Re: Selling Points of the Major Religions

beelzebub wrote:
> On May 12, 8:57 pm, DanielSan <danielsan1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> beelzebub wrote:
>>> On May 12, 7:01 pm, Free Lunch <lu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 17:27:07 -0700 (PDT), beelzebub
>>>> <yank_ees_s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>> On May 12, 4:53 pm, Free Lunch <lu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 13:00:08 -0700 (PDT), beelzebub
>>>>>> <yank_ees_s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>> So you believe in a god or gods?
>>>>>> No.
>>>>> Then as your answer indicates, you *believe* that there is no god.
>>>> No.
>>> You just contradicted yourself.
>> No, he didn't.
> 
> 
> You're as stupid as he is.  Of course he contradicted himself.
> (Hilarious.)
> 

No.  He doesn't believe there is no god and he doesn't believe there is 
a god.

> 
>>
>>>>> That is not the *lack* of belief, it is a very specific, concrete
>>>>> belief.
>>>> No.
>>> It isn't debatable.  It is a fact.  Your beliefs are stated above.
>>> You aren't very clever, are you?
>> That's not a belief.
> 
> 
> It's like a Python skit, only with two *even* bigger idiots.  He said
> he didn't *believe* in god.
> 
> Newsflash to the stupid:  "DO NOT BELIEVE" IS......BELIEF.  Eureka!

No cheese is cheese?

> 
> 
>>>>> Atheism is a belief.
>>>> No.
>>> Wow.  You really are a *hell* of a debater.
>>> [Other irrelevant idiot, atheist-babble snipped.  This one is just too
>>> stupid to continue.  His stupidity makes my head hurt.  Hilariously,
>>> painfully stupid.]
>>> Bottom line:  Atheists hate to confront the fact that their beliefs
>>> are in fact a "belief."  What else can they be?  There is no
>>> alternative.
>> Except for lack of belief.
> 
> Why do atheists play semantic games to avoid acknowledging that they
> have a belief system?

Because we don't have a belief system.

> Is it because they don't want to acknowledge
> their hypocrisy?

Hyp....ocrisy?  What?!


> Is it because you despise belief in theists, and
> can't stand the idea that you have similar illogical ideas?

No.

> Now
> matter how you slice it, Chief, believing that god doesn't exist is a
> belief.  It isn't up for debate.

I do not believe god does not exist.  I also do not believe god exists.

> Talk about atheistic dogma.  No wonder no one wants to admit they are
> an atheist....

I'm an atheist.  And there's no dogma.  I simply do not believe in gods. 
  Period.

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