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never, because I don't wear a fedora
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>>700056930
Started to catch on to the bullshit around 7 at church, mostly outgrew at 10, came back a little at around 14, completely outgrew at 15
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>>700056930
When I started catholic primary school
I was educated at catholic schools until I left at 16 and went to college.
Was forced to go to church from birth to 16 as it was mandatory at school
Fingered a girl in the confessional though. Win
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>>700057240
My gf hasn't mentioned religion in the 7 years together 15 months ago she decides to attend a methodist church.
I refuse to enter.
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>>700057087
> not believing in fairy tales makes you le "neckbeard fedoraman"

Oh, religious people you make me laugh. :)
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>>700057393
it does, sorry fag
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>>700056930
31ish. I had doubts all along. Then I found online atheism and the rest was history.
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>>700056930
grew out of religion at around 14.

Got over my edgy autistic "hey look guys im a cool atheist" when I was 16

Became a spiritual person when I was 18 (not religious, just individually spiritual) life has been way fucking better ever since.

Also, you really cant prove or disprove god definitively. Just live your life.
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>>700057458
U mad bro?
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>>700057493
how lame
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>>700056930
Those eyes tho
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never believed in god
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at 7 I learn that santa wasn't real, so that escalated to other tings.

But I cut all bounds with religion at 13
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>>700057493
to add on to this, the worst kind of people are atheists who are "LEL I'm le edgy atheist, what you still believe in FAIRY TALES let me tell you why youre wrong"

No, being an ass hole to people who are religious, or spiritual, or believe in a god doesnt make you some internet crusader of truth and knowledge, it just makes you an annoying cunt who is so convinced he has all the answers
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>>700056930
17, 18 i guess
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>>700057087
>never, because I don't wear a fedora

Completely dismissing it (any religion) without actually learning about it is fedora worthy bro
Good luck with that goatee though
Enjoy wearing sunglasses inside
I bet you fucking wear a beret to try stimulate conversation with fat lesbians.
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>>700056930
Huh.

14. Began to have doubts at 7. Was never an edgy (insert here).

Weird.
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>>700056964
yea me too
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Grew up in a Swedish family so I never got into religion to begin with.
It was only something I heard about in movies.
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>>700056930
I was never into religion. My parents never took me to church or tried to push any religion on me. So I guess at birth.
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>>700057811
Passion?
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>>700057630
Sh, stop with the the faggotry. I became an atheist in large part to the pwnage culture of atheism. It's nothing compared to the absolute slaughter that religious pwnage culture leveled against everyone else including other religions.
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God helps those who help themselves
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>>700057458
Its funny how religion gets the "i-if you don't believe in it y-you're a fedoraman" card.

I don't think you pull of this autistic shit on other matters, haha.
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>>700057897
Huh?
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>>700057965
>pwnage

*Dips bedora*
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>>700056930
tbh I like the way OP posed the question, religion and faith are different things.

we all have to find our own path but always question someone else's religion
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>>700057811
Same. I legit thought it was just stories until I realized some people actually believe it for real
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>>700057630
To an extent i agree. And i think atheism will lose its hype. Eventually, the soft water will erode the hard rock of religion, as agnostics are ever more present, they will raise their children without the help of dogmas and doctrines, and those children won't even BE atheists, they'll just be completely unreligious.
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>>700056930
Remained faithful but had doubts all the way until 16. Started using reasoning and seeing others' reasoning online and stopped. Never denounce the possibility of a God, or you look stupid though. No human truly knows.
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>>700058097
That's a no.
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hahaha. Best webm all year so far.
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>>700058245
>>700057855
>>700057811

See? This proves my point.
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Was raised a hardcore catholic, became an athiest at 12 just cause i didn't know anything about religion, became satanist at 13 cause fuck you mom, became a Christian at 16 because of personal reasons. Still an awful christian but I'm trying, going on /b/ everyday doesn't help though
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>>700058376
Watch with the edge there kiddo
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>>700058286
there is only 1 thing you can be sure of, there is no god. It is the only outcome that can be proven over and over again
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>>700056930
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>>700058557
Sure, you can see that there isn't some guy staring at us from the clouds when you look into the sky. But to totally write off that all creation just "happened" for reasons beyond our understanding like we watched the birth of the universe with our own eyes? No, m8.
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At what age did you grow out atheism?
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I'm agnostic. Athiest fags that hate religion are retarded. But I guess let people do what they do. To each his own.
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>>700056964
same
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>>700056930
this shit is soooo fake...you can tell it was edited after shot was fired and it was a dummy. humans eyes dont pop out like that from getting shot in the forehead.
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I grew up on an atheist family, they never forced me to be one.

At 18 I had a crush on a very religious girl. Then I discovered she was a slut who went to church every Sunday.

Religion is a lie!
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>>700058706
let's do an experiment, god please post in this thread, no big deal, just to show you exist.

No need to save innocent children that die everyday, just a little example of your existence...
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I never believed in God or in any other god for that matter. It is just logical. I can not understand people who do so, but as long as they leave me the fuck a lone and don't impose their shitty believe on other they can do what they want.

Problem is, those retards don't keep it to themselves and still have quite a lot of power in today's society.
Quite depressing if you think about it. People in 500 years will look at us and laugh about the stupidity whe still were spewing.
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>>700058746
What agnostics fail to see is that you're our (atheists) best allies. Your methods will just take longer to eradicate religion than ours.
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>>700056930
I thinks it was when i bought my first fedora
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My mom refused to put my brother, sister, and I in church because she was raised in it and didn't want them to spoon feed us bullshit at a young age.
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Look guys, organized religion is very likely not to be true.

The best path is self-discovery, Open-mindedness, and a curious, always inquiring mindset.

I think outright atheism is, while freedom from the chains of 'religion,' still not quite there yet.

The best is admitting agnosticism...admitting that you just simply can't know. Because we can't either way.

Having this in mind, we must keep our mind open to the possibility that this could be it, and the possibility that it could be intelligent design, and we should search ourselves every day for knowledge and answers. We should ALWAYS be questioning.

Hold strong beliefs but never fool yourself into believing that your set of beliefs are the ABSOLUTE truth.

Bashing people over their beliefs is absolutely retarded. Trying to trick christians out of their belief with science is dumb because religion is faith based. And no equation can counteract faith in supernatural, because the supernatural might not entail the science we currently know.

We have incredibly limited minds and incredibly limited knowledge in the grand scheme of things....we truly dont know shit, relative to the universe. So never pretend like we have all the answers.

