Judaism shaped Western spirituality

You do know that you're the laughing stock around here, finnegargles,
don't you?

Originally posted by Seitse
You [b]do know that you're the laughing stock around here, finnegargles,
don't you?[/b]

Where you of course generate little laughter..

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Where you of course generate little laughter..

Glad to hear. I am not here to amuse you but to amuse myself.

You can put that in a pipe and smoke it.

Originally posted by Seitse
Glad to hear. I am not here to amuse you but to amuse myself.

One is pleased to hear sir that you are easily amused.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
One is pleased to hear sir that you are easily amused.

Your mom is easy.

Originally posted by Seitse
Your mom is easy.

There you go, found your level again.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
There you go, found your level again.

I knew you'd feel at home. You're welcome.

Originally posted by Seitse
You do know that atheism is sooooo 5 years ago, right?

So to not believe in a god is somehow now not cool? Like we have to impress on other people our religious or non-religious values and if we do that we are now asssholes? Are we therefore supposed to just keep our religious preferences to ourselves and not proselytize one way or the other? Don't talk about the fact you might be atheist or don't talk about the fact you may be a theist? Keep it to yourself, is that the gist of what you are saying?

Or is it the only viable spiritual stance is agnosticism?

Originally posted by sonhouse
So to not believe in a god is somehow now not cool? Like we have to impress on other people our religious or non-religious values and if we do that we are now asssholes? Are we therefore supposed to just keep our religious preferences to ourselves and not proselytize one way or the other? Don't talk about the fact you might be atheist or don't talk about th ...[text shortened]... at the gist of what you are saying?

Or is it the only viable spiritual stance is agnosticism?

I challenge you to demonstrate, with statistical precision and rigor, that
for someone to publicly claim to be an atheist is not fashionable.

I expect diagrams, profound citations, and a well argued essay. No less
than 5,000 words, A4, single space.

Originally posted by Seitse
I challenge you to demonstrate, with statistical precision and rigor, that
for someone to publicly claim to be an atheist is [b]not fashionable.

I expect diagrams, profound citations, and a well argued essay. No less
than 5,000 words, A4, single space.[/b]

Oddly enough the only person suggesting that atheism is not fashionable was you when you posted "You do know that atheism is sooooo 5 years ago, right?" So why would someone commenting in opposition to your post, and so presumably implying that atheism is not at all soooo 5 years ago, and perhaps even thinking atheism has some current status, feel under an obligation to prove you right by composing the essay suggested by you, in which you place the word not in bold to avoid anyone misunderstanding and perhaps thinking you made any sense whatever, which you do not?

Originally posted by Seitse
I challenge you to demonstrate, with statistical precision and rigor, that
for someone to publicly claim to be an atheist is [b]not fashionable.

I expect diagrams, profound citations, and a well argued essay. No less
than 5,000 words, A4, single space.[/b]

Don't forget peer reviewed publications too. Sonhouse is keen on peer reviewed stuff. 😏

Originally posted by sonhouse
So to not believe in a god is somehow now not cool? Like we have to impress on other people our religious or non-religious values and if we do that we are now asssholes? Are we therefore supposed to just keep our religious preferences to ourselves and not proselytize one way or the other? Don't talk about the fact you might be atheist or don't talk about th ...[text shortened]... at the gist of what you are saying?

Or is it the only viable spiritual stance is agnosticism?

When someone leaves Christianity the assumption is that you become an atheist by default. They say its cool to be an atheist, everybody’s doing it! There’s even a celebrity atheist website for those that can’t think for themselves. Peer pressure & marketing maybe enough to persuade them, but I would prefer a rational explanation rather than a “popular” one. People are inquisitive and frequently ask me why I have rejected atheism.

http://www.exminister.org/why-I-am-not-an-atheist-a-skeptics-case-for-God.html

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22 September 2013?
I suspect revisionism history here. 😏

Originally posted by RJHinds
22 September 2013?
I suspect revisionism history here. 😏

In historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of orthodox views on evidence, motivations, and decision-making processes surrounding a historical event. Though the word revisionism is sometimes used in a negative way, constant revision of history is part of the normal scholarly process of writing history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_revisionism