"Atheism is a superstition."

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"Atheism is a superstition."

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:44 pm

How Easter and Christianity undermine atheism From USA Today.

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Post by Thinking Aloud » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:49 pm

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Post by surreptitious57 » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:52 pm

Atheism is a superstition is an oxymoron.
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Post by Ian » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:52 pm

A good example of why USA Today will never be a genuinely respected newspaper.

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Post by Aos Si » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:54 pm

What a stupid paper, reminds me of our very own Sunday Sport. Although that doesn't take itself seriously. :)

Does anyone know if the aliens came back and turned that woman's kid back into a child rather than a fish finger, would like some closure on that story.
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Post by Feck » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:57 pm

:banghead: atheism=materialism =miserable negative nihilism ? Let's all believe the lies then and be happy (insert sickly Fundie grin here )
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Post by devogue » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:05 pm

They [atheists] do believe in something — the philosophical theory known as Materialism, which states that the only thing that exists is matter;
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Post by surreptitious57 » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:12 pm

They do know that Easter was originally a Pagan festival celebrating fertility ? Which Christianity misappropriated. And that many were forced to convert against their will or be killed - which they were. Also Christmas was introduced to replace the Winter Solstice and make Pagans convert.They may worship Nature, but at least that is real and they do not try to convert anyone to their belief system. They do believe in Summerland though, but they are essentially harmless.
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Post by surreptitious57 » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:12 pm

They do know that Easter was originally a Pagan festival celebrating fertility ? Which Christianity misappropriated. And that many were forced to convert against their will or be killed - which they were. Also Christmas was introduced to replace the Winter Solstice and make Pagans convert.They may worship Nature, but at least that is real and they do not try to convert anyone to their belief system. They do believe in Summerland though, but they are essentially harmless.
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Post by devogue » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:13 pm

But atheists can scoff all they want.
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Post by Feck » Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:27 pm

surreptitious57 wrote:They do know that Easter was originally a Pagan festival celebrating fertility ? Which Christianity misappropriated. And that many were forced to convert against their will or be killed - which they were. Also Christmas was introduced to replace the Winter Solstice and make Pagans convert.They may worship Nature, but at least that is real and they do not try to convert anyone to their belief system. They do believe in Summerland though, but they are essentially harmless.

Modern Paganism is harmless! the druids in the UK were up to stuff the Romans were horrified by ! Since Christianity is Paulism and Roman it's not surprising that excuses were made up for having festivals at the same time as other religions . Constantine decided that Xmas was on the 25th because he was only paying lip sevice to his bitch of a wife the 25th was Mithras' followers festival in Rome . The celebration of equinoxes and soltices goes back into prehistory, across cultures. The bunny the Eggs etc is the pagan rip off bit . Any Xian that tries to explain how it has anything to do with their bullshit should be boiled in a big pot .
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