our trust.
5) There is very lacking proof for theism of any sort.

What are your ideas?

Just remember, who is the person you can expect to STRIDENTLY assert the power of the atheistic case, and bring both REASON and TRUTH to the matter for good? I think by reading this, you know the answer, and it isn't a Marxist, a person who thinks that ET is god, or any other, but rather an option far more glorious.
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To accept the metaphysics of religion, to take it seriously, requires one to shut off their reason and logic circuits. Once it was discovered in scientific circles that the world was not as described in the Bible, the grip of God and religion on science was loosened considerable. Think of this as the post-Darwinian phase. It turns out the Earth is very, very old compared to the what the bible says and most of the miracles of the bible either never happened or they were just misunderstood natural phenomena. By the end of 19th century there was very little place for the "god of the gaps" to hide.

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03 Jun 2010, 2:11 pm

ruveyn wrote:
To accept the metaphysics of religion, to take it seriously, requires one to shut off their reason and logic circuits. Once it was discovered in scientific circles that the world was not as described in the Bible, the grip of God and religion on science was loosened considerable. Think of this as the post-Darwinian phase. It turns out the Earth is very, very old compared to the what the bible says and most of the miracles of the bible either never happened or they were just misunderstood natural phenomena. By the end of 19th century there was very little place for the "god of the gaps" to hide.

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Nonsense, there are a lot of places for the God of the gaps to hide. Mostly those places are between are ears, and mostly they are gaps because we don't pay much attention in science classes.



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04 Jun 2010, 4:20 pm

Because only through resistence to such virulent memetic pathogens can mankind's understanding advance beyond merely repeating their mantras. :lol: