Dang Martin

News story: God tells a woman to stab her 8-day-old baby in the eye because it was created “by the devil.”

I will usually go with “sorry for your loss” and stop there. Otherwise, I may head into “how ’bout then Dodgers?” territory.

JadeBlackOlive wrote:

So many disasters, on top of disasters.

I remember when we had the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, which was the last big one we’ve had, so we are overdue.

There was preacher after preacher, coming out to say that it was because “go-wad” [Southern accent, two syllables] was trying to destroy the pornography industry. Northridge…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:

@Dang – Have you ever delved into ideas about “Theory of Mind“

I read that link, and it’s got some fascinating ideas.

I could be wrong on a detail of this that was not addressed. When Maxi put his chocolate in the cupboard, he knew that it was there. At some point, it switched from knowing it was there, to …[Read more]

Strega wrote:

You cannot keep babies out of ovens. You have to start with that precept. After that, I would consider that the perpetrator would probably put the baby in the oven under a different perceived reason if they had no religion.

That’s true.

Reminds me of a friend I had in college. He was a weirdo, like me. End of school year, 1985, he…[Read more]

My girlfriend’s brother died in April. My little sister died at the end of June. There was no shortage of people saying that they’d pray for us. We would just thank them and move on. I see it as a place holder that they use when they don’t know what to say.

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:

@Dang – Have you ever delved into ideas about “Theory of Mind“

I have not, but I am going to do that. Thank you for the link.

I remember the first time I was presented with all of this, and how I later investigated, and then determined that I had no good reason to believe any of it.

This did not mean that I was smarter than anyone. It only meant that I saw no reason why I should believe it.

This did not mean that I was elite. It only meant that I saw no reason why I…[Read more]

Nerdy Keith wrote:

I think people need to acknowledge the difference between lacking faith and activity claim they know no gods exist. This is why I’m on the agnostic spectrum of atheism.

I’m the same, and do consider myself an Agnostic Atheist, for ease of discussion, even though a more accurate description is that I’m “The Guy Who Sees No R…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:

There’s that saying “Think before you speak,” but most of us don’t…because there’s no need to.

I have a rather desperate need to think before I speak, because “business as usual” is actually working against me.

Last month, my therapist performed a battery of tests on me. Those test results, combined with some observation…[Read more]

I’ve not believed for my entire life, since 1964, and only picked up the label in the middle of 2009, when I was making videos on YouTube. At the time, searching for “Atheist” was by far easier than searching for “the guy who sees no reason why he should believe that, even after a thorough investigation.”

It’s a small club of one, but I don’t…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:

Apparently, this isn’t atheism, because nowadays most atheists insist that atheism isn’t a belief in the nonexistence of God, it’s simply having no belief as regards God. In other words, they haven’t given it any thought. I think that’s nuts.

Not having belief does not mean not giving it any thought. I don’t even know how a person…[Read more]

Well, no hope of this becoming productive or enlightening, and it’s definitely not entertaining.

I’ve seen enough embarrassing behavior for the night, so I’m actually going to be checking out, probably until tomorrow. This thread has turned into a lost cause, and that’s really too bad that the mean, disrespectful, unreasonable, cussing Atheists…[Read more]

A poor victim, who cannot detail exactly what I’ve done due to an inability to define words, as well as not being required to explain anything.

Being on a forum while not needing to explain anything is like going to a restaurant and not eating anything.

I feel very sorry for you, and I forgive you. Again.

Belle Rose wrote:

@Dang I’ve GOTTEN help. You need to get help.

So sad.

Belle Rose wrote:

But you ARENT being respectful. “You kiss baby Jesus with those lips?”….FUCK YOU you asshole. RE: After all, you’ve invested your entire life into your beliefs. No I haven’t. See you don’t even fucking know what you’re talking about.

I guess maybe I don’t. All I know about you is what you’ve been presenting to me. You are very…[Read more]

Belle Rose wrote:

@Dang stop talking to me. You are wrong and you don’t know what the fuck you are talking about. Just stop talking to me.

So long as I am being respectful and constructive, I may speak with whomever I wish.

Denial is a powerful thing. You are afraid to even consider the idea that I might be right. After all, you’ve invested y…[Read more]