I thought mods were supposed to be impartial.

[JohnMichael]

Richard, you're a perfect example of why athiests are the most hated and distrusted minority. Keep it up.

Let's end this with a little humor, shall we?

An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."

The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?"

" Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.

"OK," she said. "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?"

The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, that’s a very good question. I have no idea."

The little girl replied, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death, when you don't know s**t?" And then, smiling,she went back to reading her book.

How long do you think this thread will stay open now that you've seen fit to reopen old wounds with your trademark verbose virtol?

There has been much vitriol on both sides.

[markw]

There has been much vitriol on both sides.

Note well who always manages to turn threads towards sh*t flinging threads on religion. ...always.

..and who lets them continue unabated.because it suits their agenda and beliefs.

[RGA]

Let me repeat once again:

"I've said this probably a dozen times - I don't care what a person believes in their home. You want to be Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Wicka, Scientologist, Mormon, or any of the other 1000 religions out there it's all fine by me - you're gay, straight, bi, pansexual, polyamorous - I really don't care."


The only thing I care about is when your beliefs affect me in any way shape or form. The reason there is so much vitriol on the net and in the world about religion is because religion has allowed the nutwings to take over and become "powerful."

That is the real problem - not that some guy believes in God - I don't care if you believe in God and don't believe in evolution - I 100% could care less. I do care that a president attacks Iraq because apparently he hears voices from his Lord telling him to do it and other people (not him or his family) goes to war and dies because he hears voices.

Why is that difficult for you to understand? You don't want me telling you how to run your life - you don't want me telling your wife or daughter what she should do if she's in the hospital after a rape - all I ask is for autonomy over my life such that it does not negatively impact others. That's the ONLY thing non-believers want. Stay the hell out of my life and I am more than happy to reciprocate.