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woops_wrong_thread · 13 days

Can you make a t-shirt design for my band? We're going to have a bunch printed for our midwest/east coast tour in August! We're called The Greater Good. My idea was to have a younger looking adult, male or female (super extra bonus points for one design of each :) ), putting a cop in handcuffs next to his squad car and the band name next to it.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

I did ask that, but, like I said earlier, I'm bad at discourse.

I believe everything you said. I'm just having a hard time coping with the transition. It seems hollow at first, but after some time I'll come around to seeing it as the "wonderful opportunity" that you do. Hopefully.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

exactly. It's a double wammy.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

How could I do that?

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

Agreed. I'm wrong.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

You already sound knowledgeable, but then you went and used the name ElusiveWizard. It's just not fair.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

Most of me already knew and agreed with everything you said. It's that other part that probably won't ever subscribe to it, which causes my frustration. I study too much quantum mechanics to deny possibility, which unfortunately gives a lot more credibility to magical unsupported rationalities.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

The circles we could run in.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

No one has actually answered the question I asked, though. What makes atheism superior in regard to the question of purpose? That's why religion exists. It gives people purpose and hope. Atheism doesn't, so it is nothing more than a deflection of falsity.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

not knowing. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ignorant

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

It seems manipulative, but I'm starting to see that's not a bad thing. I just read How to Win Friends and Alienate People, and you basically described a concept he preaches. Thanks for taking this discussion seriously. You really have helped me cut out the bullshit in between my solidified thoughts.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

Other than this comment, I don't think I've told anyone that they're wrong. I've only responded with questions that ask them to defend their position.

I am also very bad at discourse.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

word.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

I didn't properly define the opposition that I was speaking of. The opposition that I have a problem with is the cold "fuck you" opposition. The "you're wrong, and I'm right. You have the burden of proof," opposition. I agree with that stand, but it isn't helping anything.

Unless it's used only as a means of de-converting like you said. I suppose that kind of rhetoric had a huge effect on speeding up the process of my own religious doubt. When it comes to opposing religion head-on though, I don't see much use for the "fuck you" mentality.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

Since this I've had a few polite responses to you so far, I'll say this. No one will take you seriously if you're an asshole.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

How do you challenge that?

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

We agree on everything. The one ounce left to decide is how to approach it. Atheists are playing the waiting game of mockery right now, pointing out faults without empathetic redirection. Condescension isn't wrong when dealing with religion, but shifting their mindset toward new scientific hopes seems more responsible.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

I understand the frustration and have not and will not "leave in a huff." I'm questioning the same thing that others have because it's a reasonable question that you only assume cannot be answered. Your name is NukeThePope. Please don't assume I'm a "dumbshit."

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

Leprechauns don't provide a solution to existence. God does, that's why atheism exists.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

I hope you're right.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

The annoyance is more in the delusion of answers having to be tidy. Religion works because it's neat and they have a book with a beginning and an ending. Moving on from that to a realization that there are no answers, requires a pretty huge shift of mindset.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

yes.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

It's a pretty common mistake.

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

one of my faves

brisco_county_jr · 5 months

Nah, I get you. My obsession with answers stems from 15 years of religious delusion. I can't and won't let go of hope for a neat little answer that gives purpose to existence. I've been through some shit recently, and most of these arguments have helped solidify why I have my lack of belief.

However, I do think that opposition will ultimately fan the flame of religion. We're the enemy they need in order to justify their social being.

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