Jesus Christ proof: Richard Dawkins in shock ‘archaeological evidence’ claim over Messiah

[noxibox]

That is a load of twaddle.... They are places of education...

When Christians in the US are prevented from putting up the 10 Commandments or having school prayers or any number of other attempts to sneak religion into schools they scream atheist indoctrination.

They're also prone to making false claims. Like the common one of claiming that praying at school is banned. But of course it is only group prayers organised by the school administration where typically attendance is mandatory that is outlawed. Nothing stops students from having a Christian club or arranging a place to meet during lunchtime to pray.

The question is what the real motive is behind wanting to bring religion into schools? Or why an employer would deem it necessary to force his employees to pray together in the morning?

And how lacking in self-awareness do people have to be to actually cry persecution when they're blocked from forcing their religion on everyone else? It reminds me of watching children where one teases the other until they get smacked, then complains about being smacked and acts like they didn't do anything to provoke the reaction.

 

[TysonRoux]

And certainly no-one is teaching atheism in schools.

If any teacher attempted that, it would be a case of instant dismissal.

 

[Tokolotshe]

That is a load of twaddle.... They are places of education...

Chirping from the peanut gallery:
It depends on what you consider education. There are clear stats that SJW views and beliefs are running rampant on campuses due to the leadership.

Anyway, as you were ...

Long since seen a thread with so many own goals.

 

[daveza]

like taxation?

Tax is hardly a religious belief. Come on.

 

[Lucas Buck]

So you switched to a different religion?
You used to believe GOD exists, now you believe GOD does not exist?
And don't try and tell me that Atheism is not a religious belief when it is clearly and undeniably just that.

If you don't know the meaning of the word religion then sure lets call atheism a religious belief.

 

[Splinter]

Low intelligence also explains why some people believe the crap Dawkins spouts.

hehe - there's that hate for Dawkins again. Damn, I must really read his stuff.

I think I'm going to get an avatar depicting him.

 

[saturnz]

Tax is hardly a religious belief. Come on.

ofcourse its not, because no religion will allow a government to charge the tax rates governments currently get away with, but its the law, we have to believe in democracy and governments and constitutions and all that

sounds like a religion to me, and I'm forced to pay tax

 

[Splinter]

Low intelligence also explains why some people believe the crap Dawkins spouts.

Pssst - talking about Dawkin, where is that promise you read an entire book of his?

It seems rather clear that you haven't, so one wonders how you can make all these derisive comments about his writings, when you haven't even read them.

What does your religion say about deceit such as this?

 

[Splinter]

ofcourse its not, because no religion will allow a government to charge the tax rates governments currently get away with, but its the law, we have to belief in democracy and governments and constitutions and all that

sounds like a religion to me, and I'm forced to pay tax

What utter, utter hogwash. You are trying to conflate a democracy with religion. One entails a system voted for by the people, another an invisible deity imagined by some people.

 

[noxibox]

What about those Atheists that become wiser and then believe that GOD exists?

I'm not sure if I've ever encountered a genuine example. Plenty of people who claimed they were atheists, but then a lot of what they said didn't ring true. Lee Strobel for example comes across as a massive liar.

So you switched to a different religion?
You used to believe GOD exists, now you believe GOD does not exist?

Not really. I've never been presented with any convincing evidence for any gods. Hence a lack of belief in gods, which is normally stated as I don't believe in gods and misinterpreted to mean I know for a fact they don't exist.

However even if I was to be convinced that some sort of supernatural entity must exist I'd remain unconvinced that it was any one of the three gods in Christianity, Judaism or Islam. I find Judaism a more coherent religion than Christianity, but have never seen any convincing evidence for any religion's specific god.

A god existing does not mean it is the god spoken of in your religion and doesn't in any way support the rules of your religion. To put it another way maybe being an atheist is exactly what god intended for me.

 

[Binary_Bark]

 

[Ponderer]

hehe - there's that hate for Dawkins again. Damn, I must really read his stuff.

I think I'm going to get an avatar depicting him.

Like I said - I don't hate Dawkins.
I have a low tolerance for BS ("scientism").

 

[Splinter]

Like I said - I don't hate Dawkins.
I have a low tolerance for BS ("scientism").

Like I said, you do hate him.

Even though you haven't read his books

 

[McSack]

ofcourse its not, because no religion will allow a government to charge the tax rates governments currently get away with, but its the law, we have to believe in democracy and governments and constitutions and all that

sounds like a religion to me, and I'm forced to pay tax

You don't have to believe in them ... you just have to abide by them

 

[saturnz]

One entails a system voted for by the people, another an invisible deity imagined by some people.

I don't vote, infact the majority of South Africans do not vote

 

[Lupus]

I don't vote, infact the majority of South Africans do not vote

This is one of the problems :-( so by default the one party always wins.

 

[Splinter]

I don't vote, infact the majority of South Africans do not vote

Not voting when you are eligible to do so is a vote in itself. But whats that got to do with your bizarre attempt to conflate religion and democracy?

 

[saturnz]

This is one of the problems :-( so by default the one party always wins.

I thought the majority wins, isn't that how democracy works?

 

[saturnz]

Not voting when you are eligible to do so is a vote in itself. But whats that got to do with your bizarre attempt to conflate religion and democracy?

I'm forced to pay tax, thats the point

nobody is forcing me to believe anything religious

 

[Splinter]

/snip
To put it another way maybe being an atheist is exactly what god intended for me.

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