Do Atheists have an emptiness which needs filling?

[Danno 1,228]

Who do you think would be more empty Danno, the atheist who is confronted with absolute proof of God, or the devout Christian who suddlenly and without doubt realizes there is none?

Without a doubt the Atheist.

The believer dies and never wakes to realize his folly...... ahhhh but the Atheist who awakes and faces the God he worked so hard to deny..... this poor soul will feel emptiness and more.

However in the end I suspect the Atheist will confess, God was merciful and tried to reach him, it was he who rejected God and not the other way around.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Without a doubt the Atheist.

The believer dies and never wakes to realize his folly...... ahhhh but the Atheist who awakes and faces the God he worked so hard to deny..... this poor soul will feel emptiness and more.

However in the end I suspect the Atheist will confess, God was merciful and tried to reach him, it was he who rejected God and not the other way around.

You think an Atheist would be more "empty" if they found out there was a God, than a religious person finding out there isn't?!

[decocker 7,198]

You think an Atheist would be more "empty" if they found out there was a God, than a religious person finding out there isn't?!

i think he's just real excited about the prospect of atheists getting their comeuppance. makes sense that those who worship a vengeful god, are vengeful themselves. pretty typical.

[rlogan 2,036]

All that is really unnecessary, (and lacks any entertainment value)

I see, so you can be as nasty and insulting as you please, but if someone points that out they are misbehaving. Narcissistic.

just answer the question,

I already did, as others have. Repeating a lie doesn't make it true.

are the Atheists in the vid missing something which makes them attend a place that looks like a church acts like a church and follows a church template?

Now you have changed your story from Atheists in general to this tiny, unrepresentative sample since the truth is atheists in general do not attend any kind of service. I guess you are hoping we won't notice that you've already given up on the fallacy behind your OP - that the endless stream of insults is not your purpose here.

My eyes are working perfectly.

As I have documented here before Atheists tend to be cheapskates, they tend to participate much less in helping the community out, they even donate blood less, perhaps the Atheists version of church might do them some good?

I'm just exploring issues here, no need to take everything on a personal level.

Heh. Again the personal insults are hurled at people while saying personal insults should not be taken... personally.

You use minimizers a lot. "Just" is a minimizer. I'm "just" averaging more than three personal insults per post.

You're demonstrating why Christianity is nothing we would want to aspire to. These tactics of yours are straight from descriptions of antisocial personality disorders.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Without a doubt the Atheist.

The believer dies and never wakes to realize his folly...... ahhhh but the Atheist who awakes and faces the God he worked so hard to deny..... this poor soul will feel emptiness and more.

However in the end I suspect the Atheist will confess, God was merciful and tried to reach him, it was he who rejected God and not the other way around.

I believe the question was poised in the present, while we still have heartbeats, not after death. If it weren't, then the person asking the question would have to believe in God and the afterlife to begin with. I could be wrong, but I don't ever recall Dakine professing his belief in God.

Edited February 14, 2013 by Teddy B

[Danno 1,228]

I see, so you can be as nasty and insulting as you please, but if someone points that out they are misbehaving. Narcissistic.

Heh. Again the personal insults are hurled at people while saying personal insults should not be taken... personally.

You use minimizers a lot. "Just" is a minimizer. I'm "just" averaging more than three personal insults per post.

You're demonstrating why Christianity is nothing we would want to aspire to. These tactics of yours are straight from descriptions of antisocial personality disorders.

- Relaying research is not the same thing as an insult, so don't take it that way, maybe you have started orphanages or a homeless shelter... how would I know, I just know what research shows and it tells us: The less faith a person has, the more likely they are to withdraw from helping others and participating in their community.

Don't quote me on this but I believe Atheists are more likely to commit suicide as well, I think I have seen those numbers. That in itself is a bit contradictory because one would imagine the Atheists, would hang on to the ONLY life he is going to get.

-I am not here to "save your soul" sorry to disappoint you. I know you prefer the candy-pants Christian types, that M.O. has been disastrous for the church and it is not even biblical. (Though I know you lap it up)

Yeah I know you love with Christians play that weak, frail roll you see so often in movies. HA!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

what if god was one of us?

just a slob like one of us?

just a stranger on a bus

trying to make his way home

Edited February 14, 2013 by Lincolns mullet

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Don't quote me on this but I believe Atheists are more likely to commit suicide as well, I think I have seen those numbers. That in itself is a bit contradictory because one would imagine the Atheists, would hang on to the ONLY life he is going to get.

