Posted by ~yobbo~ on 12/16/06 01:25

Theophilus wrote:
> > It is impossible to "convert" to atheism since atheism is not only
> > not a religion, it is a rejection of religion. That's like saying
> > you joined nothing.
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> Atheism IS a religion, the most hypocritical known.
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> Religion is the wilful self-delusion about higher power(s) being the
> actual arbiters of mankind and the universe.
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> This self-delusion is necessary to prevent oneself from realizing
> one's true position in the universe, namely that a conscious mind is
> no more valuable or meaningful that any other bit of matter in the
> universe, be it cow dung, helium or coal.
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> Atheists wilfully remove that self-delusion (usually with great
> pride), even claiming that the universe is a meaningless place, but
> never once realizing where that leaves them.
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> It's really about who the arbiter, the assigner of meaning, is: for a
> religious person it is God, even though there is no empirical
> evidence to back it up; hence the wilful delusion.
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> For the atheist it is his himself, he is his own arbiter, master of
> all morality and value. That flies in the face of evidence; he says
> that he knows that he is no more valuable than any other piece of
> matter in the materialistic universe, and yet continues to assign
> value to himself and his actions anyways.
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> Which of these has the most reasonable position? (As if reason
> itself has any value in a materialistic, godless universe.) Who is
> the greater hypocrite?

You.
--
Shaun.

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