Euphoric atheists

[AnimuGinger]

Wouldn't an "atheist prayer" essentially be "hoping"? As in, expressing a wish that a good outcome will arise from the current situation, regardless of probability? Isn't that the basis for hope, which is the basis for prayer?

If that's true, I don't see any reason an atheist couldn't "pray", even if they don't attribute or direct their "prayer" at any deity, but instead simply recognize that what they want is unlikely to happen, but they want it anyway.

And if that's true, there's no reason for an atheist to be upset at someone "praying for them", because regardless of their rationale, it's still something that should be seen as beneficial.

You're forgetting the one reason they're so lulzworthy, that invalidates all logic you just put forth

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[c-no]

They're barking up the wrong tree on that flood thing. Multiple cultures DO have stories of a great flood which wiped out all but a few people, often with a boatful of animals too. Was there a real, historical flood which destroyed everything? No, but localized flooding in the wake of the last ice age was perfectly capable of wiping out whole towns, which was damn near the entire world to people back in the old days.

In terms of the flood being in other cultures, Christianity isn't the only one to have one. Along the lines in Hinduism, Vishnu came to the earth in his first avatar, a fish. He then told a man to build a boat to save himself, his family, the vedas, and a bunch of sages. That said, it wouldn't really be hard this day and age to simply google other cultures or religions having a flood story. Then again, these sort of people most likely wouldn't know about another religion having a similar story.

This is why I'll never take these fuckfaces seriously, it's not hard to be a decent human being like I'm not a Buddhist or Hindu, but if I had a issue and someonbe who is Buddhist or Hindu says "I'll pray for you" I'll say the only two fucking words required in that situation: thank you

What makes the tweets funny is the last one denying the comparison she made. One can understand "I'll pray for you" sounding hollow and all unless one was being legit serious in expressing sympathy but telling people to stop doesn't really do much except making one come off as being an ass since there are people that are legit in wanting to pray for the safety of those attacked and giving their regards and sympathies to them.

 

[Slowboat to China]

In terms of the flood being in other cultures, Christianity isn't the only one to have one. Along the lines in Hinduism, Vishnu came to the earth in his first avatar, a fish. He then told a man to build a boat to save himself, his family, the vedas, and a bunch of sages. That said, it wouldn't really be hard this day and age to simply google other cultures or religions having a flood story. Then again, these sort of people most likely wouldn't know about another religion having a similar story.

Amen! (As it were.) In fact, I'm a Roman Catholic, but the first flood story I can remember hearing is the version from the Greek myths--Deucalion's Flood, which featured a vengeful god and a boat of animals. People have been telling flood stories for a long-ass time.

 

[Abethedemon]

On that topic, I don't know why atheists have such pleasure in comparing previous myths to the Bible.
It's funny because they think that disproves the Bible, while Christians think it proves the Bible has historical basis in previous tales.

 

[SamTheEagle]

On that topic, I don't know why atheists have such pleasure in comparing previous myths to the Bible.
It's funny because they think that disproves the Bible, while Christians think it proves the Bible has historical basis in previous tales.

I knew a euphoric whose primary "gotcha!" against Christians was that Mary would have actually been named "Miriam." Uh... so? That's about as shocking as the fact that Jesus likely didn't speak English, or that Caesar said "vini, vidi, vici" instead of "I came, I saw, I conquered."

 

[ChurchOfGodBear]

I knew a euphoric whose primary "gotcha!" against Christians was that Mary would have actually been named "Miriam." Uh... so? That's about as shocking as the fact that Jesus likely didn't speak English, or that Caesar said "vini, vidi, vici" instead of "I came, I saw, I conquered."

It's funny, because for as much as they pride themselves on being intellectuals, Euphorics have an extremely simplistic understanding of religion. It's like someone saying "Math is stupid", when they're unable to do anything beyond addition and subtraction.

 

[Pointless Pedant]

I knew a euphoric whose primary "gotcha!" against Christians was that Mary would have actually been named "Miriam." Uh... so? That's about as shocking as the fact that Jesus likely didn't speak English, or that Caesar said "vini, vidi, vici" instead of "I came, I saw, I conquered."