Find beauty in the world in any way you can. Religion and Atheism are two extreme ends and are both, in my own opinion, examples of a lost mindset. The in-between, the questioning, scientific, open-minded mindset is where I think people will best find purpose and logic meet.

"The first gulp from the class of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass, god is waiting for you"
-Werner Heisenberg
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>>700058985
I am God
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>>700056930
13
Ashamed it took that long
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>>700058870
Go ahead and google momentum and force. After you are capable of understanding the force of a bullet entering a human skull, I want you to do a little bit of digging into the human anatomy and get back to me m8.
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>>700059035
what took you so long?
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>>700058985
Nobody said that the God I thought might exist had to be the Christian God. He might be an A-hole. But it doesn't change the small possibility that he exists. I can't tell if you're stubborn or if you have a lot of pent up anger that you take out on the existence of a God.
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>>700056930
When i was brainwashed enough through the educational system, media and science to accept the almighty zionists as my gods. Now i dedicate my life to maximize the profits of zionist corporations who tell me not to reproduce, become addicted to consuming, work my ass off to finance my addiction, become gay/trans/genderless or identify as a potato.
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>>700057855
Same
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>>700058709

Maybe 18... I went from full atheist to agnostic.

I still don't believe in any religion, but of course I believe 'something' beyond 'natural phenomena' could've created the universe.

It wasn't Allah, Buddha or Yavé (God)... Or at least not how any religion portraits it...

My favourite one is the Nordic though. At least is cool.
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Waiting for Truth Contest to find out about this site and its God discussions so it can spam us.
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>>700059065
bitch stfu i seen so many gore videos and even and ppl getting shot the head...eyes dont pop out like that also, you can kinda tell its a dummy and not human skin.
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>>700058990
Uh... well, I'll tell you now, they may be laughing today.

It isn't... you may have rationale, but until you lay those cards on the table for the upper percentile of better judgement to validate the notion that what you conclude is ever rational or logical, or truly sound... you could...

Be thinking some bad things.
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>>700059129
please anon don't judge me, your god might exist, I just don't think he will ever interact with you or have any effect on anything that happens, ever

in other words, you'd be better off believing there is no god
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>>700059026
Yeah yeah. Point is, as an agnostic, will you raise your children christian? Cause that's the only thing that makes chistians, is raising people to be so. If agnostics raise clear minded people, i give religion two generations until it becomes mythology. Mark my words, fellas.
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>>700056930
Oopsie... you got a little something there on your nose.
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I was raised Catholic, so I was hit over the head with Catholicism up until the age of 12, when I started to care less about God and religion all together.

I stopped going to church at 15, which passed my parents off to know end. At 16 I went through my "edgy atheist" phase. At 17, I went more agnostic up till around I was 22.

I'm 25 now and I guess I consider myself a modest atheist. I keep my belief to myself and try to avoid religious discussions IRL for the purpose of having some nut job trying to fight me for not agreeing with him. I dont proclaim my views on others. Believe whatever makes you more comfortable, and don't impose and berate someone else who doesn't share your beliefs. That's what annoys me.

My girlfriend is Christian and tries to get me to go to church with her for "spiritual guidance". I only go with her once in awhile because it makes her happy and there's a pretty good potluck after the service.

Has anyone had someone freak out on them for being atheist in person?
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>>700059026
This anon speaks something that approaches the most-possible-truth-value.
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>>700059374
You're right, I'm sorry about the judgement. But that's why I choose to live my existence with the absence of worship or thought to a God. I just don't outright say that there is none because we really don't know for absolutely sure that there is no God or Godlike entity, somewhere out there.
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>>700057493
Wow you are a fucking idiot. You can't prove or disprove Yoda either. So why aren't you a jedi? It's because you're a massively weak faggot who needs a crutch in his life, whether that's church or some pseudo-intellectual spiritual bullshit.
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I was born into a very pagan household, my mother and father practiced as well as generations going back. I practiced until I was 14 and then got tired of it, I tried to talk to my parents about it but they were really upset that I was abandoning nature. I moved out when I was 16 and from then on haven't been religious or spiritual. I don't have an issue with people who are but it is just not for me at all.
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>>700056930
My parents made me go to sunday school and church a hand full of times. Then they asked us if we wanted to continue. We were like... naw. I like that they gave us the experience and choice.
I try to keep it pretty open minded now that I have kids. I tell them "well some people believe... " and I try not to tell them exactly what I believe. Because, well.... I AM THEIR GOD.
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>>700056930
I guess you could say i have outgrown religion but not spirituality.
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>>700059610
Everyone has a crutch. You're on here, typing hateful things to other people to make yourself feel better, aren't you? Welcome to realization m8.
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>>700059610
I'm just gonna point you to
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>>700056930
One way top make him open his eyes.
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>>700056930
When I was born
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>>700059593
I agree with your sentiment but I have to comment on the "somewhere out there" statement, god is not lost in outer space, if there is a god, it is god-like, if it's drifting around unable to do shit, then it's not god
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Western economy has replaced religion (same power structure). The daily ritual is described by mass consumerism and sustaining it by 40h work weeks. Mass media provides you with your intellectual needs.

I outgrew it by being stoned all day. I get my money, fedora, basement and neckbeard from the state.
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I follow the path of the Tao.
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Does anyone in this thread have the
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Post screenshots? I want them. For scientific reasons
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>>700060549
I can't believe this has come up in this thread :)

The 7000000000 thread was difficult because of the server over load
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>>700060991
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>>700060226
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My whole life I hated going to Church once I hit grade 10 I stopped going cause I couldn't be forced into going anymore so around 15-16
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>>700056930
I never really believed in it, but I stopped going to sunday school / church / scout movement at 11 or so, because of sexual abuse amongst others.
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>>700061133
creator would be an interesting concept but it's funny, atheists and religions discount it.

A being that created the universe then disappeared, never interacted with the creation.

That could exist.
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>>700056930

age 4.
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>>700057811
+1 Swebro.
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>>700056930
At the same time I became an edgefag, so 14. So only 1 year older than you are now.
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There are roughly 4,200 religions in the world, the big religions are only a few thousand years old, we (homo sapiens) are 300,000 years old...
What are the odds that you "picked" the right one?
Let's face it, your parents picked it for you, you've been brained washed!!

