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mawk, you seem to be having trouble realising that you are bound by the laws of your nation.
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No I'm not. Laws don't bind you, they simply prevent you from getting away with anything, and they deter you from attempting it in the first place. And those facts are dubious at best.
[QUOTE=Alcar]And those laws are derived from the Bible.
No they're not. They're derived from common sense and peoples rights. The existance of laws in Britain can be traced back to pre-Bible days, and the majority of modern laws in Britain, while sometimes baring similarity to certain bible teachings, are not derived from the bible - some more obvious than others, such as speeding laws, industry laws, and so on.
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You are still punished for wrong deeds with the laws derived from the Bible.
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Punishment for wrong doing dates back to early man. Punishment in Britain is not related to the Bible, a fact which is made obvious by the existance of executions throughout history - a thoroughly unchristian practice.
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You and everyone else in your country are kept at bay with the laws, the Bible.
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No, we are not. The laws are NOT the Bible.
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I could break the law too, but so what? I'll just repent  |
That, is what's known in laymens terms, as f*cking the system. Religion doesn't work like that. I'm sure there is a story in the Bible based on the exact same thing you are talking about.
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In my short time on Earth, I've come to the conclusion that the majority of Atheists are a sad pack of people.
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I'm not sad. Since embracing the non-existance of god, I've become a much happier person.
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Take away hope (in eternal salvation), and you haven't much to live for.
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What? That has to be just about the most incorrect and incredibly rediculous statement that I have ever read in my ENTIRE LIFE! HA!
First of all, eternal salvation isn't something you live for anyway. You need to be dead to recieve eternal life. Secondly, I have plenty to live for. If I had nothing to live for, I would kill myself, since there would be no point in living. The fact that I have not done so, along with many other perfectly happy atheists, proves you wrong.
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But that is a generalisation, none the less. I know Atheists on both sides of my conclusion. And it is the ones with a hatred / disgust / contempt of the religious that are usually messed up.
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I have no such contempt / hatred / disgust. I don't have to hate a religion to not take part in it. I am not messed up either.
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I don't believe in Catholicism because of the eternal salvation I will be granted. Because I'm not sure if there is such a thing. But I do believe there is something, somewhere, looking over us, like God.
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And you're totally entitled to that belief.
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I think things happen for a reason, and I believe in both destiny and fate.
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I am a man of science, therefore I believe in niether. But again, you are totally entitled to that belief (although science disproves a lot of destiny and fate theories).
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Too many things happen that I can only attribute to the workings of God.
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That is a very telling statement. I would advise that you take a serious look at WHY exactly you attribute things to the work of god when you don't understand how else they could happen. I think you'll discover that you're not the only person in the history of religion to do what you do.
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And I'm happy with my belief. Perhaps Atheists should learn to be happy with themselves, before they insult those they ultimately envy.
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I envy no-one. I am happy with myself. I don't envy you either. I think you should get your head out of your ass as a matter of fact. I don't want to live forever, sounds like it would be boring.
And why would I insult someone I envy?
If anything I'd say you have quite a warped perspective of Atheists.