Why can't all lifes problems hit us at 14 when we know everything?
Offline I rarely even respond to emails like this, but I thought it was about time to. I'm in bold.
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From: Amanda{loves that boy named Sean}[[VIC]][[NK]]
Date: Dec 18 2006 11:54 PMok.Look...i think this whole "lets gang up on christians cuz we hate jesus and god"thing is ridiculous.
Where does it say we hate something that doesn't exist?
you might think you have"freedom of speech",but to others.. you dont.
Well then apparently others aren't very intelligent.
i was very offended by this site and i can NOT believe a human being would make such a site.
Believe it, and sorry you were offended. You should question why you were offended but if I had a site about how aliens didn't exist you probably wouldn't be.
there are children who get on myspace everyday from the ages of 12 to 18 and YOU'RE only convincing them to not believe in God and Jesus.
Yeah so? If parents didn't brainwash their kids with beliefs they can't prove then there would be no need for us to save the children. I couldn't help but notice that you're 14. You are young. Recognize if you grew up as a believer in god, it's your parents that taught that to you, and while they may love you, this is one belief they've unfairly pushed on you when you were too young to know any better.
How would you like it if I made a "Atheists are going to burn in hell" site?
Go ahead. You have that right. It wouldn't bother me at all.
Dont try to act like you wouldnt care becuz YOU would hate it if I made banners convincing everyone to hate atheists.
Go ahead. I don't hate much, and I certainly don't know any 14 year olds that could make the grade as to something I would hate.
I think you should be ashamed of yourself for this site.
Well I'm not.
If you dont want everyone on your site hating and telling you off.. maybe you should delete the site.
I love getting told off. It reminds me why I do this.
or apologize to everyone.
Sorry you're offended, that wasn't my intent.
Cuz this is gone far enough.
No it hasn't. It's gone far enough when religion is over.
Ps. Merry Christmas.
Happy Hannukah.
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And this shows how much of a bigot you are.
So foolish to equivocate all of atheism with the RRS.
[tongue firmly in cheek] Well! I guess she told you, huh?
Don't you wonder what kids like this think they're going to accomplish with messages such as this?
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So you believe in things that you can't prove, and so does everyone around you. Your god belief is no different than belief in flying purple sharks.
Actually yeah I do have that right, just as you have the right to have no clue what my rights are.
If there were fair they wouldn't have taken you until you were at least 16.
And this is what you're unable to prove.
I don't care if a Christian pushes their beliefs on me.
And I expect you believe the same, if you don't then you aren't believing in the god of the bible.
Yes they are. All they have to do is accept Christ.
Christians don't have bad names because they push their beliefs on others, Christians have a bad name because their beliefs are insane.
I feel bad for you that you took it hard.
You should question yourself and think why it is you need to be saved from the wrath of an all loving god that would send you to hell.
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*Microsoft word paperclip commits suicide*
Yeah we all hated him.So what.
Doesn't she realize there are plenty of "Atheists burn in hell" sites?
What about people who don't come to know the Lord through there parent's "brainwashing" ? Are they still just as delusioned as you think?
Yes.
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Most people in that situation are refugees from another religion that was proved impossible to them. They still believe in a god of some kind, they just know the particular religion they were raised to believe is wrong. So they look for the right one. Even though there isn't one.
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I am fourteen too, and it is this blind conformity (and atrocious grammar) which makes me tense about what will happen when my generation is handed the reins to our government.
This paragraph could have been written in 200 BC or 200 AD or in 1757.... every generation has the same fear.... yet our world has managed to survive and even progress.
"Hitler burned people like Anne Frank, for that we call him evil.
"God" burns Anne Frank eternally. For that, theists call him 'good.'
^ Good point. Also, your first sentence, when applied to my aside about grammar, reminds me of a scene in Life of Brian...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IIAdHEwiAy8
I disagree with this point here. RRS is not a generic site about 'insane beliefs' . There is no Flying Spagetti Monster blasphemy challenge. There's an infinite number of beliefs that RRS would call insane, but they don't "fight" all of these beliefs.
This site's mission is to fight to free humanity from the mind disorder known as theism, and really all the fighting is done against Judeo-Christian theism. Why not fight to free humanity from the mind disorder as FSMism? Schizophrenia? Why not send representatives to Native American reservations in California to help them with their "mind disorders"?
Christianity in particular offends your sensiblities--not just your rational sensibilities as the FSM or Sint Holo in Cherokee mythology might--obviously you hold Christianity to be different. And I think its precisely for the reason that you denied in response to the the letter to the girl: your autonomy is offended by the fact that Christians push their beliefs on others.
This is not to say that these aspects of Christianity don't offend my own sensibilities; I just think you are misrepresenting the point of contention based on the way this particular website is run. (i.e. you don't fight all beliefs equally)
Hello, hello! (I wanted to do that)
After your two posts, I would advise you to stay out of the circle of military superior officers, because it is obvious that your way of thinking is non-strategical.
If we were in the second world war and you were an advisor of Hitler, your quote would have sounded like:
"Fuhrer, I was thinking: the Russians outnumber us 12 to one, the Americans 6 to one, the European coalition 4 to one, but I think that the winning strategy is to fight them all equally and extend the front to meet them all. Across Europe, into Russia and through Africa. Bet they wouldn't expect that."
The odds weren't 22 to one, as I presented, but about 2 or 3 to one, but such a strategy lost anyway.
It might not be morally correct to fight only one branch of religions now, but if you sponsor me enough, I'm willing to pick a team and start deconverting in Turkey.
PS: I thought the FSM was supposed to be a joke aimed at showing how ridiculous unjustified and unproven beliefs are. Has he evolved lately?
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hello, please check out the FAQ. We do have things on other religions, but it may not be that obvious when we only have a hand full from other religions on the site. Also maybe you aren't aware of the demographics but there are more christians in the world then any other religion and it is focused in the western world. With those kind of demographics you shouldn't be surprised christianity comes up more.
If Sint Holo or the joke god of FSM was the major religious force in our lives we would be looking at that more, but guess what they aren't. I hold christianity differently in the sense its knocking at my front door and about 85% of my country follow it.
Then again maybe your right maybe we should focus on the minority religions that few people believe in and don't seem to be controlling anything.
V, RM, If you look at my post, I made the same point that you both did in response to me. Sapient said that he didn't care whether Christians pushed their beliefs on them, just that their beliefs were insane. My point is that based on what you guys (RRS) seem to do and say, it is exactly the opposite.
You don't care whether Christian beliefs are insane or not; the reason this site exists is because you care what effect their beliefs and the status quo has on your own life.
Also, I wasn't making any moral claim about what this website should fight, I was just making an observation about what it does fight.
Sapient, did she respond to your message?
Yes we do.
A few thoughts: some time ago I decided not to respond to religion inquiries from strangers or people I knew only casually--I tell people it's private and to move on. My reasoning is that it serves no purpose to engage with an evangelical. They are essentially in a dysfunctional state and attempting to stage their own theatre.
Here I differ with most of RRS. The effort is laudable but essentially wheel spinning. Some people will mature out of fundamentalism, but from inner dynamics rather than external argument. The best I can do is try to offer an example of a nonbeliever who is centered and compassionate.
What is important is political opposition to the religious right. They are the ones doing things to harm the rest of us and our liberty.
The content and tone of most believer email isn't about dialogue. Sure, it is appropriate to engage with moderate and thoughtful people of belief, but it doesn't appear that a lot is coming from that direction.