Isn't suicide considered a sin among the religious?

Some people feel they don't have a life worth hanging onto.

And the charity thing is nonsense, so I won't respond to it

Edited February 14, 2013 by Evylin

[Danno 1,228]

i think he's just real excited about the prospect of atheists getting their comeuppance. makes sense that those who worship a vengeful god, are vengeful themselves. pretty typical.

I think you got the concept all wrong.

No real Christian walks boldly into heaven, they have to know.... they don't deserve it.

That goes double for me.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Danno, what if you encounter God disguised as a homeless drunk on the street? Will you recognize Him?

[Karee 4,190]

- Relaying research is not the same thing as an insult, so don't take it that way, maybe you have started orphanages or a homeless shelter... how would I know, I just know what research shows and it tells us: The less faith a person has, the more likely they are to withdraw from helping others and participating in their community.

I help others plenty. It's called Federal Witholding. I contribute twice a month.

[Danno 1,228]

Stitches, fastball. Danno is simply toying with us mere mortals.

[Danno 1,228]

what if god was one of us?

just a slob like one of us?

just a stranger on a bus

trying to make his way home

Because slobs on the bus craft butterflies all the time

and engineer the marvel of the eye.

the truth is, this is lib clap-trap, allow me to translate-

God is just like me so therefore, I am just like God!!!!

Stitches/ fastball.

Isn't suicide considered a sin among the religious?

Some people feel they don't have a life worth hanging onto.

And the charity thing is nonsense, so I won't respond to it

Why don't go out on a limb and claim I am lying, I really don't mind shutting you down again. (actually I kinda like it)

I help others plenty. It's called Federal Witholding. I contribute twice a month.

DIng, ding, ding......... there it is!

And this is exactly how they discount peoples needs and in the end, their very sanctity of life. (as I showed earlier)

[rlogan 2,036]

- Relaying research is not the same thing as an insult, so don't take it that way,

I'm watching what you are doing instead of listening to your rationalizations and manipulative double-talk. You have a battery of "why Atheists are bad people" memes. Who does such a biased thing and then pretends they are just "relaying research"? Antisocial personalities.

What we learn about your personality types is that this is not going to be limited to your treatment of atheists. Your wife and children are going to get this in spades.

maybe you have started orphanages or a homeless shelter... how would I know, I just know what research shows and it tells us: The less faith a person has, the more likely they are to withdraw from helping others and participating in their community.

Don't quote me on this but I believe Atheists are more likely to commit suicide as well, I think I have seen those numbers. That in itself is a bit contradictory because one would imagine the Atheists, would hang on to the ONLY life he is going to get.

Endless "why Atheists are bad people" diatribes. Anyone can do this. It doesn't take intelligence. It takes malicious intentions, which you demonstrate in abundance. Contrary to Christian principles.

-I am not here to "save your soul" sorry to disappoint you.

This is a common manipulative tactic - to offer an "apology" for a fiction. You are the one who posted the OP and have relentlessly insulted atheists since. Nobody asked you to, and nobody was hoping for something different. We are not "disappointed" and you are not sorry.

What we have is a continuous stream of doing the opposite of what you are saying, and it can be relied upon as an observation about how you behave in general.

I know you prefer the candy-pants Christian types, that M.O. has been disastrous for the church and it is not even biblical. (Though I know you lap it up)

Yeah I know you love with Christians play that weak, frail roll you see so often in movies. HA!

Bizarre. This is the elevated self-importance you see in narcissistic personalities. You seem to fancy yourself as some kind of swashbuckling hero. All I see is an anonymous internet poster spewing a continuous stream of insults - and here you even try to pretend you are following your religious teaching. But when you look at scripture you are commanded to turn the other cheek instead of being an aggressive, insulting character.

Please quote to us the scriptures you are following with this relentless insulting. "Go forth and insult pagans incessantly..."

[JohnR! 5,495]

.. ahhhh but the Atheist who awakes and faces the God he worked so hard to deny.....

How can you face something that does not exist? How can you deny that which is not?