To me, being an atheist is extremely enlightening. Tyler Durdens quote from Fight Club puts it in perspective... "it's only when you've lost everything that you're free to do anything". Being a believer, you are confined to your little box of conformity, you believe what your told to believe because if you don't, you won't get into the special club after you die. If you simply question it you're risking your entry.

-for me, this is clear evidence of strike one. Only man could put such a rule into the requirement for belief. An omnipotent being wouldn't think of it and if it did, the consequences for questioning ones belief would be praised, not punished, for using that which your creater specifically gave to you in the first place. Knowledge. We wouldn't have it if we weren't supposed to use it.

Atheism increases my sense of empathy, directly affecting my sense of morality, in a positive way. Once one realizes, or acknowledges, that this is the only chance we get at life, you begin to realize how prescious each and every one life is, and how equal each human being is. In the grand scheme of things, petty differences like skin color, nationality, etc. don't matter. None of it matters, only peace and happiness. I know it's starting to sound like some hippy shit, but honestly, I hear so many connectons between atheism and stuff like eugenics and the holocaust.. I mean seriously, "Hitler was an atheist, therefor atheism influenced the Holocaust" type stuff... I just wanted to clear up these ridiculous misconceptions some people have about what atheism is or how it contributes to a persons life. The thing is, most atheists used to be believers, so we can talk about religion knowing how it is, knowing what it's like, personally having been there. Becoming an atheist I've learned is a huge step to gaining knowledge. If you are not an atheist, there are certain things you are incapable of learning correctly, this is just from my experience and does not go for every believer.

That scene from the Matrix, where Morpheus is offerring Neo the red pill or the blue pill is a perfect representation of becoming an atheist. The blue pill (the one he swallows) is representing atheism, once you swallow it, there is no turning back. "you take the red pill, the story ends, you wake up tomorrow and believe... whatever you want to believe. You take the blue pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes..." Once you become an atheist, if you do it for the right reasons, I'd be willing to bet it is almost impossible to become a believer again at some time in the future unless God was actually proven worldwide at some point. Which is why when I hear idiots like Kirk Cameron claim they used to be an atheist, I can only pity them, for one they just outed themselves as a moron without even realizing it, and for two because they're sitting there trying to push their belief that says lying is a sin while lying to my face. Double dose of irony in a single interaction, incredible!

Anyway, yeah, I don't roast babies, I don't worship demons, I don't hate God, I don't give a fuck what you put on my money to be honest, I just want you to keep your religious legislation away from me and my family. If there's a law that is passed that has something to do with your God or what your God said is right or wrong and I don't agree with it, I'll fight it, because I'm an American and I have that right. You have the right to fight back, but you don't have any right to pass your imaginary friends words off and make em into laws. If you do, I do too. Oh I don't?! Then fuck you , you don't either.

Stop spreading misconceptions about atheism religious people. You wouldn't know what atheism was if it bit you in the ass, and a lot of you from these boards show that on a regular basis.

PEACE!

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Techincally speaking wouldn't being atheist be the opposite of enlightenment?

Not in the least son.

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Holy shit I agree with your post entirely padawan. I don't think of myself as an atheist, but more of an antagonist. However, every point you made in your writing makes perfect sense. +rep

Exactly right, Padwan.I'm glad you have the energy to spell it all out.Sometimes, arguing with these religious folks is so mentally exhausting.

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Great thread PadawanBater...

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But...it makes SO much sense....

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Think of all those people waiting for "The Rapture". Supposedly 40% of the US population believe Jesus is coming to bring them up to heaven in the next couple of decades.
But what if they've mixed up Rapture and Raptor. We've all seen the picture. Jesus riding his velociraptor.
Maybe he's coming back to take people in "The Raptor" instead. With a great gnashing of teeth, and fountains of blood, the faithful will find their way to Heaven in the bowels of a giant featherless chicken.

While the atheists will be standing around saying, "Wow, I'm so glad I didn't fall for that stuff. More cake?"

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Jesusaurus rex Kingdom Animal Phylum Chordata Class Reptile Order Dinosaur Family Christ Genus Jesusaurus Species Jesusaurus Rex Binomial Name Jesusaurus Rex Christ Primary Armament Teeth and Eucharist Secondary Armament Feet with which to stomp on you Power Supply Holy Trinity HP: ∞ +100000 Mana Points: ∞ +100000 Strength: ∞ Intelligence: {{{intel}}} Weight 10 metric tonnes Length 150-190 meters (that's about as b) Special Attack † Conservation Status Run away from it

Jesusaurus rex (jeez-us-soar-us rex) (lat. "King Jesus Lizard"), also known as J. rex and "The Prophet of the Dinosaurs", is one of the final forms of Jesus, and is expected to visit Earth sometime around the year 2021. Not to be confused with Raptor Jesus or Jesusaur, Jesusaurus Rex is a carnivore, and he's out with a vengeance.


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• 1 Characteristics
• 2 Reactions to Jesusaurus rex
• 3 Recent Discovery
• 4 See Also

Characteristics

Jesusaurus Rex has all the incredible holy powers of Jesus Christ combined with the pure ownage of a T. Rex. What could be cooler than that? However, Jesus also has an aura of ownage about him, so here's some tips to tell the two apart. Jesusaurus Rex has:
Big Scaly feet to crush the infidels
Divine Smile of a Thousand Pointy Teeth
Is so cool that people often explode by looking at him
Tap Dances
Eats demons instead of banishing them
Enjoy's long strides on the beach, while firing lightning with his eyelashes
Reactions to Jesusaurus rex

Faced with the threat of a giant angry Jesus, former U.S. president George W. Bush has had this to say: "It is with the deepest regret that I inform you, my fellow Pelicans, that a lot of you are pretty damn screwed. That's right all you stem-cell marauders, I'm talking to you. Trying to destroy the foundations of society is going to get you devoured by the Lord... save us Satan!"
Later investigations showed that George W. Bush did not, in fact say the above quotation, and it was actually just from some fat white old guy, also known as Dick Cheney. George W. Bush's actual words were "Jesusarus will never seek a permission slip to eat the American people." When questioned about what he meant to do about the J-Rex, Bush responded with "No act of the Jesusaurus Rex will change our purpose, or weaken our resolve, or alter our fate. God has blessed America, and we will survive his dinosaur."
Some Christians have taken the coming of J-Rex as a sign that they will finally be floating off into heaven in the Rapture, while others of different faiths have had slightly different ideas. Known Scientologist Tom Cruise has been quoted as saying "People don't know the great things Jesusaurus will do, helping the community. It will be positive and wonderful. Hey, that plane reminds me of my awesomely homoerotic movie Top Gun. I made a lot of money off that movie you know. Being rich is really nice, you know, since I get to ride in limos and eat McDonalds all day." Cruise is reported as leaving the Scientology faith because it doesn't allow him to take his Ritalin any longer.
Recent Discovery

A Jesusaurus Rex was recently discovered in a Gainesville, Florida man's backyard. An excavation is currently underway to determine why it arrived far before the initial estimated arrival year of 2021. It has been said that only true believers can view the remains safely, as a number of onlookers have been turned to dust after visiting the excavation site.

Recently, a Jesusaurus Rex was used to make a miraculous breakthrough in redneck science (that's the best kind, by the way). Carl Sagan examined the Jesusaurus Rex's bones and discovered through carbon dating that, shockingly, in his own words, "'Dr. Pepper' is the best soda ever made!" Soon after that incident, he was found raping his own daughter and arrested.
See Also

• Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Godzilla
• Passion of the Christ: The Lord Strikes Back
• Nazareth Park
• DinoJesus
• Pogo Snake

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