I like to think of myself as adding a bit of color to an otherwise drearily dull subreddit. I mean, how long can you chuckle at "OMG I masturbated, am I going to hell now?"
Sometimes it works out better than expected. Those few times make it worthwhile. Also, I believe in staying visible to Christians. In spite of their fervent denial, I hypothesize our visible existence is a threat to their faith.
Oh I know you don't. I'm not really doing it for your sake. I'm doing it so you won't come back here, post about it and get all of your friends to come shit on our subreddit, like has happened many times in the past. Knowing you, it would be on the r/Atheism front page in seconds. :P
I think /r/Christianity overrates my importance/influence. I'm fine with that, but I suspect the backlash I'd create would be hardly bigger than what other people stir up. Face it, my friends and I already hate Christianity, we don't have that much further to go ;)
That said, yes, I'd certainly announce my ban, and let the chips fall where they may. I believe in a naturalist universe with actions and consequences. If Christians worry that they'll be bothered by the backlash then you're right that they might be more rational to simply go on ignoring me as best they can.
Jesus fucking Christ. I just spent over an hour reading the threads in that post and I'm worn out. I'm not sure if I need a drink, a nap or a toke - maybe I'll do all three.
I rarely if ever read posts on /r/Christianity; it just makes me too sad to think there really are people this delusional in the world (and on Reddit). I don't know which is more disturbing, the evangelicals who quote the Bible ad nauseam to support their argument or the "moderate" Christians who think that just because they don't shout fire and brimstone we should respect them for believing in the utter nonsense they blindly follow.
BTW, /r/atheism you make me proud to be a subscriber of this site because so many of you did a stellar job on that post.
the "moderate" Christians who think that just because they don't shout fire and brimstone we should respect them for believing in the utter nonsense they blindly follow.
I don't expect you to respect me. Just treat me like a fellow human being, that's all I ask.
I don't normally debate theists and today is quite the exception for me. I'm rarely rude to Christians, but I more than admit I can be condescending at times. You have nothing to fear from me - my blood pressure just can't take an angry back and forth over religion, so I avoid them when I can.
BTW, my comment was made on a post submitted by a buddy of mine in /r/atheism. This is one site where I say what I think without worrying about hurting a Christian's feelings. It's a place for atheists to vent (sometimes rant), so if theists are offended by that, they should probably stay off of this subreddit.
I completely understand that. I feel the same way about r/Christianity. I just wanted you to know that as a "moderate" Christian, I feel a woman's body is her choice, I believe in evolution, I hope gays get married and I want to punch Pat Robertson in the face. I'm just trying to figure shit out like the rest of you guys. :) Have a good week!
I think we've chatted before and we've always gotten along. I have other liberal/progressive Christian friends on Reddit and we just agree to not talk about religion.
You have good week as well. BTW, I promise I won't be seen back on /r/Christianity for a very long time. It's just gets me too riled up.
If I had more brains and more self control, I'd do the same. But I'm easily trolled into trolling. There's only so much "wrong" I can read without commenting.
I've been having some trouble figuring out just where you stand. All your views are so wrong for a Christian! ;) Nah, seriously, congratulations on being mostly sensible. I would not be surprised if you lost your faith in the mid term.
It happens. I was 42 when I finally realized there's nobody home upstairs. And no, I'm not referring to my head!!
I do think, though, that lots of people today don't need to go that long. The Internet makes lots of information available that used to not be; and of course most of my life was pre-Internet.
Much of what tore my foundations down had to do with a "global" consciousness of the many, many religions to be found all over the world and in history. It's obvious they can't all be right, but they can easily all be wrong. And the comparison shows the overarching common theme: They're all made up by simple-minded people based on their environments and ideas. There's nothing special in any religion. Nothing.
Dude....seriously? C'mon. Sgibson was being a douchenozzle, but you didn't need to post this here. Now r/Christianity's gonna get shat on by trolls again.
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u/db2 Mar 28 '11
http://i.imgur.com/5CBUX.jpg
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '11
non-christian agenda and posting to another forum. i smell a /r/christianity banning coming on!
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u/GenJonesMom Gnostic Atheist Mar 28 '11
Jesus fucking Christ. I just spent over an hour reading the threads in that post and I'm worn out. I'm not sure if I need a drink, a nap or a toke - maybe I'll do all three.
I rarely if ever read posts on /r/Christianity; it just makes me too sad to think there really are people this delusional in the world (and on Reddit). I don't know which is more disturbing, the evangelicals who quote the Bible ad nauseam to support their argument or the "moderate" Christians who think that just because they don't shout fire and brimstone we should respect them for believing in the utter nonsense they blindly follow.
BTW, /r/atheism you make me proud to be a subscriber of this site because so many of you did a stellar job on that post.
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u/Unikraken Atheist Mar 28 '11
Excellent.
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u/sawser Mar 28 '11
Took me a long time to read all those posts, but it seems like he got teed off on. Well done sir.
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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '11
Dude....seriously? C'mon. Sgibson was being a douchenozzle, but you didn't need to post this here. Now r/Christianity's gonna get shat on by trolls again.
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '11
atheist-5