Likely? The English language didn't even exist in Biblical times. People in Britannia as it was then spoke Brythonic, an ancestor of Welsh. Jesus himself would have spoken Aramaic, Hebrew, and maybe Greek.

 

[Pikapool]

Oh God my favorite has to be "God can't exist because Steve Shieves, Cult of Dusty, Amazing Atheist, or insert any other lolcow said so" and I'm sitting there like really those idiots are your geniuses? That's sad.
The other BS Excuse I dealt with was "Name me one smart religious person" then when you do they go "oh well that doesn't count that's not about there religion."

 

[ChurchOfGodBear]

The other BS Excuse I dealt with was "Name me one smart religious person" then when you do they go "oh well that doesn't count that's not about there religion."

Which is a "moving the goalpost" moment, because if you show an intelligent religious person, you get "that's not about their religion". Then if you show an intelligent religious person who is a scholar in theology or philosophy, you get "Well, that's not real intelligence, because those subjects don't matter."

It's circular reasoning.

 

[chocolatesaltyballs]

Which is a "moving the goalpost" moment, because if you show an intelligent religious person, you get "that's not about their religion". Then if you show an intelligent religious person who is a scholar in theology or philosophy, you get "Well, that's not real intelligence, because those subjects don't matter."

It's circular reasoning.

It's funny, because they love memorizing lists of logical fallacies and calling people out when they think someone has committed them, but they absolutely hate it when you do it to them (such as pointing out that they're moving the goalposts).

Most of them don't even identify fallacies correctly, either, but that's a story for another day.

 

[AnOminous]

Most of them don't even identify fallacies correctly, either, but that's a story for another day.

They also think that if you point out a logical fallacy someone makes in support of some proposition that this somehow proves its opposite.

 

[Pikapool]

 

[Mrs Paul]

I knew a euphoric whose primary "gotcha!" against Christians was that Mary would have actually been named "Miriam." Uh... so? That's about as shocking as the fact that Jesus likely didn't speak English, or that Caesar said "vini, vidi, vici" instead of "I came, I saw, I conquered."

Seriously? I wonder if this guy is aware that "Ave Maria" is merely the Latin form of "Hail Mary".

 

[Pikapool]

 

[ZeCommissar]

Most people don't know you are atheist unless you just spout your mouth about it, they assume you are either the same religion as they are, or some other religion.

I don't tell unless i'm asked, or I think it might be a factor in a relationship with someone (when dating someone religious I always make the point to tell them beforehand).

 

[AnimuGinger]

Most people don't know you are atheist unless you just spout your mouth about it, they assume you are either the same religion as they are, or some other religion.

I don't tell unless i'm asked, or I think it might be a factor in a relationship with someone (when dating someone religious I always make the point to tell them beforehand).

I just assume that it makes no practical difference to me what religion they are, and if it will make a difference in some way, they'll tell me those ways.

That's the smart thing to do, me thinks.

 

[Pikapool]

Any euphorics talk about Egypt yet?

 

[Linako 2.0]

I have a friend who keeps spouting shitty memes like "PRAISE KEK" and "DEUS VULT" or even "WODAN HEERST" despite being a proud self proclaimed atheist that believes in science and logic.
When I call him out on his hypocrisy, he will try to rationalize it be saying that he uses those words because they're "relevant" .
I still don't get what that blasphemous faggot is trying to imply.

 

[Pikapool]

I have a friend who keeps spouting shitty memes like "PRAISE KEK" and "DEUS VULT" or even "WODAN HEERST" despite being a proud self proclaimed atheist that believes in science and logic.
When I call him out on his hypocrisy, he will try to rationalize it be saying that he uses those words because they're "relevant" .
I still don't get what that blasphemous faggot is trying to imply.

I knew a guy like that in middle school kept screaming "Hail Satan"and flipped me off for being a person who believes in religion

 

[TowinKarz]

"Oh, you don't believe in my opinion? Well I'll just piss my pants while shouting YOURS and THEN we'll see who the real idiot is, won't we?!"