What Will You Give To Keep Living?

[goodlife]

Many would do anything to abandon any principle, just to stay alive.
(Job 2:4)

[naomi24]

Goodlife, //As to cruel - what do you think this world is today? //

Read the story of Job again. Where cruelty is concerned your God is a good teacher.

[Retrochic]

Naomi -Why can't you actually answer the OP rather than just picking the bones out of someone's beliefs.

are you the anti christ or something? - what on Earth do you expect to gain

[jomifl]

/ I'm not Religious but I'm also glad I'm not atheist or agnostic as these seem to be the most contemptible and dogmatic of the lot. /
Did you read what you wrote?
Do you know what atheists and agnostics are?

[Retrochic]

jomilf -yes I know what I wrote ( idiotic question unless I can type blindfolded) - yes I know what agnostics and Athiests are -next question?

[Bathsheba]

Have to say I agree with Retrochic, which is unusual, and particularly the Hammer Horror film reference.

Baths
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[jomifl]

Retro, being your usual charming self again I see, please explain how agnostics and atheists are contemptible...if you can manage to give the matter any thought whilst typing blindfolded and with your brain out of gear.

[Retrochic]

jomilf -I am not rising to your obvious goading. If you require a lesson in charm I suggest you read some of your own posts. You must be having a bad day, I'm not -I off to lunch with the ladies now.

IF you get even further bored this pm try looking up Paganism, which is a spiritual Belief, not a religion -this may, just may help you along the road to comprehension vis a vis the post you seem to think was written 'without a brain'

[viv41]

I'm an agnostic, but I have nothing at all against Christians (that's big of me isn't it!) My Dad, bless him, was a Christian and he was conviced when he died that he was going to 'the Lord'. If it sustaned him in his dying days, who the hell am I to disagree with him and indeed ayone who holds these views??

I wouldn't want to keep living forever, no thanks !

[Khandro]

Retrochic; Not all atheists are bullies, but for some reason, the AB ones seem to be filled with "passionate intensity". I think it might be helped by the cloak of anonymity, but largely results from a feeling of insecurity as a result of wandering for too long in the dark and lonely void of atheism producing a requirement for mutual support, barely noticeable among the religious and agnostics.

"The best lack all conviction while the worst are full of passionate intensity".

[jomifl]

That's the thing to do retro, trot of with your lunchin' ladies and avoid facing the contradictions of your statements. Paganism is a theistic religion ...though you may not have realised that. So you are either religious or contemptible…..your words, your choice.

[jomifl]

Khandro, a passionate lack of belief....sounds strangely self contradictory.

[vulcan42]

\\ The best lack all conviction while the worst are full of passionate intensity//
This describes theists, not atheists, their faith replaces a lack of conviction and "the worst are full of passionate intensity" speaks for itself.

[jomifl]

/producing a requirement for mutual support, barely noticeable among the religious and agnostics./
and churches are for what exactly?

[jomifl]

/but largely results from a feeling of insecurity as a result of wandering for too long in the dark and lonely void of atheism/

steady on with the metaphors Khandro... 'wandering in a void' how does that work?

[Bathsheba]

I'm off...I think I'd better stick to my resolution made yesterday, not to venture out of Chatterbank unless I have a "serious" question and even then, I've been chastised for chattering and being pleasant and friendly :(

Baths
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[naomi24]

Retrochic, //Naomi -Why can't you actually answer the OP rather than just picking the bones out of someone's beliefs. //

I’ve not seen an answer to the OP from you. You’ve slung a couple of questions at Goodlife, but no answer to the OP among them. Put your own house in order.

//are you the anti christ or something? - what on Earth do you expect to gain//

No, I’m not – and I have no expectations.

Khandro, welcome back. I trust all went well.

[Khandro]

Thanks Naomi; so far so good

[naomi24]

Good. I wish you well.

[naomi24]

Khandro, // .....largely results from a feeling of insecurity as a result of wandering for too long in the dark and lonely void of atheism producing a requirement for mutual support, barely noticeable among the religious and agnostics.//

Ho ho ho! Ever the wag!

[mibn2cweus]

To paraphrase Edmund Burke, All that is necessary for the evil of religion to triumph is the silencing of those who dare to question its precepts.