http://www.gambino.com/funstuff/obvious.htm

There is some truth in every joke. That is why it is funny.

So basically, your argument is that atheists have their heads stuck up their asses?

You should run for office... :rolleyes:

they kind of do, though

:D

http://www.gambino.com/funstuff/obvious.htm

There is some truth in every joke. That is why it is funny.

I see you have made a deep study of the issue.

http://www.gambino.com/funstuff/obvious.htm

There is some truth in every joke. That is why it is funny.

Why don't you show your face when taking a picture of yourself? :shrug:

Undoubtedly, the picture has some indisputable truth behind it. Be it over countless internet discussions or day-to-day social encounters, I've noticed the irritible trend of atheists that think they are geniuses. Sorry to burst your metaphorical bubble guys, but denying the existence of a deity does nothing to boost or enhance your knowledge and intelligence. An atheist can be intelligent, but being an atheist alone doesn't make you any brighter.

Undoubtedly, the picture has some indisputable truth behind it. Be it over countless internet discussions or day-to-day social encounters, I've noticed the irritible trend of atheists that think they are geniuses. Sorry to burst your metaphorical bubble guys, but denying the existence of a deity does nothing to boost or enhance your knowledge and intelligence. An atheist can be intelligent, but being an atheist alone doesn't make you any brighter.

At least they are not in the dark as many religious zelots are.

This would be funny if it wasn't for your pathetic attempt to glorify belief in the superstitious.

Ironically, that picture elegantly shows the real problem with believers, not atheists and agnostics.

An atheist can be intelligent, but being an atheist alone doesn't make you any brighter.


That's entirely true.
But you've got it the wrong way round: we're atheists because we're smart, not smart because we're atheists.:D

What if God resides in your anus? Then the atheist approach is the only sensible one, also for theists.

Well, I've given up on the unqualified oath of atheism because it can no longer be a method or an absolute conclusion for me; it's only a point of commencement, and I'm certainly not going to linger at any one point indefinitely.

That's entirely true.
But you've got it the wrong way round: we're atheists because we're smart, not smart because we're atheists.:D

Indeed.

Atheists truly look deep inside themselves when contemplating life.

I thought you avoided the scat.

Only in the off season.

Sorry to burst your metaphorical bubble guys, but denying the existence of a deity does nothing to boost or enhance your knowledge and intelligence. .
Adamantly believing a diety exists solely on blind faith does nothing to boost or enhance your knowledge or intelligence, OR credibility either.

As an aside, last time I looked, I found a power tool and a pack of M&M's.

Stop being humorous, its unnerving. :p

Interesting though, I never once saw a god, so I guess theists don't have their heads up their asses.

Everyone does, at some point or the other.

Besides, as we say in India, if you look, you may not find what you were looking for, but you'll surely find something.

anyone who is not willing to deal with the possibility that they might be wrong, has their head up their asses, religious or not

The first time I saw that was as a cartoon from one of the Ivy League college magazines, many years ago - more likely to have been drawn by, than about, atheists.

http://images.deepbox.com/media/funny_pictures/851ddf5058cf22df63d3344ad89919cf.jpg

Take it, bitch.

anyone who is not willing to deal with the possibility that they might be wrong, has their head up their asses, religious or not

Good point.:D

anyone who is not willing to deal with the possibility that they might be wrong, has their head up their asses, religious or not

That's true, but it's impossible to prove or disprove the existence of a god. Why would anyone believe in something without a shred of evidence to go on?

Also, don't you find religion to be a wee bit irrational?

anyone who is not willing to deal with the possibility that they might be wrong, has their head up their asses, religious or not

Well, you could be wrong about that..

That's true, but it's impossible to prove or disprove the existence of a god. Why would anyone believe in something without a shred of evidence to go on?

beats me... because they have their heads up their asses, maybe? :D


Also, don't you find religion to be a wee bit irrational?

no, I find it extremely irrational

Well, you could be wrong about that..

well... I am willing to deal with that possibility :p



... that's what I get for talking in absolutes... only a sith lord deals in absolutes



god, I'm such a dork

well... I am willing to deal with that possibility :p



... that's what I get for talking in absolutes... only a sith lord deals in absolutes



god, I'm such a dork

LOL ;)

I do keep an open mind that something like a god may exist, but not nessesarily in an omnipresent form.

I do agree that most religion is VERY irrational, look at the Sunni Muslims who blow themselves up for Allah:runaway:. The catholic church used to say that anyone who didn't believe in everything they teached was going to hell.

i think they still say that

well... I am willing to deal with that possibility :p



... that's what I get for talking in absolutes... only a sith lord deals in absolutes



god, I'm such a dork
If I wern't married, and were 20 years younger, and lived in Brazil, and was better looking...

Could she be... the perfect woman?

If I wern't married, and were 20 years younger, and lived in Brazil, and was better looking...

Could she be... the perfect woman?

lol leave her alone man, she's married.. :p

yeah, man
geez

yeah, man
geez
Well, we know you love the attention. Just trying to help.

doesn't smell nice or stink

doesn't smell nice or stink

OUCH!

anyone who is not willing to deal with the possibility that they might be wrong, has their head up their asses, religious or not

Absolutely!

Which is why Atheists ("Hard Atheists", if that's what you prefer to call them - as opposed to Agnostics) DO have their heads up their asses.
Someone who says, "I do not have a belief in God", but keeps an open mind, is a skeptic, and rightfully so.
Someone who says, "God can not exist", is as much a closed minded fool as a religious zealot is.

Someone who says, "I do not have a belief in God", but keeps an open mind, is a skeptic, and rightfully so.


So you keep an open mind about invisible unicorns, the flying spaghetti monster and fairies under your garden despite overwhelming evidence against their existence? That's not being reasonable, it's being an idiot.

It's a question of evidence: yes, you should keep an open mind in the sense of being amenable to facts, but the default position should be one of non-belief in anything unsupported by evidence.

You can believe in whatever you want, but don't expect to be treated like a reasonable or respectable person.


You might want to check this out: http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/mathew/intro.html

It is important, however, to note the difference between the strong and weak atheist positions. "Weak atheism" is simple scepticism; disbelief in the existence of God. "Strong atheism" is an explicitly held belief that God does not exist. Please do not fall into the trap of assuming that all atheists are "strong atheists." There is a qualitative difference in the "strong" and "weak" positions; it's not just a matter of degree.