God hates children.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:08 pm

Meh, I don't care.
It's just fun. Nobodys harmed by it.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:14 pm

Yaya wrote:
Obfleur wrote:I believe people are laughing behind my back every friggin day.
It's human nature.
No it isn't. It's cowardly.

Since when were the two mutually exclusive?

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:34 pm

If I got struck by lightning while arguing that God doesn't exist, I'm sure there would be thousands of Christians pointing to the news report saying "Told you so" or making fun of my atheist stance being proved wrong. In fact, if I get killed in such a humourously ironic way, y'all have my permission to laugh at me. Hell, I just read the Darwin Awards book and there's lots of people in there who died in stupid ways and I had a good laugh at probably most of them. You're just pissed off about this example because we're making fun of your God as well, and for that I can't say I'm particularly sorry. Either your God is powerless and ineffective, or he's a sadistic bastard. Take your pick.

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:41 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:If I got struck by lightning while arguing that God doesn't exist, I'm sure there would be thousands of Christians pointing to the news report saying "Told you so" or making fun of my atheist stance being proved wrong. You're just pissed off about this example because we're making fun of

No, in both accounts for me. I would be sorry for you, and in Gods bashing case Im well too used to your million times topics and I dont care because you can do whatever you want.

What bothered me was the kids/stupid/death mockering.

Post by **Denyer** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:41 pm

The Last Autobot wrote:according to your dictionary not quite so.

Fanatic, n. A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

Believer --> faith --> A strong belief in a supernatural power --> "irrational" being a more polite form of "deranged".

Shockwav wrote:Would you make light of it in front of them?

Only if they asked "what do you think of our faith?" -- I don't actually go looking for recently bereaved people to offend.

When people murmur platitudes when people I know have died -- "better place" ones -- the reply varies between "Mmm, assuming there's any shred of truth to that", "What? The ground?" and "Yes, circle of life -- or would be if people didn't insist on building coffins that bio-degrade so poorly." Depends on how old/close the friend or relative is, really. I generally spend funerals making eye contact with the vicar, or singing if I like the hymn (i.e. if it's Jerusalem.)

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:28 am

Denyer wrote:
The Last Autobot wrote:according to your dictionary not quite so.
Fanatic, n. A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

Believer --> faith --> A strong belief in a supernatural power --> "irrational" being a more polite form of "deranged".

Still not the same. You can believe something is true or consider it true and not defend incesantly or be extremist in its regard (and not being violent in doing so either). A fanatic can be deranged as you put it, a believer, not necesarrilly .

Then this site should be tranfans or transbelievers I wonder?

Ps: Yaya is Shockwav in disguise?

Post by **Denyer** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:25 am

Disguise?

The Last Autobot wrote:Then this site should be tranfans or transbelievers I wonder?

Same word root, although "fan" hasn't connected with "fanatic" for an exceedingly long time.

The Last Autobot wrote:Still not the same. You can believe something is true or consider it true and not defend incesantly or be extremist in its regard (and not being violent in doing so either).

Certainly. I'm referring only to religious belief, not belief in the likelihood of people doing things or believing whether people are telling the truth or not -- I wouldn't consider the latter two mental illness as they're based on body language, empiricism, etc.