This is Greg

>This is Greg
>Greg is 22 years old, has never had a job and lives with his parents
>Greg's hobbies consists of watching anime, browsing reddit, Sup Forums and collecting miniatures
>Greg says he's an atheist
>Greg thinks that him being an atheist somehow makes him smarter, better and more enlightened than people who are not atheists
>Even though Greg is a self-proclaimed atheists he still celebrates christmas, easter, advent and even sees sundays as a day for resting
>He also lives in a christian country which is built by christian people for christian people
>He doesn't understand the the fundaments of science, logic, philosophy and morality wouldn't exist if it wasn't for christianity
>however he still refuses to accept christianity as his own faith or any others faith
>Greg thinks that everyone who believes in God is "stupid" and should "stop believing in fairy tales"
>Greg also likes to make fun of people for going to church, attending christian ceremonies and practicing their christian faith
>Greg will often engage in conversations with these people for the sole purpose of arguing and to try and show that he's a better person and more intelligent than these people
>Greg will use quotes he found on /r/atheism and take literal verses from the bible to "debunk" these peoples beliefs
>Greg will compare 2000 year old roman catholicism to modern day lutheranism
>Greg does not understand religion
>Greg is not a good person
>Greg is not smart
>Greg is an atheist

Cool story bro.

Hi Greg

Of course he collects miniatures, what else is gonna replace his imaginary friend in the sky?

Well, if he runs for president he's got my vote.

Religious people are stupid.

Is that the same guy who leaked video of him anal masturbating with banana?

Does Greg have a faggot boyfriend?

My name is also Greg and I agree with this message

While I agree that some self-proclaimed atheists are rather dumb, your counter-points consist of fallacies and moot logical connections. This post is embarrassing, and you should take your regurgitated mysticism back to /lit/.

Still smarter then people who believe in magic sky man

>Greg will compare 2000 year old roman catholicism to modern day lutheranism
God, protestants are even stupider than diehard Catholics. They took a look at the bible and they cherry-picked aspects of it that they liked. If the Christian afterlife is true, those retards can enjoy eternal damnation.

He sounds awesome, I need ole Gregg to be my friend

lold

How is that worse than looking at the bible and finding a way to make money off of people who can't read it because it's in latin. And people can either learn latin and die of hunger or sow their crops and live?

Idiot. Monotheism is gay though. All hail Odin.

>He doesn't understand the the fundaments of science, logic, philosophy and morality wouldn't exist if it wasn't for christianity
Ancient Greece is a myth.

you lost a debate against greg didn't you?

This just makes you look like a triggered idiot

Religious people are deluded, misguided at best. Atheists are just butthurt assholes

greg isn't a faggot he's an athiest

I think that greg doesn't understand how faith works, so we don't have to argue because all is by faith. It doesn't matter that greg is not a good person and if he is bothered by other beliefs he has a mental illness. I mean being like that is bad for your health.

>thanks geg

Are you actually retarded? Certain protestant wings just outright denounce shit that's written in the book. Wasn't it written by god vicariously through "saints"

Christians often forget that they centre on their lives on the unprovable belief in a logically impossible fairy

this picture is as old as the internet, kill yourself

same thing

but u just gitta beleev

Atheism is the easiest religion to troll.

haha lol XD
genuine kek good sir
pls type more XD

Dude you didn't answer my question or even read my comment at all you stupid dumb fuck.

I asked if it wasn't worse what the catholics did?

I don't give a fuck that protestants denied some of the bible. That's a good thing. That makes them less like the mudslimes to me.

I have never heard a christian or any other religious person refer to god as a fairy

kek, old bait faggot.

so your a Christian version of Greg aren't you OP

greg sounds like a dick. and atheism is such a stupid concept. atheism means you dont believe in any higher power. what are the chances we became a species without a higher power? slim to none. being agnostic is a little more acceptable but atheism is a plague we need to wipe out.

same thing. Neither exist.

No. What's so wrong with taking advantage or naive people? Eat shit moralfag.

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>typical theist argument
>HURR DURR LOOK AT US, WE'RE SO GODLIKE!

Evolution, look it up retard.

Euphorix out.

Lol

>Wrong
>Pulls out the edgy card
>Autism

Thanks for that lol faggot.

Gr8 b8

This is mostly true except for the "saints" part. Most of the new testament (especially Matt, mark, Luke, john and acts) weren't written by any one person. Those apostles couldn't read/write. So 300 years after Jesus these priests compiled all the written teachings of those disciple's followers. That's what the main gospels are: 300 years worth of oral traditions compiled to keep the masses from revolting.

>Fairy, noun: supernatural being, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.

Not that different tbh

>edgy
Yeah, sure. If you think that's boundary pushing, you really shouldn't be here.

