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"no, I'm actually an athiest"

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    #32
    PAULWATSON
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭PAULWATSON


    orourkeda wrote: »
    It was a case in point I believe

    I'd say so.


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    #33
    Phegasus
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Phegasus


    Ronin247 wrote: »
    Thank God I am an atheist.

    Thank god I'm an atheist too.

    Or if we're going to twist our knickers on technicalities, I'm agnostic by scientific default.


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    #34
    KeithAFC
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    Im a human being.


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    #35
    MrStuffins
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    orourkeda wrote: »
    How much do you know of evolution? Just out of interest.

    Quite a lot actually.

    I have read many books on the subject and my apartment smells of rich mahogony!


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    #36
    krudler
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    PAULWATSON wrote: »

    One thing always bothered me about evolution, according to the theory the people around you are the fittest "best of the best" after two million years of dog eat dog. Now looking at this lot, what must the prototype have been like, a right clown I'd say.

    Well we're supposedly made in gods image so....


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    #37
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    There isn't an ongoing debate, except from ignorant theists.

    "ignorant theists" and comments like it do nothing for your argument.

    I'm not suggesting that your argument is incorrect (or correct for that matter) but resorting to what is little more than a cheap shot is not in anyones best interest


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    #38
    KeithAFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,239 ✭✭✭✭KeithAFC


    The amount of people who waste their time dealing with religion and Atheisim is staggering. Who cares, just wait until you die.

    Now politics, thats different. :D


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    #39
    zuroph
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    Look, Einsteins theory of Evolution is rock solid.


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    #40
    orourkeda
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    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Quite a lot actually.

    I have read many books on the subject and my apartment smells of rich mahogony!

    Can't you do better than Will Ferrell.


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    #41
    del88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,136 ✭✭✭del88


    PAULWATSON wrote: »
    These days, it seems everyone is tearing about the place mouthing off about "being an athiest".

    Is this some sort of snobbish "new, new Ireland" thing that has passed me bye?

    No bible basher myself, however I don't ever want to be confused with an athiest. I don't pride myself on "the scientific method", or believe in evolution for that matter.

    One thing always bothered me about evolution, according to the theory the people around you are the fittest "best of the best" after two million years of dog eat dog. Now looking at this lot, what must the prototype have been like, a right clown I'd say.

    (paedo this, paedo that, blah, blah, catholic church, blah, had enough, blah, superstition, blah, we're so educated, blah.)

    Are you a smug little athiest?

    What a load of rubbish....where do i start???
    Actually i couldn't be bothered....


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    #42
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,189 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    orourkeda wrote: »
    "ignorant theists" and comments like it do nothing for your argument.

    While i agree with your sentiment, there is no getting away from the fact that those who argue against Evolution are completely ignorant to the FACT of Evolution.

    You can show these people over and over but they remain ignorant. It's actually kinda frustrating.


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    #43
    stevoslice
    Registered Users Posts: 1,007 ✭✭✭stevoslice


    PAULWATSON wrote: »
    smug little athiest, the same boy would have been a rampant church goer had he been born in the 1930's.

    make random assumptions much

    anyways aren't you the smug one coming on here goading atheists into reacting to you.

    i'm sure if you were born in the year 2456 you would be an atheist and proud!!!:pac:


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    #44
    Conor108
    Registered Users Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    PAULWATSON wrote: »
    I don't pride myself on "the scientific method", or believe in evolution for that matter.

    Evolution isn't a faith thing, you don't get to not "believe in it". It's observed and documented:confused: Do you even know what you "don't believe in"? Or are you trying to start some new "I don't believe in evolution" trend?

    The reason we're not all super fit specimens of humanity, is that we have the technology and medicine to just keep pretty much everyone alive for a lot longer.


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    #45
    PAULWATSON
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭PAULWATSON


    zuroph wrote: »
    Look, Einsteins theory of Evolution is rock solid.


    One of these superior, super fit types might take that bait!


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    #46
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,189 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    orourkeda wrote: »
    Can't you do better than Will Ferrell.

    There's better than Will Ferrell?


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    #47
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    orourkeda wrote: »
    "ignorant theists" and comments like it do nothing for your argument.

