tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post2160542917953210475..comments2024-03-14T08:15:15.207-07:00Comments on CADRE Comments: The Cult-like Culture of Atheism, Part IIBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-78661567448977099122016-12-24T00:02:26.280-08:002016-12-24T00:02:26.280-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Akshayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175680875952164392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-18078631032532737552009-01-06T12:35:00.000-08:002009-01-06T12:35:00.000-08:00As an atheist and humanist, I agree with part of a...As an atheist and humanist, I agree with part of an above comment that said "humans need religion". The part I agree with is the social part. Christian religion as practiced in the USA has an excellent social component. People gather to discuss ethics, responsibility, community issues. This is GOOD! Dispensing with irrational supernatural belief and dangerous dogma is a natural evolution. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-59184093908629968592008-02-12T11:06:00.000-08:002008-02-12T11:06:00.000-08:00atheism isn't a religion because there is no 'fait...atheism isn't a religion because there is no 'faith'. if i don't see proof of a god, i'm not taking it on faith but on a lack of verifiable proof.<BR/><BR/>the burden of proof that is there is a god rests with the believer - not the non-believer.<BR/><BR/>i think you're just being very sloppy with your use of the words 'belief' and 'religion' in your first quote in the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-63574122683788854692007-11-30T13:07:00.000-08:002007-11-30T13:07:00.000-08:00Oh no, terri isn't Loftus. She's got to be Paul Ma...Oh no, terri isn't Loftus. She's got to be Paul Manata, or the infamous Discomfitter!Victor Repperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-41630008804685099322007-11-29T08:59:00.000-08:002007-11-29T08:59:00.000-08:00I highly suspect Terri is someone we all know bein...I highly suspect Terri is someone we all know being a joker. {L} Come on Mr. Loftus. Fess up!<BR/><BR/>Laterness . . . <BR/>DavidC. David Ragland, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12529528111366317513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-11969026339529039842007-11-28T07:13:00.000-08:002007-11-28T07:13:00.000-08:00I am really busy at work right now, and I am anxio...I am really busy at work right now, and I am anxious to respond to all of this. I hope to do so by Sunday. In the meantime, I look forward to reading more comments by people like Terri.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-72436322765602307232007-11-28T02:38:00.000-08:002007-11-28T02:38:00.000-08:00So actully, you need to realise the foolishness yo...So actully, you need to realise the foolishness you stupid, people by saying Atheist is a religion when it aint. We just have thr truth and you don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-74506225403685843992007-11-28T02:31:00.000-08:002007-11-28T02:31:00.000-08:00First of all, Xtians are going down. Our religion ...First of all, Xtians are going down. Our religion (Atheist) has only truth. We now know that science answered all our questions that were once thought to be God. well it's not. And sense we have proof that now no god's exist, we need to get rid of all religions except Atheisim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-59327802400509166542007-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:002007-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:00I'm all for having secular humanism being legally...I'm all for having secular humanism being legally recognized as a religion. Think about all the tax dollars we can use to further our cause, and the simultaneous tax-exemptions we would get to take away the restraint on our spending power for the cause of goodness! We should also be able to have the equivalent of churches, television channels, etc. to spread our message of truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-27165855471675778252007-11-26T00:59:00.000-08:002007-11-26T00:59:00.000-08:00Actually what is (where do you get) your definitio...Actually what is (where do you get) your definition of a cult and a religion? Once you define it is easier to discuss about it.<BR/><BR/>-PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-7394408733656231502007-11-26T00:49:00.000-08:002007-11-26T00:49:00.000-08:00Just out of interest why do apologist try to insis...Just out of interest why do apologist try to insist that atheism is a religion? All atheists seem to deny this claim saying the don't have common beliefs, statement of faith, practices, ritual or laws, but why do apologist want to insist it?<BR/><BR/>-PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-19358346823772386982007-11-25T16:57:00.000-08:002007-11-25T16:57:00.000-08:00Humanism (which is not just atheism, it has specif...Humanism (which is not just atheism, it has specific positive tenets, and should be distinguished from "secular humanism") *does* recognize itself as a religion, and has for many years. The American Humanist Association is a 501(c)(3) *religious* organization. It has officiants who perform marriage and memorial services, it has groups that hold regular meetings and social events in most Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-30364630513230953812007-11-25T13:03:00.000-08:002007-11-25T13:03:00.000-08:00One more thing, BK. Have you read Zacharias Ravi....One more thing, BK. Have you read Zacharias Ravi. The Real Face Of Atheism. City: Baker Books, 2004?<BR/><BR/>I think you would like this one.<BR/><BR/>Laterness . . . <BR/>DavidC. David Ragland, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12529528111366317513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-48770427861754317452007-11-25T12:32:00.000-08:002007-11-25T12:32:00.000-08:00BK,Thanks so much for this post! You have given m...BK,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for this post! You have given me some great material for our Church newsletter. Not to mention, it gives me even more fuel for my contention that we need a good apologetics/theology program at our Church. Your summation is quite correct! Man is a religious creature and atheists are not exceptions to the rule! We all have a religion, even if it's the religion of C. David Ragland, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12529528111366317513noreply@blogger.com