Gunnar wrote: Dan Barker, who was a minister for 19 years, has famously said that the surest way to become an atheist is to read the Bible from cover to cover. I think he is probably right about that.
Not really a "famous" saying...but a known one...and a bit targeted for a certain audience....but we get your cynicism....you know cynicism right?...its an ancient belief system that still bangs around these days in the vacuous space between atheist's ears.
um, i don't believe you have ever known me to claim to be a non-believer, yes?
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires...seek discipline and find your liberty I can tell if a person is judgmental just by looking at them what is chaos to the fly is normal to the spider - morticia addams If you're not upsetting idiots, you might be an idiot. - Ted Nugent
um, i don't believe you have ever known me to claim to be a non-believer, yes?
Not that I'm aware of. Given that, if the presence of cynicism speaks to a 'vacuous space' between one's ears, then your comment would indicate that the issue would not be limited to 'atheists'.
canpakes wrote:Not that I'm aware of. Given that, if the presence of cynicism speaks to a 'vacuous space' between one's ears, then your comment would indicate that the issue would not be limited to 'atheists'.
No, it is not a condition limited to atheists, but is a characteristic most prevalent among atheists for sure...in fact it might be a prerequisite.
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires...seek discipline and find your liberty I can tell if a person is judgmental just by looking at them what is chaos to the fly is normal to the spider - morticia addams If you're not upsetting idiots, you might be an idiot. - Ted Nugent
canpakes wrote:Not that I'm aware of. Given that, if the presence of cynicism speaks to a 'vacuous space' between one's ears, then your comment would indicate that the issue would not be limited to 'atheists'.
No, it is not a condition limited to atheists, but is a characteristic most prevalent among atheists for sure...in fact it might be a prerequisite.