Comments on: Atheists brothers & sisters, are you feeling that the horizon is very nearly in view?

By: Earl D

Earl D — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:40:59 +0000

Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are dead, you know!
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By: Mrs.M

Mrs.M — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:02:59 +0000

Oh this is rich. Delicious fodder for the atheists, indeed.

Oh sage one, do you not yet understand, after all this time, that the church is not the building, but the people inside? You can lock the doors of the building, but you cannot quash the Spirit that lives within.

Do you not see that the same "something in the air" is revealed to believers, as well? There is change encroaching; it’s been rapid as of late, yes. However, it’s rather presumptive of you to assume that the aforementioned perceiving of change is exclusive to your point of view or solely for your benefit.

If your line of thinking was successful at running every believer underground, do you not think that human nature would supply another "breed of scapegoat"?

You are correct. There is no reason to feel sorry for the believer – our strength lies not in what is readily seen, but what lies inside the shell called human form.

Do I anticipate/accept the change? I say yes – soon – or in languange more fitting:
"Anon, anon, sir". (Francis -King Henry the IV, Part I)
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By: How to Spot an Atheist

How to Spot an Atheist — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:56:59 +0000

Damn, I sure hope so.
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By: arewethereyet

arewethereyet — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:12:59 +0000

Oh goody, I get to use an Atheistic answer! Prove it.
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By: birdsflies

birdsflies — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:45:59 +0000

Friend, I am a Believer & a Christian, I am 57 yrs. old, It is a shame that in your 71 years, you did not have enough sense to see that there is a God. Hey, I was 20 when I gave my life over to God, does that show a 20 yr old has more sense than a 71 yrs. old.
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By: old school

old school — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:31:59 +0000

I agree with you, yes.
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By: The Great Gazoo

The Great Gazoo — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:20:59 +0000

Yes. In general they are, which is why you see them pulling into groups like they are. It is a defensive position.

I also see atheists starting to come out because they are less threatened by what society thinks.

I am only 41, but I have seen a shift in the last 20 years. 20 years ago everyone would have ignored Dawkins, but he managed to get famous now. It is good to know that you see it too. You have an extra 30 years to compare.

And Yale is expensive, good luck.
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By: overdriver64

overdriver64 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:12:59 +0000

Very Well put!...Bravo!(clapping)BRAVO!
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By: s_elaine_c

s_elaine_c — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:47:59 +0000

"Brothers & sisters"? So you are admitting ahteism is an organized religion?
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By: Kallan

Kallan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:42:59 +0000

If you ARE Ian McKellen, I just adore you!
And, although I’m not an atheist.. I’m a pantheist pagan type who agrees that these fundamentalist religions are on their way out the door.
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