To All: Dan Dennet asserted, "When it comes to religious belief ... we are confronted with a thicket, in a swamp, full of fog." Is religion unavoidably obscure? Is there such a thing as a "clear and distinct" religion?

Kirkayak · 2012-05-26T04:59:06.744084+00:00

tl;dr.

I'm not sure what specific feature of religion we're talking about here ( or whether that matters), but with a few specific exceptions, human language is notoriously imprecise across the board.

I don't think that it's too difficult to find speech about religious topics that's no more imprecise than discussion of other topics.

yogiscott · 2012-05-26T04:49:00.552139+00:00

Or, for the traditional version -

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vamachara -

problem5 · 2012-05-25T22:34:23.399380+00:00

This gets discussed here way too much.

- http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/search?q=abortion&sort=new&restrict_sr=on -

HiddenTemple · 2012-05-25T22:32:25.401903+00:00

Do you think we can get rid of BC and Anno Domini within our lifetime?

No, nor is it important to do so.

PullOutBoy · 2012-05-25T22:31:26.797731+00:00

You might agree with some of the ideas of Alain de Botton.

Most people here seem to dislike him.

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_de_Botton -

pro753698 · 2012-05-25T22:28:42.101339+00:00

I'm atheist Buddhist myself, so I'm fine with atheist Buddhism.

In a lot of ways, Buddhism and Hinduism aren't really extremely similar.

eyeofthestorm · 2012-05-25T22:13:55.706941+00:00

IMHO the entire meat industry and all industrial animal slaughter is unacceptably cruel.

burtonmkz · 2012-05-25T22:10:54.918084+00:00

How fucking crazy would we rate a society today that

"Cuts off bits of their kids' penises."
"Disses gays."
"Throws stoners in jail."
"Believes that they're being watched by an invisible sky being."
"Lets sociopaths rule their society."
"Believes that horoscopes are real."
"Believes that ghosts are real."

Etc etc etc etc etc.

Homo sapiens is not a very rational species, and people today aren't noticeably more rational than people in the past.

throwawaytime987 · 2012-05-25T22:06:01.366658+00:00

This gets discussed here way too much.

- http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/search?q=abortion&sort=new&restrict_sr=on -

chargerz4life · 2012-05-25T22:01:34.498997+00:00

- http://www.skepdic.com/vondanik.html -

- http://www.skepdic.com/miracles.html -

chargerz4life · 2012-05-25T22:00:17.684733+00:00

2/10

unrapturedatheist · 2012-05-25T15:47:26.070586+00:00

A friend asked me to take care of kids when he is raptured.

Would you take care of his kids if he got run over by a bus?

Would you take care of his kids if a large percentage of the population suddenly disappeared and the kids were left?

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Bonus idea: Tell him

"Of course I'll take care of your kids if you're raptured. But in exchange I get to give them one afternoon per month of instruction in "religion" or any topic of my choice, from now until they're 18."

Reid_Spencer · 2012-05-25T15:43:06.242529+00:00

How did something as complicated as our eye evolve to its perfection?

A very detailed and clear article -

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_eye -

IMASELLOUT · 2012-05-25T08:36:40.403661-07:00

Because all that shit isn't really important.

Only "faith" is important.

grizbo · 2012-05-25T15:33:10.456063+00:00

I really don't have any true facts to say that I don't believe there is a god.

Come on, this really isn't tricky.

Look around the room that you're in right now.

Do you believe that there is an actual live horse in there with you right now?

Are your reasons good enough?

Same thing.

You don't have to be Stephen Hawking or Pope Benedict XVI to have an opinion about this stuff.

TheMadHatter_9 · 2012-05-25T15:27:08.275360+00:00

[reposting for something like the 325th time - ]

I've always been atheist.

I've never seen any good evidence for the existence of any god.

It just seems like common sense.

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You may also be interested in /r/TheGreatProject and /r/AtheismComingOut, which collect stories about this topic.

walkingonair · 2012-05-25T15:21:50.758291+00:00

Eh, for the workplace, I draw the limit at "small religious figure or symbol on the employee's bulletin board or desk".

IMHO this would be the equivalent.

walkingonair · 2012-05-25T15:20:06.784875+00:00

Oh. It all sounds so much more sensible when you phrase it that way.

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alittler · 2012-05-25T08:14:22.540492-07:00

The first rule of r/Christianity is ... :-D

NGGYUNGLYDNGRAADY · 2012-05-25T15:12:25.647155+00:00

This site + everything else, in my case.

sg187 · 2012-05-25T15:11:10.457660+00:00

Stupid repeat of a post that's made here every day and is in the FAQ

or

Stupid troll

I can't tell which.

- www.reddit.com/r/atheism/faq -

NGGYUNGLYDNGRAADY · 2012-05-25T15:05:22.669045+00:00

My enthusiasm?

That would be funny if it weren't so sad.

HylianBlood · 2012-05-25T15:02:47.264264+00:00

Donate, yes.

"In exchange for upvotes" is dumb.

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The "Reddiquette" also discourages doing this.

- http://www.reddit.com/help/reddiquette -

NGGYUNGLYDNGRAADY · 2012-05-25T14:57:42.706565+00:00

Create it, then mention it in various appropriate subreddits.

The "advertising" isn't difficult.

The tricky part is finding people interested in the same things that you are, and convincing them that your subreddit is a good forum for discussing it.

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