Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 7
Thanks: 1 Thanked: 1 time in 1 post
Gender:
Re: Invite an Atheist to BookTalk
Hmmm Me thinks this is all a bit strange. Seeking atheists? If someone is, then they are, but I hardly think it is relevant to the point of the website. Simply browsing over posts, it feels as if you are trying to start a cult I add the smile only to make you aware that it is said in jest. I simply fail to understand what one's religious beliefs has to do with talking about books. People can freely debate without having to wear a badge that puts forward their religion... I would have thought.
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6
Thanks: 0 Thanked: 0 time in 0 post
Gender: Country:
Re:
Frank 013 wrote:
We believe that if we can help get even a few people to understand that atheism is an acceptable (even noble) way to live than we have helped our society.
I wasn't aware that atheism was a "way to live". From my understanding, atheism is a lack of belief in a god or gods. There is nothing in that definition that describes a method of living. Is there some other definition for atheism that you can give me so that I understand your meaning?
Thank you in advance.
_________________ The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 136 Location: Michigan
Thanks: 1 Thanked: 5 times in 5 posts
Gender: Country:
Re: Invite an Atheist to BookTalk
I know there have a been a number of polls and such on this site to see who is an atheist and who is not... but perhaps the "decline" you are experiencing is not an actual decline in atheists on the site, or even the percentage of atheists, but a lack of interest in the forums that continue to discuss the same stuff over and over again. I personally believe in most everything I've read from the atheists on this site, but I rarely participate in the polls and discussions about atheism and haven't done so since the first few months of membership. Maybe if the discussion were new and exciting or in a challenging format, it would encourage the silent and uninvolved atheists who are already here into participation. I don't know how you guys can enjoy continuing the arguments over and over, there's only so much you can say. Have there ever been any theists converted to atheism or vice versa through the discussion medium on booktalk.org that you know of?
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 709 Location: Germany
Thanks: 165 Thanked: 136 times in 104 posts
Gender: Country:
Re: Invite an Atheist to BookTalk
poettess wrote:
I don't know how you guys can enjoy continuing the arguments over and over, there's only so much you can say. Have there ever been any theists converted to atheism or vice versa through the discussion medium on booktalk.org that you know of?
I appreciate your points, but I have to say that we aren't hashing the same things over and over again. The topic of atheism, especially here in (public) Germany, is a rather new one and fundamentalists are in the minority, so it is interesting to see how others feel, especially in another country. Atheism is just as complex as religion. As to converting people, this is certainly not the aim or intent and as such, pointless.
_________________ Gods and spirits are parasitic--Pascal Boyer
Religion is the only force in the world that lets a person have his prejudice or hatred and feel good about it --S C Hitchcock
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum
The 12th Disciple is now being
stocked at Poor Richard's
Bookstore in Colorado Springs.
We're happy to have the
title at such a historic
location in Colorado Springs.
If… more
For most of us, a very big
part of our lives will be a
dark place, we wont realize
it. We live, we eat, we have
some fun, we go to school, we
sleep. But it will come the
time, when… more
The 12th Disciple's
endorsement for a Presidential
Candidate...we'll pass.
If many haven't learned
over the past several decades,
centuries, and millennia, the
gover… more
So I've been looking for
new books to read, but I
haven't found any that
have caught my attention
lately. I want to try and
venture out into a different
genre, but I'… more
For those who constantly gripe
about jobs being sent
overseas, focus your anger on
this. Read about how one of
the most profitable companies
prided by American citizens
offshores t… more
Its January 1945 and British,
Commonwealth, US and POWs from
various other nationalities
are finally awaiting
liberation from the various
camps in Eastern Europe, where
some of the… more
A good friend of mine recently
received a pre-paid credit
card. She went to pay for a
$20.00 gas purchase only to
later find out that over a
$70.00 hold was placed on her
card for… more
While watching the bube tube
(TV) this morning I stumbled
on a motivational speaker
saying “today marks a new
year, you now have a blank
canvas to work from.”
The 12th Disciple wishes you
and yours a Happy New Year.
Many of us hope and pray that
2012 will bring better
leadership in the government
of the United States, better
leadership i… more
The Cat & The
Nightingale Saga, the docu
drama version of The Weekend
Trippers, also tells Rifleman
Ted TaylorÂ’s story but in a
slightly different way. It too
tells of the… more
In 2011 I published my book;
in the book I outlined 9 Key
Principles to Prosperity
(happiness). Like
many of you, I walked through
2011 with the Woe is me
attitude. When… more
More and more these days I see
people using social media to
quote what someone else has
said. I see people posting
their favorite rappers lyrics,
lines from movies and what
seems t… more
IÂ’m down the school for the
first time today. My friend
visited two weeks ago and said
it was chaos. They must have
heard I was back
because everything is tidy and
orderly today… more
I'm quite positive that
everyone who enters this site
has the same thing in mind:
fear of seeing a world without
books, without literature. We
see it everyday, more people
qui… more
For once in my life I step off
the plane at Banjul, and
donÂ’t get a rush of elation.
I went home to see my
daughterÂ’s twins safely
delivered. They are all well
now, but IÂ’m goin… more
Last weekend I witnessed a
couple of family members
literally fall apart at the
seams because of a problem
with a couple of their
employees. They recently
opened a group home, and
… more
Tell your friends when to meet you in the BookTalk.org Chat Room.
Booktalk.org on Facebook
If you enjoy business bestsellers and would like to expand your business knowledge check out the quality book summaries offered by the world's leading book summary company.
BookTalk.org is a free book discussion group or online reading group or book club. We read and talk about both fiction and non-fiction books as a group. We host live author chats where booktalk members can interact with and interview authors. We give away free books to our members in book giveaway contests. Our booktalks are open to everybody who enjoys talking about books. Our book forums include book reviews, author interviews and book resources for readers and book lovers. Discussing books is our passion. We're a literature forum, or reading forum. Register a free book club account today! Suggest nonfiction and fiction books. Authors and publishers are welcome to advertise their books or ask for an author chat or author interview.
Tweet This Topic
I add the smile only to make you aware that it is said in jest. I simply fail to understand what one's religious beliefs has to do with talking about books. People can freely debate without having to wear a badge that puts forward their religion... I would have thought.
