Atheist Song - First hymnal for Atheists

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers perform at Merlefest 2010

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[debbiedogs1]

I have seen a Ricky Gervais quote saying that having a Christian threaten him with hell is like having a child tell an adult that Santa will not be giving him any presents! LOLOL

[elgmalone]

You're very narrow minded. The US as a whole is right wing compared to other developed countries. Other countries, in many ways, see us the way we see many countries in the middle east.

[ponchred]

Please. What if you don't believe in a God? What if with the evidence you find it impossible to believe? There's no reason to assume the story is true beyond personal desire for it to be true. Also, proverbs doesn't quite do as you say. It does request that you abandon reason and take others opinions over your own with the negative reinforcement that you become 'a fool' if you don't. You can paint it whichever way you like but it is what it is.

[ponchred]

Name any. He fails everyone of them not governed by the imagination. I didn't say 'God contradicts himself' (even though a case could be made for this). I alluded to all the written material concerning this 'God' and the principle of non contradiction, one of the foundations of logic as we know it. Occams Razor also states that the claim with the least assumptions is most likely to be true and all religions make a multitude of assumptions. They paint it as 'truth' but it's still assumption.

[GodsSonisRevealed]

What tests do God fail? Also God does not contradict himself. If you bring up an issue, I am pretty sure it is a misunderstanding or a misinterpretation (of science or the scripture).

[GodsSonisRevealed]

Proverbs 28:25-26. It is not telling you to abandon rational thought or reason. What it tells you to do is not to trust your "heart" (mind) over the wisdom and knowledge of an all-knowing God. Proverbs chapter 1 (and all of Proverbs) teaches that a "fool" abandons knowledge and wisdom. The Bible (the book of Proverbs in particular) teaches that learning is very important. Proverbs 1:5 "A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:".

[ponchred]

(cont) I shall also offer that God fails all tests, does nothing, is non existent and fails the most basic priciple of logic which is the principle of non contradiction. Which when added to other principles such as Occam's Razor and similar, it pretty quickly points out that there cannot be a God. Faith is fine as long as you're not putting requirements on others. Many people say 'respect my religion' but its really a request to 'submit to my religion'. It's hard to respect the unbelievable.

[ponchred]

That's not entirely fair on your part. Proverbs 28:26 'Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool'. There are various points in the book like this one where they tell you to abandon your own rational thought in favor of the story you're reading. This is highly spurious. There are also no biblical verses in favor of education. You are required to be humble, meek and not question anything. In any case, faith defies logic. I know you've said otherwise but you fail to explain the logic supporting you.

[ponchred]

That's your assessment seeing he's basically calling you a thumb-sucker. It's not really an attack seeing the bible is an obvious work of archaic science fiction that requires the reader to throw logic and reason out the window in favor of twisting words to make them seem relevant to whichever context they want to apply it to. You can literally say anything with the bible. That's the way it's designed. Alestair Crowley used the exact same tricks in his books.

[Genechanger]

There is another good one. Threatening an atheist with hell is like telling someone they will be sent to Monopoly Jail for not playing the game according to your rules.

[Duncan McBiscuit]

As it turns out, 159 atheists not only have no songs, but no sense of humor.

[TheEmperorOfMan]

lmao you're the one who has been deceived.