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coffee_addict
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Message 24 of 111 (189495)
03-01-2005 3:06 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by Monk
03-01-2005 2:47 PM


Here is how my atheism came about.
1) I realized that I was god everytime I prayed.
2) I realized that the existence of god is as vague as the existence of an immaterial pink unicorn.
3) I realized that as long as the immaterial pink unicorn remains non-existent, god will remain non-existent.
My stance in atheism is simple. Show me that an immaterial pink unicorn exist somewhere and I will consider the possibility of the existence of god. In the mean time, it can remain non-existent.

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coffee_addict
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Message 41 of 111 (189525)
03-01-2005 6:18 PM
Reply to: Message 39 by Hangdawg13
03-01-2005 5:58 PM


hangdawg writes:
Strong Atheists believe there is no God and do not even allow for his existence as a possibility. This is irrational since you cannot logically eliminate God as a possibility.
Yes, you can! The very fact that there is zero (zippo, nada, etc.) evidence to suggest that there is a god and that that god is the christian god should be proof enough to reject its existence. Otherwise, we all should have to recognize the existence of every mythological being ever imagined.
My question is why would the christian god have more credence, according to reason and logic, than the immaterial pink unicorn or fairies or Peter Pan or the tooth fairy or etc...?
Strong atheists don't reject the possibility of the existence of god. We just realize that it's a waste of time believing in the existence of something like flying pink elephants.

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