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Creationists - Christ's worst enemies

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Please do not presume that because I am an atheist now that I have never been a believer. I was a Christian for most of my life. Trust me when I say that gave it more than a "try".
 
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Dark_Lite said:
It is rather disgusting. The rules are what keep her quiet here. She's extremely vicious on christianforums.net.

I've read the bible, and I can safely say, that kind of behavior isn't promoted in it by either god or jesus. It is indeed sad.
 
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Poor answer. What scares me is not that YOU would do it. But that you would probably stand idly by and watch it happen.

Sorry, but I live in the real world as well. No tinfoil, no clippings, no grassy knoll. History is an especially interesting hobby to me . I have two full bookcases of various history books. I know what can happen.
 
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Schroeder said:
How ignorant is this. Your not even a Christian so why would you care what they believe.

Because the fanatics among the christians just can't stand the thought that there are some who disagree with them and try everything, including (some of) the most idiotic lies and myths I've ever been confronted with, to force their views and their interpretation of the bible upon others.
(Makes one wonder... if the bible is truly the word of a god, why does it need support by lies to win? Just a wee little bit of paradoxical, no?)
 
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And when, pray tell, has any scientist claimed that it would be different?
 
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Carico said:
And who has witnessed a completely new species coming out of an animal?

Setters are still setters. Chihuahuas are still chihuahuas. I've never seen a Great Dane come out of a chihuahua! have you?

And has anyone ever see a user escape an ignore list (unless he/she changes his/her ways)?

Well, well... maybe Carico will be first? Time will tell.
 
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Dark_Lite said:
While it may be frustrating at times, do not let it get to you. I will not lash out at all Ásatrú people I see just because the fanatics are extremely violent and racist.

As I wrote, I try to not get overwhelmed by my negative emotions. But it doesn't get easier with willfully ignorant people like carico babbling the same old nonsense yet again...
 
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Just to provide one single example to the contrary (out of so many that are possible), tell us when the Black Plague swept through Europe.
 
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Linux98 said:
What is that these Creationist Christians do that makes you so emotional? You used the words "hate" and "contempt." Are those feelings justified?

Inasmuch as the fanatics feel the need, for whatever reason, to constantly harrass others with their weird ideas and to not accept a polite "no thanks" as an answer, they'd better be prepared to face some negativity. Anyway, I am one of those who generally despise dishonesty.


In a way, yes. I definitely want civilized people to show some respect for others unless they practically beg to be treated otherwise. Trying to shove nonsense down someone's throat doesn't exactly qualify one for the respect league, don't you think?

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Take a vacation from Germany and get some sun on the Mediterranean for goodness sakes.

Some other year maybe. This year it'll be Wexford (Ireland).
 
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Matthew777 said:
Pre-Christian German spirituality? I've heard that Hitler was into that, not that it means anything related to your situation.

Actually, it was more some of hitler's underlings, especially himmler if memory serves. Yes, the nazis abused Asatru stuff just like they abused christianity (see "Deutsche Christen")... most notably of course the swastika (in Asatru, a symbol of Thor, God of thunder) and the Sowulo (the lightning-like "S" rune that appeared in the SS emblem).

Matthew777 said:
As far as young earth creationism, it is seperate from true Christianity if not mutually exclusive.

Inasmuch as part of christianity is supposedly "Thou shalt not bear false witness", you're definitely right.
 
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Matthew777 said:
You seem to either be denying Hitler's obessesion with paganism and the occult or are just displaying ignorance of it.

I know that this is a risky recommendation, but anyway... I suggest you read "mein kampf". Yes, you find many references to such ill-defined entities as the "eternal goddess of revenge" et cetera (and while I don't remember any right now, I'm sure he also wrote about the High Gods of the North), but at least as much references to "god the creator" et al... and hitler left little doubt in that accursed book about which god he was referring to.
 
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Do you have your eye on any other groups, or is it just the Christians that scare you?
 
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I also feel that science is the best way we have of understanding the physical world; also that evolution is the process that explains how alllife developed.
I also feel that the wisdom that Jesus of Nazareth gave us is different to what happens in the churches.
The Sadducees of the pulpit have a lot to answer for.
 
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tocis said:
As I wrote, I try to not get overwhelmed by my negative emotions. But it doesn't get easier with willfully ignorant people like carico babbling the same old nonsense yet again...

Ignore Carico. Some of the things she's written (not on this forum) make my blood boil as well, but just keep your emotions down...
 
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Linux98 said:
Do you have your eye on any other groups, or is it just the Christians that scare you?

To be honest, from my own personal experiences, i've only been scared by christians. The most memorable experience happened years ago, when I was back in high school, one day upon ariving to the campus there was a pack of "religious" people standing across the street protesting homosexuals. I have no idea why they were there, they were only there for that one day, but they were there holding signs that had such Jesus loving phrases as: "God hates (insert bad homosexual term here)", and "(insert bad homosexual term here)'s will rot in hell".

Needless to say, that one incident has forever changed my view of christians. To be honest, I know it's silly of me to judge all by what these few did, but then I came here and saw so much of that same ignorant anti-homosexual nonsense. In my mind, it has heightened the sterotype image of a "loving christian" image that has been burned into my mind on that day.

Im not homosexual, im straight. But to see such vile hatred coming from people who supposedly follow Christ, just make's me sick. To make the problem worse, I see nuts like Heidi(christianforums.net) and other select individuals who will not hesitate to say horrible things about other religions and their people. They will use the bible as their support, to use the good book to spread hatred is pathetic.
 
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Stereotypes are generally a bad thing you know.
 
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