RogerN wrote:
"Hawke" wrote in message
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Buerste wrote:
"TinLizziedl" wrote in message
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The only religious precept I feel I need to know and follow: Treat
others as you would want to be treated.

As far as I'm concerned, 99% of the religious thinking mankind has
dreamed up is hogwash. Designed to oppress and subjugate groups within
the religion, and de-humanize groups outside of it. Belive as I do or
be damned!

Religion exists as a crutch, a tool, and a weapon. Unbelivers can be
subjected to any punishment the religious care to mete out, for any
reason. After all, since I believe in a supreme being and you don't or
you call him/her/it by the wrong name, you're going to hell and I won't.

Am I an Athiest? Perhaps. Agnostic may be closer. Uncharitable
towards "Sunday-morning Christians?" You bet! Nothing kills me like
seening self-proclaimed Christians being hipocritical and not feeling
any contrition about it. Their church is just another reason to skip
work and have social gatherings.

I usually try not to associate with people who feel that their religion
gives them the right to strip unbelievers of their rights. When you get
down to it, this country was founded on the idea of freedom from
religious oppression, and freedom of religion. What is a religion? A
system of beliefs that guides you in your moral and ethical transactions
with the world around you. Not all transactions are easy and clear cut.
Most religions want cookie-cutter solutions to problems. One size fits
all. This has got to be the most incredibly asinine thing I have ever
heard of!

--
Tin Lizzie
"Elephant: A mouse built to government specifications."-Lazarus Long
You are not an atheist, you are an antitheist. Atheists don't carry the
hate baggage.

Thanks for the clarification. Now I know I am an atheist and an
antitheist. I don't believe in gods either singular or plural. In
addition, I am vehemently anti religion. But only because I see religion
as one of the primary reasons for man's inhumanity to man. Other than the
military I see no organization more responsible for the deaths of so many
innocent people than organized religion. I hope the survey is correct and
the trend of more people believing like me continues. The world will be a
much safer place and better if they do.

Hawke

Hitler's killing was based on atheism, to try to help evolution. Many other
"man's inhumanity to man" are atheism based.

RogerN




He sure did get a lot of Christians to go along with his atheist based
killing. In fact Germany was a Christian nation. So the fact that it's
leader wasn't had nothing to do with all those Christians going on a
blood thirsty killing spree. Like they have ever since they got
organized into a religion. So the question is who is worse, the
Christians or the Muslims. Looks a lot like a tie to me.

Hawke