why is the atheist thread closed?

[Alcoholic]

I would love to have the courage of going to aa one day. I admire the ones who do go.

[bettygirl]

i was scared to death the first day, alcoholic, but never a more welcoming group will you meet!

[kuya]

What I find is that is my LACK of belief that gives me strength. The knowledge that I, alone, am responsible, was very empowering and liberating.
I am not faulty or broken, just human and regardless of billions of years of evolution some systems are subject to malfunction in a modern society.
The release of endorphins was a system to reward survival behaviour ......unfortunately it also rewards drug addiction. To me a sure sign we were NOT designed. Why would any being create something with a built in self destruct mechanism?

[nurdl]

True dat Kuya!

[LibraryGirl]

On the other hand, if we could only choose to do the "right" thing, where would free will come in, and why would there be a need for hell? The religion I was brought up in believes that souls have existed as long as God has existed and he created the world in order for there to be a place for souls to come to life as human beings and to have a chance to go to a better place (heaven) after death.

[kuya]

LibraryGirl;1408066 wrote: On the other hand, if we could only choose to do the "right" thing, where would free will come in, and why would there be a need for hell? The religion I was brought up in believes that souls have existed as long as God has existed and he created the world in order for there to be a place for souls to come to life as human beings and to have a chance to go to a better place (heaven) after death.

There have been nearly 3000 recorded gods, all have associated stories, hell, heaven, Valhalla etc etc. To debate the validity of the most recent seems somewhat preposterous, somehow giving validity to that which I do not hold as true.

[bettygirl]

yep, we are the only ones who can make sobriety happen in our lives. ain't no god or goddess walking me into any of my meetings!

[LibraryGirl]

lol, simplicity wins.

[bettygirl]

indeed!

[CanToo]

‎13 Beliefs Worth Inspiring In Our World:

1. Belief in the goodness of people

2. Belief in the power of love

3. Belief in the beauty of life

4. Belief in the equal, inherent and divine worth of every person

5. Belief in the freedom of being a fully-expressed human being

6. Belief in the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part

7. Belief in the mystery and miracle of being human

8. Belief in feeling it all deeply

9. Belief in listening to, trusting, following, and giving expression to what most deeply stirs, moves and speaks inside you

10. Belief that everything matters and nothing is wasted on our journey

11. Belief in truly seeing and knowing a person behind their mask ? listening, loving, accepting others without condition or judgment

12. Belief in the balm of kindness, tenderness, and gentleness

13. Belief in the need for human touch


"And that's all I've got to say about that"

Now I'm off to see about a penis...