Atheism: The Death Of Hope.

[Darth Executor]

Building nations is often a matter of politics and militarism. Can someone explain to me how religion or areligionist notions intersect with the purpose of drawing up boarders and defending them?

Average Christian:

Average atheist:


Does that answer your question?

[Manwë Súlimo]

For a second I was wondering how Obama's face got into old cartography...

[NormATive]

I'm jumping off a thread in Natural Science that linked this article:

http://www.science20.com/writer_on_t..._a_joke-139982





So spiritual beliefs seem to both offer hope and help humans cope. And that these beliefs are deeply ingrained. So one wonders why militate atheists seek to destroy this natural coping mechanism, why do they want so to kill hope?

I don't. I am happy that you believe in Heaven and an afterlife and that you think that I am going to hell. At least you are not chopping my head off for not agreeing with you.

NORM

[seer]

I don't. I am happy that you believe in Heaven and an afterlife and that you think that I am going to hell. At least you are not chopping my head off for not agreeing with you.

NORM

Actually Norm, I don't think you are at all happy with people of faith. I would in fact put you in the militant atheist/agnostic camp. One of the destroyers of hope...

[shunyadragon]

I'm jumping off a thread in Natural Science that linked this article:

http://www.science20.com/writer_on_t..._a_joke-139982



So spiritual beliefs seem to both offer hope and help humans cope. And that these beliefs are deeply ingrained. So one wonders why militate atheists seek to destroy this natural coping mechanism, why do they want so to kill hope?

The history of many theist institutions seeking to destroy the diversity of belief and kill hope is indeed a problem.

[seer]

The history of many theist institutions seeking to destroy the diversity of belief and kill hop is indeed a problem.

Yes, I agree that killing HOP is a bad thing. I mean without hops what would our beer taste like?

[robrecht]

I don't get the recent popularity of very hoppy beers. Too bitter for my taste.

[seer]

I don't get the recent popularity of very hoppy beers. Too bitter for my taste.

Well we don't like to hoppy - but we should not like to see the death of hops. Shuny's warning should be taken to heart!

[Jedidiah]

Actually Norm, I don't think you are at all happy with people of faith. I would in fact put you in the militant atheist/agnostic camp. One of the destroyers of hope...

Come on he did thank you for not chopping his head off. Just because he sees Christianity as comparable to Islam means nothing.

[seer]

Come on he did thank you for not chopping his head off. Just because he sees Christianity as comparable to Islam means nothing.

Sorry, I missed the compliment !

[Sir]

Average Christian:

Average atheist:


Does that answer your question?

No.

[Truthseeker]

Blow me down if that doesn't look like Oliver Hardy!

[The Pixie]

I'm jumping off a thread in Natural Science that linked this article:

http://www.science20.com/writer_on_t..._a_joke-139982

So spiritual beliefs seem to both offer hope and help humans cope. And that these beliefs are deeply ingrained. So one wonders why militate atheists seek to destroy this natural coping mechanism, why do they want so to kill hope?

It is an interesting argument: We should all pretend God exists, because they we have false hope to help us cope with the bad times.

I am more used to arguing about whether or not god exists, rather than whether we should pretend he exists. I will have to think about this one.

[shunyadragon]

It is an interesting argument: We should all pretend God exists, because they we have false hope to help us cope with the bad times.

I am more used to arguing about whether or not god exists, rather than whether we should pretend he exists. I will have to think about this one.

Pascal's wager?

[seer]

It is an interesting argument: We should all pretend God exists, because they we have false hope to help us cope with the bad times.

I am more used to arguing about whether or not god exists, rather than whether we should pretend he exists. I will have to think about this one.

I don't think the authors were suggesting that we pretend, but that religious belief has real survival value. Of course this brings up some interesting questions, did the evolutionary process create us to believe false things to better cope, our do we instinctively know that there is "something/someone" out there? As a Christian I vote for the latter.