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Turned in to the thought police AGAIN!, wow! Atheists, why so close minded?

I answered a question about Atheism.....

and got turned in to the thought police.

I asked a question about Atheism....

and got turned in to the thought police.

Is this a ploy by the violent Atheist community to SILENCE FREE THOUGHT?????

Intellectual terrorism????

SILENCE, INFIDEL!

ALL ideas entertained, no matter how vile, but DO NOT imply anything good about even the EXISTENCE of a higher power.

I lost points for being turned in to the thought police.

DO I CARE?

Update:

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY!!!?????

oops, my caps key was stuck.

I have been accused more of being stoned when I type than making hysterical rants.

The bottom line is this:

the vast majority of people on this planet believe in some form of higher power, even the vast majority of true scientists. many just believe God used evolution for the end product ( I disagree ).

over four BILLION people believe in a higher power. I am including just the three main groups, not the smaller ones which would up it to just about the whole population of the planet.

Atheists are a pathetic, sad, angry minority.

And yes, I have read the disclaimer that this is politically correct territory ( the yahoo thought police arena).

like anyone listens.

I have been on here for quite a while and hardly ever have clicked the 'abuse' button.

My question still remains to be answered as long as the thought police will allow :

Does the atheist community here use this podium to SILENCE all religious thought?

since

Update 2:

JOSH:

MY POINT that everyone misses:

YES I AM close minded, but am least smart enough to admit I dont know everything.

Study logic and philosophy (I have).

We ALL have a sphere of knowledge, our grasp of everything we know. OUTSIDE that sphere is everything we DONT know (the universe)

God could or could not exist outside that sphere, so we cant conclusively prove either way.

Atheists are in the same boat as any other religious group.

no proof, just belief.

The two thousand year old book people rant about, good and bad, has done way more good than bad in this world.

PLEASE site any atheist groups that have contributed billions of dollars to help the poor and needy around the world.

All, they try to do is destroy any non atheist thought.

The Atheist community is too arrogant to admit they dont know everything.

Update 3:

alexis:

I had a christmas tree in my house most of my life.

I got rid of it not because it is a leftover of paganism, but that it reminded me of the family I lost (through divorce).

I pretty much dont celebrate the christmas holiday more out of pain than anything else.

I dont agree with paganism, and am a believer in Christianity, and would be willing to guess that more christians got burned at the stake than pagans for disputing the power of the established church.

my son played around with paganism, dont know if he is still in to it, but i havent disowned him and he is still my son.

Dont worry, Christians are in the same boat as you, too. we get blasted left right and center, many times at the cost of our own life for just believing what we do, even in todays world.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    I am not Atheist. I do believe in a religion which is Paganism, but I have to go through so much religious discrimination I can answer this question...

    From the way you talk, I am guessing you are of Christian or Catholic religion. Most people around the world are of this religion, and that is what schools believe, and America believes is right (saying the pledge of allegiance every morning the "under god" line.). My parents are Christian and so is the rest of my family, but I still know the religion because I did practice it before and am currently reading the whole bible. I realized that Christians tend to be ignorant (lack of knowledge, not stupidity) of what Paganism really is. Even though we are still all people, Pagans and Christians alike love to believe, that we belong to the best religion and everyone should be like us. We both also like to believe that our religion is the 'EXISTENCE of a higher power' as you said. Christians hate us but are ignorant as to what our religion really is. Therefore, I don't believe people of any religion other than your own is being close minded, I believe that it's just on what you believe in as an individual.

  • Josh K
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    You calling an atheist close-minded is quite hypocritical. Is this even a question? Unfortunately, being an @$$hole is not against the law.

  • 8 years ago

    obviously you do.....maybe you shouldnt say your thoughts without thinking them out first... but youre religious... that doesnt happen. and i scoff at your cheap ploy that religion is..."open minded" and the atheist are "close minded"

    theists = believe exactly what the 2000 year old book says (close)

    atheists = i think theres more to this world/existence than "god did it"... im going to dig a bit further(open)

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    for starters, you clicked in agreement to the TOS when you signed up. secondly, be *smarter* with your word useage and you can get away with alot. lastly RANDOMLY capping your words is a SIGN of hysteria and IT is DISTRACTING from THE user and TAKES away ANY "point" you MIGHT have HAD.

    take a few breaths, regroup and try again, sweetie.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Your question makes me want to go to sleep

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Just like Christians, atheists think they have everything right.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    "DO I CARE?"

    Apparently you care a LOT... Sparkie.

    You should see the number of violations I get for calling xian-mooslim on its büllshït.

    It'd make your pubes curl... ;)

    ~

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