You're still doing it. Truly insufferable. If god could speak to you, he'd tell you to get off the internet because you're harming his brand.
Belief in God in U.S. dips to 81%, a new low
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You're still doing it. Truly insufferable. If god could speak to you, he'd tell you to get off the internet because you're harming his brand.
I'm just playing the atheists game, for better or worse.
You don't have to stay in atheism, friend. It's truly an existentialist dead end.
#1 is more narcissistic. He believes himself to be the entire center of the universe with no eternal repercussions for his actions. Since he's an atheist, he's less likely to give to charity or volunteer. He judges all moral standards by himself. He can do whatever he wants.
#2 believes God created everyone in His image and he has to live up to a certain standard, unlike #1.
But I am and I when I read this I feel like you were sniffing your own fart while typing this.Just here. You don't have to read the thread.
I know haha, I enjoy watching people make idiots of themselves. Please carry on with your religious banter.
If you did read him, I humbly apologize. And I did read the whole article. Took two minutes. Not a bad article, but certainly only a snapshot.You didn't even read the article before dismissing it.
I studied Nietzsche for years. I read "The Gay Science", "Ecce Homo", "Thus Spake Zarathustra" and some of the "Will to Power." I also read several biographies of him as well as all of his letters. (They're on Wikipedia.) This was back in 2008-2013 before I reverted to the Catholic Church.
I'm very aware his Nazi sister edited parts of "The Will to Power" so his philosophy is often misinterpreted.
I'm not saying I'm a Nietzsche scholar. Far from it.
That being said, it seems to be common knowledge that when he proclaimed "God is dead" that he was saying Christianity was dying out and had to be replaced.
His final project was "The Transvaluation of all values" but he went insane before it happened.
What do you think I'm missing here?
P.S. here's a good documentary of him I've watched 50 times.
HIs "god is dead" is mostly about how institutional religion has commodified "god" and wedded religion to capitalism and conservative social norms, hence "we have killed him".
But Nietzsche's solution to this is his "ascetic priest", a monkish figure in the geneology of morals who strives for wisdom outside of the iron cage of capitalist or religious bureaucracy.
Those who question norms are the true prophets and agents of change and growth. They get clobbered for it though. The most dangerous job in mexico is journalism. Here, you have armed mobs threatening peaceful people in capitol buildings or nonviolently having gay rights parades etc. It's easier to ignore and silence those who reveal the ridiculous, racist, and even genocidal foundations and assumptions and hypocricies in our ideologies, like capitalism or institutional religion. One reason why I adore Nietzsche, and another reason why he is so easily misappropriated and misread. So simple to cherry-pick and cancel. The truth is always ambiguous, and all we ever have is a preponderance of the evidence, and that always only leads to more questions, more work, more sacrifice...
Jesus Christ! What is more narcissistic than believing that God - the sole all-powerful being in the universe - took it upon herself to come to this planet, to a single "chosen people", and save them and only them basically, and then charge one of their sects, eventually calling themselves "christians" to convert the whole world, and if those don't want to be converted, they should be and were exterminated, and if not exterminated, than oppressed and forced to believe their myths?
Religions that REQUIRE philanthropy, like mormonism, lead the way in donating dollars. But so what if you're a mormon hedge fund manager like romney and donate millions, when you make that money like a capitalist predator? Forcing people to donate doesn't mean they are better people. Can you get any more judgmental? Your god requires that of you, I guess?
What?
I never read Nietszche was critiquing capitalism. He tended to avoid social/political issues.
That's a strawman argument all the way around.
I don't believe anyone should be "exterminated."
This is not what he meant. He was concerned with the psychological void in society and what would replace God. He predicts the 20th century. Nazism and Communism were able to fill the void and replace God.
I understand. I'm changing my approach.
A great saint had a quote I just read: "My job is to inform, not convince."
St Bernadette - Aleteia
Three words currently popular on social media could have been said about the visionary communicator of today's feast day
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There ya go buddy. Our job as Christ believers are to be a mirror and reflect a life devoted to Jesus Christ. A mirror will not work without light. Christ provides the light, our job is just to reflect it. You can inform from a position of love and you can judge sin (but not the sinner) because it is not tolerated by God. The Holy Spirit’s job is to convict hearts & minds.I understand. I'm changing my approach.
A great saint had a quote I just read: "My job is to inform, not convince."
St Bernadette - Aleteia
Three words currently popular on social media could have been said about the visionary communicator of today's feast day
81% believe in God. So your definition of “Atheist” or your understanding of “most” seems to be lacking.
Why do you believe you have the right to tell someone else what their religious beliefs should be?
Look at the poll here. Less than half believe in God.
80% of Americans also rarely attend Church.
I think that's a more accurate reflection on how widespread atheism is in America today.
It was probably conducted by phone. I think those polls are less accurate.
Regardless, 80% of Americans don't attend Church weekly. That's telling, IMO.
I think it's probably accurate.
Less than half of Americans belong to a Church.
U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time
For the first time in Gallup's polling history, less than half of U.S. adults report belonging to a church, synagogue or mosque.
news.gallup.com
I don't believe the 81% figure,... perhaps back in 1970 this was true, but no longer.
Honest question. Does one need to be a member of a church to be a Christian?I think it's probably accurate.
Less than half of Americans belong to a Church.
U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time
For the first time in Gallup's polling history, less than half of U.S. adults report belonging to a church, synagogue or mosque.
Yes.
What Does the Bible Say About Worship In Church?
Bible verses about Worship In Church
Ok. Didn’t know that. I don’t know much about religion though. IMHO, people are leaving organized religion not necessarily religion all together.Yes.
What Does the Bible Say About Worship In Church?
Bible verses about Worship In Churchwww.openbible.info