I know, it's hard to stand up for yourself when all your friends are yelling allah akbar, but if you're in a free country, stay away from these religious people, make new friends, cut the cord with family.. stop being a cancer
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>>700059666
>spirituality.
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>>700056930
I questioned it when I was like four, no joke, I remember a skateboard rolling under a car and I was not allowed to go under cars, so I said, "God, if you are real, give me back my skateboard". And the skateboard just stayed there, remember I was four! I kept questioning and doubting, then feeling guilty and praying, and I started feeling less guilty through the years and praying a little less, then somewhere around 14 I drew a line in the sand.
I'm 29, I grew up in rural Ohio.
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>>700056930
Was kicked out of church at age 15. Never really believed though, mostly went cause of grandparents.
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>>700056930
Properly at 15. Realised it was just another strange form of escapism.
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>>700057811
i love this movie :)
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25

what the fuck at all these people claiming to have outgrown religion as a teenager, implying you're smart enough to outgrow religion at that age. that's adolescence for you.
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>>700059323
Leave him be guys, he's a lost cause.
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>>700064212
I actually did outgrow it at that age though...
I became and atheist for the same reasons I am an atheist now.
I grew up in a christian household, but my parents encouraged free thinking, my sister went the religious route, and I was more into science and critical thinking skills, even from very young ages I was like that. It was my natural path to cut ties to religion eventually, and that I would do it earlier than most.
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>>700056930
Nigga you fucking rekt him
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>>700063691
Doing something because it makes you a member of your community/family/race/country is not a bad thing.

As an atheist I think that is something we atheists often get wrong, being involved in your community is always a good thing, even if sometimes it's about believing in the tooth fairy.
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>>700056930
When I learned to walk.
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>>700056930

about the same time they shot me with a gun so powerful it turned me into masie williams
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I was raised Mormon until I was 13 when the Bishop called me into his office to tell me that my hair was too long.

Seeing as most of the men in my life who were my role models had long hair, I grew mine out when my mother gave me the chance...

...I proceeded to tell the Bishop what I thought of him and the "Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints", spat on his desk, and never went back.

You expect me to live and preach at people for a whole year without a car or TV when I turn 18? Haha. No.

32 Now, Still believe in a higher power, but it's nothing that the human mind can grasp.
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>>700064500
>As an atheist I think that is something we atheists often get wrong, being involved in your community is always a good thing,


I think that is something a lot of churches get wrong - not being involved in the community. And it shouldn't be a "preaching" thing either. Help out at a food pantry, clean up around town, etc. Wear t-shirts which say what your organization is, but don't preach your beliefs while you are lending a hand.
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Jesus Christ does not exist, he is a fictitious character/entity made up for control purposes, he is NOT humanity's savior as he never existed in the first place, at least not in the judeo christian form. the bible is a collection of allegorical stories ripped off from older traditions.
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>>700065257

And? It's not like following the Commandments, including Christ's last one of "Love thy neighbor.." is a bad thing.
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>>700056930
I'm sorry.. But I don't get it.. Why do people feel the need to slam/hate on religion? Sure sure you've got your Extreme terrorist people.. But why would they compare that to that of a humble Christian Man/Woman who doesn't try forcing there opinions down others throats.. I'd like to believe In a god and I do, but some think they should judge my actions for me.. Like that's what dictators do.. They force people to be a certain way, and if you don't agree with them then you're by all means dead wrong..

People need to stop complaining about humble religious people and focus more on the real problems in the world.. Like world hunger or Disease control or radical humans.. Not the ones who quietly worship God.

But I'm sure a lot of you wouldn't understand what it's like the have faith.. Because you never even gave the bible a shot.. You've dismissed it as fairy tail do to others telling you what they think.

Even if you read the Bible from a fairytale point of view I'm sure you would find it quite interesting in someway.. I mean it's the number 1 selling book in the world.. Couldn't hurt to read it..? Unless you can't read..
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Tbh, I am okay with religious people as long as they are not extremists.

For example my Grandma believes in God and that makes her happy and reassures her from Death. She lost her husband and son to cancer.

I do not believe in any type of afterlife or heaven, but I can see the possitive impact it has on my grandma.

When I was like 16 (before she lost her husband and son to cancer!) I boldly told her God and Heaven did not exist (I was an edgy teenager).

She said something like: "I am old and tired and it's easier this way "

So religion is not that bad, as long as you're not a fanatic.
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>>700056930
when i was very, very young. i dont remember what age. i was born catholic and Catholicism is intimidating and terrifying.

i came to a point when i was 18 where i actively searched for some sort of spiritual truth. was lucky enough to have a friend talk to me about buddhism and been buddhist for 10 years now
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religion is based on wishful thinking, in other words complete fucking bullshit. it is magnified through group think and most people are not too bright to begin with so there you have it. the judeo christian God is a fictitious entity and is upheld through the human psyche and psychological inbreeding. dumb people want other people to believe in the same stuff they do, it makes them feel safe/sane/secure, no matter how ridiculous the beliefs are.
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>>700056930
why am i not fazed by this shit anymore. i just laughed cause his face looked funny.
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>>700056930
8 years old
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>>700064500
oh yeah creating your little bubble of confort is great, until you meet someone who is not in this bubble then the confrontation begins... BAD THING! (wars, fights..)
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>>700057393
>taking bible stories literally
I thought athiest were self proclaimed geniuses?
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I had Mormonism shoved down my throat since I was a baby. I quit believing in it at 6 but went to church to keep my parents off my back until I was about 16. I studied all sorts of religion and read the Bible, Book of Mormon, Lotus Sutra, Koran, Bagavad Gita and much other stuff. It's all bullshit. I'm 52 now. Oldfags can triforce.

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>>700065742
>i was born catholic and Catholicism is intimidating and terrifying.

More like the people who were teaching you about it were intimidating and terrifying using negativity as motivation.

That is never the right way to start off things. Yeah, when someone can't get their shit together and run the risk of having a crappy life because they can't hold a job, doing drugs, petty crime - then you need to put the fear of jail into them.

But with religion, starting off with, "You will go to HELL if you don't pray at least 5 times a day!" is counterproductive.

