Took the words out of my hands comrade.theSovietConnection said:if WBC want to be dicks, they'll be treated as such back.
Actually, the worlds most outspoken Atheist, Richard Dawkins, has said he would believe in god if someone provided solid evidence. You're confusing Atheism with every other religion.Ultratwinkie said:what you're describing is Agnostic, not Atheism. Agnostics are open to the idea of god, Atheism rejects it entirely. Atheism isn't some after-school club to "sign up" to look cool, its a very personal choice. Experience life by yourself, think for yourself, make choices by yourself. That is why its called a personal choice, no one can force you.
There are more religions and beliefs than Muslim, Atheism, Judaism, and Christianity you know. There is Nihilism, Deism, etc. There is a wide range of beliefs, and people can make their own. There is another thing in your post, you don't seem to differentiate god and religion. They are two different things.
Wow, nice going, missing the point entirely. True, Dawkins does not dictate what Atheism is, but neither do you. Being open to the idea of there being a god, providing evidence, doesn't make me an Agnostic, it makes me an Atheist. Most Atheists will believe in god if you provide evidence, but since there is no evidence we don't. I don't know why you decided to bash Richard Dawkins, because that really wasn't the point.Ultratwinkie said:Actually Richard Dawkins cannot tell the difference between multiple beliefs and Atheism. Richard Dawkins does not control Atheism, nor does he dictate what Atheism is. He is a person with faults, not the infallible Atheist pope that people make him out to be. Hell Dawkins tried to push Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin as Atheists despite being known Deists.BlackWidower said:Actually, the worlds most outspoken Atheist, Richard Dawkins, has said he would believe in god if someone provided solid evidence. You're confusing Atheism with every other religion.Ultratwinkie said:what you're describing is Agnostic, not Atheism. Agnostics are open to the idea of god, Atheism rejects it entirely. Atheism isn't some after-school club to "sign up" to look cool, its a very personal choice. Experience life by yourself, think for yourself, make choices by yourself. That is why its called a personal choice, no one can force you.
There are more religions and beliefs than Muslim, Atheism, Judaism, and Christianity you know. There is Nihilism, Deism, etc. There is a wide range of beliefs, and people can make their own. There is another thing in your post, you don't seem to differentiate god and religion. They are two different things.
I believe there is no god. But if you can prove me wrong, I welcome it. That doesn't make me an Agnostic, that makes me an Atheist with self-respect, or as some say, a Teapot Agnostic. You see I'm also open to the idea of a teapot orbiting Mars, but I don't think it's there.
Dawkins is not infallible (far from it as he contradicts himself in multiple instances), he is just another human on earth with faults like everyone else. To use the "it's okay because Richard Dawkins says it is" argument is an insult to Atheism. Richard Dawkins did not create Atheism, nor does he control it.