Ambrose2007 Forum Posts (8,881)

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

I think that's a bit unfair, Heater. Though it is true that when I stubbed my toe the other day, I did call out to Him a few times to damn that evil step in the way of my foot, but it was only a momentary lapse....

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Kind of like you and that damn hat, Euphoria

RE: Has anybody ever been?

Well, it can be a bit tart at times, but tasty nonetheless.

RE: Has anybody ever been?

I must have led a really sheltered life, Bubbles. There was a time when I even believed girls named "Bubbles" were all sweetness and light.

RE: Has anybody ever been?

Not until now.

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Yeah, if you were like me, Rose, you could've been playing a little "turnabout is fair play" kind of thing, so I sort of considered that. You never know about you dry British women...

RE: Once you meet somebody here do you stay faithfull....

"quit drinking and no longer blackout...." Must be posting too much today...

RE: Once you meet somebody here do you stay faithfull....

You quite drinking and no long "blackout"? What guy in his right mind would want to be with you now?

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Hey, Dark. By the way, could he merely like your cat and love you?

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Yeah, Trish, as a good Lutheran boy, I can appreciate your pain.

Also, agreed on the discussion thing. We should all feel free to talk about almost everything here, because that's what getting to know people is about. How many of us would develop a serious relationship, romantic or otherwise, without discussing religion, politics, love, and pretty much everything else?

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Sheesh, Dark, I had no idea that atheism equals nihilism... I thought I believe in all manner of things...

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Yeah, my two sons have tried to read the Bible. They think lots of it are gross, almost unreadable, even though I keep trying to get them to read it all the way through (I tend to believe educated people should read it).

I guess it's a lot harder to appreciate when you lack all those childhood Sunday school brainwashing sessions .

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Thanks, Trish. That said, I do believe my cat is an atheist (she's a genius cat, of course). I say this because I heard her growling when she was thumbing through the Bible one day...

RE: Shadowplay

Dueling poets! What fun! Banjo, violin, or classical guitar for the music?

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

No, Rose, that was simply my warped humor. Supposed to be a joke (you know, singles site, and guys just want to argue about arcane philosophical matters?).

As you know me better, you'll probably notice I have a kind of dry sense of humor...so dry that sometimes people don't it is humor...

RE: LOVABOY

Forget Lovaboy. Where has "Thunderhunk" gone??

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

That's right, Ooby. Just ignore the women and let's back to debating!

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Sheesh, Luscious. Now I guess I gotta wear this damn parka everywhere. (Maybe it's the fur?)

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Yeah, thanks, Rose What's making me a bit nervous, however, is the fact that my most popular photo is one that obscures my face. Must be the power of the suggestion or something

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

I don't find them obvious at all, Tiffanie. For one thing, I see no reason for not discussing ideas in general here -- in fact, I don't even think it's possible to avoid that. Any time someone offers an opinion, there is some degree of philosophic substance behind it.

Also, religious and political views are *extremely* relevant to companionship, romantic or otherwise, which is what most of us are looking for here.

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Well, okay, Trish, I think that was pretty well-done, but I'd take issue with you one point. I think atheism clearly is a philosophic conviction, not the mere absence of belief. If the latter were true, then infants and our beloved cats/dogs are atheists. Someone who is simply ignorant of the question is not an atheist, for example.

That said, there is absolutely nothing in the concept that requires or declares absolute certainty (a misunderstanding that seems to plague many scientists and skeptics, who abjure atheism for precisely that largely imaginary reason).

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Of course not, Euphoria. You're a GODDESS. Big difference.

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

Get thee to a dictionary!

RE: Howe too imprss somon on thiis cite.

to bad moor people don't suffer from you're word blindness, Buster!

RE: Howe too imprss somon on thiis cite.

I know. Alot of problems with a lot, for some reason... Luscious!

RE: The Cure For Loneliness

I'm not sure one should want to cure it, B.

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

You've got off to a false start with your definition of belief: it doesn't logically require the certainty you're attributing to it. For instance, I believe my next door neighbor isn't a serial killer, but my brain is far from "locked" on that subject. Belief, properly understood, is based on an assessment of probabilities, not absolute certainties.

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

RE: What exactly does "Atheist" mean?

But atheism isn't a general ontological, cosmological, or epistemological belief, Wikked. It only specifies a disbelief in a god or gods. By "general," I mean that atheism doesn't require a specific stance with respect, for example, the origin of the universe, the nature of knowledge, etc.