I've always taken the attitude that Christ doesn't prepare us for God's wrath. He prepares us for God's joy in heaven.
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>>700065505
/Thread

Thanks for sharing this, i wanted to say something similar, but i am to lazy
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>>700065770
it's just a phase of desensitization, at some stage in the future you may become more sensitized from the exposure, it's the way the brain works
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>>700056930
8 yrs old, went to an extremely christian primary school and realised it was bull after finding out Santa and the tooth fairy wasn't real
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>>700065883
I think by mentioning community you've misjudged my comment, I'm an atheist as I stated, my community is broad and nonjudgmental. There is no bubble.
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>>700066097
exactly man, catholicism is more about the fear of hell and satan than it is about gods love.

i guess thats why i gravitated to buddhism. its the same in that you reap what you sew. but its like, it aint a big deal. just karma you need to burn in the future. like be an addict, its a fucking learning experience.
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>>700056930
15. Went back at 28
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in 3rd grade so when i was 9 i told my family (hindus) i dont believe in god

they did not care tbh because my family had bigger issues like my whore sister and alcoholic dad

i used to play RS and random fag introduced me to /b/ and i immediately started lurking.

fucking changed how an 8 year old could perceive the world.

im 18 now. kinda wish i never started lurking /b/ though.
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>>700056930
Born into Dhristianity. Grew out of it around 12.
Grew into Aesiric Belief at 17. it's not too bad tbh. Did have an edgy "le fedora knowitall" period, but i shudder to think of that time.
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>>700056930
at around age 12.
also most people who do rely on religion
tend to be worse in life than those who don't
>>700066097
this is more or less accurate,
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>>700067043
alot of internet out there, you gotta balance it out, the mind finds what the mind seeks. do me a favor and take some time to read/listen/watch just a little history every day. The experience of other people can't be underestimated.
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>>700067459
that's just growing up :)
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Jesus preached being a slave/coward
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>>700065505
People slam religion for the same reason people slam atheism - it's human nature. Religion isn't getting singled out more than any other ideology.

People also judge each other, and your belief system is a big part of that. It should be too. I'm sorry it makes you uncomfortable, but dude that's what faith is for.

And this isn't a dichotomy like you treat it. It's not like people choose to judge at the expense of fixing problems of hunger/disease/radicalism. These problems exist despite a world full of people who both do and don't judge, do and don't care.

So now I have to wonder, why question my faith? Are you one of those who judges yet still cares? Hypocritical I think, but entirely human.
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>>700056930
13
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>>700056964
ditto
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>>700056930
Never had one
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I was born a Roman Catholic, church and God and Jesus and whatever was always just accepted as fact.
The irony is that Catholic schools tended to have better education (in the UK anyway), and when kids get smarter they question things more. I probably stopped believing about 11 or 12.
Personally I think the human race is a victim of it's own success. We thrive as a species because of self awareness and our developed emotions, and this gets confused as having a "soul"
We're unable to cope with the fact that when you die, everything you ever thought and felt is gone forever.
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When I realized dinosaurs weren't in the bible
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>>700057087
So many fucking jesusfags on /b/ nowadays. Their attempts to be edgy or funny go about as well as trying to make christian rock cool.
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>>700058870
With a shotgun they do
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>>700068860
And why does that mean anything?
Historically the Bible is said to have taken place long after dinosaurs.
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>>700068165
im not christian but lol no he didnt man, jesus spat in the face of the rabbis and roman governors.

jesus was a cool dude. talkin about lovin thy fucking neighbor
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>>700069245
well, if you start at the beginning the bible does mention creation but to continue this discussion you will need to put some cards on the table
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>>700066691
>catholicism is more about the fear of hell and satan than it is about gods love.

You missed my point. That is NOT Catholicism. That is people using it in the wrong way.

My wife and I NEVER used "Christ is watching you" or even "Santa Claus is watching you" as a way to get our children to behave. It was always how being good was more beneficial than being bad was.

It is unfortunate that any religion uses fear of punishment as a way to get people to be "good."
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>>700069559
sorry for the youtube link :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxo81Ok9Urk
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Never went to church in my life
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The National Secular Society are worth checking out.

>www.secularism.org.uk//about.html

Most members are non-religious, atheist or agnostic, but they have a huge respect for personal beliefs whilst campaigning for religion and state to be totally separated.
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Hey, kinda thought this thread died, good thing it didn't.

I pretty much fully agree with you, at least for the most part. And you're 100% right about Religion isn't getting singled out, arguing may be Human nature, but i think it's something we could evolve out of one day? it truly holds no purpose, you see.. what i'v noticed people are a lot more willing to hear what i have to say about god if i come with a humble heart, they put there guard down most of the time and it's easier for both end's to open up and truly talk, they may not ultimately agree, but that's perfectly alright, no one should force anyone to religious beliefs, because i was taught this way, because forcing will cause nothing more then an argument and that was never the point of the conversation.

And when i said people need focus more on world starvation and disease control all i meant by that is that there is better things to do with your time then slam on the way others think and perceive matters.

But bottom line, i am no judge, i cannot read your heart or your mind set, i'll leave that to God, all i'll do is share my opinion, but i will NEVER trying forcing that opinion on others.

And you seem pretty reasonable, so i took the time to write back.
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>>700069522
I'm down for that, though I only dabble in the mythology of religions.

The creation story, I believe, comes from Judaism. Judaism has developed several versions of it, stemming from Mesopotamian roots. As a whole, I believe the story was meant to be ideological. Supporting this is the detail in which Hebrew was used to record the story. Kabbalistic records show an extreme attention to word choice and their corresponding meanings/numbers in the first few books of the Torah.
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>>700056930
12 and after being an edgy faggot for 8 years I finally figured out why people belive. It's a cold dark world and there's nothing scarier then losing everyone you love without the hope of seeing them again
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>>700069773
haven't seen this for years, cheers anon
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Must be 16, When I read the god delusion. It was the religion killing moment for me.

The selfish gene is a good book too. At that point I fell in love with biology
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I've never believed in magic for a single second in my life, neither as a child or adult.
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>>700056964
Yep
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>>700056964
me 2
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>>700056930
Me and my brother never really believed in it, we just went to the mosque to chill with our friends when we were little, when I was around 8 my dad realised me and my brother never gave a shit about islam or religion at all so he decided to let us choose if we wanted to go to the mosque or read the Quran.
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>>700066060
haha fuck you newfags i can triforce xd

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When I was 11. I was in 6th grade, my parents had taken me to church, and they showed me a video on why evolution was fake. I reevaluated my beliefs then,
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>>700064212
>25
You should then be smart enough to understand that few things are ever uniform across the board.

I wish you would humor me in making an attempt to explain in full, or just list a few reasons, as to why it's completely impossible that someone would begin to change their worldviews, and have honest thoughts on their own part, during adolescence- a moment in time (usually) wherein you are no longer regarded as a "child in the age of innocence", but expected to begin becoming independent/authoritative.

