Quote (Menace)
Buddhism is not theist it is considered a religion but its not
well aware of that.
Quote (Watcher)
ALL ATHEISTS (Iguy, menace, eboyd) THINK THEY ARE SMARTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE AND WANNA RULE THE WORLD
dude, who is this troll?
1. I'M NOT AN ATHEIST! yes, i agree with the idea that the universe is eternal and not made by an eternal creator, so for intensive purposes i agree with atheism in theory, however, i find that, as you said, atheists act like they are smarter than everyone and their ideas can't possibly be wrong, just as a lot of theists do. for that matter, i recognize the necessity of religion in society for select individuals and i avoid making belief in God look any less likely than the idea of an eternal universe. and ftr, i have NEVER been a huge fan of Richard Dawkins, even though i agree with a lot of his theories, because he is an elitist prick in representing his views on religion and belief in God. read the last blog i wrote on the site. i was criticizing Dawkins. that being said, when someone tells me that my opinion is no more than just that and I EVEN AGREE but tell them that so is their statement because neither belief is fact based and at some point one of us has to take a leap of faith somewhere and they say that is not true and what they say is fact, then i call them out for making a hypocritical statement and they get offended, is that my fault? am i trying to sound like i have superior intelligence just because i call someone out on their hypocrisy? no, i'm debating, formulating an argument, and, as far as i felt, formulating a pretty good one at that. you can make that decision on your own. but seriously, i don't talk as if i'm superior to anyone in an argument ever, and if you ever catch me doing so, please, respectfully, let me know and i will apologize. i make my arguments and they may come off to you that way because of several reasons, but i have no clue what the actual reason is. i can only guess it is one of these:
-i am eloquent (in writing you may see this and if you were to speak to me in person you would notice the same. that is simply the way i choose to speak) and maybe it comes off as arrogant, but it isn't meant to
-i present my arguments with a structure in which i quote specific things that the person i am arguing against said and then i attempt to disassemble their argument quote by quote. i do the same in real life. it can come off as attacking an arrogant when done incorrectly and even when done correctly people can easily misconceive this style as an attack. i just find it to be the most efficient method of debate personally. if you feel attacked, let me know and i will analyze my comment and see if maybe i did make an attacking statement and i will be quick to retract it and apologize. ask anyone here. i always do.
2. right. yeah, and i never said these explicitly so as to avoid sounding arrogant:
Quote (eboyd)
Maybe someone inexperienced can convince me otherwise and yes, that was a narrowminded comment and I retract it
Quote (eboyd)
When did I resort to insults? I called you a hypocrite. You stated that what I said was just my opinion and I recognized that, but you then stated that you KNOW what you believe is FACT. Is that not a definitevely hypocritical statement? Please let me know if I misunderstood you. From what I see though, that statement was, in fact, hypocritical. It's nothing personal and you're a good dude, we just have contrasting opinions.
Quote (eboyd)
I don't think you are a blind religious person and that has nothing to do with the discussion. I was saying that what you think is just as intellect and logic based as what I believe, no matter how illogical I feel it is, and it is unlikely either of us will ever come closer to the answers than the other. Thank you for retracting your statement.
Quote (sodr2)
i wonder why you mentioned eboyd last..........are you trying to cover up something.....ERIK??
do you really think i would sink to something as low as that? wow, i thought your expectations of me were at least a little bit higher than that.
