"no, I'm actually an athiest"

PAULWATSON

These days, it seems everyone is tearing about the place mouthing off about "being an athiest".

Is this some sort of snobbish "new, new Ireland" thing that has passed me bye?

No bible basher myself, however I don't ever want to be confused with an athiest. I don't pride myself on "the scientific method", or believe in evolution for that matter.

One thing always bothered me about evolution, according to the theory the people around you are the fittest "best of the best" after two million years of dog eat dog. Now looking at this lot, what must the prototype have been like, a right clown I'd say.

(paedo this, paedo that, blah, blah, catholic church, blah, had enough, blah, superstition, blah, we're so educated, blah.)

Are you a smug little athiest?

Donkey Oaty

Someday you'll grow up. Fact.

Ickle Magoo

If knowing what survival of the fittest actually means makes me smug....so be it.

Agricola

No, Im a smug big atheist. Dont piss me off!

zuroph

Can we PLEASE get a facepalm smiley?!?! PLEASE?!?!?!?!

FunkZ

You don't believe in evolution? Seriously? You're great craic.

efb

No I'm someone that life was torn apart by those saying the (homosexual) feelings I had were evil, while they were abusing, and covering up the abuse of, young children.

Nazi boy soldier Joe Ratzinger and his brainwashed flock can rot in their hell.

My remains will burn when they have taken anything of any use and that will be it.

Am I trying to be cool? No, I'm learning that there is nothing wrong with me, whatever they say.

LeixlipRed

I don't understand anybody who's not an atheist, I don't listen to people who don't believe in evolution, I don't like you(r post)

the_syco

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KeithM89_old

zuroph wrote: »

Can we PLEASE get a facepalm smiley?!?! PLEASE?!?!?!?!

I like this one...:)

Ronin247

People are sick of the catholic thing now.Thank God I am an atheist.

Owen

You don't believe in evolution? Hmm. I'd prescribe a course of Ann and Barry books, followed by the Usbourne junior science books, and then some biology, finishing up with reading online about how evolution has actually been observed in the laboratory.

mikom

I thought about becoming an athiest.
But then I thought "Fuck it, I wouldn't get any holidays."

WindSock

I'm not an athiest.

orourkeda

I AM A CATHOLIC

How about that?

OutlawPete

Have to agree with the OP here.

People just can't wait to tell you that they are atheists these days.

I really don't care if people are or not.

It's the fact that they titter and sneer at anyone who happens to believe in any kind of spirituality, that I find so contemptible.

Go and masturbate to Dawkins and his ilk as much as you want, I couldn't care less.

Just stop being so obnoxious about it in the process, it's boorish in the extreme to be quite honest.

JohnathanM

PAULWATSON wrote: »

I don't pride myself on "the scientific method", or believe in evolution for that matter.

Sounds like you'd get on well with our minister for science.

orourkeda

PaintDoctor wrote: »

You don't believe in evolution? Hmm. I'd prescribe a course of Ann and Barry books, followed by the Usbourne junior science books, and then some biology, finishing up with reading online about how evolution has actually been observed in the laboratory.

The smell of condescension of that post is making me ill.

PAULWATSON

PaintDoctor wrote: »

You don't believe in evolution? Hmm. I'd prescribe a course of Ann and Barry books, followed by the Usbourne junior science books, and then some biology, finishing up with reading online about how evolution has actually been observed in the laboratory.

If it was so eaily proved, would there be such an ongoing debate on the topic?

smk89

Well having to put up with smug is better than being woke up on a sunday morning by people trying to get you to let the magical fairy into your life.

(you'll rot in hell this, jesus is my homeboy that, blah, blah, catholic church, blah, had enough, blah, church every sunday, blah, we're so uneducated, blah.)

Aldebaran

Isn't everybody an atheist about something? Surely you can't believe in every single god that mankind has dreamed up?

orourkeda

OutlawPete wrote: »

Have to agree with the OP here.

People just can't wait to tell you that they are atheists these days.

I really don't care if people are or not.

It's the fact that they titter and sneer at anyone who happens to believe in any kind of spirituality, that I find so contemptible.

Go and masturbate to Dawkins and his ilk as much as you want, I couldn't care less.

Just stop being so obnoxious about it in the process, it's boorish in the extreme to be quite honest.

There is the touch of fashion statement about atheism at the moment alright.

I have no problem with the belief if that is what someone chooses but I would agree with what you say.

JohnathanM

PAULWATSON wrote: »

If it was so eaily proved, would there be such an ongoing debate on the topic?

There isn't a debate. There are people who offer compelling evidence for a well-reviewed and considered theory offering opinion on the exact detail, and others who shout "it was magic man in the sky what done it!".

PAULWATSON

orourkeda wrote: »

The smell of condescension of that post is making me ill.

smug little athiest, the same boy would have been a rampant church goer had he been born in the 1930's.

MrStuffins

PAULWATSON wrote: »

I don't pride myself on "the scientific method", or believe in evolution for that matter.

Have you ever... i dunno... like...... learned about Evolution?

How can you "not believe in" evolution? It's like not believing in gravity!

orourkeda

PAULWATSON wrote: »

smug little athiest, the same boy would have been a rampant church goer had he been born in the 1930's.

It was a case in point I believe

MagicMarker

PAULWATSON wrote: »

If it was so eaily proved, would there be such an ongoing debate on the topic?

