And if they were to become atheist they would then change in personality to become loving tolerant people? Usually, except for looks, perfect strangers do not know about beliefs and financial status. Though I agree they would not treat a bum the same as they would a businessman. But if the bum was polite and the businessman rude and arrogant, it would then be a greater factor than their financial incentives. I treat people as they treat me. Sometimes better than they treat me. Regardless of looks beliefs and finances.
I've never heard about atheists denying someone friendship because that someone was not an atheist as well. I've never heard about atheists telling theists that they should give up their fate because they will suffer forever for it. Perfect strangers ? I didn't know we were talking about perfect strangers, I thought we were supposed to talk about personal experiences..
Amen to that Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! With the exception that I don't go as low as some people have gone on me.
You should visit China. If you know only people who judge you by looks and finances and beliefs, that says more about you than other people.
I don't know anything about that. Huh ? I didn't say that, did I ? I just gave two examples of personal experience. The post about people judging others on their looks etc was a response to your post that people don't do that.
Only if you're getting personally involved. For example: people get rejected for jobs on the basis of a shallow judgment by the job interviewer every day.
I once had someone start praying out loud in the street, then ask me 'Do you know that prayer?' I explained that I was an atheist. He went on and on about how I needed to believe in God and how it would be a "help" to me (why do I need help at all?). I lost it and asked 'Would it be a help to me to suffer from schizophrenia?' and walked off.
son of a bitch. i chose theist. i didnt seee the space between a and theist. poll is flawed. rigged...thats what it is. moderator change my vote.
Why did you explain to him that you were atheist? He asked you if you knew a prayer, which you could have regardless of your beliefs. You basically presented him with a challenge of sorts, he just responded.
Did you know "agnostic" is a-Gnostic, basically refuting gnosticism. It would be curious to see how many agnostics are familiar with the gnosticism they refute. Or maybe it has been homogenized to mean "can't know".
Not sure of agnosis is a word, but thanks for the correction. The statement I posted was based on the wiki entry, which I did not read completely. The term "agnostic" was apparently derived from gnosticism, but agnosticism itself nowadays does not claim to refute any religion, apparently. My apologies.
Maybe you wouldn't have to deal with that shit if all your fuckin cousins had left the Twin Towers and Pentagon alone. Just sayin. :shrug:
