Happy Atheist day!

[TheBigYinJames]

That's just the point. So many people willing to compromise. Do you go to church on a Sunday and stand and kneel when you're told to too?

Compromise is what makes us human. And when it comes to my kids, I don't think it's too much to ask to suspend my disbelief for half an hour a week.

[Moscow Mule]

Am going to be faced with this dilemma shortly. It's a route I refuse to go down on principle.

You'd better pony up and go private then...

[Ruprect]

Compromise is what makes us human. And when it comes to my kids, I don't think it's too much to ask to suspend my disbelief for half an hour a week.

weak

Really though I don't mean to pick a fight, it just annoys me that soooo many people do exactly the same without trying to change anything. A friend of mine told me the other day that he'd started going to church since his kid was born with a view to getting him into the local church school. I called him a hypocrite too.

I totally understand why people do it, it just frustrates me so much that no one is willing to do anything about it.

[oracleslave]

You'd better pony up and go private then...

That is indeed the only solution I have found so will be doing exactly that.

[DodgyAgent]

Every day is atheist day. Every day we celebrate we haven't been brainwashed like the vast majority of mankind, that we are intelligent enough to separate human cultural artefacts from reality, that we believe the evidence in front of our eyes that makes a mockery of the Bible, Koran or any old book containing folk tales that was composed by semi-illiterates.
As time goes on we will grow in number and strength and humanity as a whole will be improved.

You are preaching to the converted SAS

[Board Game Geek]

Glad I wasn't baptised.

I mean, what right does a parent have to baptise a baby / child, when aforementioned child has not had its' own chance to make a choice ?

[SandyDown]

weak

Really though I don't mean to pick a fight, it just annoys me that soooo many people do exactly the same without trying to change anything. A friend of mine told me the other day that he'd started going to church since his kid was born with a view to getting him into the local church school. I called him a hypocrite too.

I totally understand why people do it, it just frustrates me so much that no one is willing to do anything about it.

you see, when I became of age - I realised I can't change the world/system, so worked with it instead of against it. Weak, but kids do make you weak.


To know the Way,
We go the Way;
We do the Way
The way we do
The things we do.
It's all there in front of you,
But if you try too hard to see it,
You'll only become Confused.

[bogeyman]

Glad I wasn't baptised.

You'll go straight to Hell now. You know that, don't you.

[TheBigYinJames]

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I totally understand why people do it, it just frustrates me so much that no one is willing to do anything about it.[/QUOTE]

Tell me what I can do about it? All that would happen is that they would close down faith schools, helping nobody.

I'm not being a hypocrite. I'm being pragmatic. i don't believe in Object Orientation either, but if I want a job that needs it, it's the best thing since sliced bread.

[TheBigYinJames]

I mean, what right does a parent have to baptise a baby / child, when aforementioned child has not had its' own chance to make a choice ?

Since it's all rubbish anyway, it makes no difference.