Especially in the last 30 years.
>"Why don't you get a job for the summer?"
>"Hey, you should get your driver's license."
>"Are you thinking about whether or not you want to go to post-secondary institutions?"
>"Hey, are you going to that party?"
>"Holy fucking shit, they knocked down the towers."
>"Did you like my post?"
>"Google it, idiot."

I did a lot of growing up as a teenager. I still don't know much to begin with; I certainly wasn't 5 years old when I was 14.

We can assume that most of us here grew up with the internet having taken it's first small steps in the world. I'm older than Google. With the proper knowledge beforehand, I could learn about things I hadn't know about before in at least 10 minutes or more- and today it's turned into, at maximum, 2-5 minutes. With little to no bullshit results, for the most part.

I grew up in a world not only obsessed with the individual, that not only engendered me to be critical of even myself, but also forced me to owe up to the fact that I am being bombarded with information daily- if I am to be "in the loop" with most of everyone else consuming information through their device/s of choice. I don't think everyone speed-read the newspaper/magazines in the 80s for fun/as a group activity, let alone at all. It's a different world, and some of us probably got qualitatively smarter (and stupider) for it.

I guess you had a different experience- don't use that a as a crutch to stop learning about the world.
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>>700065505
2 Kings 2:24
23From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. 25And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria.

Yes, quite like a fairy tale.
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>>700066060
>>700070468
thought I was the oldest fucker on here but I guess 39 is still newfag territory,

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>>700071214
seems reasonable bear attacks happened doesnt make it a fairy tale. You're still an idiot for referencing anythinf from the Bible
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Looking back, I'm not sure I ever believed in religion. I've always asked for proof and questioned everything and never got answers or proof. I accept the possibility of a god, but demand evidence.
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>>700069949
It's true, all Religions seeks to diminish the ego. I could go through a list of the methodologies and motives, but chances are you know most of them.

From a personal perspective, I still haven't decided on the value of this decision. I've worked for years to be less of an egotistical prick, and reaped the social benefits. At a certain point though, you gain less and lose more. The idea of religion is to replace what you lose from your ego with the grand perspective (God).

This makes me wonder what the little differences in this area mean for the practitioners of faiths. Then again, some religions (like Hinduism) offer multiple paths which are similar to multiple religions - so maybe the specifics of what you replace your ego with aren't what's important.
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>>700070104
"I'm an atheist, thank God"

luv Dave Allen
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>>700071214

That's the loving God we hear about.
Elisha: "But Jehovah, those kids, they made fun of my combover!"
Jehovah: "In that case, use your Prophet Powers to have bears eat them. I'll totally back you. Oh, and remind people I love them."
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>>700056964
Yup
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>>700071690
>all Religions
Then I read my own post back and wondered how I could be so insensitive to Satanism.
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>>700056930
around 46-47
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9, I think. I just randomly thought to myself "this is absolute bullshit " and stopped
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>>700056964
same here
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>>700056930
12. Or maybe 13. But I was going through that phase where being an atheist was "cool" and it pissed my parents off to no end. I'd run around town screaming "DEBATE ME!" over and over again. I got beat up a lot. A lot. Anyway, once I turned 14 I realized what a douchebag, meritless move it was to become an atheist and now go to church every Sunday.
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>>700056930
Religion? What is this?
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This is first gore webm that kinda made me sad, that dude looked so sad before death. It kinda made me think that he had a life he lived, full of experiences, feelings and memories and it's all gone from one gunshot. Shit.
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>>700056930
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>>700056930
I outgrew it when I was 9.


I have a hardcore, spanish catholic friend that is homophobic, hates jews and does no give a fuck when his ex threatens to cut/kill herself. His name is Storm.You'd think he was some honorary /b/ or /pol/tard, I'm still not sure. I hope he outgrows his religion because it has him fucked up. Even you guys would be worried.
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>>700056930
>>/reddit/
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>>700071690
Because ego got you killed in the olden times. Nowadays we have constant distractions so we don't think about death and the afterlife like they used to. to think there's no God or afterlife essential means your life has no purpose so why continue living. It's easy to say just enjoy your life but thats because you have Internet and electricity your life is easy...
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Philosophy facilitates a healthy personal and world view without needing a Sky Fairie to coerce compliance. Desert niggers need that for obvious reasons. Modern man should not.


>Found on /b/ in response to the question "Will I go to Hell for smoking weed?":
>God gave me epilepsy as part of his grand design for my shit tier life.
>I'm already in hell. Might as well try not to seize while I'm here."
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>>700070015
which means you could fit some dinosaurs in somewhere right?
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I never really grew up religious. Though when I was about 14 I met a girl who was an atheist. It caught me so off guard that I became more religious for some reason.
Later on, around 16, I started having a lot of doubt. I would even pray asking for help. Then at 17 I was the edgy "GOdS not REEL idiot!" That lasted a few months until I kept it to myself.
Now I'm an agnostic atheist. And I add agnostic because it annoys me when people say they're just agnostic. The term (ag)nostic means to know/ not know. (A)theist means to (not) believe in God. There is no "I'm in the middle" if you're unsure, then you don't believe. You're atheist.
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>>700056930
Shame such a good looking fucker died this way, at least it was quick.

Also Methodist here. Sure I believe in a higher power but never feel the need to act like a total ass towards others who choose not too unless of course they get up in my face about it (which has never happened).
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>>700072327
Nope.
Dinosaurs went extinct 65.5 million years ago.
Mesopotamia was born 5400 BCE.
That's not even 1 million years ago.
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>>700056930
around 16-17 when i was interested in religions and philosophies , studied and understood how and why humans create them , knowledge kills faith
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>>700072249
>to think there's no God or afterlife essential means your life has no purpose so why continue living.

That's an asserted conclusion beloved of the ignorant, not demonstrable fact.

Other species need no afterlife as motivation, there are more of them than us, and we are not the most common life forms on Terra.