There isn't an ongoing debate, except from ignorant theists.

krudler

MrStuffins wrote: »

Have you ever... i dunno... like...... learned about Evolution?

How can you "not believe in" evolution? It's like not believing in gravity!

I laugh in the face of gravity, I'm typing this on my ceiling.

MrStuffins

PAULWATSON wrote: »

If it was so eaily proved, would there be such an ongoing debate on the topic?

What debate? There is no debate!

Who is debating?

JohnathanM

krudler wrote: »

I laugh in the face of gravity, I'm typing this on my ceiling.

What's wrong with your keyboard?

orourkeda

MrStuffins wrote: »

Have you ever... i dunno... like...... learned about Evolution?

How can you "not believe in" evolution? It's like not believing in gravity!

How much do you know of evolution? Just out of interest.

PAULWATSON

orourkeda wrote: »

It was a case in point I believe

I'd say so.

Phegasus

Ronin247 wrote: »

Thank God I am an atheist.

Thank god I'm an atheist too.

Or if we're going to twist our knickers on technicalities, I'm agnostic by scientific default.

KeithAFC

Im a human being.

MrStuffins

orourkeda wrote: »

How much do you know of evolution? Just out of interest.

Quite a lot actually.

I have read many books on the subject and my apartment smells of rich mahogony!

krudler

PAULWATSON wrote: »

One thing always bothered me about evolution, according to the theory the people around you are the fittest "best of the best" after two million years of dog eat dog. Now looking at this lot, what must the prototype have been like, a right clown I'd say.

Well we're supposedly made in gods image so....

orourkeda

MagicMarker wrote: »

There isn't an ongoing debate, except from ignorant theists.

"ignorant theists" and comments like it do nothing for your argument.

I'm not suggesting that your argument is incorrect (or correct for that matter) but resorting to what is little more than a cheap shot is not in anyones best interest

KeithAFC

The amount of people who waste their time dealing with religion and Atheisim is staggering. Who cares, just wait until you die.

Now politics, thats different.

zuroph

Look, Einsteins theory of Evolution is rock solid.

orourkeda

MrStuffins wrote: »

Quite a lot actually.

I have read many books on the subject and my apartment smells of rich mahogony!

Can't you do better than Will Ferrell.

del88

PAULWATSON wrote: »

These days, it seems everyone is tearing about the place mouthing off about "being an athiest".

Is this some sort of snobbish "new, new Ireland" thing that has passed me bye?

No bible basher myself, however I don't ever want to be confused with an athiest. I don't pride myself on "the scientific method", or believe in evolution for that matter.

One thing always bothered me about evolution, according to the theory the people around you are the fittest "best of the best" after two million years of dog eat dog. Now looking at this lot, what must the prototype have been like, a right clown I'd say.

(paedo this, paedo that, blah, blah, catholic church, blah, had enough, blah, superstition, blah, we're so educated, blah.)

Are you a smug little athiest?

What a load of rubbish....where do i start???
Actually i couldn't be bothered....

MrStuffins

orourkeda wrote: »

"ignorant theists" and comments like it do nothing for your argument.

While i agree with your sentiment, there is no getting away from the fact that those who argue against Evolution are completely ignorant to the FACT of Evolution.

You can show these people over and over but they remain ignorant. It's actually kinda frustrating.

stevoslice

PAULWATSON wrote: »

smug little athiest, the same boy would have been a rampant church goer had he been born in the 1930's.

make random assumptions much

anyways aren't you the smug one coming on here goading atheists into reacting to you.

i'm sure if you were born in the year 2456 you would be an atheist and proud!!!:pac:

Conor108

PAULWATSON wrote: »

I don't pride myself on "the scientific method", or believe in evolution for that matter.

Evolution isn't a faith thing, you don't get to not "believe in it". It's observed and documented Do you even know what you "don't believe in"? Or are you trying to start some new "I don't believe in evolution" trend?

The reason we're not all super fit specimens of humanity, is that we have the technology and medicine to just keep pretty much everyone alive for a lot longer.

PAULWATSON

zuroph wrote: »

Look, Einsteins theory of Evolution is rock solid.

One of these superior, super fit types might take that bait!

MrStuffins

orourkeda wrote: »

Can't you do better than Will Ferrell.

There's better than Will Ferrell?

MagicMarker

orourkeda wrote: »

"ignorant theists" and comments like it do nothing for your argument.

I'm not suggesting that your argument is incorrect (or correct for that matter) but resorting to what is little more than a cheap shot is not in anyones best interest

I think you'll find ''ignorant theists'' is a perfectly apt description.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Well I'm an atheist but I do hate the sound of saying well actually I'm an atheist so I usually just say that I dont believe in any of that craic

stevoslice

Conor108 wrote: »

Evolution isn't a faith thing, you don't get to not "believe in it". It's observed and documented Do you even know what you "don't believe in"? Or are you trying to start some new "I don't believe in evolution" trend?

The reason we're not all super fit specimens of humanity, is that we have the technology and medicine to just keep pretty much everyone alive for a lot longer.

i don't believe in equations!

oh no wait

smk89

Well what else are atheists supposted to do but be smug when confronted with this: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056055679

dvpower

PAULWATSON wrote: »

Are you a smug little athiest?

... he said, smugly.