I think I'm getting too atheist

Just got myself into another religious argument...on Facebook.
Goddamn, I'm a living stereotype.

 

May the power of Christ compel you.

 

For the longest time, I thought the phrase was "The Power of Christ Repels You." Like...in exorcisms, the Power of Christ repels the demon from the body.

 

why would anyone have a religious argument anyway?

unless the religious person confronted you, openly provoking you into an argument, what's the point? and even then it doesn't seem worth it.


In my opinion everyone should shut up about what they believe, religious or not, and let everyone live however they see fit.

too much tension these days

 

The only problem with that is that everyone has to feel superior to everyone else, and be validated.

 

They don't have to, they feel like they have to.

 

Half of the population is atheist in my country. We probably have a few cuckoo crazy religious freaks hidden somewhere, I just never met any irl. Most of the religious "arguments" I' ve had, if we can call' em that, I' ve had on US forums.

I' m sure I would fit what you call the atheist stereotype much more if I lived in a country whose religion chart looks like a pacman and if its separation of state and church was spat on daily, but religion just isn' t an issue at all in my day to day life (despite half of my family being catholic).

 

I am athiest myself and have a rather unique point of view. I personally think all Religion is false and shouldn't exist.

 

I'm a Christian, and I could care less what people decide to believe as long as

1) you are not a dick by "feeling superior" to others because of your beliefs
2) you don't think you're automatically smarter because you do/do not believe in something
3) whatever you believe keeps you from stabbing me at the ATM.

 

It is true that there are many extremists within many religions and within Atheism. But are also people who are only classed as a member of the religion because they were baptized or because they don't celebrate something. But there are also people like myself who have hidden beliefs that they choose not to broadcast to other people. So as long as you don't try to change me or waste my time with what I believe is trivial beliefs we are fine.

 

Hey, just because you believe in a religion doesn't mean that you have to be silent about it. My friend is Muslim and when people start wrongly associating her with terrorism, she has to say something about it. So, I say it's okay to say what you believe in as long as you aren't shoving it down people's throats.

And that's my obligatory religion argument on the internet.

 

Religion is like a penis. It's okay to have one, and even to be proud of it, but don't whip it out in public, or force it down people's throats.

 

Well, the status was "Bueno's Friend thinks choosing to be atheist is the single most moronic thing you can do. smh"
...So I let it rip.

 

damnit I want to make a beyblade reference but my creativity is lacking at 11:43 pm.


somebody make something so I can take credit.

 

Ah, yes, I probably wouldn' t resist answering to this. ^^
I assume you pointed out we don' t get to choose our beliefs. Anyone who disagrees is free to stop believing in gravity and jump out of a tenth-storey window.