    I'm not suggesting that your argument is incorrect (or correct for that matter) but resorting to what is little more than a cheap shot is not in anyones best interest
    I think you'll find ''ignorant theists'' is a perfectly apt description.


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    #48
    epgc3fyqirnbsx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,228 ✭✭✭epgc3fyqirnbsx


    Well I'm an atheist but I do hate the sound of saying well actually I'm an atheist so I usually just say that I dont believe in any of that craic


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    #49
    stevoslice
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    Conor108 wrote: »
    Evolution isn't a faith thing, you don't get to not "believe in it". It's observed and documented:confused: Do you even know what you "don't believe in"? Or are you trying to start some new "I don't believe in evolution" trend?

    The reason we're not all super fit specimens of humanity, is that we have the technology and medicine to just keep pretty much everyone alive for a lot longer.

    i don't believe in equations!

    oh no wait


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    #50
    smk89
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    Well what else are atheists supposted to do but be smug when confronted with this: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056055679


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    #51
    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    PAULWATSON wrote: »
    Are you a smug little athiest?
    ... he said, smugly.


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    #52
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    While i agree with your sentiment, there is no getting away from the fact that those who argue against Evolution are completely ignorant to the FACT of Evolution.

    You can show these people over and over but they remain ignorant. It's actually kinda frustrating.

    I'll readily admit to not being particularly knowledgable on the subject and don't really know enough on ot to form an opinion on it.


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    #53
    Teferi
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    I'm not an atheist, I'm a very naughty boy.


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    #54
    PAULWATSON
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    Conor108 wrote: »

    The reason we're not all super fit specimens of humanity, is that we have the technology and medicine to just keep pretty much everyone alive for a lot longer.

    Deep, deep thinker! I'd have thought that your millions and millions of years of evolution would have sorted everything out, no need for any medicine.


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    #55
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    I think you'll find ''ignorant theists'' is a perfectly apt description.

    Of whom? Me or people who believe in God.


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    #56
    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    smk89 wrote: »
    Well what else are atheists supposted to do but be smug when confronted with this: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056055679

    That was a parody.


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    #57
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,189 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Mr. PAUL WATSON

    It's funny how you say those around you are clowns, however, you come onto the interwebs and say "well, despite the millions of hours of research, the hundreds of thousands of papers and books written on the subject, the incredible amount of documented and physical ecidence that exists etc..... i don't "'believe' in Evolution because i know a few stupid people"

    Well sone Sir, well done indeed!


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    #58
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    There's better than Will Ferrell?

    I'm afraid there is.

    There are better movies out there than Talladega nights.


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    #59
    goose2005
    Registered Users Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    PAULWATSON wrote: »
    These days, it seems everyone is tearing about the place mouthing off about "being an athiest".

    Is this some sort of snobbish "new, new Ireland" thing that has passed me bye?

    No bible basher myself, however I don't ever want to be confused with an athiest. I don't pride myself on "the scientific method", or believe in evolution for that matter.

    One thing always bothered me about evolution, according to the theory the people around you are the fittest "best of the best" after two million years of dog eat dog. Now looking at this lot, what must the prototype have been like, a right clown I'd say.
    Most churches accept evolution, and all accept the scientific method. From what you say about evolution, you see to know almost nothing about it.

    As for atheism, the main reason people have to go on about it is because religious power has a very great influence in society - from church-controlled schools and hospitals, to anti-blasphemy laws, religiously-motivated terrorism, to the cosy indemnity agreement the RCC got (10% of the abuse compensation paid by them, 90% by the state - agreed by the Catholic (and alleged Opus Dei member) Michael Woods).

    As for mocking religious people, it's difficult not to. When you don't believe in God, it does seem incredibly foolish to pray to them, or to obey their priests.


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    #60
    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    orourkeda wrote: »
    Of whom? Me or people who believe in God.

    No. Most people who believe in God accept evolution.
    The people who don't accept it by and large are ignorant of it.


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    #61
    MrStuffins
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    orourkeda wrote: »
    I'll readily admit to not being particularly knowledgable on the subject and don't really know enough on ot to form an opinion on it.

    Well at least you admit that.

    And surely if you discovered that Evolution was fact, you would not just refute it just because it might clash with your religious views, am i correct?


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