You may freely choose your motivation. The idea that it must come from outside you is desert nigger propaganda to control you.
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>>700072502
I wonder what mesopotamian chicks looked like.
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>>700072249
Your first point about ego getting you killed was interesting, but I don't see a connection with anything that followed. At least from my perspective, distractions don't dismiss meaning. They get tired and bored in the face of it. They also have little to do with my ego.
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>>700072559
You're delusional there is no better motivation to live then God why do you think so many people are religious and it's been around for so long? when the bible was written people died all the time for no apparent reason and family was the only thing you had. When you lose everyone you love God is the best way to bring people peace
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>>700072675
Think India
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>>700056930
14 it started sounding strange, outgrew @ 16
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>>700071786
>>700071214
So, Elisha’s curse was not simply a case of a temperamental guy getting bit touchy about his appearance and calling down curses upon a group of kids for drawing attention to his baldness. Rather, it was a prophetic sign—at the very beginning of his service as God’s spokesperson—of YHWH’s displeasure at Israel’s covenantal disobedience, a warning that, without repentance, the other curses stipulated in the covenant were soon to come. Granted, modern sensibilities tend to be at odds with any sort of divine retribution—”How dare God kill anyone!” (Then again, a rather high percentage of people tend to die at the end of their lives anyway, suggesting it’s just a matter of when God chooses to “kill.”) This tends to be even more the case when involving children. But such a complaint involves more of a problem with the essential worldview reflected in the Bible at large; this is by no means a problematic passage if one is willing to take the worldview reflected in the text and accept God’s authority as judge. It is also important to note that God is the one who defends himself/his prophet here—no human being is taking into his/her own hands to defend God or himself against others in a violent manner. Elisha’s curse simply marks yet another occasion in which Israel’s rejection of God results in receiving the curses of the covenant, yet another milestone on the downward path towards the final, most serious of covenantal curses promised for disobedience—being scattered among the nations in exile.
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>>700072178
>does no give a fuck when his ex threatens to cut/kill herself.

No point in rewarding the crazy. Crazy is better off dead early than in a life of downward spiral insanity. Crazy never improves.
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>>700060549
roll this with a beauty bitch and i post that screenshot!
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>>700072675
>I wonder what mesopotamian chicks looked like.

Iraqis.
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14. I find it hilarious that people still believe
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>>700056930
I actually grew into it
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>>700072928
>why do you think so many people are religious and it's been around for so long?

Fear, and your Yahweh had plenty of discarded predecessors. You cannot believe differently because you are a simpleton, but others may observe your thought processes and consider how the primitive mind works. Enjoy your fantasy.
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7?
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>>700056930
Never had to, grew up in an atheist country
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>>700072928
>need religion to bring people peace

So the crusades weren't fought over religion, the west malboro baptist church are lovely people and ISIS aren't a religious terror cell.

Religion is hardly peaceful. If anything it breeds hatred and violence. Open your eyes.
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>>700073139
Damn son..

Bengali girls/Persian chicks have the best bodies tho.

Wish I lived back then.
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>>700056964
So last year then?
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>>700073306
Youve just lived a pampered and easy life people who face hardship will seek a meaning to life and atheism wont help a bit itll just make you more depressed. Yoi can call them stupid you can call them weak theyre living a better and happier life by acceptinf god. Get off your computer you're the one living a fantas.
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>>700073049
>Taking fools this seriously..

Clam down Anon, hardly anyone is going to read that. Just let kids be kids
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>>700073051
Nah, she is a good girl. I know her personally.

She's going through a lot of shit. She's an adopted vietnamese chick and she gets shit from her family. Her cousins have been fucking with her since she was little just because she's interested in things like cosplay. And some bullying back in the school days didn't help either.

Really felt bad for her. He was a genuine dick, but he is humorous.
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>>700073731
Yeah, let kids be kids, unlike god, who won't let kids be kids.
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>>700070100
Does it feel good? Sure. Doesn't make it true though.
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>>700073695
Grew up poor with very little family. Never believed in the big guy upstairs. Lost the last of my family, my Mom, earlier this year, Still don't believe in the big guy. Life is depressing, it's fact.
Don't generalize people like that. Not all us poor fag orphans are religious
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Birth bitches
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So many edgy atheists on this thread
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>>700073850
KEK was it to hard for you to read what he typed?

Can you not read fool?
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>>700074018
It's true. One's perception of religion and what it can do matters just as much.
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>>700074018
You accept life by constantly distracting yourself with the Internet and whatever else you do, not everybody has that priveledge. Try working 15 hours a day just to feed your family then tell me how happy you are knowing you're doing it all for nothing. You live an easy life it doesn't surprise anyone why you don't understand religion
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Ten.
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>>700074061
i got cut scrolling too fast
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>>700074137
Way I see it, if the big guy upstairs is the all knowing and benevolent being that religious people claim he is, why is there so much bad shit happening in the world?

>in b4 god has a plan

If god has a plan, either it's really fucking bad and isn't working or he's a sick, fucked up individual.
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>>700057458
Yeah ok kid
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>>700074061
that bitch nice? are you
>>700060549
?
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>>700056930
propably 15

i am ashamed, that it took me so long
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I stopped believing there was a god when my dad died of leukemia. They said that if I prayed hard enough, then god would answer."He works miracles. The lord shall deliver." But God has the same delivery rate as OP in a Happening thread. My dad ended up dying anyways and I lost my one living parent.


There is no god, and there are no miracles. "luck" is non-existent. Everything is rigged. We are all walking on this red-carpet straight to the theater of hell together.
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like age 8 or so. I realized god never answered my prayers or gave any hint of an interaction through prayer. No signs etc.
I would go to church if i was raising a family though.
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>>700060549
Here's 700,000,000
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>>700057393
>Not all atheists are neckbeards!
>I grew up and stopped believing in religion.

Nigga what
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>nothing but gay sob stories ITT from fedora fags
How did /b/ become reddit?
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>>700074409

>easy life

I'm an orphan that works 15 hours a day just to survive. I have no one to care for/care for me so yes, I distract myself from the depressing life I have on the internet. hardly an easy life. You have the easier life anon, because you have people to live for. I could die tomorrow and aside from people at work, who I wager really couldn't give a fuck, no one would know until the neighbours complained about the smell of my decomposing corpse.
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>>700056930
I haven't got a specific age. I have only been to church four times but I went to a catholic school. When my family went upon some hard times as a result of my mom being made redundant at her work and god didn't answer my prayers, I knew he didn't exist. If he does, he is a cruel person.
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>>700065505
I don't slam on religion anymore because it doesn't help anything. That doesn't change the fact that religion is a flawed and lazy attempt at explaining the world.
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>>700074897
I dont rememeber asking for your made up life story, nobody cares.
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When I realized atheists exist, at like 12. The idea that some 2000 year old culture in the desert was so important to the rest of the universe didn't sit right with me.
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>>700074463
I personally believe that if there is a God, it's not in the sense of a person running things. Instead, God is the things. Us, the planet, the stars, time itself. God experiences all of the things the universe experiences, but doesn't touch it directly. Instead, God works through life itself.