And don't forget the Arabs!!! Or Chinese!!!

classic newfag technique here. when floundering or losing an argument just say "edgy"

A higher power is not necessarily the same as a god you agnostic cuck

>Christian fag.
What's up with the religion. Just shut the fuck up and let people live their cheap disgusting way they like.

itt people who take the b8

Catholicism is wrong, don't misunderstand me. But what's more pathetic?
>stealing money from incompetent people or
>not only following in a religion with no factual backing, but then taking said religion, and interpreting it however you like

Or rather, taking that religion, and molding it to fit your tastes.

Wow.. You actually have an official definition of edgy. What a fucking autist.

umad?

>official definition
Pull more shit out of your ass, why don't you?

ooh. watch it, my blood is boiling rn.

Def more pathetic, no argument there. But better for the evolution of the human societies.
That's all I was saying you retard.

It's actually great fun, try it sometime

Yeah, that's all you were saying...except here
>I asked if it wasn't worse what the catholics did?
and here
>I don't give a fuck that protestants denied some of the bible.
No shit the only reason religion isn't entirely dismissed is because it helps maintain some moral integrity among its dumb followers. You're not blowing anyone's mind, fucking moron.

I'm an Athiest. I have a master's in Physics, am studying for a PhD and have just published my first paper. I also play guitar, rock climb and hang out with my friends most weekends eating good food and drinking.

In the UK, being atheist is extremely common and for my age group it's actually considered a bit weird to be religious.

That being said, I don't really care what people believe as long as it's not harming anyone and I think that personal religion/spirituality can actually be helpful in a lot of cases.

What I don't get is why some people consider being an atheist as part of their character. They seem to place far too much importance on not believing in something.

Atheists are the most arrogant egoistic self-centered group.

Welcome back to another episode of "Bait or Retarded?"

fuck bill nye. Does god exist? No fucking clue. Is gender on a spectrum? No.

Welcome to another ''I am arrogant atheist who thinks he is better then everyone, yet lacks any real logic and arguments.

That is quite an elaborate straw man you've built there.
Lemme guess, they're all like that right?

TIL morality wouldn't exist without christianity

who gives a shit

Big bang is made up bullshit nobody saw.

North Korea is the most atheist country

Atheists are the most ignorant group

there were moral and legal systems before christianity existed

hammurabi's code is amost 2000 years older than christianity

>This is Cletus
>Cletus is 22 years old, has never had a job and lives with his parents
>Cletus's hobbies consist of watching anime, browsing reddit, Sup Forums and pretending to be a crusader
>Cletus says he's a believer
>Cletus thinks that him being a believer somehow makes him smarter, better and more enlightened than people who are not believers
>Even though Cletus is a self-proclaimed believer he still celebrates porn, profanity, hatred and even sees the computing device as his only window to the world
>He also lives in a secular country which is built by the Enlightenment's radical disciples for people of all opinions
>He doesn't understand that the fundaments of science, logic, philosophy and morality would exist perfectly well without Christianity since it had little or no influence on them
>however he still refuses to repudiate Christianity as his own faith or any others faith
>Cletus thinks that everyone who doesn't believe in God is "stupid" and should "stop believing in fairy tales" (of science, logic, philosophy and morality)
>Cletus also likes to make fun of people for having a secular mind, attending scientific seminars and practicing their secular morality
>Cletus will often engage in conversations with these people for the sole purpose of arguing and to try and show that he's a better person and more intelligent than these people
>Cletus will use quotes he found on /r/christianity and take literal verses from the bible to "debunk" these peoples beliefs
>Cletus will compare 2000 year old roman catholicism to modern day lutheranism
>Cletus does not understand religion
>Cletus is not a good person
>Cletus is not smart
>Cletus is a christian

Butthurt atheists here just look at your shitty life before you say something against anyone.

>what are the chances we became a species without a higher power? slim to none.
What informs this opinion of yours?
Because from my point of view, I don't see any reason for a higher power having to exist, when you take our planet constantly receiving energy from the sun and evolution into account.

Yeah, don't elaborate on that or anything.
Yeah, I lack any real logic and argument

Atheists are the most intolerant assholes on earth and are even worse than vegans when it comes to announcing it. They mock the idea of creation but believe in a magic nothing that exploded for no reason to create the universe.

The problem with the "slim to none" chance argument is that for every other time we weren't there, we weren't there to experience it. We're a result of the system we're in, regardless of how the universe got here. We're a part of the universe, not an outside entity looking in. After who knows how many iterations, we finally came to be and have the audacity to say that we're the center of the universe and that is was created just for us while disregarding everything else
>what about the reality where Hitler cured cancer
>the answer is don't think about it

Counter point, religion wouldn't exist if we hadn't grown morality first.
We survived as a social species and over time found things that were detrimental for cooperation.
So we started making rules about what you can and cannot do, people questioned it, so we told them the gods who control our food source and well being will get angry if they don't follow these rules.

Yep and now hes butthurt. The 'book' doesn't teach retards how to deal with such infallible logic.