There are religions with similar ideas, and even well known ones have them buried around. Judaism has ein sof for instance. I came to this representation of God through simulation theory though.
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>>700073469
The league of militant atheists killed more people in 1 year than the Spanish Inquisition did in 400 years. Irreligious people have been the cause of far more suffering in the past 120 years than religious people, despite making up a significantly smaller percent of the population. You are essentially the niggers of the religious world.

Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Soviet_Union
>During the purges of 1937 and 1938, church documents record that 168,300 Russian Orthodox clergy were arrested. Of these, over 100,000 were shot.[76]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition
>Although records are incomplete, about 150,000 persons were charged with crimes by the Inquisition and about 3,000 were executed.
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>>700074897
who's fault is that?

Find meaning in life. Try to improve. Stop using milennial special-snowflakism depression memes as an excuse to hold you back. No one is going to hold your hand.

In order for a King to build his castle, he must first lay the foundations. How you go about this is entirely up to you.

Go.
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Its cause of people in this thread that Islam is the fastest growing religion and will outnumber Christianity in a few decades.
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>>700074811
When /v/ won tribes, Gobbergate happened, and lebbit didn't want /r/athiesm anymore
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>>700075301
That is how god is supposed to be interpreted, mayne if any of you retards knew what you were talking about
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>>700057630
>convinced he has all the answers
That's what religious people do fag
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>>700075425
It's time to say fuck it to the west and move to glorious Nippon or live in Hong Kong

Trust me fàm
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>>700075561
>How goes is supposed to be interpreted
I came to that conclusion, but also came to the conclusion that not everyone is capable of seeing that form of God. Trying to make them only leads to conflict, and its not like it's a hard idea to stumble on.
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I am monitoring this thread while listening to Darkness Within by Machine Head.
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>>700075172
the hindus have had their religion for about 5000 years

I believe religion is a major part in what even got us evolved to modern day humans.
We were capable of asking questions such as "what happens after we die?"
We were able to find things to pass down through generations. How do we get our predecessors working toward a common goal? I believe religious practice is well and good for civilization.
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>>700074811
Your newfag is showing these threads have been around forever, kill yourself
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>>700075743
Sad thing is everyone on /b/ is going to end up like the fags in your pick, with the exception of having children
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>>700056930
love this video. everytime i watch it i find myself jerking off.
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>>700056930

>Parents aren't religious
>Winning
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>>700075763
If you read any amount of the bible you'd know thst god isn't this dude on the clouds controlling things he is a spirit somrthing you belive in
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>>700075839
Sorry no one one gives a shit about you daddy's leukemia nigger
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Islam just keeps growing because they tend to have more kids and people rarely convert out of the religion other than christianity which is dying because young people are opting out and chose to not believe in religion.
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>>700076087
250 replies yet no one cares? Not my fault your a newfag
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>>700056964
just about also! lol
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>>700056930
>ITT: underage faggots who think its cool to be an atheist.


no one gives a fuck about what you believe in just live your life.
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>>700056930
not american so never been religious
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>>700057811
belgian here, same, I thought religion was an american thing only until I was 8
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>>700077258
or being american is a religious thing? Checkmate atheists
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>>700059610
Bro stop waving that edge at me.
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>>700077777
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>>700057247

9 years catholic schooling. yep. gotta love instilling paranoia in children who's brains are actively developing. "God is watching you." "Touch your penis, and straight to hell." In the meantime old father Jon is having after school "get togethers" at the rectory.
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>>700057971

A quadriplegic vet needs help with, well, many things. He literally can't help himself. So "God" says, "tough shit". got me to reply chief.
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>>700056930
14, I observed corruption and fairly major mental disorders within those tasked with teaching me-- it was a Catholic education.
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10 i think
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European here, never been religious. Always found it a really odd concept watching it on tv (most of our TV was American shows)
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>>700065505
Best sellers aren't a sign of quality literature, by that measuring point 50 shades of gray should be a great book, your book is a fairytale tale just like all the fiction written by the human race and its also an historical account of the jew people, but not a very thrust worthy one at that, we don't have a good explanation for why reality exists, but the only measuring that has given some what useful repeatable results is science, so when science cant explain things that's when we start suing philosophy, which is not an exact science, that means your view of life is just as flawed as mine, the only thing truly bad about religion is when its used to dismiss verifiable scientific data, to justify doing stupid shit, or to manipulate others to do stupid shit.
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>>700056930
birth
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>>700056930

wanted to stop at the beginning to see his face, got the timing down.
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>>700056930
I don't have a fedora
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>>700079587
You're one salty ass motherfucker
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>>700080402
I don't see why you would arrive to that conclusion.
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>>700056930

Was raised in the south by one of those stereotypical southern white christian families.
Made me read the bible.
Not trashy.
But poor.
In part due to my parent's divorce.

I stop calling myself a Christian as a teenager.

Mom was chill. Dad wanted me to come to Jesus.
Literally told me god was angry with me for not choosing him over my mother back then.

Get a little older. Stop giving a shit.

But it wasn't until I reached adult hood that I REALLY stopped believing in god, or maybe "stopped believing" is too soft a phrase and I actively began despising religious people.

Join the marines. Go to Afghanistan. Witness that cluster fuck.

Come back to the states. Already remarkably disillusioned.

Then my wife get's pregnant... but there is a problem. The strings broke on the IUD we were using.

Now SANE people in the developed world immediately say.. OK... cool... no problem... take the IUD out... see what happens. Then you cane make up your mind about keeping it rationally.

Thing is in the state of North Carolina. You can't take an IUD out if the strings break and you are pregnant.

Hand of Hope, christian types, GOP, have lobbied so fucking hard and passed so much legislation on this sanctity of life shit (never mind that 9/10 drone strike victims were innocent bystanders) that we were turned away from multiple clinics... all of which we had to pay for... only to find that we had 2 choices left.

Abort so we could remove the IUD. Or attempt a high risk pregnancy with die rolls on everything from wife dying to first term miscarriage to IUD puncturing baby or wife... you can imagine.

So we had to abort. We didn't have a choice to safely keep it.
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>>700080535
Why would you even reply to his post? Saying it's stupid when he pretty clearly explains people should mind there own business. But I'm gussing you didn't read what he said huh?
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>>700080666
>666
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I was raised to be a Catholic, but at age 12 or 13 I started to question it. At 15 or so, I began reading about other religions and science to learn as much as I could.

From then on, I believe in God, but I don't really have a religion. I believe in a higher power, but the rest is speculation.
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>>700080666
well, you can't let science get in the way of allahu akbaring

>inb4 thats only muslims
>thats what you think christfags
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>>700080840
Both the points he makes are wrong, its a myth filled book, meaning fairly tales if he wishes to take that as an insult that's his or your choice, me, well I really like fiction, with some historic data attached, also his assertion that just because its a best selling book people should read it, that's is a weak reason to read a book alone, I didn't dismissed philosophy in my post, which is where I think all religion belongs, that is on the whole, why are we here? question, that just so happens to not be able to solved by neither Plato nor Jesus, and by that same logic neither philosophers should be used to say, cure cancer or make laws (practical matters), reason and science should.
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Idk, I feel like im growing into it
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I still believe in God it makes me feel all fuzzy and warm inside :)
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>>700081588
Don't even get me started on the similarities between some Americans here at home and insurgents overseas.
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>>700080666
Wow, that was a terrible story, too bad you weren't able to get it out.
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>>700079587
Hey there, thanks for the reply,

So the way I pretty much look at things I that there is earthier a higher being with power or there nothing at all, true trying to explain his existence is futile, but trying to explain out existence with Science is also futile, but religion and science are not enamies by any means at all and by all means the the Bible is not a Science textbook but it does mention things like the earth being round and hangs upon nothing and science proving the bible correct.. The bible knew this before anyone had any kinda aerial view of the Earth, there is a few other explaines I could share but I think I am running out of space to type.

True top seller doesn't automatically mean quality.. But quality can also be ones perception on things, in my opinion is hold many wise points and good info.

Also the bible was inspired by God written by Man, much like a secretary Writing for her boss. Sorry for sorry for any typos I'm typing on my iPhone
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>>700082285
Oh, I definitely believe you.
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>>700082448
Whoa boy. Stop there. "religion and science are not enamies"

ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?
The first thing you have to do as a religious person is quit doubting. What is doubting? Questioning! What is the scientific method about? ALWAYS QUESTIONING!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith
"Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing; or the observance of an obligation from loyalty; or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement; or a belief not based on proof"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
"The scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.[2] To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry is commonly based on empirical or measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.[3] The Oxford Dictionaries Online define the scientific method as "a method or procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses".[4]"
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ITT: A bunch of Faggot Cucks who are too ignorant to realize God is real.
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>>700082285
I have a theory that literally the only difference between American evangelicals and Islamic fundamentalists is that the Christians have been placated by economic security. If they were put in the same position as third-world Muslims, they'd be just as bad or worse.
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>>700083259
ALLAHU AKBAR
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>>700056930
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>>700082298
Yeah it was pretty fucking stupid.

We had to pay for everything out of pocket. Insurance will cover IUD removal, but not an abortion, which we had to pay out of pocket for to get the IUD out.

We couldn't remove the IUD while pregnant either so even though it was only a few weeks at the most we had to do a surgical abortion, which was much more expensive as well, not to mention extremely painful for my wife. Who was screaming through a fentanyl (shit prince ODed on) injection in addition to lidocaine. Had we been able to legally remove the IUD that would have been covered by insurance and the cost of a chemical abortion if we THEN decided not to keep it would have been $400. And regardless the experience would have been far less painful for my wife.

Instead we still owe over $2000 for a procedure we didn't need in other states... such as if I had still been stationed at Camp Pendleton in CA.
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>>700083139
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you, nor do I wish to start an argument with anyone.

Plenty of scientis are worshippers of God, for some it draws then further away. But I am not judging anything, nor will I judge you, besides that isn't my job to do so,

I enjoy believing in scientifical evidence, but it doesn't disprove God.

Any sorta theories that disprove God will always be theories.. And trust me.. There is LOTS of theories.

I am not saying my way is correct, nor am I saying your way is correct, all I'm saying is that I walk a path that some may follow and some may not, it's always been this way.

I will respect your view In every way possible but I'd hope you would also respect my view as I do yours.

But let's be honest, I'm not going to (converte you) in a few comments, that's totally up to you, and you will not convert me in any way. So anymore conversation from this point will probably result in a failed and meaningless conversion, and I am not about that neither are you. And again sorry for any typos.. On the iPhone
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>>700083428
What do you mean IF put in position?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_terrorism#United_States

I mean shit they had to arrest some rednecks in NC for planning to attack active duty personnel because Obama was invading Texas a while back as if half the damn marine corps isn't ALSO a bunch of white southerners who would be pissed if they were actually ordered to invade Texas.
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>>700056930
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I prayed asking God to reveal himself to me. No response, as usual.
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>>700059610
/thread
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>>700085007
Once again, this is the wrong /thread.
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>>700084486
>scientifical
>converte
>autism.gif

You're wrong kek
Nothing can disprove the existence of anything. That is not evidence for the existence of anything. Burden of proof, yo
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>>700086056
That's your response? I'm not even sure you entirely read what I said.

Well I tried to reason, but I guess you won't allow for a civil discussion hm?
I guess that's 4Chan for yuh.
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>>700086370
That's a different anon.
I didn't say shit. ;P
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>>700084486
retard
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>>700086494
Oh really? I'm
Sorry.. This place really needs ID"s
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>>700056930
*tips fedora*
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>>700086509
Eat my diarrhea friendo :)
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>>700086370
Welcome to the Internet.
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Alright. To start this off, I'm white. I live in a Muslim country. My parents and my twin brother are Muslim. I realized God, or Allah in this instance, does not exist when I was 12 years old. I redpilled myself into full on nihilist at 14. My belief has been a secret to them almost half of my life now. They are as moderate as can be, but I still can't say how they'd react if I told them.

Wat do?
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>>700086616
Then it wouldn't be anon doh... :P
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It didn't take long for the remainder of these posts to physically cause a negative series of motions in me.
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>>700086860
Might just want to never bring it up. I mean they might NOT mind really... but that's a decision we can't make for you...
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>>700086883
Heh. True... But it would still be helpful.
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>>700086965
Motions?

Like bowel movements?
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>>700087189
You know what, probably those as well.
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>>700087389
I'm sorry.
I hope you have excellent toilet paper.
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