>They mock the idea of creation but believe in a magic nothing that exploded for no reason to create the universe.
I've never met an atheist who put it like that, none have made the claim that nothing exploded for no reason to create the universe.
I have met a lot who've said that they don't know what caused the big bang or how it happened, but that they have a pretty good idea about what happened in the moments just after the big bang and the time coming after it all the way up where we are discussing it now.
The whole nothing exploded to create the universe is a straw man used to ridicule atheists, when saying some sentient eternal being just decided to make one day is just as ridiculous. What space was god occupying before creating the universe, there is this space, how does it function?

Gah typos galore.
decided to make it one day*
where is this space*

I became an athiest at age 12.

Reason: Mother didnt buy me a PS2 for my birthday and got me a Xbox instead with a gay game called Halo.

This extreme injustice done to me made me realize that there is no god. If I had gotten it I would still believe.

What about you? What made you not believe in god? What was the final straw that made you lash out and stick it to your parents by not believing in god?

Did your crush in highschool turn your down? Did your mommy not buy you a toy? Didnt buy the correct toy? Did your barista not give you the right drink that made you stop believing in god?

What was it?

Looks like someone's mad at mommy and daddy.

Way to go at showing them! Being an athiest and sticking it to the man!

Bait "i am an atheist and i am smart" is like saying "i am black and i have a big dick"

Hi Greg. Take a DMT trip and then reflect on what you just witnessed.
-It's a very high probability that psychedelics played a major part in the creating of "Religion". You'll find examples of this all over the world completely independent of each other

I never had religion, I never felt a sense of anger towards a god for some silly injustice.
I just never believed, my parents never claimed to know and when I started having a natural interest on the subject, they provided me with many books on the subject. None of them managed to convince me that any religion or god was valid and needed to be believed in or worshipped.

>He also lives in a christian country which is built by christian people for christian people
>>He doesn't understand the the fundaments of science, logic, philosophy and morality wouldn't exist if it wasn't for christianity

obvious bait

Nice soliloquy.

I honestly do think a little less of people who are hardcore religious.

Mostly because they are normally completely uninformed about science. "Evolution is just a theory" type shit.

digits confirm. Greg is Sup Forums

Also some think they're holding the key to "eternal happiness" by being religious. Shits

I'd rather hang out with Greg than you. He sounds more rational

Op has truly out faggoted himself

Obvious bait but I'll respond anyways.

It was a slow progression. I don't hate God, that's as rational as hating Sasquatch or some other dumb shit. At some point, once you learn more about how the world works and the science behind it all, this magical, omnipotent being loses more and more of it's power. One purpose of religion is a way to sate the fear of death most if not all of us have, which isn't even our fault to begin with. It's not good for a species to kill itself, so evolution hardwired us to be terrified of death after the ones that didn't give a shit died and didn't procreate. It's still inevitable, though, so way back when someone decided to use the idea of eternal life after death if you promise to follow their dogma to keep the common people orderly and to have the answer to any question they may have about life, death, and the world around them. Im not satisfied with "It was God" being the answer when we have the capability to actually find out why things happen. In short, God is a cop-out for when you don't know really know why, whether it be why the sky is blue or why we all eventually die. You can either take time and research why they occur, or you can just say "God did it" and "God has a plan"

The Catholics molded pagan traditions and superstition into their religion, though. They cherrypicked parts of paganism to believe in and rebranded it. It's especially humorous that Christianity is just rebranded Zoroastrianism which is just rebranded sun worship.

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Exactly, it's all bullshit. Just referring to this bit in OP's post
>Greg will compare 2000 year old roman catholicism to modern day lutheranism

That's not why atheists are atheist. Complete straw man. Usually it has to do with the lack of evidence to support the existence of such a being. There are people that use phrases like "the probability of us existing is clear evidence of a higher power " and so on have no idea what that probability actually is. There are others that say "the evidence is all around us", but cannot pinpoint a single piece of actual evidence. Both arguments usually lead to begging the question, in my experience.

I would like to add to this, that some people are just unable to believe in religious things.
I'm one of them, religion seems so counterintuitive to me that I have a really hard time figuring out why anyone does believe at all.

Greg is literally made of straw

looks like a faggot who thinks he knows it all then ends up dying depressed.

It's funny that it's treated like there's a fallacy in comparing them, when there isn't one, inherently. Considering they're both just borrowed ideas smashed together in order to create a ruling class, it's completely valid to compare them, if done correctly. You can take the wording of the holy texts and they speak to becoming compliant with the church, complacent with your station in life, get you to focus on all the things that will keep you from realizing you're being duped by leaders that have removed any requirement for merit to get the title of leadership. That whole "I am your Shepard" line really is insidious. Sheep aren't just for shearing, they are also for slaughter.

no that was the amazing atheist

You're not taking into account the hundreds of millions of other plants tgat DON'T have life. Given an infinite amount of time, it's not too absurd to say that life evolves.

Typical christfags, they take a tiny piece of information and think they know everything.